Trust me, every year starts with a countdown and a few resolutions that most of us won’t even follow through the very next day. What’s the best way to kickstart the year than to watchout the list of smartphones launching in January 2025 that makes sure you know what phones your favorite brand is launching. Phones have become an integral part of our lives, believe it or not, meaning you wouldn’t miss a beat without holding your phone in your hands.
Some of you could be looking to buy a new phone while some must be tech enthusiasts wanting to keep themselves educated about the upcoming launches this month. Well, whatever your case might be, True-Tech is here for everything. Let’s start as we have compiled the list of phones you should be on a lookout for this month.
Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G
Release Date: January 6
Every month, we see some other Xiaomi phones making their debut. How can this edition of smartphones launching in January 2025 left alone, right? We have Xiaomi Redmi 14C 5G inching closer to its launch on January 6. The phone packs in a 6.88” HD+ 120Hz panel with TUV Rheinland certification. There’s 128GB of storage, 4/8GB RAM, and a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC under the hood. The budget-friendly smartphone also has a modest 5,160mAh battery with 18W charging tech on-board.
According to the reports, the Redmi 14C 5G is nothing but a rebranded Redmi 14R. Again, this doesn’t surprise us as we have seen a lot more Xiaomi phones getting rebadged and rebranded over and over again.
OnePlus 13R
Release Date: January 7
OnePlus 13R is heading to India amidst its international launch on January 7 marking one of the leading smartphones launching in January 2025. The phone, without any doubt, is a rebranded version of the OnePlus Ace 5 that was released in China a few days ago. The phone draws its power from a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC paired with a massive 6,415mAh battery. The watered-down flagship phone brings two color options as spotted in the recently leaked renders.
Apart from that, OnePlus 13R sports a 6.78” LTPO AMOLED panel with 120Hz panel, a 50MP triple rear camera plus a 16MP selfie snapper. Apparently, there’s no design changes between the Indian and the Chinese variants of the device.
OnePlus 13 Series (India)
Release Date: January 7
One of the most awaited of 2025 is the OnePlus 13. The phone has already made its debut in China, but we are talking about its Indian debut powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC under the hood. This year again, we will see Hasselblad partnering with OnePlus for its camera color calibration.
The phone will launch alongside OnePlus 13R which is based on China’s OnePlus Ace 5, also launched in the last week of December. The phone brings a 6.82” LTPO AMOLED panel, up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, etc.
OnePlus 13 draws power from a 6,000mAh battery plus 100W wired and 50W wireless charging tech. We see a price tag of INR 67,000/- to INR 70,000/- as the price tag, although we will have to wait for the official launch to see the actual tag.
Oppo Reno13 Series (India)
Release Date: January 9
The stage is all set for the upcoming Oppo Reno 13 Series launch in India. The Chinese maker launched the series in November in its home country. And now, both Oppo Reno 13 and Reno 13 Pro models are making it to the Indian shores equipped with AI features, including AI Night Portrait, AI Portrait, AI Erase 2.0, AI Unblur, etc. Some AI productivity features include AI Writer, AI Reply, Screen Translator, and AI Summary.
Oppo has constructed the Reno 13 series with a One-Piece Sculpted Glass Back, Advanced Finishes, and Unique Light Effects. Both phones will be powered by a Dimensity 8350 SoC. A beefy 5,600mAh powers the models, along with 80W fast charging tech.
POCO X7 Series (India)
Release Date: January 9
Comprising two models — Poco X7 5G and X7 Pro 5G, this series is set to make it to Indian shores on January 9. According to previous reports, the Poco X7 Pro 5G packs in a 6,550mAh and will be powered by Dimensity 8400 Ultra SoC. It is slated to be priced under INR 30,000/-.
Poco X7 5G sports a Dimensity 7300 Ultra SoC. Both the phones have up to 12GB RAM, 512GB of storage, a 6.67” 1.5K AMOLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate and a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on-board. On the optics front, we see a 50MP primary camera with OIS and a 8MP ultrawide cam on both the models plus a 2MP macro on the vanilla version.
Xiaomi Redmi Pad 7 (India)
Release Date: January 10
If you keep yourself updated with the latest tech news, you might know the Xiaomi Pad 7 has already debuted in China. Cut to now, Xiaomi is launching the new tablet in India keeping the design and specs seemingly unchanged.
We have a 11.2” LCD 144Hz panel with up to 800 nits of peak brightness and HDR10 plus Dolby Vision support. There’s a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC under the hood paired along 256GB RAM and up to 12GB RAM. There’s a 13MP rear plus 8MP front camera which is fairly standard across many such tabs out there.
We aren’t expecting many changes over the battery so it’s 8,850mAh plus 45W of fast charging to go with. The tab will be available in three colorways Green, Blue, and Black.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series
Release Date: January 22
Certainly one of the biggest entrant in our listicle for smartphones launching in January 2025, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Series is coming this month. Comprising at least three models — Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra, people are seemingly waiting for these upcoming smartphones to launch in January 2025 for sure.
The Galaxy S25 series comprises two chipsets — an Exynos 2500 SoC and an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC at 4.47GHz likely to power both base S25 and S25 Ultra. The series sports 12GB as the base RAM and the storage goes as high as 1TB. We are just a few weeks away from the big launch to happen in January globally followed by shipping starting a few days later.
Galaxy AI will be a big part of the series as every smartphone maker is looking forward to cashing in the opportunities AI has unlocked over the last year. We recently heard about Gemini Advanced subscription to the trio free of cost, although that remains to be seen.
We have Android 15-backed One UI 7 out-of-the-box possibly with six years of major Android and One UI upgrades, a massive 200MP primary snapper in a triple camera setup and a few things here and there.
