Samsung confirmed the release of the Galaxy Note 7 phablet at an unpacked launch event just a couple of weeks ago at the start of August. The device will go on sale on the 2nd of September 2016.The smart phone specs weren’t overly surprising compared to the galaxy 7 and previous models. The Note 7 has a 5.7in Quad-HD Super AMOLED display coupled with a dual-edge screen. It houses a 64GB storage, IP86 waterproofing, a new iris scanner and an improved S pen. There were considerable improvements beneath hood with the Note 7 performing much faster than its predecessor. This can be brought down to the new 64-bit octa-core processor working 31 percent faster while the GPU received a 58 percent increase in power. To top it off the phone has 4GB Ram which is fairly standard for flagship models now.  The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is priced at close to $900 in the USA and at around $1450 in Australia.

On the 12th of April, HTC revealed its brand new flagship device the HTC One M10. Taking a page from its predecessors books, the M10 continues to pack major sound with only few changes to the look and feel of the old system. The BoomSound stereo speaker setup looks a little different at the front, with the tweeter at the top and woofer on the bottom edge of the phone. Like many of the top range smartphones, the M10 holds 4GB of Ram and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Something worth noting however is a slightly increased processing power now at 2.2Ghz which sits slightly above average phone. HTC has also upgraded the screen to a 5.2in Quad-HD Super LCD 5 screen, and implemented a fingerprint scanner. The HTC One M10 is priced at close to $599 in the USA and at around $1000 in Australia.

Announced at the Lenovo Tech World in June was the Lenovo Phab2 Pro, the world’s first Project tango Smart Phone. You probably wondering what that is. Project Tango is, in essence, a Google project that allows a smart phone to detect, map and learn its position relative to the room/world around it without the use of external signals such as Wi-Fi or GPS. It can also detect surfaces and obstacles within your environment, and can recognise known environments. This gives the device a whole new level of capability in regards to the the apps and experiences that developers can now create on a smart phone including real-time 3D mapping, measurement of physical spaces and augmented-reality gaming. The phone is slightly larger than some devices with a 6.4in Quad-HD display. It cases a 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor with 4GB of Ram and a 64GB hard drive so the general specs are very similar to a lot of the top level phones currently being released. Something that sets it apart from the rest is 4050mAh battery which is huge compare to other phones. Something that may be necessary addition along with the larger screen. No definite release date has been set yet however it is set to come out ‘this summer’ and is currently priced at $499 in the USA.