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Is that time of the year again, where the top handset manufactures took to stage at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to announce their flagship smartphone that will soon hit the market.
Here are some of the notable smartphone that were announced at MWC......
Samsung Mobile
Samsung the bigwigs at MWC flexed its muscles by having the most lavish unboxing event to announce their next range of Galaxy device Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7
Source: http://www.samsung.com/
Samsung Galaxy S7 key notable specifications are:
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow software
- 5.1-inch screen with 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution
- Either 32 or 64GB of storage, depending on the region
- MicroSD card slot for extra storage up to 200GB
- 12-megapixel camera (get the story below)
- Water-resistant (IP68 rating)
- 3,000 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Source: http://www.samsung.com/
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge key notable specifications are:
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow software
- Size: 5.5-inch screen with 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution
- Either 32 or 64GB of storage, depending on the region
- MicroSD card slot for extra storage (up to 200GB)
- 12-megapixel camera
- 3,600mAh battery
- Water-resistant (IP68 rating)
Registration of Interest for both phones will be available via StarHub starting at 10am on 26th Feb 2016. More information can be found here
LG Mobile
Not to be left behind, LG announced its next flagship model LG G5 at MWC. LG G5 is the first mainstream smartphone to support modular component, where you are able to attached component such as a camera grip called the LG Cam Plus, which also adds additional 1100mAh battery horsepower to the handset.
LG G5
Source: http://www.knowyourmobile.com/
LG G5 key notable specifications are:
- Chipset: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 Processor
- Display: 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi)
- Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 RAM / 32GB UFS ROM / microSD (up to 2TB)
- Camera: Rear: Standard 16MP, Wide 8MP / Front: 8MP
- Battery: 2,800mAh (removable)
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Sony Mobile
Sony Mobile announced 3 smartphone at MWC and they are Xperia X Performance, Xperia X and Xperia XA. Once again Sony emphasis were on their faster & better camera, and along with long lasting battery as being a core strengths of their Xperia X Series of smartphones.
Xperia X performance
Source: http://www.sonymobile.com/
Sony Xperia X Performance key notable specifications are:
- Chipset: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 Processor.
- Display: 5" Full HD 1080p, TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile, X-Reality® for mobile, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement.
- Memory: 3 GB RAM up to 32 GB of flash memory & support microSD™ card with up to 200 GB.
- Camera: 23 MP , 1/2.3'' Exmor™ RS for mobile sensor, Quick launch < 0.03 sec. , Predictive Hybrid AF , 5x Clear Image Zoom , 24mm G Lens F2.0 , Low-light photography: ISO 12800/3200, Full HD 1080p Video Recording.
- Battery: 2700mAH.
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Sony Xperia X
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/
Sony Xperia X key notable features are:
- Chipset: Qualcomm® Snapdragon 650 Processor.
- Display: 5" Full HD 1080p, TRILUMINOS Display for mobile, X-Reality for mobile, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement.
- Memory: 3 GB RAM up to 32 GB of flash memory & support microSD™ card with up to 200 GB.
- Camera: 23MP, 1/2.3'' Exmor™ RS for mobile sensor, Quick launch, Predictive Hybrid AF, 5x Clear Image Zoom, 24mm G Lens F2.0, Low-light photography: ISO 12800, Full HD 1080p Video Recording.
- Battery: 2620mAH
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Sony Xperia XA
Source: http://arstechnica.com/
Sony Xperia XA key notable features are:
- Chipset: Qualcomm® Snapdragon 650 Processor.
- Display: 5'' HD 720p, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Super Vivid mode.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM up to 16 GB flash memory & support microSD™ card with up to 200 GB.
- Camera: 1/3'' 13MP Exmor RS for mobile sensor, Quick launch, Hybrid Auto-Focus & 8 MP front camera Sony Exmor R™ for mobile sensor
- Battery: 2300mAH
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Xiaomi
Xiaomi one of the biggest smartphone maker from China made its debut at MWC to announces its next flagship, the Mi 5, where two key handset at Mobile World Conference were announced and they are Mi 5 & Mi 5 Pro.
Xiaomi Mi 5
Source: www.theverge.com
Xiaomi Mi 5 Performance key notable features are:
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.
- Display: 5'' HD 720p, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Super Vivid mode.
- Memory: 2 GB RAM up to 16 GB flash memory & support microSD™ card with up to 200 GB.
- Camera: 16MP rear camera and 4MP front camera.
- Battery: 3000mAH.
- OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Xiaomi Mi5 Pro.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 Pro has a 3D ceramic back rounded edges that make it easy to hold and gives the phone more premium finish when compared to Mi 5. The pro series also has higher RAM of 4GB along with storage capacity of variant of 128GB, otherwise the rest of the features are the same as Xiaomi Mi 5.
Source: http://www.pocket-lint.com/
With so many great smartphones coming our way soon, the consumers in Singapore will be spoilt for choices.
Hence what will be your pick?
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