Smartphones to Look Out For in 2015

2015 may just be halfway through but there is still a ton to look out for when it comes to smartphones. This has been the year of innovation, as several brands came out with new and different handsets which sported unique features. However, there are still several new things to look for when it comes to mobile phone specifications. Comparison of handsets released lately with those that came out last year will make you realise the huge gap between handsets and their features.

One of the main handsets that has managed to make waves in the upcoming cell phones market is the LG G4. LG’s G3 was the most ambitious phone from last year, and it came with a new and impressive look. Accordingly, the G4 sports a fancy leather casing, with Snapdragon 808 processor, 5.5 inch HD screen and 32 GB of internal storage, which is expandable. LG is also making waves with its LG G Flex 2.

Just when you thought that HTC couldn’t get any better, the smartphone maker managed to outdo itself with the HTC M9. Last year’s M8 was a big hit, as it managed to really win the market with its excellent mobile phone specifications. Comparison of the M8 and M9 will make you realise that the M9 comes with a 20 MP main camera, Snapdragon 810 chipset and an octa-core processor. The M9 is also releasing as a phablet, with the M9+, which is a 5.5 inch phablet. This is sure to give the likes of Note 4 competition.

Sony too is releasing the Z3+ and the Z4, which aim to be worthy successors of last year’s highly successful flagship Z3 series. And how can one forget Microsoft when talking about new launches. Microsoft is heel bent on ending the name of Nokia but it is still keeping the Lumia series alive. The new offerings from Microsoft include the Lumia 940 and the Lumia 940 XL. These phones too will come with large and bright screens and Windows OS, as has always been the norm with Microsoft and Lumia.

The S6 and the S6 Edge has already managed to make a name for itself with its innovative design and the fact that Samsung managed to finally get everything right, which all went wrong in the S5. The S5 tanked big time and proved to be the biggest embarrassment possible for Samsung. Thus, it’s a good thing that Samsung has really upped its game, as 2015 is sure to give it tons of competition.

This was all about upcoming cell phones & handheld news. There are also several brand names that are swirling in the rumour mills, with claims that many smaller names are also looking to take on the likes of bigwigs. Only time will tell whether this year will see any upsets for the big names.

Best Mobile with Latest Smartphone Specification

During MWC 2015 many small and big brands have showcased their own smartphones with evolved design and advanced specifications. Amongst the 1,800 exhibitors and more than 4,500 mobile manufacturers, Samsung and HTC demonstrated best of the class devices.

Amongst all the releases, HTC One M9 from HTC and Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge successfully achieved phenomenal attention from the crowd followed by the entire world, for their appreciable look, design and technical advancements. Where HTC One M9 as announced with HTC VIVE and HTC Grip, Samsung featured Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has done better even amongst them. This is the world’s first smartphone with dual edgy curve. Before this dual edge smartphone, Samsung gave its first attempt with Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, which was released last year September, but didn’t do well according to the expectation. Most of the Note Edge users have said that, this the old stuff in a new case – no as such difference apart from the one side bending AMOLED display for shortcut keys. But, after the launch of Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, it has been proved that, this South Korean popular electronics manufacturer has worked hard to make its new edge device a big hit in the market of 2015.

Buyers, who are still thinking that, they should try out this amazing devices or, not then they should be informed that, Galaxy S6 Edge is the device covering all the latest mobile specification, rather it is beyond the your regular one. With world’s first dual edge display, S6 Edge is featuring the beast Samsung mobile cameras till date with feature intuition support and flash light back up, proper sharpness, light balance and clarity. Including these two outstanding features, easy and fast charging is another specialty. This device assures 4 hours of battery life in just 10 minutes of charging. Apart from it, S6 Edge provides wireless charging support through a round stylish and powerful cradle, at the same time.

Apart from these specialties it includes some incredible latest smartphone specification. This 5.1 inch has a Quad HD Super AMOLED display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with curved glass line. This device supports 2G/3G/LTE network support along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared and GPS support. Its Octacore processor and 3GB Ram makes it smooth and fast. Apart from it users will get a lot of app support. The device has some incredible sensors, such as – Accelerometer, Light, Gyroscope, Proximity, Compass, Barometer, Fingerprint, Hall and HRM.

Now, this device is available in three variants on the basis of inbuilt memory offering of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. S6 Edge is also featuring Lollipop 5.0 in a stylish and elegant body with aluminum side panel and metallic shaded body with White Pearl, Gold Platinum, Black Sapphire, Blue Topaz and Green Emerald color options.

Along with the above offerings, Korean, Chinese and Hong Kong customers will be able to purchase Iron Man special edition S6 Edge.

Is Tiny Taiwan Challenging China?

The world has come a long way and if there is one thing that is unanimously agreed upon, it is that Asia is proving to be an unbeatable force. Yes, slowly focus is shifting towards Asia, for manufacturing and branding. However, even within Asia, there is a lot of competition. In the smartphone sector, an unexpected player giving competition to China is the tiny country known as Taiwan.

Yes, if you go through the latest smartphone news, you will see that Taiwanese brands have flooded the market. The smartphone sector is no longer home to just a few select brands. Instead, the likes of Taiwanese and Indian brands are giving several leading brands competition.

If you go through any of the latest smartphone reviews, names that will always pop up include HTC, Acer and Asus. Acer is a brand that is well known for its laptops, although it has now slowly branched into smartphones as well. Acer has released a slew of smartphones under its Liquid series, including mid-price ranged ones, which are aimed at several first time users of smartphones.

Asus has attained considerable success in this sector, with its ZenFone series. The ZenFone 2 and ZenFone 5 have especially managed to garner a lot of attention, due to their huge displays and speedy interface. The ZenFone 2 released as a huge 5.5 inch smartphone, with an Atom processor. The ZenFone 5 too came with a 5 inch screen and a 2 GB RAM, along with an 8 MP camera.

However, the Taiwanese brand that has really managed to take the world by storm is HTC. Yes, this smartphone brand has managed to capture a considerable chunk of the flagship and mid-price ranged smartphone market. At the beginning of the year, all the latest smartphone news were covering previews of the luxury HTC One M9, a handset that comes with top notch specs. The original HTC One managed to capture the imagination of everyone, as it was a flagship that not only came with great specs at an apt price but it came with a metallic look at a time when even the best flagships were still showing plastic.

Also, HTC’s highly successful Desire series has especially managed to capture the imagination of the youth. These are all smartphones that come with great specs, especially when it comes to the camera and the BoomSound speakers. These handsets regularly feature in all of the latest smartphone reviews and have really managed to do well.

So, these are just some of the brands that are giving sleepless nights to China and for that matter Korea, home to the well-known Samsung brand. Only time will tell who comes out at the top in the end.

HTC Releases New HTC One M9+ In China

Among the most popular smartphone brands, HTC has gained a lot of popularity in the present mobile market within a small time span. HTC, the Taiwan based smartphone manufacturer always kept on saying about the simplicity about their devices. Not only in statements, but in real, they have equally given a great effort on their devices to make them simplistic with incomparable quality. After launching HTC One M8, which got a great response from the market last year, HTC perhaps decided to launch its high-end devices back-to back and therefor it launched HTC One M9 during MWC, in March, 2015. Within a month of its last flagship device’s launch, HTC announced the launch of HTC One M9+ in China.

HTC One M9+ has a 5.2” display, featuring Android Lollipop with some other excellent specifications. This device, notably, has appeared with a HD 2K large display. The device is supported with Dolby Audio sound surrounding and also featuring 20-megapixel dual camera instead one primary camera to add more clarity with extended zooming in images captured from the HTC One M9+.

Apart from it, this device supports 2G/3G/4G LTE network connectivity, 3GB RAM and 32GB inbuilt memory support. HTC One M9+ includes Li-Po 2840 mAh battery, for easy charging and long hour power back-up.

It has undoubtedly maintained the style, and elegance of HTC, which has been observed in M8 and M9, as well. M9+ has a complete metal framed body, available in Gold and silver exchange, Ugyen Grey and Kim Sang Jin textures.

Along with the availability of HTC Sense 7, this device also supports fingerprint sensor to make you access on M9+ safer and easier. This is a customizable device, which lets the owner of the device customize theme, look and feel of the device along with icons, rings and wallpapers through an inbuilt app from HTC. It includes five different sensors at the same time. These are – Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass and Barometer.

 Features at a glance:

Operating System: Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Display Size: 5.2 inch

Display resolution: 1440×2560 pixels

CPU: MediaTek Helio X10 core processor

RAM: 3 GB

ROM: 32 GB

Main Camera: 20 Megapixel Duo Camera

Front Camera: Yes, HTC UltraPixel

Sound: HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio

Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer

You will get direct access to various messaging apps, including Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, or install apps of your choice from Google Play Store.

On April 8^th, HTC One M9+ got revealed for the Chinese Market during HTC Event. This device though has appeared back to back with HTC One M9, but then its usability, features, functioning and physique may get special attention of Smartphone followers from China. Though this device is only available for the Chinese customers for now, but the rest of the world must hold patience to experience one of the latest, New Launch Mobile Phones from HTC.