Hey guys what's up? Among my friends, I'm known as a tech junkie... And all tech junkies know that This is a fabulous time of the year. CES was in January, MWC awaits us in February and in the meanwhile, we get rewarded with the biggest downpour of tech news in the entire year.
Buying anything new in the tech world is a difficult task for us geeks. And if you are anything like me, then you will know the immense chasm of Buyer's remorse. Thus, people like us are always on the lookout for new and sweet deals, and buddy there is always something in the wings. No sooner than you hear of the newest device, something bigger and better always pops out.
The festival has already started at CES 2014. Samsung introduced four new tabs. Sony brought out the first real 'small version' of a flagship, the Xperia Z1 Compact. Nvidia announced the Tegra K1 with 192 GPU cores! Pebble showed off their newest smartwatch, Pebble Steel. And way more is yet to come. So here I have a compilation for the best things you can wait for in 2014. Here they are -
1. Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung's first real deal of the year is the newest entry of it's Galaxy S series. The self-dubbed "The Next Big Thing" is always a record breaking seller. And the rumour level for it is always near the peak.
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| The Faux leather stitching is also expected in the S5 |
The S5 is expected to launch with a 2560x1400 2K QHD screen, though the screen size hasn't seen much speculation. Also Samsung executives almost confirmed that the phone will come out in two builds, A metal body expected to be priced at £800 and a plastic body expected at £650. Not too cheap right? It is also rumoured to come with a retina scanner or a fingerprint scanner. This we would take with a pinch of salt though. Apart from that it is expected to boast at least 3 GB RAM and possibly Samsung's new 64-bit Exynos processor in non-LTE markets and a Snapdragon 800 or 805 chipset in LTE markets. Samsung is looking for a drastic change in it's UI. With Samsung's usual spring launch, we would expect a launch near March or April.
2. HTC M8
It's no secret that things have been going downhill for HTC financially over the past few years. HTC's last attempt at a comeback with the heart-throbbing One was praised by all critics alike, but was lower on the sales than HTC would have liked. Now they look to make things better with the codenamed M8.
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| M8 may be HTC's first phone with on-screen keys |
Speculation is that the M8 will launch with the One's critically acclaimed aluminium body. It will possibly launch with a 2K QHD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is rumoured to feature a Snapdragon 805 chipset with Adreno 420 GPU, 2/3 GB RAM, Boomsound speakers, 2900 mAh battery and a 6-8 Ultra pixel camera. It is rumoured that the M8 will have a twin sensor for the rear camera, for high and low-light scenes. For certain, the M8 will launch with android 4.4 KitKat and HTC Sense 6.0 skin. Like last year we expect a beautiful make for the phone and a launch event probably just before the Mobile World Congress this year.
3. LG G3
Last year LG brought a different outlook to our phone buttons, with it's back facing buttons. There is not much going on about the G3 at this point but we can still hear a bigger screen with more pixels. And that was precisely the strength of the G2... Bigger screen on a phone smaller than some rivals.
There is also talk of LG using it's new Odin chipset for the G3, but as far as rumours go, there's less circulating than with other manufacturers.
4. Iphone 6
I know that about now the apple fans will be screaming "What about the Iphone?". Well worry not, I got it. This year too we expect Apple to follow it's routine and this time introduce an increment in the Iphone suffix, seeing as last year we got the Iphone 5S. Romour mils say that Iphone 6 could be the first to feature a large screen. And we can be sure that Apple will continue with it's 64-bit processors and a newer version of iOS. We would expect an announcement at Apple's annual Developer Conference.
5. Samsung Galaxy Note 4
In 2010 Samsung launched the first real phablet, the original Note. Well guys we all know that that's no longer true about the Note line-up. It is popular and Samsung is dead serious about it.
With the new Galaxy Note 4, we can be sure that Samsung will continue past trends. Bigger screen, better resolution, an improvement to it's vastly acclaimed stylus, the S-Pen, and a polished version of the proprietary apps and features Samsung will launch in the S5. We can also expect greater RAM and more processing power backed up by a huge battery. And like clockwork, we can expect an announcement at the IFA in September.
6. Google Nexus 6
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| This Nexus 6 concept is especially beautiful |
It will come again. Google's very own the Nexus line, the body of Android as it is straight from Google. For years now, Google's Nexus has been a beloved line-up for people who love speedy updates for their android handsets. Last year we had the Nexus 5, the first Nexus to bring flagship range specs to the budget price region that Nexus devices always belong to. This year will probably be the same. A Nexus device is always the first to launch with the newest Android version. So we can rely on Google to bring us a new Nexus with a new version of Android at it's regular Q4 launch timing.
7. Oppo Find 7
Yes, the Find 7 is deliberately put in the 7th spot. Oppo has always been a pioneer in the smartphone industry, the first 1080p phone, the first cyanogenmod phone. Oppo has always been friendly with consumers and regularly implement ideas received from consumers in their phones.
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| 5.5" 2K display- 538 ppi #AlwaysImprove |
Oppo is looking to take things one step further with it's Find 7. A 5.5" 2K display will provide us a screen with 538 ppi. 538. Just think about it. Everyone familiar with Oppo is excited and can't wait for the new installment. Tech Reviewer +Marques Brownlee said that after the Find 7, sometime a new phone will come out with a 1080p display and people will ask why does this not have a 2K display? +OPPO is a trend-setter in this industry and we can be sure of even bigger things from them.
Well guys, that's basically the phones to wait for in this year, but by no means all of them. There are several more phones with not so much rumoured specs on them yet but be sure you will hear of them. Honourary mentions go to:
- Sony Xperia Z2 codenamed Sirius
- LG G Flex 2, which is said will be able to bend a full 90 degrees
- Motorola's successor to the Moto X
- New Google Edition phones
- Wearables like Oculus Rift, Google Glass' consumer edition and way more...
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