Top 5 New Phones coming in 2017

Apple iPhone 8 – September release

Rumour has it, the upcoming Apple iPhone will see a radical change in design with a 5.8″ flexible plastic OLED edge to edge display. The new display would remove the traditional home button and potentially the top and bottom bezels, meaning Touch ID and the iSight camera would be built directly into the display. When it comes to the body, it’s believed Apple will move away from the aluminium used in recent iPhones and re-adopt a glass body similar to the iPhone 4. Finally, when it comes to the spec’s, it’s likely Apple will update it’s operating system to iOS 11 and it’s chip to A11.

Overview

• All-glass design
• Wireless charging
• OLED/AMOLED display
• 5.8″ screen
• A11 chip
• iOS 11 software
• No home button

HTC 11 – March/April release

Although the HTC 11 design still remains very much a mystery, it’s likely the HTC 11 will sport this year’s trend with an edge-to-edge display. It’s also likely that the HTC 11 will have a similar design to the recent HTC 10, which was HTC’s first flagship to have a re-design in 3 years. Spec wise, you can expect the latest Snapdragon processor – rumoured to be the 835 octa-core chip, RAM pushed up to around 6GB, a larger 3,700 mAh battery and a boost from the HTC 10 5MP front camera to 8MP.

Overview

• 5.5″ display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor
• 8MP front camera
• 12MP rear camera
• 6GB RAM, 256GB Internal storage
• 3,700 mAh battery

LG G6 – February release

While the 5.3″ display is likely to stay the same size, it is rumoured that the LG G6 display will be upgraded to 4K. It’s also speculated that the LG G6 will feature a removable battery but not feature LG ‘friends’ or a modular design like the G5. Instead the G6 will have a new waterproof design for added durability and sport a more traditional look, possibly with a glass rear and have wireless charging built-in.

Overview

• 5.3″ display upgraded to 4K
• Waterproof design
• Removable battery
• Wireless charging
• Dual camera
• 32GB storage

Samsung Galaxy S8 – February/March release

It’s expected that a 4K screen will replace the previous QHD resolutions panels featured in the Samsung models, after Samsung showcased a 5.5 ultra-high definition 4K display with a pixel density of 806ppi last March. Further design rumours include curved edges, while spec’s include the  Snapdragon 830 processor, USB Type-C charging and an improved camera – somewhere between 18 and 24 megapixels.

• 4K screen
• Snapdragon 830 processor
• Improved camera
•  6GB RAM
• Fingerprint scanner
• Waterproof body

Microsoft Surface Phone – April release

Rumour has it, Microsoft’s Surface Phone will be available in 3 variants – Consumer Edition, Business Edition and Enthusiast Edition, featuring an all-metal design and 5.7″ screen. The Surface Phone may also pack Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon 835 chipset. Finally, the Surface Phone will run on Windows 10 which is due an upgrade this year that will incorporate 3D technology.

• 5.7″ display
• All metal design
• 3 variants
• Snapdragon 835 processor
• Windows 10

Overview

Since the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium paved the way for 4K phones, 2017 is expected to see a number of devices follow suit, while further trends this year include curved edges, wireless & USB Type-C charging and rear glass designs.

• 4K display
  All screens have a resolution, which is expressed as the number of horizontal pixels times vertical pixels. In theory, the higher the resolution, the crisper and less blurry the image. Currently the gold standard of ultra hi-res is 4K, which offers a display resolution normally of 3840 x 2160 taking your smartphone viewing experience to a whole new level.

• USB Type-C
  USB Type-C is capable of supplying far more power, up to 100W, compared to a conventional USB 2.0 connection at just 2.5W. It also supports different “protocols” which means you can have adaptors that can output other types of connections including HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, etc – from a single USB-C port.

• Snapdragon 835 processor
  The Snapdragon 830 isn’t official yet, but rumour has it, it will be the first 10nm processor from Qualcomm – from 16nm used in the 820. It’s likely to be faster, smaller and more efficient than the Snapdragon 820 – with Qualcomm predicting 40% lower power consumption or 27% higher performance, depending on what manufacturers do with the new Snapdragon 835.