5 upcoming Android phones that are worth waiting for 2016 list.

 are always new Android phones coming out, but this is one of the most critical times. With the holidays behind us, OEMs are prepping their 2016 lineup for release. There are some amazing phones coming out in the next few weeks and months. The last thing you want is to drop hundreds on a new device only to feel behind the times a few days later.

Let’s figure out what’s worth waiting for and when you’ll see it.

Samsung Galaxy S7

Every year the release of Samsung’s flagship Android phone is a big deal, and this year will be no exception. After last year’s well-reviewed Galaxy S6, many are hoping the company brings back some of the features it dropped from that device. On at least one count, the rumors seem to offer hope. There are also some interesting new quirks this time around.

According to a recent report, the GS7 will sport another 5.1-inch Super AMOLED at 2560×1440. The curved Edge variant will  be a very different device, though. This one will have a 5.5-inch curved AMOLED at the same resolution. Both phones will introduce additional always-on screen functionality like Motorola or LG have been using.

The battery still won’t be removable, but Samsung will reportedly bump the capacity to 3000mAh in the GS7 and 3300mAh in the Edge variant. Samsung will also go back to Qualcomm for the SoC this year with the Snapdragon 820. However, some international versions of the phone might still have Exynos chips. Samsung will bring back the microSD card slot too, but possibly only on the non-Edge model.

The camera might back off to just 12MP from the 16MP Samsung has used for the last two years. However, it should have better low-light performance than any sensor on the market. The Galaxy S7 will probably be announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event in February, but it’ll be a few more weeks at least before it goes sale everywhere.. 

LG G5

LG has been playing second fiddle to Samsung for the last few years, but the LG G4 won a lot of fans by offering features that Samsung was ditching like a removable battery and microSD card slot. With the LG G5, the company is looking to be known for some new distinct features. One notable change — this phone is said to have a metal frame, which LG has thus far avoided.

This phone is rumored to be taking some cues from the recently released LG V10. The G5 will have two cameras on the back for capturing 135-degree ultra-wide-angle photos. The V10 does that with the front cameras. LG may also add an RGB color sensor to the camera module to assist with scene detection and focus. The G5 LCD is said to be slightly smaller at 5.3-inches to make room for a secondary ticker display, similar to the V10. This screen will display notifications and the time when the display is off, and has expanded notification text and app links when it’s on.

LG is expected to slim down the battery to just 2800mAh, but it will still be removable. That might not be an issue with the smaller screen and more efficient SoC. The real hardware quirk could be a so-called “Magic Slot.” This is a hardware expansion slot that can be used to add things like a 360-degree camera, audio amp, and more. Expect to see some demos of this feature, if it exists, when the G5 is announced in February or March.

HTC One M10

HTC’s 2016 plans have been less leaky than Samsung’s and LG’s as of late, but a few less reliable reports have surfaced. What we’ve heard so far is that the upcoming HTC flagship (possibly called the M10 or O2) will again show off HTC’s unibody metal design, but it will be closer in shape to the recently released A9. On the back will be a fingerprint sensor and a camera that is hopefully not terrible this time.

The phone is expected to have a 1440p LCD this time, powered by a Snapdragon 820 SoC. The Snapdragon 810 dragged the M9 down last year more heavily than most phones. It heated up very quickly. To counter the mediocre battery life of last year’s model, HTC is rumored to be planning a 3500mAh non-removable battery.

This phone is expected to come out in the spring along with the LG and Samsung flagships. This might be HTC’s last shot to make a high-end phone people will want to buy.

Nextbit Robin

Kickstarter smartphones are frequently disastrously delayed (see, the Saygus V2).However, Nextbit says its $399 Robin smartphone is going to ship for real next month. This is a cloud-first smartphone that relies on intelligent offloading of apps and data to the cloud. That leaves you with more local space, and the phone will reach out and grab your data automatically when you need it.

The Robin has a Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of memory, and 32GB of storage (with an extra 100GB in the cloud). The 5.2-inch 1080p  LCD and 13MP camera are about what you’d expect from a middle-high tier smartphone. It will apparently ship with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is a good start for this new company.

The version that ships next month will be GSM only, with a CDMA variant following later. Additionally, it’s just the first set of backers getting their phones. Other backers and anyone else who wants to pick up a Robin will have to wait.

Google Project Ara

Yes, Project Ara seemed like an elaborate joke when it was first announced. Was it April 1st? No? Huh. The Ara modular phone was inherited by Google when it took over Motorola’s ATAP group before selling the rest of the company off to Lenovo, and it’s not hard to see why it held onto this division. Ara is one of those moonshot things Google loves so much, but Google has been talking about Ara becoming a real product in early 2015.I don’t know about that, but it’s almost certainly making an appearance at Google I/O 2015 in May.

The core of Ara will have a screen attached to a frame which accommodates a variety of hardware modules for RAM, storage, batteries, cameras, and more. Even wacky niche stuff like projectors could be attached. You will be able to build the phone you want, and upgrade it as new modules come out. To make this work, Google is developing a special branch of Android 5.0 that will support hot-swapping most of these components.

Project Ara will come in several sizes, including small form factors that could cost as little as $15 (before modules). This could be the next big thing.

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