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March 31st, 2017

March 31st, 2017

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Thomas Ricker
is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years.

It’s been a month since the big Mobile World Congress trade show and two days since Samsung Unpacked. That means we’ve already seen a lot of major new flagship smartphone announcements in 2017.

Here’s how the premium end of the spectrum looks now that the Samsung Galaxy S8 has been announced:

Galaxy S8

Galaxy S8 Plus

iPhone 7

iPhone 7 Plus

Pixel

Pixel XL

LG G6

HTC U Ultra

Then there’s those upcoming iPhones. While we don’t know for sure, the rumor mill is already coalescing around three new iPhones launching in the fall, with at least one premium “all-glass” model that’s said to feature a function area instead of a home button, and a large curved edge-to-edge OLED similar to what Samsung’s been doing for years. Oh, and Apple may or may not be ditching Lightning for USB-C (probably not). I personally haven’t upgraded my three-year-old iPhone 6 Plus on account of the so-called “10th anniversary” iPhone rumors.

So, dear reader, what’s it going to be? Will you be buying now or holding out for that rumored iPhone? Or maybe you’re swayed by the prospect of a new Note 8 from Samsung, or LG’s next V-series flagship, or Andy Rubin’s next big thing, or that premium Nokia we’ve been promised, or Google’s follow-up to the awesome Pixel? Or is it something else entirely that’ll keep you waiting? Do tell.

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