However, this started changing this year with the release of the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus — two phones that
carry flagship specs and compete in the same category as Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in terms of price.
Not exact matches
The
flagship A7 model has a 5.7 - inch display, and most of its other features and
specs carried over from the A5.
Today ASUS officially unveiled three new smartphones at Mobile World Congress to
carry on the ZenFone lineup, including the ZenFone 5, the ZenFone 5Q, and finally the ZenFone 5Z, which is essentially the
flagship product with the most powerful
specs, coming with the top - tier GPU, high - quality camera sensors, a big screen, and plenty of memory for storage and RAM.
The
flagship A7 model has a 5.7 - inch display, and most of its other features and
specs carried over from the A5.
Boasting the same price tag as its OnePlus counterpart, the LeEco Le Pro 3 has the advantage of
carrying better hardware
specs than the OnePlus 3
flagship.
To make sure this is not the only selling point, the OEMs have been coming in with some amazing smartphones
carrying all the
flagship specs you find in the likes of Samsung Galaxy S7, LG V20, Sony Xperia XZ and
flagships from other known smartphone makers.
While those using the budget OnePlus X might be forgiven for pushing so hard for an update to Android 7.0 Nougat, those on the
flagship OnePlus 2 actually deserve this update, especially looking at the
specs of the phone as well as other 2015
flagships carrying the same
specs.
The phone will
carry top of the table
specs, just like what a good number of 2016 Android
flagships come with.
As far as we know, OnePlus» next handset will be
carrying some impressive
specs and features that could give the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Nexus 6, two of Android's best and biggest current
flagships, a run for their money.
In terms of
specs, it is believed that the upcoming OnePlus 5 will
carry the same hardware
specs as the likes of Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6 and a host of other Android
flagships that are expected to be released in 2017.
After launching its third
flagship, the OnePlus 3, the company recorded unprecedented demand for the phone thanks to the facts that it
carried the best hardware
specs of the year alongside a mid-range price.
The phone, which
carries model number TA - 1004, will be a
flagship offering with not so strange
specs on board.