In fact, the one thing that used to make «rugged» phones stand out — waterproofing — is now a standard
feature on any flagship phone.
Not exact matches
For years, Samsung's
flagship phones have been long
on features, but short
on follow - through — at least to me.
Unveiled
on October 1st, the LG V10 is an unusual
flagship phone with some interesting
features and a premium building.
Being the latest
flagship phone, it operates
on the Android 4.2 platform that's bundled with a host of new
features including Photo Sphere which allows users to capture 360 - degree panoramas.
Windows
Phone 7 will be Microsoft's
flagship operating system that will bring forth a whole host of new
features, including the ability to play Xbox 360 games
on the platform and supported handsets.
The G Vista
features a 5.7 - inch display at qHD (960 x 540) resolution with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 front and the
phone strongly resembles the current LG G3
flagship, right down to the volume and lock screen buttons being placed
on the back of the
phone.
Samsung carried over the «always -
on» display from its
flagship phones to the Galaxy A7 (2017), which helps save battery life and is a great
feature to check the time, date, or notifications without turning
on the main display.
The Vertu Signature Touch is the manufacturer's first Android smartphone with
flagship specs that wouldn't be out of place
on a Samsung or HTC
phone, but
features materials that no smartphone manufacturer would ever touch without significant cost increases.
Samsung's
flagship phone for 2017
features an «infinity display» - a curved 5.8» Quad HD + (2960x1440, 570PPI) flexible Super AMOLED always -
on display that is almost without bezels.
One more thing: The Pixel 2's front - facing portrait mode is a
feature you won't find
on any other Android
flagship phone right now.
Windows
Phone 7 is Microsoft's
flagship operating system which will bring forth a whole host of new
features, including the ability to play Xbox 360 games
on the platform and supported handsets.
Dramatic new
features were scarce
on the latest iPhone or the Google Pixel, and Samsung's safety recall of its
flagship phone has badly damaged its brand.
But for a few notable exceptions, they don't tend to compete with the big
flagship phones on hardware or
features.
It combines some elements and
features found
on flagship phones with internal hardware that was high end last year and is now affordable.
One more thing: The Pixel 2's front - facing portrait mode is a
feature you won't find
on any other Android
flagship phone right now.
Huawei at a launch event in Paris
on Tuesday announced the P20 Pro, a stunning
flagship featuring the «world's first» Leica triple camera system with the highest total pixel count available
on a
phone today.
The device has been confirmed to
feature a notch following the path
on many Android
flagship phones this year.
Let's say you have a newer Samsung
flagship phone or any of the other smart devices that have started to pick up wireless charging; that's a really cool
feature, so why do you have to give it up just because you're charging
on the go?
The
phones are Sony's next - generation
flagship smartphones, and their headlining
features are 18:9 aspect ratio displays (a first for the company) and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845
flagship system -
on - chip.
Then again, most
flagship smartphones aren't constantly processing data from four always -
on front - facing cameras — more
on that Fire
Phone feature below — so how the phone's battery performs will definitely be at the front of our minds when we get a chance to really test this m
Phone feature below — so how the
phone's battery performs will definitely be at the front of our minds when we get a chance to really test this m
phone's battery performs will definitely be at the front of our minds when we get a chance to really test this model.
I didn't think OnePlus could make a
phone any cheaper than it has done with its
flagship range, but it has — and you won't particularly miss the
features that have been sacrificed in order to hit this price if you don't need the best setup
on the market and price is a bigger factor.
The sensors announced this week probably won't be the ones used
on the Galaxy S9, but their
features might show up in Samsung's 2018
flagship phone.
However, this much requested
feature should be a huge help for owners of Samsung's
flagship phones who might have been accidentally accessing Bixby by pressing
on the dedicated button.
Of course, Samsung's new
flagship Android
phone also comes with a pretty darn hefty price tag and, with the S8 now considerably cheaper
on the market, it is only natural to wonder whether these more holistic, every - day - use
features on top of similar hardware is worth the expense.
While it's light
on major front - facing
features, there are a lot of changes that will impact
flagship phones in 2018 and beyond, starting with the Google Pixel 3.
The a previous update for the Essential
Phone brought portrait mode to the rear - facing camera, a
feature available
on the iPhone X, Pixel 2, and several other Android
flagships.
It's the best screen ever seen in a OnePlus handset and
features the same 18:9 aspect ratio seen
on the other Android
flagship phones.
On Wednesday evening, HMD Global, the Finnish company that acquired Nokia's
feature phone business last year, unveiled the first
flagship Android
phone under the Nokia brand.
I like how the Mate 9's SIM card tray has space for a second SIM or microSD card, and that Huawei included an IR blaster
on top for controlling your home AV system, especially considering that's a
feature companies like Samsung and Google have left off their recent
flagship phones.
HTC U11 as we saw in our review, is a top - end
flagship with premium
features and performance and a design unlike any other
phone on the market.
Aside from gimmicky new
features, the U11 is a solid
flagship phone with top - tier specs — Snapdragon 835, 4 or 6 GB of RAM, 64 or 128 GB of storage — and one of the best cameras we've seen
on any
phone.
Speaking of price, while the Pixel 2 XL is one of the most expensive
flagships featured, it's the only
phone on the list that doesn't have a dual camera setup.
Considering that most
flagships in 2017 carry some sort of water and dust protection, this is fantastic
feature to have
on a
phone at this price point.
Huawei aims to use artificial intelligence - powered
features such as instant image recognition to take
on rivals Samsung and Apple when it launches its new
flagship phone next month, a top executive said
on Saturday.
Samsung is about to release its next
flagship — it's set to make its debut at Mobile World Congress
on Feb. 25 — and the Galaxy S9 will reportedly add key
features to what already is the best Android
phone.
The
flagship phone is speculated to
feature a 4K OLED display, Snapdragon 845 processor, and a dual - camera setup
on the back.
For those of you who don't often take a look outside of Cupertino's walled garden, the iPhone X not only improves
on previous iPhones, it also closes the gap even further between Apple's
phones and
flagship Android devices thanks to new
features such as wireless charging, facial recognition, and a stunning OLED display.
According to a leaker, the upcoming HTC
flagship phone will launch sometime in April and it's expected to
feature dual cameras
on its back.
Unlike
phones in this price range, you get a formidable SoC, an amazingly large battery, and one unique
feature not found
on many smartphones (including
flagship devices).
With the Galaxy S9's imminent arrival, we decided to focus
on what's under their hood and touch upon several
features and improvements this latest SOC brings to the table — after all, it will be powering almost all major Android
flagship phones in 2018.
Samsung Pay is another great
feature that's been around for a while
on the company's
flagship Galaxy
phones.
We heard for a while that the OnePlus 5 will not be as cool as the Galaxy S8, and OnePlus CEO Pete Lau apparently confirmed
on Weibo that the next OnePlus
flagship won't be able to compete against Samsung's best new
phone feature.
Being as 2017
flagship, the
phone also ships with
flagship hardware specs and
features, but one disappointment for many will be the single - lens camera setup
on the back at a time when other serious
flagship phones have already turned to dual - lens setups.
Internally, both
phones feature Qualcomm's latest
flagship system -
on - a-chip, the Snapdragon 845, as well as 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of UFS storage.
With last year's OnePlus 2, users did without a number of
features that we might expect to see
on a more full -
featured flagship, especially in the power department: not only did the
phone lack a wireless charging option (forgivable), but there was no quick - charge mode to be found (a much harder pill to swallow).
Both the Honor View 10 and the Samsung Galaxy S9 share a few hardware
features not found
on other
flagship phones, like a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot to add even more storage.
The software experience itself is identical to what you'd find
on Samsung's
flagships — the
phone features Samsung Experience 8.1 out of the box — but it would have been better had the device came with Oreo out of the box.
It's starting at around # 25 per month
on contract for basic amounts of data, which seems to fit the bill for a
phone that doesn't have a high - end CPU and lacks
features like waterproofing that you can find
on the current «
flagship» Sony
phone, the Xperia Z5.
For 2015, the company released a whopping three versions of the Moto X: the Moto X Force, a
flagship with a shatterproof screen, the Moto X Style, a high - end and stylish handset, and here, the Moto X Play: a slightly more affordable
phone designed for people
on the go but still packed with superior
features.
Honor View 10 puts the focus
on artificial intelligence and comes with a taller 18:9 display, dual - rear cameras, and facial recognition
feature; all crucial for a «
flagship»
phone in 2018.