Nothing Phone 2a, Xiaomi 14, Vivo V30 series and more: The most anticipated smartphones to launch in March 2024

Can you believe it’s March already? Time flies. In the two-month span, we’ve seen smartphone brands go for “overkill” with their product launches. Almost every top-tier brand you can think of has made one or the other big announcement. And the roaster for March seems as packed, if not more. In the first week itself, you’ll see Samsung launching the budget-centric Galaxy F15 while Nothing, too, will dip its toes into the affordable segment with Phone 2a.

On March 7, Xiaomi will launch the Leica-powered Xiaomi 14 and on the same day, Vivo plans to unleash the ZEISS-tuned Vivo V30 series in the market. Talk about clash of the titans. Again, these are some of the launches that we know of in advance. There could be more on the way. Be sure that we will be keeping track and update you with all the tech news as it happens.

For now, here’s a quick rundown of some of the most highly anticipated smartphones to launch in March 2024:

1. Samsung Galaxy F15: The Galaxy F15 5G is coming to India on March 4, Samsung has confirmed. The phone in question will have a “signature Galaxy” design and a Super AMOLED display with a waterdrop-style notch. Under the hood, it is confirmed to come with a MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus processor and a massive 6,000mAh battery. A big takeaway will be the software support with Samsung promising four years of major OS and five years of security updates on the Galaxy F15 5G.
2. Nothing Phone 2a: Nothing Phone 2a will be launched on March 5 at an event titled “fresh eyes.” Nothing has described Phone 2a as having been designed “with a focus on providing the optimal daily smartphone experience, doubling down on core user needs, with all of Nothing’s expertise and craftsmanship” adding that it will leverage “some of the most loved Phone 2 features, while ensuring a clear upgrade compared to Phone 1 on every front.” The design has already been revealed and showcased at MWC 2024. The phone is confirmed to come powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 “Pro” processor.
3. Realme 12 series 5G: On March 6, Realme will launch the Realme 12 and Realme 12 Plus 5G smartphones in India. The Realme 12 Plus (which has already launched in select markets) will have a luxurious vegan leather finish (available in a choice of beige and green) on the back with a watch dial-style camera assembly housing a total of three sensors— a 50-megapixel Sony LYT-600 behind an f/1.88 lens 26mm equivalent lens with OIS and 2x in-sensor zoom, 8-megapixel f/2.2 ultrawide, and another 2MP macro. The rest of the specs include 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display with a 1080p resolution and rainwater smart touch, MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage, Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14, and a 5,000mAh with 67W fast charging. The Realme 12 5G full specs are unknown but Realme has confirmed the phone will come with a 108-megapixel main camera.
4. Xiaomi 14: Xiaomi 14 is coming to India on March 7 after breaking its China-exclusivity recently at MWC 2024. The photography-centric smartphone has a glass back and IP68-rated chassis. It has a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel “Light Fusion 900” primary sensor with custom Leica Summilux lens with optical image stabilisation and f/1.6 aperture (23mm equivalent), 50-megapixel f/2.0 3.2x telephoto (75mm) and another 50-megapixel f/2.2 ultrawide. Under the hood, the Xiaomi 14 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and a 4,610mAh battery with 90W fast wired and 50W wireless charging (plus 10W reverse wireless). It will be the first Xiaomi phone in India to run HyperOS out of the box.
5. Vivo V30 series: The Vivo V30 Pro and Vivo V30 will be launched in India on March 7 with the former bringing ZEISS lenses to the masses. The V30 Pro has a 6.78-inch 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED display with 2,800 nits of peak brightness, MediaTek Dimensity 8200 processor with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, Android 14, 50MP triple rear cameras (and 50MP selfie with 4K recording), and a 5,000mAh battery with 80W fast charging. The Vivo V30 is mostly the same phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor and dual 50MP rear cameras without the ZEISS optics.
6. iQOO Z9: The iQOO Z9 is all set to launch in India on March 12. The phone will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 processor and confirmed to get a 50-megapixel Sony IMX882 main sensor with optical image stabilisation.

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