Mobile World Congress 2018 was a little quieter than previous years, with the spread of launches not covering the range of products we might normally have seen.There were, however, a number of bone fide
flagship phone upgrades that were launched at the... Read more
Not exact matches
The newest
flagship from the Taiwanese
phone maker doesn't come off like a groundbreaking
upgrade from past HTC
phones at first blush, but it does pack a host of little things worth noting.
Dubbed the iPhone
Upgrade Program, the new system will allow customers to get a new
phone every year while
upgrading to the new
flagship device annually.
Android manufacturers don't have the best track record when it comes to
upgrading Android
phones and tablets, especially when those devices are not popular
flagships, or lower end models that have sold very well.
One Mobile Ring attended the UK launch event for the Huawei
flagship Vision mobile
phone last night, where we have learnt from a product spokesperson the handset will not be receiving an
upgrade to the latest version of Android 4.0, known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
The OnePlus 6
phone launch event covered a lot of ground, from the new
flagship smartphone's impressive hardware specs to the latest software
upgrade.
The Nitro HD runs on Android Gingerbread and LG hasn't yet said whether or not its
flagship AT&T
phone will be
upgraded to the latest version of Android, known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
Mobile
phone network O2 has made public the former 2010
flagship Sony Ericsson X10 handset will be getting an update to the Android «Gingerbread» 2.3 OS, whilst other networks saw the
upgrade roll out during in Q3 of this year.
Phones are slightly different in that if you pay more you get more than just looks (e.g. better camera) but yes an equivalent logic can be applied especially with Android phones where it can make a lot of sense to buy yesteryear's flagship phones at significantly marked down prices and upgrade more regu
Phones are slightly different in that if you pay more you get more than just looks (e.g. better camera) but yes an equivalent logic can be applied especially with Android
phones where it can make a lot of sense to buy yesteryear's flagship phones at significantly marked down prices and upgrade more regu
phones where it can make a lot of sense to buy yesteryear's
flagship phones at significantly marked down prices and upgrade more regu
phones at significantly marked down prices and
upgrade more regularly.
Apple could decide to update the 4 - inch iPhone on a regular basis like its
flagship devices, but its internals are also powerful enough that it could remain a capable
phone for multiple years without an
upgrade.
If you love rocking stock Android and can afford the cost of a 2017
flagship phone, you can
upgrade to the Pixel 2 with confidence knowing you're getting one of the best Android
phones of 2017 and a
phone that will serve you well for three years if you take care of it.
If you have a high - end
phone from last year, there is no reason to rush out to buy the Galaxy S5, but if you're in line for an
upgrade, this is the only
flagship phone with a waterproof exterior on all four major carriers.
My last
phone was a Moto G4 plus so I decided to
upgrade but I wanted a
flagship phone but didn't want to pay
flagship prices so after looking at reviews I ordered this.
But if you're even reasonably happy with your existing
phone, you might want to wait to see if next year's
flagship phone offers more compelling reasons to
upgrade.
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus launched two Android
flagship phones in 2016, including the OnePlus 3 and the slightly
upgraded OnePlus 3T.
My opinion is that they should wait for next year and release the OnePlus 6 as they would be able to produce a worthy
upgrade to the already great OnePlus 5 which already provides enough bang for the buck and stellar specs to retain its position as the
flagship phone of OnePlus» line up of smartphones.
By releasing a new
phone next year they can provide an
upgraded specs sheet that doesn't only account for a change in design, but an overall update in their hardware to battle it out against 2018's
flagship devices.
Well, we've got a few ideas about that, should Apple CEO Tim Cook or Chief Design Officer Jony Ive happen to be reading: these are some of the ways Apple can improve on the iPhone X and make its
flagship phone even better in time for next year's
upgrade cycle.
An iterative edition to the company's 2016
flagship, the
phone bumps its predecessor by adding a Snapdragon 821 chipset, higher capacity 3,400 mAh battery and
upgraded front - facing camera.
When a new Samsung
flagship phone comes out, it triggers the biggest flood of
phone enthusiasts asking whether or not now is the time to
upgrade from their current
phone to the latest.
While the 3 - series
phones have since been
upgraded to Oreo proper, OnePlus is taking its time with its recent
flagships.
As Huawei is widely expected to wait until April for the official announcement of the P20 trio (not P11), and LG still seems more likely to bring an
upgraded V30 to Barcelona instead of an all - new G7, that pretty much leaves Sony as the only high - profile exhibitor with a
flagship phone in the pipeline.
There is hardly any innovation in their yearly
upgrade of
flagship phones, be it in terms of design or hardware / software features.
As well as
upgrading its
flagship phones, Samsung has also
upgraded the DeX experience — the bit of kit you can plug the S9 and S9 Plus (or S8
phones) into to power a full - screen, desktop - style Android experience, complete with mouse and keyboard if needed.
Most
phones still haven't
upgraded to HD vibration motors, so while it's not uncommon to have standard vibration motors inside even a
flagship, it feels like a missed opportunity to seal the deal on the overall build and feel of the
phone.
While Samsung did make a number of
upgrades to its camera hardware, don't expect the latest
flagship to have a facial identification feature that matches what you find on the iPhone X. With Samsung's new Intelligent Scan feature you can unlock your
phone using iris and facial data.
But if the
phone is not costing us as much as other
flagships, is it actually providing any major
upgrade?
In addition, while it may not match the iPhone X, my new camera is a noticeable step up, and there are other
upgrades that come with a new
flagship phone, like wireless charging, and (say it with me) waterproofing.
It will of course feature
upgraded internal components, however, putting it on par with other 2017
flagship phones.
Every year we wait for
upgrades of the
phones, while a few smartphone consumers wait for iPhone, others wait for the Premium Android
flagship devices.
Forbes reports the company has claimed so many of Qualcomm's
upgraded Snapdragon 835 processors for its new
flagship phone that the rest of the industry has had to resort to the older Snapdragon 821 for their handsets — or alternatively opt for drastic launch delays.
Samsung has forgotten the note 8while all brands have
upgraded their
flagship phones to Android 8.
The comments spark speculation LG will drop the annual
upgrades, potentially a response to its
flagship phones being largely been ignored by the market.
Blu tells us that you'll be able to
upgrade to Marshmallow by year's end, just in time for
flagship phones to start appearing with Android Nougat.
Samsung introduced Dual Pixel autofocus to its
phones with the Galaxy S7, bringing an important
upgrade to the already excellent cameras found on Samsung
flagships back then.
Shame to other brands (so called OPPO / VIVO / SAMSUNG / MOTO / LENOVO and many more shits) in INDIA who are still unable to launch a bezel less
phones when XIOMI launched their first
flagship bezel less
phone more than a year back then recently
upgraded that with MI MIX2.
While Samsung has remained completely tight - lipped on the specifications of the Galaxy S9, the South Korean firm has invested heavily in the hardware side of its
flagship phones, with the camera in particular receiving substantial
upgrades since the release of the Galaxy S7.
It's been three months since I
upgraded to Samsung's Galaxy S8, and while the
phone has largely performed as expected, I've uncovered a few treats, pet peeves and revelations after spending some extended time with Samsung's latest
flagship phone.
This doesn't imply that the 10 is a poorly - made handset, but given what HTC has touted for the said Ocean
flagship, the
phone will indeed be an
upgrade over the current model.
HTC USA announced on Twitter that their current Windows
Phone flagship, HTC One M8 for Windows, will be
upgraded to Windows 10 later this year.
2016 was jam - packed with great new innovations, but also with
upgrades that simply made our lives easier or more fun, including
flagship phones that undercut the competition by hundreds of dollars and the first eye - popping OLED laptops.
Switching from a
flagship more than twice its price, there's definitely a sluggish feel, but if you're
upgrading from an older budget
phone, this will feel plenty fast enough.
While Samsung and HTC
upgraded their
flagship phones to Gorilla Glass 4, Asus stuck with the previous generation's less durable material.
OnePlus launched another
flagship phone that is OnePlus 2, an
upgrade to the previous OnePlus One.
Apple's
flagship phone is now the iPhone 5S, an
upgrade of sorts to the current iPhone 5 and, if you are an early adopter and into your iPhones, the one that you'll want now.
When smartphone companies go to war every year with their
flagship phones, it sometimes gets every confusing for users who are looking for an
upgrade from their older handsets.
Then, in November, OnePlus surprised everyone by releasing an
upgraded version of its then - five month - old
flagship phone, and was among the first third - party manufacturers to release Android 7.1.1 only months after just hitting its target for a Nougat update.
It's good to see Sony lavishing some
upgrades worthy of the name on its
flagship phone.
Some OnePlus 3 (OP3) users were feeling a bit cheated when the company announced an
upgraded phone so soon after the previous
flagship.
You may have been disappointed by the incremental nature of Samsung's
upgrades this year, but it's hard to argue that there was any better
phone at MWC than Samsung's new
flagship duo.