The first quarter of 2018 is ending on the 31st, but we already know the highlights of the beginning of the year, so we made a selection for you to know The most powerful smartphones of the first quarter of 2018.
Several manufacturers have already shown their new smartphones for 2018, such as Samsung, Huawei, Asus, among others, so let’s get to know the highlights of early 2018.
ASUS
ZENFONE 5Z
Asus revealed the new bets for 2018, the all-new ZenFone 5z. The company bets heavily on the great cost-benefit of the device, which arrives in some markets from 399 euros already in the version with powerful Snapdragon 845.
With great evolution of the past generation, Asus bets on the great use of screen in the front and also in the cameras, being main sensor of 12 megapixels with aperture f / 1.8, being the Sony IMX 363 with field of vision of 83 degrees and another with wide angle of 120 degrees. And in the presentation Asus well highlighted these features and also Zoom! The front has 8 megapixels with f / 2.0 aperture.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- CHIPSET – Snapdragon 845
- RAM MEMORY – 4, 6 and 8 GB
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 64, 128 or 256 GB
- CAMERAS – Dual 12 megapixels and front with 8 MP
- SCREEN – 6.2 “Super IPS with Full HD resolution + 1080 x 2246 pixels
- DIMENSIONS – 15.3 x 7.5 x 0.79 cm
- BATTERY – 3300 mAh
SAMSUNG
GALAXY S9 AND S9 PLUS
Samsung also bet heavily on cameras for the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus! Now the rear sensor has the unprecedented variable aperture technology, ranging from f / 2.4 to f / 1.5 according to ambient light. On screen, few changes, the same exceptional display remains 5.8 or 6.2 “.
But now another novelty is in the Plus version, arriving with two cameras in the rear, being a sensor for telephoto and optical zoom. Also in the larger version it has 6 GB of RAM, while the smaller model has 4 GB.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- CHIPSET – Snapdragon 845
- RAM MEMORY – 4 or 6 GB
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 128 GB
- CAMERAS – Dual 12 megapixels (Plus only) and front with 8 MP
- SCREEN – 5.8 or 6.2 “Super AMOLED with 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution
- BATTERY – 3000 or 3500 mAh
HUAWEI
P20 and P20 PRO
Huawei launched yesterday and its two new handsets already come to be reference in the quality of photos, surpassing all the other competitors in that point. The P20 Pro has 3 sensors on the rear, being 20 + 40 + 8MP and 24MP front, and the P20 has two rear sensors, 12 and 20 megapixels.
With new screen, they also adopted the notch at the top, however it is smaller, staying only for sensor and front camera. P20 has 5.8 “display and P20 Pro 6.1”.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- CHINESE – Kirin 970
- RAM MEMORY – 4 or 6 GB
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 64 or 128 GB
- CAMERAS – Triple 20 + 40 + 8MP (Pro only) and 24 MP front
- SCREEN – 5.8 or 6.1 “AMOLED with 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution
- BATTERY – 3400 or 4000 mAh
XIAOMI
Mi MIX 2S
One of the great bets of Xiaomi for 2018 is the Mi Mix 2s, smartphone that has received great advances in the quality of the cameras, being at the same level of the iPhone X, second site specialized in photos. It arrives with 5.99 “display with Full HD + resolution.
The powerful configuration has Snapdragon 845 allied to 6 or even 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- CHIPSET – Snapdragon 845
- RAM MEMORY – 6 or 8 GB
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 64, 128 or 256 GB
- CAMERAS – Dual 12 MP and front 5 MP
- SCREEN – 5.99 “IPS with 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution
- BATTERY – 3400 mAh
SONY
XPERIA XZ2 and XZ2 COMPACT
Sony has finally changed the design of its new flagship and the Xperia XZ2 has small edges, unlike its predecessor. The display has 5.7 inches with Full HD + resolution, while the smaller model, the XZ2 Compact has 5 “with the same resolution.
In some markets the Xperia XZ2 will arrive with up to 6 GB of RAM, while the XZ2 Compact always has 4 GB. The chipset is the new Snapdragon 845 Octa-core with super performance.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- CHIPSET – Snapdragon 845
- RAM MEMORY – 4 or 6 GB
- INTERNAL MEMORY: 64 GB
- CAMERAS – 19 megapixels and 5 MP front
- SCREEN – 5.7 or 5 “IPS with 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution
- BATTERY – 3180 or 2870 mAh
So, what’s your favorite on the list? Soon we will have more launches, because LG is close to announcing the new G7 and Xiaomi still has the Mi 7, not to mention in the second half with Galaxy Note9, new iPhones and more, 2018 promises!
