Not exact matches
The Chinese
handset maker, OnePlus has been making flagship killers for a while now and has been offering high
end features in half the price through its
handsets.
In the past, the South Korean
handset maker was not too keen on manufacturing budget segment smartphones and focused more upon mid-range to high
end devices.
The South Korean
handset maker, Samsung now has an established lineup of budget, mid-range and high -
end smartphones.
This isn't the first time Selfridges and RIM has teamed up to sell trendy models, just last year the high -
end store commissioned the
handset maker to customise BlackBerry Bold 9000 phone's in Selfridges» pantone 109 yellow colours for their 100th anniversary.
Nokia World 2010 was in London this year, where the Finnish phone
makers brought along with them the N8 which arrives at the
end of the month along with announcing their Qwerty keyboard based E7 Communicator
handset.
Finnish phone
maker's Nokia unveiled their budget touch screen 5250
handset, the replacement model to last year's 5230 with a new design similar to the higher -
end models whilst still keeping the cost low.
Moreover, Google has been working closely with various
handset maker including Essential, Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, Motorola, HMD Global Home of Nokia Phones, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony to launch or upgrade new / existing devices to Android 8.0 Oreo by the
end of this year.
Research In Motion will launch devices running BlackBerry 10 at the
end of the month, but the
handset maker is still playing with the idea of licensing its new operating system to other manufacturers.
Makers of low - cost
handsets are threatening its position in regions such as China, and fewer people are buying pricey, high -
end smartphones.
Once the world's dominant phone
maker, Nokia Corp failed to compete in touchscreen smartphones and
ended up selling its
handset business to Microsoft in 2014.
The
handset maker which we usually know for their low -
end products (with few exceptions), may bring the same philosophy to this space, as well.
According to recent reports, the Lenovo - owned phone
maker is looking to release two high -
end handsets in 2017 — the Moto Z2 and the Moto Z2 Force.
The world's number - three
handset maker had every intention of announcing a carrier deal with AT&T for its Mate 10 Pro flagship, but according to numerous reports, and confirmed by Huawei itself, pressure from the U.S. government put an
end to those ambitions.
According to MacRumors, the Android implementation of notches is expected to follow that of the iPhone X. Hence, Android smartphone
makers will place front - facing cameras and other sensors on the notches, so their
handsets could compete with Apple's iPhones in the high -
end market.
The update will be available by the
end of the year on devices from
handset makers including Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Essential, General Mobile, Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, LG, and Motorola.
«We may have a potential introduction of a second
handset maker into 3D sensing at the
end of this calendar year.
Promising the most powerful Galaxy
handsets to date with stunning 5.7 - inch Quad HD Super AMOLED displays, quick - charging technology now extended to wireless charging, reduced to 120 minutes or two hours from 3 hours previously, 64 - bit Octo - core processors, 4 GB RAM, 16 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front facing camera and much more, Samsung is again going all out to not only «kill» its iPhone brethren but every high -
end smartphone from every other smartphone
maker, too.
High percentage of Android - powered users in the U.S. is not a surprise as many smartphone
makers like Samsung, LG, HTC, Huawei and more use Android operating system on their
handsets ranging from entry - level to top -
end.
What is clear, though, is OnePlus, like other
handset makers, is looking at the possibility of taking cues from Samsung and Apple and eliminating the physical home button to deliver what amounts to higher -
end designs.
The report notes that Chinese smartphone
makers are also seeking to utilize OLED screens in their high -
end handsets in the future.
The operating system features support for Google's Project Treble which facilitates the process of creating software updates for the device, though it remains to be seen whether the phone
maker ends up taking advantage of its capabilities and keep the
handset updated on a more regular basis compared to its previous products.
Google may also generate some political goodwill for its Android Go program as the endeavor allows local feature phone
makers to transition to the smartphone segment and start capitalizing on the world's second largest smartphone market that's currently dominated by Samsung and a number of Chinese companies, even though Android Go devices won't directly compete with mid-range and high -
end handsets.
This year, the company will launch a sequel to the One that will have the same key characteristics: high -
end specs that are on par with phones from well - established Android
handset makers, but at a fraction of the price.
With this highly respectable (but not entirely faultless)
handset, Motorola has earned its place among the ranks of high -
end Android smartphone
makers.
Google will soon release Android 5.0 Lollipop for several Nexus and Google Play Edition devices, with certain Android device
makers including Motorola, HTC, LG and Samsung also working on updating some of their
handsets by the
end of the year.
It seems only
makers of budget devices really prioritize longevity on a charge, which is why we were stunned and pleased with the performance of Huawei's newest high -
end handset, which is among the longest - lasting smartphones we've tested.
Miami - based
handset maker Blu Mobiles has known for launching low -
end devices with decent hard - core specs.
«We may have a potential introduction of a second
handset maker into 3D sensing at the
end of this calendar year,» said Bill Ong, senior director of investor relations.