That puts it up
alongside other flagship phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge or Google Pixel XL.
Not exact matches
Other rumors suggested that the upcoming
flagship phone could simply see tight availability after its debut in September, but that the device would launch right
alongside the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus, two devices that are also rumored to see the light of day in September.
HTC is slightly out of phase in terms of its
flagship phone launches, revealing the HTC U11
alongside a number of
other flagship devices in 2017, but then launching the HTC U11 + late in the year.
Other than the new members of ZTE Axon 7, Huawei Porsche Design, Mate 9 Pro, and ZenFone AR, Daydream VR is also supported on the Google Pixel
phones alongside the Moto Z
flagship.
This is despite the fact that the
phones are in the budget category, yet the
other devices that were being updated
alongside it were
flagships such as HTC 10, LG G5 and the Moto Z Droids.
The
phone further adds flair by packing all the latest hardware specs found in
other flagships — a Snapdragon 820 SoC
alongside a 6 GB RAM, although the latter feature is on countable handsets.