If you are looking for a new smartphone then it would be right to wait for a few days. During this time many new handsets will come in the market. According to us, all eyes will be on these smartphones in 2017…
1. Apple iPhone 8
2017 is the tenth anniversary for the iPhone. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes are on Apple that what will it do on this occasion. It is being speculated that many changes will be seen in the iPhone 8.
The old report has claimed that three versions of the iPhone 8 will be introduced. One of these will have all the new features. And the remaining two models will be upgrades to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Apple has reportedly made 10 prototypes of the iPhone 8. It has been claimed that the iPhone 8 will not have a home button. The Touch ID fingerprint sensor and front camera will be integrated into the touchscreen. Apart from this, Apple is working on the flexible OLED panel in the iPhone 8.
Wireless charging is expected to be given in iPhone 8. The phone will use the A11 chip which will be made by the 10nm process. Various speculations are also being made regarding the size of the display. The trouble is, you’ll have to wait until September for the iPhone 8.
2. Samsung Galaxy X
Galaxy X is a folding smartphone. The company will launch it in 2017. Nothing has been known about the specification of Samsung Galaxy X yet. It is expected to have a 4K screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It will have a flexible OLED display. And the body will turn from the middle. Samsung’s patent application has revealed that users will be able to fold this smartphone from different angles. There will be a physical button on one end of it.
In June last year, a report had said that Samsung would introduce the foldable Galaxy X smartphone at the Mobile World Congress.
3. Samsung Galaxy S8
The Galaxy S8 will be Samsung’s first flagship smartphone since the Galaxy Note 7. In such a situation, the expectations from it will also be very high. Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S8 will have a virtual assistant based on artificial intelligence. It is being speculated that the Galaxy S8 will not have an earphone jack or a home button. Instead, it will come with wireless earphones and an optical fingerprint sensor embedded in the touchscreen.
It has been reported that the Galaxy S8 handset will have a 4K display with ultra-thin bezels, dual rear camera setup (13+9 megapixels), fingerprint sensor on the backpanel, USB Type-C port and VR support. In a recent report, it was claimed to have 8 GB RAM.
It was earlier reported that Samsung is planning to launch its Galaxy S8 at the Mobile World Congress. But now it is learned that the launch of this handset has been postponed till April.
The Galaxy S8 Plus variant has also been tipped to come with a 6-inch display and S Pen stylus.
4. Nokia Android Phones
Nokia is expected to launch five Android smartphones in the first half of 2017. It will start with the Mobile World Congress to be held at the end of February. One of these phones will be the Nokia D1C. It is a budget Android 7.0 Nougat phone. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 430 processor with 2GB and 3GB of RAM. This smartphone will come with 5 and 5.5-inch display options. The inbuilt storage has been revealed to be 16 GB, 8 megapixel front camera and 13 or 16 megapixel rear camera.
Nokia’s flagship smartphone will have a Snapdragon 835 processor, 6 GB of RAM and a 23-megapixel rear camera with Zeiss lens. An old report said that the expensive Nokia phone could be equipped with a 5.2-inch or 5.5-inch Quad HD display.
Along with all this, work is also underway on the entry-level Nokia Android phone Pixel. It will run on Android 7.0.1 Nougat and be powered by 1.19GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.
5. OnePlus 4
One of the most anticipated smartphones of 2017 is the OnePlus 4. It has been reported that it will come with ceramic body and 6 or 8 GB RAM. It will have Snapdragon 835 processor, dual rear camera setup. However, the OnePlus 4 is also rumored to have a 5.3-inch display.
6. Moto X 2017
The name of the alleged Moto X (2017) is yet to be confirmed. But the curiosity among the users has increased regarding its leaked pictures. Moto X 2017 will be a full metal body phone. The Moto X (2017) won’t have pogo pins. Moto Mods can be connected to the phone only through Pogo Pin.
7. Google Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2
Google Pixel is a flagship smartphone that comes with great software. However, the hardware has some drawbacks. We hope that Google will remove these shortcomings and introduce the second generation device of Pixel and Pixel XL in 2017.
As of now there is no information available about Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2. We expect these phones to be launched in 2017 to see major changes in the software department. More features will be added to Google Assistant.
8. HTC 11/ Ocean
The HTC 11 flagship smartphone is being built with the HTC Ocean codename. It will have 12 and 8 megapixel dual rear cameras, 5.5 inch display, Quad HD resolution, Snapdragon 835 processor, 3700 mAh battery and Android 7.0 Nougat.
9. LG G6
It has been learned that LG will not use a modular design in its G6 handset. It has been learned that the LG G6 will have an aluminum body. Some reports claimed that LG was considering giving a curved display to this phone, but the idea was shelved due to demand not being able to supply.
10. Microsoft Surface Phone
We’ve been hearing about the Microsoft Surface phone for the past two years. But nothing concrete came in the market. But Satya Nadella had said in a recent interview that the company is working on a great mobile device. In such a situation, we would not like to give up hope. On the other hand, Microsoft owns the surfacephone.com web domain. Which indicates that this smartphone will be launched soon.