Without spoiling the ad (available below), we can tell you it's Google's rumored 5.9 - inch Nexus handset that rings, and Google appears ready to embrace the fact that not all smartphone users appreciate
big smartphone designs, but that many others might still be interested in buying a Nexus phablet.
Not exact matches
Qualcomm's core business is
designing the chip - based radios used by
smartphones to connect to cellular networks, while a
big part of Broadcom's business is
designing chip - based Wi - Fi and Bluetooth radios.
At 5 millimeters across, however, the lens is a little
bigger than a typical
smartphone lens, so Zhao and Wei plan to shrink the
design.
What I would say is a
big difference is that the DTEK60 was the early iteration of the partnership with BlackBerry Ltd where they were taking a TCL reference
design and putting BlackBerry software into it, whereas BlackBerry Motion is built from the ground up and purposely built to be a BlackBerry Mobile
smartphone.
A
big part of this
smartphone's
design is the 4.7 - inch e-ink display slapped on the back.
And, yes, the LG G3 and HTC One M8 are beautifully
designed smartphones with excellent operating systems, but variety (at least, outside the mobile space) is considered the spice of life, and for the longest time nothing of note has really happened in the arena of phone design.They just seem to be getting
bigger ---- A LOT
bigger.
The Streak features a cleanly
designed fa??? ade, though analysts wonder whether consumers will go for its
bigger - than -
smartphone, smaller - than - a-tablet size.
The all new Eluga I7 with
Big View display is
designed to target the youth who like to keep it handy & stylish, ensuring that the users get a seamless display experience for everything they view on their
smartphones.
With so few manufacturers making small
smartphones nowadays, we've been
big fans of the Compact series over the last few years, though we had issues with the XZ1 Compact's
design, limited storage, and lack of a working fingerprint sensor in the United States.
A few years ago,
smartphone buyers were looking for devices that offered
bigger screens,
bigger batteries and premium
designs, but today, the focus has shifted to the camera.
With a much improved
design,
bigger display, more
smartphone notifications and a handful of new tracking features, the Charge 2 certainly offers a lot for its $ 150 price point.
If this is how the Samsung Galaxy S8 is going to look, then surely this will be the Samsung's
biggest change in its
smartphone design.
Contents:
Design & DisplayPerformanceBattery LifeCameraConnectivityPriceOut of the two new Pixel
smartphones that Google announced at its
big event San Francisco, it is quite clear that the Pixel 2 XL...
But the
biggest story in terms of Samsung's growth as a
smartphone maker is the
design.
Google Pixel 2
smartphone's
bigger version will come with a 5.99 - inch screen, and a new
design.
Another
big change in the
smartphone is the
design of the dual cameras in the rear.
This may not come as a
big surprise, after all the 18:9 aspect ratio is the latest
design trend in the
smartphone industry.
As is plain to see, Sooner followed the then - modern ideas of what a
smartphone should look like, with a blocky
design, small non-touch screen, dedicated calling keys, menu / back / home navigational buttons, and a
big focus on communication.
If Kuo's sources are right, and
big design tweaks are coming just a year after 2016's inevitable iPhone 7 launch, it would be a
big change in the way Apple manufactures its world - beating
smartphone.
Except for the one additional camera, there is not much difference between the two
smartphones in terms of
design though it looks like the 7C bezels are a tad
bigger.
The two
smartphones are
big upgrades over their predecessors in the
design department.
Motorola announced the Moto G5 and G5 Plus at Mobile World Congress 2017, bringing the next generation of its budget
smartphones to the market.The two devices feature very similar
designs, aside from a few differences here and there, but they are a
big... Read more
A report last year said that Apple chose LG Display to go forward with its foldable iPhone plans rather than Samsung so that its
biggest rival in the
smartphone business would not catch wind of Apple's
designs.
Giving a
smartphone a
bigger screen without increasing the overall device size has some
design advantages, as Apple's competitors have discovered.
After several years where the
biggest trend
smartphone design was
bigger displays, manufacturers finally started to rein things in last year.
In case of
design, the Pixel
smartphones have horribly
big bezels and if that's where Google has exerted «more control» then it has exerted that in a negative way considering that manufacturers like Samsung and LG have mastered the art of fitting larger displays in smaller form factors by having razor thin bezels, curved displays etc..
And the common trends in
smartphone design are making other components
bigger: dual cameras with
bigger pixels,
big front cameras, smaller bezels, and waterproofing.
We previously exclusively reported on the
biggest design change of the upcoming P20 flagship
smartphones: the controversial inclusion of an iPhone X-style notch.
But that physical flattening has also affected the notable
design flourishes Motorola was known for over the past few years: under new boss Lenovo, the Moto G4 Plus resembles any number of
big - screen Android
smartphones with fingerprint sensors and rounded corners.
Announced Monday ahead of the
big CES show in Las Vegas, the Speck Presidio Mount is
designed to work with Scosche's MagicMount, a
smartphone / tablet mount
designed for vehicle or office use.
Samsung Galaxy S5 rumors indicate that the South Korean manufacturer plans on making some
big changes to its premium line of
smartphones with the upcoming Galaxy S5; the latest reports suggest the S5 will feature a rugged
design right out of the box.
By comparison, what we've seen so far of the iPhone 8
design appears to be a massive compromise, and it'll be interesting to see how the next flagship Apple
smartphone fares in the face of its
biggest challenge yet.
However, it appears to be tapping into a
big trend with the
smartphone's nearly bezel-less
design.
In fact, Android vendors are so eager to rip off Apple's
design that even some of the
biggest smartphone brands out there can't even be bothered to do it properly.
Many of the
big name Android
smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung and LG, have been refining their custom user interfaces to adhere more to Google's material
design guidelines.
With the Mi Mix, Chinese firm Xiaomi made a striking statement, not just from a
design perspective but from a business one, too — it wants to be considered an equal to the
big players in the global
smartphone arena.
Last year saw Huawei introduced its first all - metal
big - screen
smartphone with the Mate 7, which brought a stylish
design and unique single - touch fingerprint sensor.
But all that changes this year because beyond the stunning all metal and glass
design, beyond the dramatically improved camera, beyond the fresh new software and beyond the terrific battery life, HTC has also managed to build the most powerful
smartphone the world has ever seen... by a surprisingly
big margin.
2017 has been a
big year for change in flagship
smartphone design trends, especially considering how boring high - end handsets were starting to look.
The mini is a mid-to-high-end aluminum - clad
smartphone with a 4.3 - inch display,
designed for those who want a premium device without the massive size that's often associated with its
bigger and faster brother, as well as other Android «superphones».
Phones with displays that fold out into larger screens appears to be the next
big thing in
smartphone design, after Samsung, Apple and LG spent much of 2017 eliminating the bezels on their phones to squeeze in more screen real estate.
Plus,
smartphone - makers are figuring out ways to minimize bezels, so you can get a
big screen in a fairly compact
design, such as with the
Moving on to the
design, the
smartphone seems to have some pretty
big bezels, rounded corners, the power button and volume rocker placed on the right side, and a fingerprint scanner mounted on the handset's back.
It's the
biggest shift in iPhone
design since Steve Jobs launched that first device, introducing a new range of technologies to Apple's
smartphone as well as shifting the user interface in a whole new direction.
Because Apple and Samsung are two of the world's
biggest manufacturers, every other smaller company would likely follow their lead, which means if they are indeed going to release their respective foldable phones, the
smartphone design landscape is going to get a lot more interesting going forward.
But while the 6X stood out from other budget phones by offering a dual - camera system usually found on high - end
smartphones, the 7X is hoping to make an impression by going
bigger, with a 5.93 - inch «Fullview» display to evoke the reduced - bezel
designs of flagships like the Galaxy S8 or iPhone X.
Aside from shots of what appears to be a relatively standard
smartphone chassis — aside from that
big glass window on the back — the most interesting nugget to come from this spate of Nexus rumors has to do with the Nexus monicker itself, and how this year's «Google» phones will differ from previous Nexuses in terms of
design and branding.
One of the
biggest edges the new Samsung Galaxy S7
smartphones have on other handsets is that they come in completely water - proof
designs, which was achieved by coating the units» ports and components using a protective layer.
Well, it adds
smartphone notifications, Multi-Sport tracking, Connected GPS, Cardio Fitness Level and Guided Breathing over the Charge HR and Charge HR, as well as a
bigger display, interchangeable straps and a more premium, streamlined
design.
The Asus ZenFone 2 is the highest - end model of the ZenFone 2 series
smartphones, but except for a faster processor, larger memory and
bigger storage, it sports the same
design as the $ 100 cheaper budget version and comes with similar features like NFC, LTE and fast charge support.