I am going to talk about such phones that are very underrated. That is, there was a lot of power in phones, but people were not able to explore their true potential.
Google Nexus
If you have seen, Google Nexus was a great concept in which Google will make software and a company will make hardware.
Things were going very well for many years to see one to one great phone. Where the hardware was also solid, the cameras were also good and even Google’s software was fun. But then Google decided that we do not need a third-party partner, we can make our own phone.
And Google launched its Pixel brand here, where just like Apple makes its iPhone, the hardware and software are its own.
Similarly, Google has also come to the market with its own hardware and software in its Pixel. But still, Google Pixel has not yet been able to achieve the level that other companies have achieved in the market.
But still, Google Pixel comes every year, talks about it every year and is slowly making a big comeback here. And even if you see, the current of the Tensor was a little behind.
But if Google brings something like Nexus again and does not try the hardware, then maybe it can be an interesting thing. But in my opinion, Google Nexus was a little underrated.
Sony Xperia
Look, Sony Xperia is not officially available in India. The phones that are available outside are those phones of Sony Xperia that are designed for professionals. But at one time, there were very good phones of Xperia.
In which there was even a 4K display, IP rating, good processor, dedicated camera buttons, camera technology, and overall good experience. So Sony fans still liked to buy Sony Xperia phones. But what is the problem here? Sony Xperia did not run in the market and its phones were very expensive and did not justify the price.
But honestly, their true experience was underrated. If they had removed the game of specifications, then Sony Xperia would still be alive today.
And maybe it would have also been competing with the Chinese competition if the game of specifications did not come in the market. Because the overall experience of these phones was very good.
I hope Sony Xperia takes its entry again in India, it will be fun.
OnePlus Nord
Nord was such a series that its hype was very high in 2020. After that, the phones of Nord were also very good here. But I can’t talk about its CE series. In the CE series, they made a lot of garbage in order to make it cheap. But the major Nord series was good.
Like Nord 1 was good, Nord 2 was good, 2T was good. The last year’s Nord 4 was also a very good phone. Literally creating a unique perspective in the market.
But still I will tell you that from the Nord series, OnePlus got entry in the budget segment. But in the budget segment, it could not hold its position.
Because the competition has increased elsewhere. And the Nord lineup is not able to show the same charm that it used to show at one time. This is one thing, because you see that OnePlus used to play on 5th and 6th here.
It came straight to the 10th position. Even a company like Apple itself came ahead of OnePlus in India. This is also a surprising thing. That’s why the Nord lineup still looks a little underrated. It can also be played well.
Asus Zenfone
Asus’s Zenfone series looks pretty good. But Zenfone lineup phones have not been coming to India for a long time. But one interesting thing with the Zenfone series was that people have been making compact phones for the past few years.
And to tell you the truth, only Asus company was left in the market, which was playing well with a small phone. Because it is easy to hold a small phone.
You can run it easily. It comes in one hand. It does not give much trouble in the pocket. But the problem is that the concept of this small phone could not take over much.
Even with a 5.9-inch screen size, there are very limited phones. In the name of compact phones, you get a 6.1-inch screen size phone. So let’s see, Asus phones are a little underrated.
If compact phones were a little popular in the market and Asus would have implemented it better, it would have been a very good thing here.
Zenfone lineup of Asus’s Max series, Max Pro, M1, M2, they were amazing, they never brought them. And in today’s time, Asus’s focus is a little on laptops, PCs, and hardware.
Here, the focus on mobile phones has been lost a lot.
CMF by Nothing
I can talk about nothing like this. Although nothing phones are always over-hyped, but I found the CMF to be a very interesting concept. Where you can change the back panel of the phone, you can put different accessories.
Although changing accessories is a bit of a headache, but if I look at the product, I found it quite right. According to the price point, they delivered a good phone, they kept the experience of the software clean. Which you know how much bloatware comes in a phone for 15,000 rupees.
But nothing is keeping its software clean, providing updates in the software, working in the cameras. And overall trying to deliver a good experience.
CMF was right, I want to bring this forward in CMF Phone 2. If a good package is created in affordable pricing, then CMF can be a very good thing here.
Lava
Although Lava is seen, I have to admit that there were so many companies in India, many companies were destroyed. But only Lava is alive. And looking at this, it seems that it is very important to have your own Indian phone companies in India.
If they are not there, how will the market work? One thing with Lava is that the whole rejuvenation of Lava was due to its Agni series. Agni was the first made in India 5G phone that the Indian company launched in India.
Although Micromax had also promised a 5G phone. But what happened to their 5G phone, what happened to the company, you also know very well.
But the Agni series ran very well. Agni 2 came with a curved display, Agni 3 was a very good phone for me. Where literally worked in software, worked in hardware, put a double display on the back and did a good package overall.
It was also good to see that the Indian company can also bring some innovative things. And this is what I really like about Lava’s Agni series.
Although Lava also had a Zolo brand, which I also liked at that time. They were bringing phones on Intel’s Atom processor, they were bringing phones on NVIDIA’s Tegra processor.
But then what happened, they finished that Zolo brand and maybe they will bring it back someday.
But one thing with Lava is that the Agni series is a little underrated. It does not deserve that praise as it deserves now.
So you tell me, if Lava brings out better phones in the Agni series, will you buy them or not? Or will you go to a Chinese company or other companies? Because literally you are slowly making products in such a way that you can compete well with other companies’ phones.
Nokia Lumia
Now I can talk about Nokia. Look, Nokia’s Lumia series was very underrated, but it doesn’t look like the Windows phone era is coming.
However, one thing with the Lumia series was that they worked with Zeiss in the phone and made very good cameras. Whether we talk about 41MP camera or OIS camera, things were very superior, very futuristic. But we will miss the trend that was there.
Because such things are not going to come again. Because at that time, the work used to be such that it seemed that the work was being done.
In today’s time, the same things are repeated. And honestly, if the Lumia series would have been in the market, the Windows phone would have been there, it would have been fun. Because there was only a fight between Android and iOS.
If there was a third operating system, people would get an option. Because until people get options, there is no innovation in the market.
Otherwise, you can see how it becomes duopoly and sometimes it becomes monopoly in the market.
Honor and Huawei
If we talk about such underrated phones, then Honor’s Honor phone is a little underrated. Honor and Huawei too. Because Huawei and Honor were making such phones in the same era.
I would even say that they make such phones today that are very futuristic. And they give such technology that other companies will think of giving in the coming years.
But Huawei and Honor have already given it. Whether it is silicon carbon battery, slimmest foldable, triple folding phone.
Or if we talk about cameras, they were making noise everywhere. But let me tell you what was the problem with them in India.
They were using a distribution model. Htech was buying their phone from outside and selling it in India. Because of this, people had a problem with service and pricing. Because Honor itself is not available in the market.
But if I say that Honor’s entry can happen again in India. Honor companies have become active in India with its social handles.
Honor confirmed in MWC Barcelona that they are going to invest billions of dollars in global expansion in the coming time. What I mean to say is that Huawei may not be able to make its place in India.
But Honor may come back to India and maybe there will be a big comeback. Although this is still a possibility.
I don’t know what will happen. But I would like to say that if a company like Honor comes to India and manufactures phones in India. Then the market can be shaken very well.
Conclusion
By the way, Which phone did you find underrated. If you are looking for phone can can try those phone.
