October 2025 smartphone lineup: Top launches, upgrades, and what's new this month

In September 2025, Apple, Samsung, and others introduced the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 series, Galaxy A17, and more in India.

This month, OnePlus, Vivo, Motorola, Oppo and others are slated to bring all-new phones in a wide range of price bands worldwide and in India.

Vivo V60e

Vivo V60e teaser.

Vivo is all set to launch the new V60e series smartphone in India on October 7.

It sports a glossy back panel and comes in two colours--noble gold and elite purple. It will feature IP68 + IP69 water-and-dust resistant rating.

Also, as per the teaser, the new device will boast of 200MP Ultra HD portrait camera (with Optical Image Stabilisation and 30X Super Zoom) with an 8MP ultra-wide angle camera on the back in addition to AI Festival Portrait mode exclusive to the Indian market.

On the front, it houses a 50MP camera for selfies and video calling.

It will come with a 6,500mAh battery with 90W fast FlashCharge. The device will run Android 15-based FuntouchOS and will get three years of Android updates and five years of security patches for protection against emerging cyber threats.

Motorola Moto G06 Power

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In Picture: Motorola Moto G96 5G.

Motorola is also launching the new Moto G06 Power series in India this week, on October 7.

It is said to feature a 6.8-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IP64 water-and-dust resistant rating, and the screen is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass 3.

It will come with a MediaTek Helio G81 chipset, Android 15-based HelloUI OS, up to 8GB RAM, up to 256GB storage, a 50MP primary camera on the back, an 8MP front camera, and a 5,000mAh battery.

It will come with a MediaTek Helio G81 chipset, Android 15-based HelloUI OS, up to 8GB RAM, up to 256GB storage, a 50MP primary camera on the back, an 8MP front camera, and a 5,000mAh battery.

Oppo Find X9

Oppo Find X9 series teaser.

Oppo is all set to launch the new Find X9 series next week in China.

The upcoming new will be powered by MediaTek's new Dimensity 9500 octa-core chipset.

The new MediaTek silicon boasts of third-generation All-Big-Core CPU architecture, featuring one 4.21GHz ultra-core, three premium cores, and four performance cores.

The MediaTek silicon will be able to achieve up to 32 per cent higher single-core and 17 per cent higher multi-core performance over the previous generation. Also, it ensures the device is able to reduce peak power consumption by up to 55 per cent, and significantly extends battery life.

It also comes equipped with Arm G1-Ultra GPU, which promises to deliver up to 33 per cent higher graphics performance and 42 per cent better power efficiency, enabling console-grade ray tracing.

The device will run Android 16-based ColorOS 16 and will come with a massive 7,500mAh battery.

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

Google's new premium Pixel 10 Pro Fold series is all set to launch in India.

The device was first unveiled in August, but only now, it will hit stores worldwide.

The top-end Pixel 10 Pro Fold comes with ultra-durable build materials and features an IP68 rating, a first for a foldable Pixel series phone. 

It will be able to survive an accidental fall in a water body like a swimming pool for up to a depth of 1.5 metres (around five feet) for close to 30 minutes.

It also boasts all-new hinges, which are tested rigorously for 500,000 folds. That’s equivalent to folding the phone 100 times a day for 10 years. Given the expensive price tag, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is engineered to serve customers for several years.

On the front, it sports a 6.4-inch Full HD+(1080 x 2364p) Actua OLED display with a 60-120 Hz refresh rate, up to 3,000 nits peak brightness, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 shield and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Inside, it houses a massive 8-inch QHD+(2076 x 2152p) Super Actua Flex OLED LTPO display with a 1-120 Hz refresh rate, offering up to 3,000 nits
peak brightness, and is protected by Ultra Thin Glass shield.

It comes with 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB/512GB/1TB storage, and a 5,015mAh battery with 23W wired fast charging and 15W Qi2 Pixelsnap wireless charging capability.

Google’s foldable phone boasts a triple camera module— main 48MP (with 1/1.95-inch Samsung GN8 sensor, ƒ/1.7 aperture, OIS) with 10.5MP 127-degree Ultra-wide camera (with 1/3.4-inch Samsung 3J1 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, macro option), and 10.8MP 5x telephoto camera (with 1/3-inch Samsung 3J1 sensor, ƒ/3.1 aperture, OIS, Super Res Zoom up to 20x). 

It also features a 10MP front camera in the cover display and 10MP cameras (with a 1/3.94-inch Samsung 3K1 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 4K 60 fps video recording, and face unlock).

It will come with Android 16 OS and Google's proprietary Tensor G5 chipset with the Titan M2 security chip. It promises to deliver lag-free performance and will be able to run generative Artificial Intelligence features such as Gemini Live and computational photography tools such as Magic Editor smoothly. Also, the devices come with Android 16 OS and are guaranteed to get seven years of Android OS updates (up to 2032).

In India, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold comes in Moonstone, with 256GB of storage for Rs 1,72,999

Vivo X300 series

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In Picture: Vivo X200 5G.

Vivo is expected to launch the new X300 series first in China later this month.

The new phone is expected to come with big upgrades, not just the processor, but also camera hardware. It will be available in X300 and X300 Pro models.

They are said to feature a MediaTek 9500 octa-core processor and will also come with a 200MP camera, 12GB RAM, 256GB/512GB storage and a 6,510mAh battery.

Motorola Edge 60 Neo 5G

Motorola Edge 60 Neo 5G.

The new Motorola Edge 60 Neo was originally unveiled in September in select global markets, and now, it is expected to finally hit stores in India later this month.

The new device is said to sport a 6.36-inch 1.5K pOLED LTPO display, support 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,000 nits peak HDR brightness. It is expected to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, and Corning's Gorilla Glass 7i shield on the display.

Inside, it is said to come with MediaTek 7400 octa-core processor, Android 15-based Hello UI OS, up to 12GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, a triple-camera module-- main a 50MP (with f/1.8 Sony LYTIA 700C primary sensor with OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) with a ultra-wide angle 13MP (f/2.4, PDAF and Macro Vision) and a 10MP telephoto sensor (f/2.0, with 3x Optical Zoom and OIS) with LED flash on the back, a 32MP (f/2,4) front camera and a 5,200mAh battery with 68W fast wired charging and 15W wireless charging.

iQOO 15

iQOO 13 5G.

The new iQOO 15 is expected to launch in China later this month.

It said to come with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It is a 3nm class 64-bit octa-core Oryon silicon. With a record peak clock speed of 4.6 GHz, it promises 20 per cent improvement in performance and 35 per cent better power efficiency. This means the devices will be able to deliver one hour and 48 minutes of additional gaming playtime on a phone compared to the previous chipset.

With the latest Adreno GPU, it promises to deliver 23 per cent improved performance, 20 per cent better power efficiency, and 25 per cent improved Ray Tracing to deliver an immersive gaming experience on smartphones.

More details of the iQOO 15 are expected to be revealed in the coming days.

OnePlus 15

Robin Liu, CEO of OnePlus India, showed OnePlus 15 at Qualcomm Snapdragon 2025 Summit, Goa on September 26, 2025.

OnePlus is slated to launch the new OnePlus 15 series later this month, most probably on October 27 in China.

For the last couple of weeks, the company has been on a promotional spree on social platforms on Weibo (in China) and X (in India). It has showcased the Sand Dune's colour variant.

In India, OnePlus is calling it 'Sand Storm'. It is said to have a natural, smooth, ceramic-like texture on the back.

Also, it is said to come with aero-space grade nano ceramic metal-based alloy, which is touted to be 134 per cent sturdier than titanium, 223 per cent harder than stainless steel and 344 per cent better than aluminium. It will be the most durable OnePlus phone to date.

The new OnePlus 15 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It is a 3nm class 64-bit octa-core Oryon silicon. With a record peak clock speed of 4.6 GHz, it promises 20 per cent improvement in performance and 35 per cent better power efficiency. This means the devices will be able to deliver one hour and 48 minutes of additional gaming playtime on a phone compared to the previous chipset.

With the latest Adreno GPU, it promises to deliver 23 per cent improved performance, 20 per cent better power efficiency, and 25 per cent improved Ray Tracing to deliver an immersive gaming experience on smartphones.

The device is expected to feature a 6.82-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 165Hz refresh rate, 12GB/16GB RAM, 256GB/512GB storage, Android 16-based OxygenOS 16, a 50MP triple camera module on the back, a 32MP front camera and a big 7,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging.

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