2017 will indeed be a year of smartphone innovations as many top brands are top-gear to storm the mobile tech market with high-end smart phones with mouth-watering features.
This year (2016) brought a lot of new mobile tech innovation such as the 100% water-proof / dust-proof smart phones. I’m betting that 2017 will definitely improve on them or even introduce superior ones.
Here’s bringing to you a detailed list of top 10 high-end smart cell phones that will be launched in 2017 with their rumored price, specification and features.
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Next year will mark 1o years Apple introduced the IPhone series. And it will be celebrating the anniversary with the launch of its new flagship iPhone 8 smart phone.
The device is poised to come equipped with a glass body and edge-to-edge OLED display including an integrated Touch ID fingerprint sensor. It will also come with a rear facing camera.
Release Date is expected to be around September 2017 and rumored price is about USD750, 700 Euro i.e NGN 236, 000.
| Battery | 3000 Mah |
| Screen Display | 5.0” 1920 x 1080 Screen Resolution |
| Camera Features | Dual Led Flash, 4k Video Recording |
| Rear | 16 Megapixels |
| Front | 8 Megapixels |
| Features | Fast Charging, 5G Technology, Finger Print Scanner, Retina Eye Scanner |
| Memory | 32/64/128 GB Internal memory and expandable with dual Micro SD cards |
| Operating System | iOS 10.02 upgradable to 11.0 |
| Processor | A – 11 |
| RAM | 4 GB RAM |
BlackBerry is trying to build up their lost prestige. The introduction of android was a big blow to the company as they lost many-a-lot of fans, but recently they are gradually gaining ground again.
The BlackBerry Mercury will be a blast to mobile market come 2017, the 4.5” device will run on Android OS 7.0 and a whopping Snapdragon 625 processor.
Price not yet certain.
| Screen size | 4.5-inch |
| Screen resolution | 1920×1080 |
| Physical keyboard? | Yes |
| Water resistant | No |
| Processor | Snapdragon 625 |
| OS | Android 7.0 |
| Memory | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB + microSD |
| Battery | 3400mAh |
| Rear Camera | 18MP |
The Taiwan based smartphone brand HTC is set to release a mid-range high-end smartphone which could be launched earlier next year, probably between January – April.
The rumored price of this device is about NGN 90, 200, $288 (CNY 2,000)
| Screen size | 5.5-inch |
| Resolution | QHD display resolution |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor |
| OS | Android 7.0 |
| Quick Charge | 4.0 |
| Memory | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | Up to 256GB |
| Battery | 3,700mAh battery |
| Primary Camera | 12-megapixel |
| Secondary camera | 8-megapixel |
Microsoft will launch its Surface Phone probably early 2017. Though it may not be during the Mobile (MWC) World Congress which will occur from February 27th to March 2.
The phone was spotted with some sweet features such as three variants, Snapdragon 835 CPU, 5.7-inch display.
We are expecting the release to be around the first quarter in 2017.
As seen in the leaked specs of the device, it’s cost range is $699 – $1,100 (£499-£799) approx.
| Screen Options | Quad HD 5.5-inch AMOLED screen (Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Processor | Snapdragon processor 830 |
| OS | Android 7.0 |
| Quick Charge | 4.0 |
| Memory | 8GB of RAM (DDR4) |
| Storage | 64GB or 128GB of internal storage |
| Battery | 4000mAh |
| Primary Camera | 21-megapixel rear camera |
| Secondary camera | 8MP selfie camera |
The Nokia D1C is said to be launched in two variants. One will be a Mid-range device while the other will be in budget.
According to the leaked specs, the 5.0” smartphone will possess 13mp rear camera 2GB of RAM, and the other variant was sighted packing a 5.5-inch 1080p screen and will be powered with 3GB of RAM rocking 16MP rear camera.
The two versions are expected to come with a Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU.
The rumored cost of the Nokia D1c smart phone is about $200. ie- NGN 63, 000.
| 1st Variant | 2nd Variant |
| 5in 1080p resolution display | 5.5in 1080p resolution display |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 1.4GHz octa-core Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 1.4GHz octa-core processor |
| Adreno 505 GPU | Adreno 505 GPU |
| 2GB of RAM | 3GB of RAM |
| 16GB onboard storage | 16GB onboard storage |
| 13MP primary camera | 16MP primary camera |
| 8MP front-facing camera | 8MP front-facing camera |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 7.0 Nougat |
The new OnePlus 4 will be a successor to the OnePlus 3. The device will land with 21 megapixel camera instead of 16MP camera the OnePlus3 packs.
OnePlus 4 will cost $450 USD, 500 Euro or (NGN 165, 000).
| Screen Options | 5.5-inch AMOLED QHD display |
| Processor | Snapdragon processor 830 |
| OS | Oxygen OS with android Nougat |
| Memory | 6 and 8 GB RAM Variant |
| Primary Camera | 21-megapixel rear camera |
| Secondary camera | 12MP selfie camera |
Xiaomi a.k.a the iPhone of China is working to launch a flagship smartphone in 2017 and this device will be called Xiaomi Mi 6. It will also be the first Chinese smartphone to feature Snapdragon 835 chipset.
It is also rumored that the phone will be in three variants Mi 6S, Mi 6E, and Mi 6P running with different processors and may cost around $399 (NGN 126, 000).
| Screen Options | Ultra HD 2160 x 3840 pixels Super AMOLED display |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 |
| Network | May come with 5G LTE |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM |
| Battery | 4200mah |
| Primary Camera | 21-megapixel rear camera |
| Secondary camera | 13MP selfie camera |
This device will shut down the mobile market in 2017. It will be the first ever fold-able smartphone technology has ever invented.
The legendary vendor Samsung is famous for quality and unbeatable design build in electronic assets. We are expecting this flagship device by mid-2017.
This monster smart phone starting cost is rumored to be around £639 (NGN 248, 000).
| Screen Options | 5.5 to 5.7inch QHD Super AMOLED foldable display |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 |
| Resistance | Water and dust resistance |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM |
| Storage | 256GB internal storage + microSD |
| Battery | 4,000mAh or 3,600mAh battery |
| Features | Iris Scanner |
LG’s flagship phone of 2017 is tagged LG G Flex 4 and might offer a Bendable display and also a wireless charging option too.
The device might be released in mid 2017 and will cost around 750 USD (NGN 236, 000).
| Screen Options | 4096 x 2060 with Corning gorilla glass 4 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM |
| Storage | 128GB storage |
| Battery | 4,000mAh |
| Camera | 22Mp Rear camera and 6Mp selfies camera |
| Features | fingerprint scanner |
Sony is set to unleash some sweet smartphones come 2017, some of which include the Sony Xperia Z7, Xperia C6 and many others.
The Sony Xperia Z7 will cost around $600 USD, 539 Euro, (NGN 189, 000).
| Battery | 3900 mAh |
| Camera | 10Mp selfies camera and a whopping 28Mp rear camera |
| Features | Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, retina eye scanner, rapid wireless charging, quick charging, mini projector |
| Memory | 32 and 64 GB internal memory and expandable with a 128GB micro SD card |
| OS | Android 7.0 Operating System 2017 |
| Processor | Snapdragon Qualcomm 820 or 830 octa-core 3.2 GHz processor |
| RAM | 5 GB RAM |
| Release Date | April 2017 |
| Screen Display | 4.6”, 5.3” and 6.0” 4K display with a 4096 x 2160 screen resolution |
In conclusion;
2017 is expected to come with many sturdy smart phones, smart watches, wrist bands and etc. The 10 in our list is just ‘ a tip of the iceberg’.
We will try and update you will the progress of their launch as soon as it goes public. Feel free to list some more by using the comment section below.
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please notify when these listed smart phones (2017) are launch for sales