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India is filled with various beautiful destinations from mighty mountains in the North & East to beautiful beaches in the South and lush green hills and dessert in the West. With these varied topographies and traveller soul, everyone has a unique story to tell through their cameras.
Travelling has been an escapade for many from the everyday hustle in search of tranquillity, newer experiences – culture, food, people etc.
While today the country is fighting a battle against Covid-19, we do not know when and how we will get to pack our bags and head for our next favourite destination.
After we dutifully help our fellow citizens to battle this pandemic. Every one of us deserves a long vacation and some much-needed rest. When we really get to go out and travel again, apart from your apparels and travel gear, you really do need a smartphone that ticks off all the right boxes.
For example, while you are travelling, you need a smartphone that has a great battery life, a decent storage, really good camera for videography and photography, fast charging capabilities and a sleek phone that fits perfectly in your palm.
Doesn’t matter if you are going trekking in the mountains, planning a relaxing vacation at the Therefore, let us look at some of the best all-rounder phones out there, which can be your perfect travel companion to capture that beautiful view and carry a little bit of that beach or the mountain back with you!
Best All-Rounder Smartphones For A Vacation
OnePlus 7T
OnePlus 7T boasts of a delectable bunch of advanced features, making it your perfect travel buddy. It has three rear cameras – a standard 48-megapixel one, a wide-angle one, and a 2X optical zoom one – along with the brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, a 90Hz screen, and frosted glass rear panel.
By packing in so many premium features, the phone really looks and feels great, rivalling many other flagship phones that cost double the price. Performance is great, cameras are equally great. This phone also runs Android 10 out of the box, with OnePlus’ customised OxygenOS skin.
Battery life is good and this phone charges extraordinarily quickly, so you never have to compromise on your travel timings. Moreover, Netflix, Amazon Shopping, and Amazon Kindle, and Amazon Prime Video are preloaded onto the device, which are removable as well.
You also get Google Pay, Duo, Files, and a few OnePlus apps including Community for participating in the company’s forums and Switch for importing data from an old phone.
OPPO Reno 5 Pro 5G
The latest flagship phone boasts quad rear cameras including a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.7 lens and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with an f/2.2 lens. The camera setup also includes a 2-megapixel macro shooter and a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor.
For selfies and videos, there is a 32-megapixel camera sensor at the front — with an f/2.4 lens. The OPPO Reno 5 Pro 5G also comes with a hole-punch display design along with thin bezels and curved edges. It is also powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC that supports 5G connectivity.
The smartphone runs on Android 11 with ColorOS 11.1 on top and features a 6.55-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) OLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 92.1% screen-to-body ratio, and 402ppi of pixel density.
The display also comes with up to a 90Hz refresh rate. It also includes premier AI rich features, such as AI Highlight Video, AI Scene Enhancement, Night Flare Portrait, and an Ultra-clear 108MP Image.
It also has Dual View Video like the F19 series that simultaneously captures videos from both front and rear cameras.
The Oppo Reno 5 Pro 5G packs a 4,350mAh battery that supports 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging. The battery also supports other fast-charging protocols including SuperVOOC, VOOC 3.0, USB Power Delivery (PD), and Quick Charge. The phone measures 159.7×73.2×7.6mm and weighs 173 grams. It is priced at INR 35,990 for the single 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant.
Samsung Galaxy A72
Samsung Galaxy A72 boasts of a 6.70-inch touchscreen display. It is powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor and comes with 8GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A72 runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery with fast charging capabilities. Galaxy A72 packs in 64-megapixel primary rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture; an 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture, and a 5-megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture.
The rear camera has autofocus. It sports a 32-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.2 aperture. What’s more? The phone has a massive 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 1000GB).
So, no matter how many great moments you capture in photos or videos during your travel, you never have to worry about storage space. It is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM cards. The Samsung Galaxy A72 measures 165.00 x 77.40 x 8.40mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 203.00 grams.
The phone connects Wi-Fi, GPS, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G, with support for Band 40. The device sports an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor. Samsung Galaxy A72 price in India starts at Rs. 34,999.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 features a 5.99-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080×2160 pixels, at a pixel density of 403 pixels per inch (PPI). It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and has 6GB of RAM. Mi MIX 2 runs Android and is powered by a good 3400mAh battery. It has a 12-megapixel primary rear camera and a 5-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
The rear camera is surrounded by an 18-karat gold-plated decorative rim, giving the phone a premium look. Below that, there is a fingerprint scanner, and the words ‘Mi Mix Designed by Xiaomi’. A dual-tone flash sits to the right of the camera module.
Packing in a decent 64GB of inbuilt storage, the phone measures151.80 x 75.50 x 7.70mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs only 185.00 grams. Connectivity options on the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, NFC, 3G, and 4G, with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India. Sensors include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 price in India starts at Rs. 37,999.
