Is your mobile phone due for an upgrade in 2017? 2017 might turn out to be the year of head-turners.
Bad news - you may have to hold back a couple of months.
Good news - you may be spoilt for choices.
Take a deep breath, the most anticipated smartphones due for launch in 2017:
2017 will mark Apple’s 10th anniversary and iPhone 8 is set to undergo a complete makeover.
Speculated unique features
- An all-glass design
- Wireless charging
- Premium ceramic finish
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dual lens for rear camera
- 2K AMOLED display
Expected launch date: Quarter IV of 2017
Touted to be Samsung’s next flagship phone and likely to be launched at the Mobile World Congress, S8 and S8 plus is going to be bigger, better and faster than all its previous models.
Speculated unique features
- 30 MP (rear camera)
- 6 GB RAM
- Retina eye scanner
- Mini projector
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- No home button
Expected launch date: Last week of February
OnePlus series has always attempted to be the best in the Android category offering super-specs at super-competitive prices.
Speculated unique features
- 8 GB RAM
- 22 MP (rear camera)
- Latest oxygen OS
- 4K resolution
- 3D technology to stream 3D movies
Expected launch date: Quarter II of 2017
This is one smartphone featuring in this list that hasn’t had a predecessor yet and hence it’s anticipation is purely based on web leaks and rumours.
Speculated unique features
- All-metal design
- Windows 10
- Up to 8 GB RAM
- Microsoft wallet
Expected launch date: Quarter II of 2017
Sony Xperia series has enjoyed a demanding position in the market and the series has earned a reputation for being waterproof and dust-proof.
Speculated unique features
- Android Marshmallow
- Pressure-sensitive display
- 4K resolution
- Waterproof
- 23 MP (rear camera)
- Snapdragon 810
Expected launch date: Quarter I of 2017
Xiaomi is known for delivering quality phones at pricing lower than the competition. flagship line has been the ‘Mi’ series of mobile phones and has already launched 15 phones in this series.
Speculated unique features
- 4K UHD display
- 23 MP (rear camera)
- Snapdragon 835
- Health-related sensors
- 5000 mAh battery
Other noteworthy mentions of smartphones waiting to hit the market are Blackberry Mercury, HTC 11, LG G6, Nokia p Flagship, Oppo Find 9, Motorola Moto X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
What’s on your radar?
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Every time apple just make fake promises. Since 5S i don't think so apple make any change to there phones except size and design..So what we can expect now? For me google and moto are the phones, which made tremendous changes to there product.