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What's your favorite smartphone trend for 2017?

Posted: 22 Dec 2017, 07:36 , by Daniel Petrov

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What's your favorite smartphone trend for 2017?

The year is almost behind us, and what a rollercoaster it was waiting for the Infinity Display Galaxy S8 or Apple's anniversary iPhone X to appear, and everyone placing their bets on an "all-screen" design of sorts in response. Well, the iPhone X arrived, notch and horns, and the move to bezel-less bodies seems here to stay, tagging along with it taller, narrower displays with 2:1 aspect ratio, or thereabouts. Some like it, some not so much, but overall, we will likely have to get used to it going forward. The year-on-year average battery life also improved, which can only be viewed in a positive light.

A few other notable trends are the glut of startups - like Essential, RED or Razer - that took aim at the incumbent juggernauts, but also the higher average prices for our phones, as manufacturers keep adding premium all-glass bodies, fast and wireless charging options, more memory, second cameras at the back and front, HDR-certified displays, and unique identifiers like Face ID or curved Infinity Display designs.

We didn't ask for a lot of those, but they are here nonetheless, along with the respective price bumps. That is why we wanted to ask you what is your favorite smartphone trend that emerged this year, and we have identified a few below, but feel free to comment on anything else you might have been pleasantly surprised by in 2017.

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What's your favorite smartphone trend in 2017?: "All-screen" designs with shaved-off bezels 53.44% (1112 votes) (1112 votes); Taller, narrower displays 5.67% (118 votes) (118 votes); Dual cameras everywhere 6.05% (126 votes) (126 votes); HDR displays 3.56% (74 votes) (74 votes); 10nm chipsets 2.84% (59 votes) (59 votes); Better average battery life 21.48% (447 votes) (447 votes); All-glass bodies across categories 0.67% (14 votes) (14 votes); More features at higher prices 1.3% (27 votes) (27 votes); Proliferation of smartphone startups like Essential, RED or Razer 3.41% (71 votes) (71 votes); Wider adoption of fast and wireless charging 1.59% (33 votes) (33 votes)

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posted on 22 Dec 2017, 08:42 2

1. Iodine (Posts: 1454; Member since: 19 Jun 2014)

Dual batteries a la iPhone X.

(Vote for better average battery life)

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:59 2

18. daniyal_05 (Posts: 82; Member since: 15 Nov 2017)

Well its happy to see most people rejecting iphoneX as evidenced by its below par sales

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 10:00 1

19. kiko007 (Posts: 6984; Member since: 17 Feb 2016)

I'd love to see some actual values/evidence out of you one of these days, Bot-chan.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 15:33 1

25. aegislash (Posts: 1351; Member since: 27 Jan 2015)

The only evidence these people have are those predictions made by analysts....and, as we know, analyst predictions are unreliable and do not equate to being official information.

I think them believing this analyst bullsh*t stems from the fact that they want to see the iPhone X/Apple fail, so of course they'll side with analysts who say anything negative.

posted on 23 Dec 2017, 11:37

29. sissy246 (Posts: 5477; Member since: 04 Mar 2015)

You just like Apple fans believe all the unreliable analyst any time it has to do with Samsung.
Pot calling the kettle black.

posted on 23 Dec 2017, 16:11

32. aegislash (Posts: 1351; Member since: 27 Jan 2015)

I might make a bigger presence in the comment sections for Samsung analyst articles, but that's because I love Samsung and am interested in any rumors etc. I have never once actually believed anything an analyst has said, whether it be negative or positive. If you actually paid attention, you'd see that I mock these analysts at any given moment.

So...........I really don't understand what the point of your comment was.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 12:06 4

22. Finalflash (Posts: 3827; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

Yea, I would love to vote for the better average battery life option but I don't see the choice for throttling phones anywhere.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 13:55

23. Fellwalker (Posts: 470; Member since: 04 Apr 2014)

And none of the others. Absolutely not tall and thin.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 08:51 1

2. Peacetoall (unregistered)

although my samsung c7 pro has a good battery life. But it would be good if samsung and other oem implement better battery tech in upcoming devices

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 08:57 8

7. tedkord (Posts: 16292; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

More battery life is always better. If they get to two full days, a week will be better.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 08:54

3. Furkan (Posts: 512; Member since: 25 Feb 2017)

iPhone X's L shaped battery
V30's killer DAC

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 17:39

26. vincelongman (Posts: 5324; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

V30's amp
LG needs to start maketing their amp, its what really seperates their phones in terms of audio quality
Especially for mid-high end headphones where other phones (and laptops/PCs) require USB amps

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 08:54 1

4. Ralph. (banned) (Posts: 249; Member since: 20 Dec 2017)

Definitely not the ugly iPhone10 iNotch, which in case the iPhone8s looks way better than the tall narrow 18.9 screen.

Definitely not the kinda ugly S8, with its ultra long Tv remote look_a_like design, and along with that nasty 18.9 screen.

16.9 looks way better...

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:00 3

8. tedkord (Posts: 16292; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

2:1 is more practical. It's closer to the aspect ratio of movies, so you're not watching a thin bar of video on your phone, like you are with 16:9.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 18:16

27. Skizzo (Posts: 356; Member since: 14 Jul 2013)

This is what I've been saying for a while as well. Movies are generally filmed in 19:9 or 21:9 (or there about) aspect ratios these days, so having phone screen closer to that makes sense as all media will move in that direction soon, and YouTube creators already are.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:14

10. DFranch (Posts: 356; Member since: 20 Apr 2012)

The S8 actually has an 18.5:2 ratio which is why it looks even taller. The 18:9 ratio isn't quite as bad. I have the V30, and it isn't nearly as bad as I feared it would be. I've used the S8, and wasn't a fan.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 14:26

24. cmdacos (Posts: 2278; Member since: 01 Nov 2016)

That .5 makes a huge difference /s

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:20

12. Phantom1031 (Posts: 236; Member since: 02 Aug 2014)

Nothing attractive from these above mentioned features, not voting

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:20

13. An.Awesome.Guy (Posts: 636; Member since: 12 Jan 2015)

" More features at higher prices " FTW /s

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:39

15. rsiders (Posts: 1483; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)

Battery life for 300 Alex.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 09:54 2

17. darkkjedii (Posts: 27766; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

I like what Apple and Samsung are doing.
Phone of the year: Note 8
Design of the year: iPhone X

Apples design departure from its previous design, was bigger than the rest, resulting in a beautiful design. The notch is intrusive, but its grown on me looks wise, and looks cool.

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 10:04

20. Tipus (Posts: 584; Member since: 30 Sep 2016)

Notch!!11

posted on 22 Dec 2017, 10:52

21. Jrod99 (Posts: 391; Member since: 15 Jan 2016)

Bring a plus variant of the iPhone X design next year. Also Apple remove the throttling from your software. Samsung center your finger scanner on Note 9. Sure they will. Also offer the cool colors that you hold back on release day.