If you are going to spend over NPR 70000 on a smartphone, it is better to save up and go for a flagship smartphone of your choice. A flagship smartphone will obviously have the best processor, best camera and premium build quality to keep your smartphone experience great even after years of usage. Here we’re listing out such best flagship smartphones in Nepal.
As the year 2020 is about to end, iPhone 12 lineup is finally here in Nepal with upgrades to performance, camera and much more. Also, Samsung’s S20 lineup just got a huge price drop. Do check it out below.
Let us get started with our top picks for the best flagship smartphones in Nepal as of now.
Xiaomi Mi 10
If you are a Xiaomi fan, this is the best Xiaomi flagship money can buy right now. Although there are no wow factors on this phone, it is feature-packed enough to be worthy of having a flagship title. Flagship Snapdragon processor, 108MP versatile quad-camera setup, curved AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, LPDDR5 RAM with fastest UFS 3.0 storage are some of its notable features. It also has the biggest battery among all others in this list i.e. of 4780mAh.
Specifications
| Dimensions & Weight | 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.96 mm 208 g |
| Display | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 6.67 inches, 109.2 cm^2 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio |
| SoC (Chipset) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Octa-core (7nm+) 1 x 2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3 x 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4 x 1.80 GHz Kryo 585 Adreno 650 GPU |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 UFS 3.0 |
| Battery & Charging | 4780 mAh battery Fast charging 30W and Power delivery 3.0 Fast wireless charging 30W Reverse wireless charging 5W |
| Rear camera | 108 MP, f/1.7 (wide) with PDAF and OIS 13 MP, f/2.4 (ultrawide) 2MP, f/2.4 (depth) 2MP, f/2.4 (macro lens) HDR, panorama |
| Front camera | 20 MP, f/2.0 (wide) HDR, panorama |
| OS | MIUI 11, Android 10 |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner (in-display), Face unlock |
| Water resistant | P2i rating, No IP certification |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Other Features | Single or Dual Nano SIM Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi direct, hotspot No radio Bluetooth, 5.1, apt-X HD and apt-X adaptive 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Stereo speakers |
| Colors | Green, Gray |
| Pros | Cons |
| Flagship main sensor with OIS | No IP rating |
| Flagship Snapdragon processor | No 1440p display |
| Premium build and design | |
| 90Hz AMOLED display |
Xiaomi Mi 10 Price in Nepal
| Variant | Price in Nepal (MRP) |
| 8GB+256GB | NPR. 89,999 |
Samsung Galaxy S20/S20+
The latest S20 series is a must include in this list except for the much expensive S20 Ultra which is already out of stock in Nepal. The S20 has great cameras, battery life, and the best Exynos processor Samsung has to offer. The Exynos processor does lack in performance as compared to the latest Snapdragon king. S20+ has a taller display, larger battery, and an additional depth sensor as compared to S20 so, there’s not much of a difference to exclude S20 out from this list. Unlike Mi 10, these phones have a QHD AMOLED display but the 120Hz refresh rate is only supported up to FHD+ resolution. Another interesting feature is the 8K video recording capability of these smartphones which wasn’t available on last year’s S10 lineup.
Specifications
| Dimension & Weight | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm 163 g (S20) 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm 186g (S20+) |
| Display | Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen 6.2 inches, 93.6 cm^2 (S20) & 6.7 inches, 108.0 cm^2 (S20+) 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio, HDR10+, Gorilla Glass 6 |
| SoC (chipset) | Exynos 990 Octa-core (7nm+) 2 x 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2 x 2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 CPU Mali-G77 MP11 GPU |
| RAM | 8GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128 GB UFS 3.0, Expandable up to 1TB via SD-card |
| Battery and Charging | 4500 mAh battery Fast charging 25W Fast wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 9W |
| Rear Camera | 12MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide) 64MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto) 12MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) ToF depth sensor (S20+) LED flash, panorama, auto-HDR |
| Front Camera | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) Auto-HDR, Dual-Pixel AF |
| Operating System | Android 10, One UI 2.1 |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner (in-display), Face unlock |
| Water Resistant | IP68 rating |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Other Features | Single or Hybrid Dual SIM Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot FM radio USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Aura Glow |
| Pros | Cons |
| Great 120Hz AMOLED display | No headphone jack |
| Premium build and design | Issues with camera performance |
| Good battery with various fast-charging options | Exynos processor instead of better Snapdragon processor |
| Expandable storage up to 1TB via SD-card |
Samsung Galaxy S20/S20+ Price in Nepal
| Variant | Price in Nepal (MRP) |
| S20 (8GB+128GB) | NPR. 94,999 |
| S20+ (8GB+128GB) | NPR. 1,04,999 |
iPhone 12 Lineup
Apple’s iPhone always delivers the best in terms of everything when it comes to its flagship smartphones. This time I guess we are lucky to receive similar performance and features in the entire iPhone 12 lineup starting from the mini to the most expensive 12 Pro Max. No Android smartphone out there can currently beat the latest 5nm Apple Bionic A14 chipset in terms of both CPU, GPU, and AI performance. I don’t even need to say anything about the ‘Best smartphone camera’ game of iPhone and the legacy continues in the entire 12 lineups. iPhones are still much expensive in Nepal compared to the USA but it’s good to know that there are no compromises for the price you are paying.
Note: Though there are many similarities this time, there are still some differences among the 4 phones of the iPhone 12 lineup. It will be confusing for you if I differentiate them in the specs sheet like for other smartphones so, I recommend you to click this link for better comparison from Apple itself.
| Pros | Cons |
| Best processor | Only 60Hz refresh rate |
| Best camera performance | Large notch |
| Premium build and design | No charger in box |
| 5G support for all |
iPhone 12 Lineup Price in Nepal (MRP)
| Variant | 12 Mini | 12 | 12 Pro | 12 Pro Max |
| 64GB | NPR. 1,18,000 | NPR. 1,34,000 | ||
| 128GB | NPR. 1,26,000 | NPR. 1,42,000 | NPR. 1,70,000 | NPR. 1,86,000 |
| 256GB | NPR. 1,42,000 | NPR. 1,58,000 | NPR. 1,87,000 | NPR. 2,03,000 |
| 512GB | NPR. 2,20,000 | NPR. 2,36,000 |
OnePlus 8 Pro
OnePlus took the smartphone market by storm when it first started with its flagship killer smartphone. Although the pricing of OnePlus smartphones has gone up a lot, they always come packed with the best flagship features in the market and OnePlus 8 Pro is no exception. Snapdragon 865 processor, great quad-camera setup, one of the best smartphones’ displays in the market currently with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and fastest UFS 3.0 storage running Oxygen OS are all blessings for the perfect user experience. The company also brought the long-awaited wireless charging in the OnePlus 8 Pro. Personally, I would buy this over the expensive smartphone lineups from Samsung but it is up to you to decide.
Specifications
| Dimension & Weight | 165.3 x 74.4 x 8.5 mm 199 g |
| Build | Gorilla Glass 5 Front and Back with aluminum frame |
| Display | Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors 6.78 inches, 111.7 cm^2 1440 x 3168 pixels, 20:9 ratio, HDR10+, Gorilla Glass 5 120Hz refresh rate |
| SoC (chipset) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (7nm+) Octa-core 1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 585 CPU Adreno 650 GPU |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 |
| Battery and Charging | 4510 mAh battery Fast charging 30W Fast wireless charging 30W Reverse wireless charging 3W |
| Rear Camera | 48MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide) with omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 8MP, f/2.4, 29mm (telephoto) with PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 48MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide) with PDAF 5MP, f/2.4 (Color filter camera) Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Front Camera | 16 MP, f/2.5 (wide), Auto-HDR |
| Operating System | Android 10, Oxygen OS 10.5 |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner (in-display), Face unlock |
| Water Resistant | IP68 rating |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Other Features | Dual Nano-SIM Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS No FM radio No headphone jack USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Colors | Green, Black |
| Pros | Cons |
| Top performance | No expandable storage |
| 120Hz AMOLED display | No OIS on ultrawide sensor |
| Oxygen OS is great | |
| 30W wireless charging |
OnePlus 8 Pro Price in Nepal
| Variant | Price in Nepal (MRP) |
| 8GB+128GB | NPR. 1,10,000 |
| 12GB+256GB | NPR. 1,25,000 |
Also Read: Best Smartphones Under NPR. 60,000 in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Even though people have their own preferences, if this phone had come with the latest Snapdragon processor instead of Exynos, I would have gladly titled it ‘The King of Flagships’ because all of its other features are hard to beat. The focus hunting issue seen on the 108MP sensor and the camera’s software processing has both been drastically improved. The new Gorilla Glass Vitus protection has already proven to be true as per many Youtube reviews. Samsung has always been the ruler of the ‘Best display’ category and with the huge and crisp Note 20 Ultra’s screen, you will feel like immersing into it for sure. I also like how Samsung still provides the option of expandable storage via SD-card even on its flagships. These were all great features for a flagship but what makes Note 20 Ultra stand out from the rest is its new S-pen that goes with its name. The improved 9ms latency is a drastic change from last year making the user experience much smoother. Overall, even without the Exynos processor, it’s the ‘King’ all right.
Specifications
| Dimension & Weight | 6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches and 208g |
| Build | New Gorilla Glass Victus Front and Back with stainless steel frame |
| Display | Dynamic AMOLED 2x, 6.9 inches (92.5% s-to-b ratio) 1440 x 3088 pixels, 19.3:9 ratio (~494 PPI density) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (2x tougher than Gorilla Glass 6) HDR10+ Always-on display Curved screen 240Hz touch sampling rate Dynamic 120Hz refresh rate @1080p Constant 60Hz refresh rate @1440p |
| SoC (chipset) | Exynos 990 Octa-core (7nm+) 2 x 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2 x 2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 CPU Mali-G77 MP11 GPU |
| RAM | 8GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 256GB UFS 3.0, expandable up to 1TB via SD-card |
| Battery and Charging | 4500mAh non-removable 25W (wired), 15W (wireless), 9W (reverse wireless) |
| Rear Camera | 108MP, f/1.8 26mm(wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12MP, f/3.0 (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical/50x hybrid zoom 12MP, f/2.2 13mm(ultrawide), 120-degree FOV |
| Front Camera | 10MP, f/2.2 26mm(wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, EIS |
| Operating System | Android 10, OneUI 2.1 |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner (in-display ultra-sonic), Face unlock |
| Water Resistant | IP68 rating |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Other Features | Dual Nano-SIM (4G LTE) Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE with apt-X HD support Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS No FM radio No headphone jack USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Stereo loud-speakers (Tuned by AKG) Samsung Wireless DEX, ANT+, UWB, Bixby S-Pen (Stylus) with 9ms latency |
| Colors | Green, Bronze, Black |
| Price |
| Pros | Cons |
| Good battery with fast charging | Exynos processor is slow against Snapdragon |
| Impressive camera | No 120Hz at 1440p |
| OneUI has improved a lot | Heating issue due to Exynos chipset |
| Ultra-premium design | |
| 9ms latency of the S-pen |
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Price in Nepal
| Variant | Price in Nepal (MRP) |
| 8GB+256GB | NPR. 1,39,999 |
Best Flagship Smartphones in Nepal:
| Mobile | Price in Nepal (MRP) |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 | NPR. 89,999 (8GB+256GB) |
| Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ | NPR. 94,999 (8 GB+128 GB – S20) NPR. 1,04,999 (8 GB+128 GB – S20+) |
| iPhone 12 Lineup | NPR. (Check above for detailed one) |
| OnePlus 8 Pro | NPR. 1,10,000 (8GB+128GB) NPR. 1,25,000 (12GB+256GB) |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra | NPR. 1,39,999 (8GB+256GB) |
If you have the money for a flagship, you can choose to go with any from this list as per your need. Not even the Exynos processor smartphones will cause you any problem while heavy gaming. It’s just that people from other regions are getting Snapdragon processor for the same price so, I included it in the ‘cons’ column. Let me know in the comments down below if I missed any smartphone you wanted to see here.
