Here are the Top Upcoming Flagship Smartphones of 2018 to look out for

Every year, smartphone companies from around the world, toil hard for months at a stretch, to bring to their consumer's such fine pieces of machinery, which are not only designed to enhance the user's experience but also helps in making, some of our day to day tasks much easier. If you are that person, who relies very much on their smartphones, then it won't be a bad idea to keep track of the brand new tech, which is most certainly going to be a part of your future. Talking about smartphones, almost every major manufacturer takes pride, in presenting to the public their most advanced machines for the year. With new entrants making it big in the market, the competition to be the best results in the creation of smartphones, which spellbinds the consumers. So we take this opportunity to take you through some of the best upcoming flagship smartphones of 2018 from all the top brands, along with their leaked details and expected specifications. Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ and Samsung Galaxy Note9 Samsung has been surpassing user expectations with their flagship phones, and with every new release, they set the bar a little bit higher. With the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, the company has planned to do something similar. Scheduled for an MCW 2018 launch later this year, the Samsung Galaxy S9 series will be the epitome of company's technological prowess. The smartphones are expected to come with Super AMOLED Infinity display with 18.5:9 aspect ratio, with 568 PPI pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The phones will be powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and will have 4 GB or 6 GB RAM. In a very similar manner, it can be said with a certain degree of assurance that the Note 9 will follow in the footsteps of its predecessor, in the later half of the year. As of now what's speculated about the device is that it will feature a 6.3-inch QHD+ AMOLED display and will possibly run on Android 8.0 Oreo. It may be powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 9810 processor or the Snapdragon 845 processor and 8 GB RAM. More will be known about the phone when more announcements and leaks surface online. But till then all you need to know is, it will be worth all the wait. Apple's 2018 iPhones Since the first Apple iPhone hit the market, it has seen nothing but rising popularity among the consumers. The current roster of the Apple phones includes, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, which are doing pretty well and the company heads are positive about their phones doing well in 2018 as well. If rumors on the internet are to be believed, the US smartphone manufacturer is planning to launch three new smartphones. Though the smartphones have not received official names as of now, some of the specifications have been leaked on the internet. If they are to be believed, Apple is planning to launch a low-cost model of their phones that features an edge-to-edge LCD screen and TrueDepth facial recognition. If sources are to be believed, the new device will be priced around $649 (Rs. 41,419 approx.) and $749 (Rs. 47,801 approx.). Another model supposedly will come with a design like the iPhone X but with a bigger 6.5-inch OLED screen. The last of the speculated model is possibly a successor to the iPhone X with the same 5.8-inch OLED screen. Xiaomi Mi 7 and Mi Mix 3 Xiaomi has managed to carve a big slice of the turkey, a.k.a the Indian smartphone market for themselves. Now, more popular than ever, Xiaomi's Mi range of phones are attracting consumers more than anything. So in order to keep their fanbase satisfied, Mi is all set to launch two new flagship phones in 2018, and most probably they will be called as Mi 7 and Mi Mix 3. If the internet-sphere is to be believed, the Mi 7 will feature a 6.01-inch bezel-less display with 18:9 aspect ratio and is rumored to come with a 16 MP +16 MP dual rear camera setup. The phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, and Adreno 540 GPU for graphics support. It will have 6 GB and 8 GB RAM variants, backed by an internal memory of 32 GB / 64 GB capacity, which will be further expandable up to 128 GB via microSD. On the other hand, when it comes to Mi Mix 3, leaks have already started surfacing on the internet. It will sport a massive 6.4 inches FHD+ screen and will run on Android v8.0 (Oreo) operating system. The phone will possibly be powered by the Octa-core Snapdragon 845 processor. For memory, it'll be equipped with 6 GB of RAM. For optics, the phone will have a 12 MP camera at the back and for the front camera, it will be equipped with an Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor. For power consumption, the phone will possibly be dependent upon a 4,000 mAh battery. OnePlus 6 OnePlus 5T is has been a tremendous success with the consumers, and which is why there is no doubt about the fact that the next flagship phones are in the pipeline. The next flagship phone form the company may be launched towards the end of Q2, 2018. With no official confirmation from the company yet, the phone might be called as the OnePlus 6. Pete Lau, the CEO, of OnePlus, confirmed in an interview to CNET at CES’18 that “OnePlus phone could come late in the second quarter, in line with the OnePlus 5’s arrival last year”. Solely based on this statement, it can be said we have the first official information about the OnePlus 6, which might be in renders and pre-finalisation state inside the company. Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were launched in October, 2017, while the original Pixel and Pixel XL launched in October, 2016, so it seems reasonable to assume that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will be launching somewhere around the same time this year. The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have been a great success with the consumers and as such, it can be expected that the next smartphones will be launched pretty soon. One of the main reasons why Google has been so popular with the consumers is because they have kept their smartphones truly Android and have equipped the phones with great camera set-up. When the successors to the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 will be launched, they are slated to have similar highlights. They are highly expected to ship with the Snapdragon 845 processor. Nokia 8 (2018) and Nokia 9 Nokia 8 (2018) is all set to see a make over and it might soon see a launch at MWC '18. Many original details about the phone have already been confirmed by the manufacturer. As per the information, Nokia 8 (2018) will sport a 5.3-inch QHD screen. It could be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor, clubbed with 4 GB/6 GB RAM. The dual camera setup is expected to have two 13 MP sensors. According to rumors and leaks, Nokia 8 (2018) will run Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box. The smartphone is expected to launch in February 2018. If rumors on the internet are to be believed, the Nokia 9 will be the new flagship for the company and it might sport a Quad HD resolution display (2560 x 1440 pixels) and will be powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset with Adreno 540 GPU. The listing also suggests that the device will offer 64 GB internal storage and 4 GB RAM and will come with a 13 MP rear camera and a 13 MP front camera. LG's 2018 Phones LG, though being one of the biggest suppliers of smartphone screens, has been incurring losses in the recent few years. As of 2017, they launched the G-Series flagship LG G6 in the first half of the year, while the V-Series flagship LG V30+ was launched in the second half. The company is very positive about their future since they have decided to break away, from the traditional yearly smartphone launch cycle. One big thing for 2018 is, LG has recently rebranded their flagship G-Series of phones and is planning to launch new flagship phones, possibly under a new brand. If market sources are to be believed LG is preparing a new brand strategy for the G series in the first half of the year. Numbering the phone with a two-digit number and rebranding the phone with a new name are some of the options on the table. As for the V Series of phones, the company launched the LG V30+ smartphone last year which was well received by the audience and the experts alike. But disappointingly enough the smartphone failed to make a mark on the market and on LG's sales record as well. So, a LG V40 with improved specs and future technologies might surely be on the cards but we are far away from any such details as of now. Moto Z3 With Moto Z range of phones, the company has tried a lot of changes with how they present the smartphone to its audience. Along with making the smartphones more sleek looking, the company has also launched many different kinds of mods, which the consumers can make use of, in order to make their phone perform some amazing tasks. The last phone in the Moto Z series was the Moto Z2 Play which was launched last year. As of the recent speculations that surfaced over the internet, the Moto Z series is all set to get its new flagship smartphone and it will be called as the Moto Z3. In order to make it more fun for the consumers, over the last two years, the company has launched many different kinds of Moto Mods which help the consumer turn their phones into devices they can have fun with. So going by this trend it can be said that the future of the Moto Z series phones is looking bright, and with bumped up specifications, the consumers can also expect some new Moto Mods along with the Moto Z3. HTC U11 EYEs Since nowadays companies have gone on an "online leaks" spree to give a certain kind of shock value or to attach a sense of mystery to their product, as part of their promotion strategy, HTC did something similar a week ago and announced the arrival of what is considered to be their new flagship phone for 2018. According to the leak, HTC is all set to launch their next flagship smartphone next week and it will be called as HTC U11 EYEs. Talking about the specifications of the phone, the brand new HTC flagship phone will be sporting a 5.99-inch Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixel) screen, with 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone will be available in two variants depending on the memory configurations of 4 GB/64 GB and 6 GB/128 GB, with varying SoC’s Snapdragon 652 and Snapdragon 660 respectively. For optics, the smartphone will be equipped with a 5 MP + 5 MP dual camera setup on the rear and a 12 MP camera on the front. The device will supposedly run on 3,930 mAh battery. So, this is basically it, these will be some of the upcoming flagship smartphones, which are going to be launched into the consumer market, in the year 2018. Readers should take note of the fact that not every phone is officially confirmed from the brands. And regarding the specifications, they are mostly based on some leaks, rumors and assumptions and at the time of the launch, it might turn out that the specifications mentioned in this article might turn out be different. But in any case, this article has been created with the view of informing our readers about the smartphones they can expect in the near future. If you enjoyed this article, don't forget to share it with your friends and family. Let the excitement grow for everyone peeps!