Sentences with phrase «premium phones of this year»

Not exact matches

For the last few years only one big name Android phone maker has made a success of offering a non-compromise flagship phone and charging a premium for it: Samsung.

A high - level BlackBerry Mobile exec says he wants to capture at least 3 percent of the premium phone market in the next few years.

I do like that Apple supports their products for 3 years, whereas Android phones are manufacturer specific and rarely get the latest version of Android unless it's a premium product (Google Nexus, Samsung).

David Zwirner, sitting near the back of the packed crowd fended off a handful of bidders on the phones and in the room to pick up the Hammons, a combination basketball backboard and chandelier from 2000 (one of three unique editions), for its high estimate, $ 7 million hammer ($ 8.01 million with premium), trouncing the artist's previous record of $ 2.27 million, which was set at Sotheby's New York for an assemblage two years back.

For the last few years only one big name Android phone maker has made a success of offering a non-compromise flagship phone and charging a premium for it: Samsung.

It's similar to any premium flagship phone released this year, though Razer says it's made for gaming, and that certainly seems the case with the phone's 8 GB of RAM.

Though, the iPhone 7 arrives at a time when consumers are holding onto their phones for longer stretches of time, and this premium phone faces intense competition from mid-range and flagship phones from last year.

As always, Apple has created a phone whose specs aren't terribly impressive on paper — trudging along a year or two behind those offered by Android flagships — but offers a premium feel and robust performance that many of its rivals can't match.

After years of poor - quality digital audio forced on us by terrible earbuds bundled with the phones and low - grade MP3 files, suddenly we're seeing a slew of top - end phones packing the ability to fire out powerful sound with premium quality.

The camera, the two - year warranty, and the three - year support promise are worth the premium over some other great phones even if you don't care about having the latest version of Android and any benefits or features that come with.

Instead of releasing close to 20 models like in previous years, HTC released six more premium phones.

The Moto G5 Plus is already one of the best budget phones of the year, with premium styling, all - day battery life and nearly stock Nougat, all at an eye - popping $ 230.

Only at the beginning of this year did Samsung's bezel-less screens make it to the company's premium mid-range phones — the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8 + (2018), albeit not the curved kind seen on the Galaxy S8.

Even though the Galaxy Note 7 turned out to be a disaster, Samsung hasn't given up plans of launching a new Note - series phone this year, and the company wants to make the phone stand out this year to win back customers and eclipse rivals in the hard - fought premium phone market.

While last year's premium G6 and V30 phones are still waiting for their Oreo upgrades, LG is shipping the V30S with the latest version of Android out of the box.

The Korean company's local rival, Samsung, fielded a less than stellar premium handset that year, allowing LG to mop up additional market share through a range of phones led by its well - received 2014 flagship.

They're a twist on the ideas that Samsung started with the Galaxy S6: all - glass on the front and back, just a little bit of bezel, and a newly premium feel that sets them apart from the Galaxy phones of years past.

Also if you are looking for a Samsung flagship device, you can take a look at Samsung Galaxy S7 which is around 2 years old now but is a more practical device in all the departments and still has that shine of a premium phone with one the best camera and build quality.

The landscape certainly seems to be shifting away from 16:9 in premium phones, and if Google waits another year to jump on the bandwagon, it'll likely be one of the last on board.

It was a bit of a surprise that Google didn't include at least IP57 water and dust resistance in last year's Pixel, but it was hardly the only premium phone that you couldn't get wet.

Apple has gotten away with imposing hefty premiums on its devices for years now, and fans of smaller phones — the iPhone SE's target audience — would likely still have lined up to buy the 4 - inch iPhone even if Apple had slapped a higher price tag on it.

Last year, many were hopeful that the Google Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X will be succeeded by two even more impressive Nexus 2016 phones, instead, the tech giant went for a brand new premium design and high - end phones in the shape of Google Pixel and Pixel XL.

We even lead in our video review of the ASUS ZenFone 2 with a scenario in which «if you break or lose that phone and need to replace it on the cheap,» you'd want to consider getting a wannabe - premium replacement for the same price you'd buy a high - end phone on a two - year cellular contract.

Xiaomi has gotten better and better at replicating the premium feel of much more expensive phones over the past few years and the Note 3 really nails it.

Glass has become the material of choice for premium mobile phones, and it looks like that's set to remain in vogue this year.

The same trend can also be observed in the number of premium phones shipped in the past year, where Apple's dominance seems to fade away.

This year Le 1S has set a new benchmark of premium looking phone at 11k.

The build quality of the DROID Turbo 2 is quite good and while it may not have the premium look and feel of an all metal or metal and glass device, it's understated and carries on the design and form factor of Motorola's Moto X Pure Edition phone from this year.

The smooth, matte plastic LG has used for the rear of the Nexus 5X feels ok, but is not nearly as premium as other metal / glass backs usually used on more expensive phones (or previous year models that sell for the same price as the Nexus).

The Tab S3 is a premium tablet that slots in well with the premium phones Samsung has been making for the last couple of years.

Two years ago, HTC was the darling of these fans because its HTC One M7 was simply a beautiful premium phone that came out at a time when Samsung was still releasing devices marred by cheap - feeling plastic.

For years, we have been dreaming of a small, truly premium Android phone.

Sony declaring its support for all premium range phones with Android updates for two years is promising for owners of Sony Xperia XZ1 - like phones.

Fast forward a year, phones were getting bigger and the concept of premium phone was born.

Earlier this year, the company debuted the Essential Phone, a flagship $ 700 smartphone with premium - tailored design (the body features a mix of ceramic and titanium) that aims to go head to head with competitors like Apple and Samsung.

The predecessor of it looked more like a product that doesn't take inspiration from any other device, but we are talking of a phone that feels more solid, premium and realistic when you intend to keep it and use for a couple of years to come.

The Alcatel 5 Series is the big «affordable flagship» phone for the year, and the company says it «represents Alcatel's affordable premium tier of phones.»