With the pace of smartphone evolution moving at the speed of light, there’s always something new getting ready to be launched. No sooner have you bought the latest handset, then there’s anticipation of something else, the next big thing.
Before we dive into the details, here are some of the anticipated upcoming handsets for 2018:
- Nokia 9
- Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+
- Sony Xperia XZ2
- HTC U12
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Apple iPhone 9
Nokia 9- Nokia’s next smartphone is rumoured to be called the Nokia 9 and it’s said to be more premium than the recently-announced Nokia 8. That might see the display adopt an 18:9 aspect, see the introduction of waterproofing with the metal body.intact
Nokia is also sure to keep the Zeiss partnership going and it will probably offer the bothie function of the Nokia 8 – although there’s talk of it having wide-angle and zoom functions on the rear cameras.
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Smartphone giants are always on their toes. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is rumoured to be coming in two sizes once again and sticking with the Infinity Display. Having seen the debut of Samsung’s dual camera on the Note 8, we’re also expecting to see these zoom skills coming to the S9+ too, while the smaller S9 sticks to a single camera.
We also heard through the grapevine that it will be running Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810.
Sony Xperia XZ2- Sony churns out new devices more often than the Nigerian Nollywood movie. Having announced the Xperia XZ1, XZ1 Compact and XA1, we hear that Sony wants to change its smartphone design. That’s big news because we’ve essentially had the same OmniBalance design in Sony Xperia phones since the Xperia Z.
Now there’s talk of what we’re calling the Xperia XZ2. spotting a 5.48-inch display with Full HD resolution, a Snapdragon 845 and twin rear 12-megapixel cameras, with a 15-megapixel camera on the front.
.HTC U12- HTC has added the HTC U11+ to its 2018 line-up, shifting to an 18:9 display and boosting a number of areas of this phone. It comes at a strange time and feels like the foundation for the 2018 flagship.
Rumours are light on the ground at the moment (including the name), but HTC has come forward and said that it will be making a return to dual cameras in 2018. HTC was the first to put two cameras on the back of its phone in the HTC One M8, and we can’t help feeling this is a bid to compete on the spec sheet with rivals like LG and Huawei.
The only other leak relating to HTC at the moment its render that appears to be bezel-free.’
Huawei P20- Huawei has been moving things up a step and seems to be making gains globally in its smartphone offering. It is said to have to a 3D face scanning feature which might rival the iPhone X’s Face ID.
One thing that has surfaced is Huawei’s plans to skip forward a few numbers and release the P20 next.
Apple iPhone 9 or whatever they choose to call it- The iPhone X is a celebration of 10-years of iPhone. Apple has also confirmed that this phone lays the foundations for the next 10 years of the iPhone and we suspect that the 2018 iPhone update will take a lot from the iPhone X
There’s currently no knowing what Apple will call the new iPhone, but we hear it will move from stainless steel back to aluminum to bring the price down while retaining that 19:9 display and using Face ID. We expect Apple to offer a couple of sizes in this design.