Nokia's announced a ton of new phones, including the Nokia 8 Sirocco, which bears an edge - to - edge screen that reminds us of
other flagship devices from LG, Samsung and Apple.
In its battery tests, the OnePlus One came in second, lasting only five minutes less than Sony's Xperia Z2, and significantly longer than
other flagship devices from the competition, including the Galaxy S5, the G3 or the HTC One (M8).
Other flagship devices from major manufacturers also don't really compromise with customer satisfaction, but due to a few, and some known, reasons iPhone users take pride in using Apple.
Not exact matches
Save for Samsung and LG
devices, OnePlus is just about the only phone maker left that hasn't moved to either USB C - based or wireless audio — Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and
others have removed the headphone jack
from their 2017
flagships.
The phone's metal, glass and rubber aesthetic allows the Motion to compete favourably with
other mid-range
devices from Asus, Huawei, Alcatel or Motorola, but there's no way that the
device can compete in the same space as phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 or the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 7 —
devices that are admittedly costlier than the Motion and older than the current generation of
flagships, but that are nonetheless the
devices that most people will settle on for brand reasons, performance reasons or both.
Some have suggested that Borders could launch its own hardware, as Barnes & Nobel has done with the Nook, and Amazon with its Kindle, but while the Nook might be a
flagship device even B&N has made it clear that its content will be available for
other devices such as the long - awaited Que
from Plastic Logic.
A different report
from the same South Korean publication said the
other day that Samsung aims to sell 360 million smartphones next year, with the focus being on low - end and mid-range handsets instead of
flagship models, especially thanks to KitKat, an Android OS that's supposed to run on
devices with as little as 512 MB of RAM.
Ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, where Samsung and
others are expected to introduce the first 2018
flagships, Google is teasing the announcement of the first Oreo (Go edition) and more Android One
devices from partners.
Apple and Samsung and
others have stepped up their camera game, so much so our recent blind test comparing the Lumia 950 with a number of rivals confirmed that the Lumia 950 failed to keep up with the latest
flagship devices released
from this year.
While Microsoft's newest version of its operating system, Windows 8, runs on PCs and tablets
from other computer makers, the company decided to gamble on tablets itself, trying to emulate Apple's and Google's strategy of delivering their own
flagship devices.
These pads offer wireless charging for any Qi compatible phone including the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X, together with
flagship devices from Samsung, LG, Sony, Nokia and many
others, as well as our range of MFi iPhone cases.
Sony's
flagship smartphones always feature top - notch specifications on - par with
flagship devices from other manufacturers.
It was
from there, every phone of the company was named as «
Flagship Killer, «and indeed, the OnePlus One was a
flagship killer at the time of its launch because there was no
other phone better than this
device.
Currently, there is no
other information about the
device, but
from the available specs, we can say it will be a
flagship level smartphone.
Other features of the Huawei Nova 2s include NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB Type - C port and a decent 3,340 mAh battery.The handset also comes with the 3.5 mm headphone jack, which is slowly disappearing
from flagship devices these days.
As far as availability is concerned, rumors suggest that the Xiaomi Mi 7 won't be introduced earlier than June on account that the Chinese OEM only recently unveiled its latest
flagship under the name of Mi MIX 2S, and Xiaomi will likely want to avoid releasing two top - tier
devices from different series too close to each
other.
It's really a marginal difference, though, as the company managed to seriously minimize the bezels at the top and bottom of the OnePlus 5 in the 5T, resulting in a
flagship that's more in line with
other 2017
flagship devices from the likes of Samsung and Google.
The upcoming
device is expected to deliver a major redesign that's more inline with recent
flagship handsets
from other manufacturers.
While on paper, the hardware is fairly consistent with
other current high - end Android
flagship devices, the camera is reportedly the best smartphone camera ever made, and aside
from the hardware specifications, it's the software that really sets the Pixel series apart.
Apart
from the Nokia E1, there have also been reports suggesting that the company's forthcoming
flagship phone will be coming in two variants, of which one will be for the mid-range market and the
other will be a high - end
flagship killer range of
devices.
Alcatel has offered this stock - ish experience on previous
devices like the Idol 3, and it's a welcome change
from the varying skins you'll find on
other flagship devices.
Apart
from the supported network bands and frequencies, the FCC listing doesn't reveal any
other information about the upcoming
flagship devices.
The key thing that sets the sensor apart
from other devices is that you can unlock your phone by tapping the sensor and you don't need to press a button to wake the
device like on
other flagship devices.
Unlike the latest
flagship devices from other manufacturers, the Nokia 8 still looks similar to the
other candy - bar shaped smartphones.
While we've gotten some hints of what Apple might look to do with the technology given its acquisition of LinX Imaging last year, we're still not entirely clear on Apple's plans and so we can look to
other vendors to get a taste of what we might expect.The Huawei P9 is the latest
flagship from the Chinese company, and on the rear of the
device Huawei in partnership with Leica implemented two 12 - megapixel cameras.
There's no denying that this is a much - needed change in HTC's smartphone design, allowing the U11 Plus to match what
flagship devices from Samsung, LG and
other OEMs have done with their top - tier
devices this year.
Well, Huawei believes that its triple - camera setup on the P20 Pro is what photographers are looking for and it certainly helps the
device stand out
from other flagship devices.
Save for Samsung and LG
devices, OnePlus is just about the only phone maker left that hasn't moved to either USB C - based or wireless audio — Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and
others have removed the headphone jack
from their 2017
flagships.
Samsung Pay might simply be made available to
flagship devices from the likes of LG, HTC, Google and
others.
The first phone's a
flagship device from Google that promises to deliver a clean Android experience; the
other is a midrange Motorola model that costs $ 250 less and lacks the Pixel's high - end hardware and features.
Having said that, the Galaxy Note 8's siblings are right behind it, and if you're looking for some more affordable
devices or
flagship offerings
from other OEMs, we've listed our top picks in the provided list, as there are quite a few different
devices included here this time around.
Device compatibility isn't as robust as some of the
other case manufacturers on this list, but cases are available for the
flagship smartphones
from Apple, Samsung, Google, HTC, LG, OnePlus, and Huawei.
After all, the HTC One M8 offers a lot of differences when compared to
other flagship Windows
devices like those
from Nokia.
Although, Samsung keeps releasing
other Galaxy line up of
devices ranging
from entry - level to high - end
devices all throughout the year, the next
flagship can only be expected in the first quarter of 2017.
Now we've been presented with a
device that takes similar specifications
from the OnePlus 5, but it brings with it an 18:9 aspect ratio display, putting it on par with
other 2017
flagships.
The tech giant's 2017
flagships are expected to take precedence over non-premium models as far as general availability of the upcoming firmware is concerned, i.e. owners of the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, and Galaxy Note 8 should be the first to start receiving the new software package before it begins rolling out to
other devices from the South Korean consumer electronics manufacturer.
Samsung has just introduced their newest
flagship devices — the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 Plus — to compete with the newest iPhones, and the soon to be released models
from LG, Motorola, and
other competitors.
After the success of Zenfone 2, last year, the company went for the premium
devices which fell flat with the tough competition
from other flagship Android smartphones.
It's set to be more affordable than
other flagship devices and,
from our use, we've not felt any noticeable difference in power terms at all.
Samsung is still busy preparing for the launch of the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus at this year's Mobile World Congress 2018, but this didn't stop industry sources
from leaking information about the
other flagship device that's coming out later this year.
The phone also has a fingerprint sensor and
other basic features one would expect
from a
flagship device.
Other than the cameras, the Blade V9 takes additional design and feature cues
from newer
flagship devices.
To add to the increasing pressure
from other manufacturers, Samsung had also been widely criticised on their own merit for not doing enough to make their previous Galaxy
flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S5, good enough to stand apart
from the previous generations.
This is a category that is controlled by price and not features and in Huawei's case, it might be difficult to beat the aforementioned players, among many
other Android
devices, including
flagships from a number of Chinese OEMs.
While the
device is equipped with a broad range of premium hardware, so are its many competitors like the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 series, HTC U11, and
other Android
flagships released in recent times, which is why the South Korean original equipment manufacturer (OEM) went on to implement a number of unique features into the LG V30 in an effort to differentiate its offering
from those of its many competitors.
The T - Mobile LG G4 recently saw a price drop and you can buy one now for just $ 480, which is an outstanding value when compared to most
other flagship devices priced
from $ 600 to $ 900.
It's also the year that Xiaomi makes its way to Europe for the first time, launching the Mi Mix 2
flagship (and
other devices) in Spain
from 11 November 2017 - as its testbed for possible expansion into... Read more
Someone who's ready to spend a hefty sum to buy a
flagship, expects a design that differentiates itself
from other devices from the same company.
Apart
from the metal body, the
device looks like the
flagship Galaxy S5 in terms of styling, having the somewhat classic physical button like the
other Galaxy models.
Other than that, we know that
flagship devices from HTC, Sony and Motorola — along with Google's own Nexus - branded
devices — will be getting Android 5.0 Lollipop at some point.