Android By Ryan Whitwam Jan. 21, 2014 5:00 pm
Buying a new Android phone is a big investment and you don’t want to end up with buyer’s remorse. However, new phones are coming out all the time, so you want to choose your timing well. If you’re on the fence about the current crop of smartphones, consider what’s coming up later this year before you get an Android phone that’s already a few months old — that’s eons in phone years.
Device makers are working on the lineup for 2014, and we’re going to be bombarded with new devices before you know it. Let’s see what upcoming Android phones are going to be worth your upgrade…
[h=3]Samsung Galaxy S5[/h]Samsung’s flagship phone is the only device that can come close to matching the monolithic iPhone’s numbers. Samsung has been making a big production out of its announcement every year to show off the features and design of the new device. The rumor mill is already leaking information about what the GS5 will bring to the table, and it might be worth waiting for.
Samsung recently spoke on the record about the Galaxy S5 for the first time. An executive said the company was looking into implementing iris scanning technology as a security feature, but it might not be ready for the Galaxy S5. If you can’t scan those peepers, at least they’ll probably be dazzled by the screen. Samsung is reportedly bumping the 1080p AMOLED from the S4 up to a staggering 2560×1440 resolution for the Galaxy S5. The panel is expected to be somewhere around the 5-inch mark.
As with past Galaxy S devices, Samsung will probably make a version that is based on an updated Exynos ARM chip for non-LTE variants, and a Snapdragon version with LTE. It will likely have at least 3GB of RAM, but Samsung has recently produced more dense LPDDR RAM modules that would allow it to come right up against the 4GB 32-bit limit.
There has been speculation that the Galaxy S5 will be announced at Mobile World Congress in February, but that wouldn’t fit with Samsung’s pattern. Expect a Samsung Unpacked event sometime this spring with an announcement.
[h=3]LG G3[/h]LG has been making real strides in the last few years as it has worked with Google on Nexus devices and improved its own branded offerings with the G and G2. With the G2 starting to get a little long in the tooth, LG fans are already looking forward to the G3.
LG created a truly excellent LCD panel for the G2, and the word is that the follow up with be even better. This phone is expected to pack a 5.5-inch 2560×1440 LCD. Behind the display will be 3GB of RAM and perhaps LG’s new Odin octa-core ARM processor. Odin hasn’t been officially announced, so it’s hard to say how it will compare to Snapdragon and Exynos.*You can also expect LG to continue with the odd back-facing buttons.
This phone is a bit farther off than the rest of the devices on this list, but it should be official late this spring.
Next page: Upcoming Android phones from Sony, Samsung, and HTC…
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Device makers are working on the lineup for 2014, and we’re going to be bombarded with new devices before you know it. Let’s see what upcoming Android phones are going to be worth your upgrade…
[h=3]Samsung Galaxy S5[/h]Samsung’s flagship phone is the only device that can come close to matching the monolithic iPhone’s numbers. Samsung has been making a big production out of its announcement every year to show off the features and design of the new device. The rumor mill is already leaking information about what the GS5 will bring to the table, and it might be worth waiting for.
Samsung recently spoke on the record about the Galaxy S5 for the first time. An executive said the company was looking into implementing iris scanning technology as a security feature, but it might not be ready for the Galaxy S5. If you can’t scan those peepers, at least they’ll probably be dazzled by the screen. Samsung is reportedly bumping the 1080p AMOLED from the S4 up to a staggering 2560×1440 resolution for the Galaxy S5. The panel is expected to be somewhere around the 5-inch mark.
As with past Galaxy S devices, Samsung will probably make a version that is based on an updated Exynos ARM chip for non-LTE variants, and a Snapdragon version with LTE. It will likely have at least 3GB of RAM, but Samsung has recently produced more dense LPDDR RAM modules that would allow it to come right up against the 4GB 32-bit limit.
There has been speculation that the Galaxy S5 will be announced at Mobile World Congress in February, but that wouldn’t fit with Samsung’s pattern. Expect a Samsung Unpacked event sometime this spring with an announcement.
[h=3]LG G3[/h]LG has been making real strides in the last few years as it has worked with Google on Nexus devices and improved its own branded offerings with the G and G2. With the G2 starting to get a little long in the tooth, LG fans are already looking forward to the G3.
LG created a truly excellent LCD panel for the G2, and the word is that the follow up with be even better. This phone is expected to pack a 5.5-inch 2560×1440 LCD. Behind the display will be 3GB of RAM and perhaps LG’s new Odin octa-core ARM processor. Odin hasn’t been officially announced, so it’s hard to say how it will compare to Snapdragon and Exynos.*You can also expect LG to continue with the odd back-facing buttons.
This phone is a bit farther off than the rest of the devices on this list, but it should be official late this spring.
Next page: Upcoming Android phones from Sony, Samsung, and HTC…
More...
