USB - C is a more versatile connector and should be
the standard on all flagship phones released in 2017.
This is mostly
standard on a flagship phone, and the only thing missing is wireless charging.
The new Pixels don't even offer dual rear cameras, a feature that's becoming increasing
standard on flagship phones with this kind of price tag.
Not exact matches
There's a Qi charger pad
on its top that lets you wirelessly charge your
phone if it supports the Qi
standard, like recent Samsung Galaxy
flagships, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 +, or Apple's iPhone 8, iPhone 8 + and iPhone X.
One of the most glaring deficiencies
on the current Pixel
phones is the lack of waterproofing, a perk which has become
standard on flagships now.
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.
Curved displays, which are now
standard on its
flagships, and also that trend for
phones to continue to grow in size.
After selling a super-limited batch of just 250 exclusive 3T colette Edition
phones in Paris
on March 21, as well as an additional few hundred «
standard» black units
on Hypebeast last Friday, OnePlus is finally gearing up to launch its darkest, handsomest «
flagship killer» more widely.
Samsung's
flagship wins out
on the storage front thanks to the presence of a microSD slot, but both
phones come with 64 GB of internal storage as
standard.
In fact, the one thing that used to make «rugged»
phones stand out — waterproofing — is now a
standard feature
on any
flagship phone.
Fingerprint sensors are becoming the
standard nowadays
on any
flagship phone, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 is no different.
A dual - edge curved screen is still
on the cards for the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 and if anything, this will be the new
standard for the company's
flagship phones starting this 2017.
And there's just one lens, meaning the
phone probably won't have a dual - camera setup, something that's increasingly becoming
standard on premium
flagship devices.