The end of one year of phones means looking forward to the next, and weve got a list of which handsets were most excited to see in 2020.Yes, the iPhone 12 is on it, as are Samsungs flagship Galaxy S11 and Galaxy Note 11, but a refreshing number are innovative foldable phones, which are coming in at a faster and faster rate.Thats including our half phone, the Motorola Razr - when folded up, its footprint is half that of a typical smartphone.
This is the kind of experimentation were excited for as the phones industry breaks from its black rectangle norm into new form factors - and not just for premium devices, either.Most of the phones are still the 6-inch-plus glass screens you know and love, but with particular upgrades were looking forward to exploring - better cameras, 5G, and more.The devices included are all mostly rumored gadgets for now and could be unveiled at CES 2020, MWC 2020 or even right at the end of next year.
They may not even be unveiled at all, as they're all just speculation for now.
Without further ado, heres the list of phones were looking forward to in 2020.(Image credit: TheIndianSubcontinent)Samsung Galaxy S11 seriesSamsung bookends the year with its flagship phone releases.
The first big phone of 2020 will be the Samsung Galaxy S11, which should see upgrades on its cameras, specs, and so on - but the most exciting thing is how Samsung frames whats coming in the years phones.For instance, the Samsung Galaxy S10 series came out in March 2019 and introduced a triple-rear-camera suite, reverse wireless charging, and better night photography to the masses.
Sure, the LG V40 beat it to the camera punch, and the Huawei Mate 20 Pro debuted this concept in a premium kit first, but the S10 brought both to a wider market especially in the US where it was available through every carrier.This year, were expecting a new set of features that will set the stage of 2020 phones, like wider-spread 5G capability (standard on every Snapdragon 865 chipset) and enormous megapixel cameras - up to 108MP, if one rumor is to be believed.
And maybe, if were lucky, the series will keep the 3.5mm headphone jack.(Image credit: Future)iPhone SE 2We keep seeing reports that the iPhone SE 2, a sequel to the unquestioned king of small-size smartphones, may arrive in the first quarter of 2020 - and we couldnt be more excited.
Theres been great demand for an updated affordable option from Apple, as theyve been pushing the iPhone 8 as their budget model since 2017.A new cheap iOS option would obviously be a great competitor to the Google Pixel 3a (and its assumed successor), especially if it packs the iPhone 11s advanced photo chops.
Best of all, if it keeps its form factor, the iPhone SE 2 could be a perfect handset for small-handed folks - or those who just prefer a tiny phone.(Image credit: Future)iPhone 12 seriesGiven that the iPhone 11 line barely changed from its predecessor, were hoping this years iPhone 12 handsets more aggressively change the beloved iPhone design.
Especially if it moves away from the awkward Norelco-style triple-blob camera block on the phones rear.There are other advancements Apple could implement, like reverse wireless charging, 5G, or for Petes sake, expandable storage.We could finally see the end of the notch if Apple figures out how to do under-display front-facing cameras.
But most importantly, well see whether Apple continues to design conservatively, making small refinements to the previous years design while waiting for other phonemakers to warm up the public with new concepts.(Image credit: Future)Google Pixel 4aWhile we keep putting the Google Pixel phones in our best phones list, it wasn't the line's 2019 flagship that blew us away - it was the Google Pixel 3a.
Pack in all the amazing photography of the Pixel 3 with few drawbacks at half the price? Sign us up.We're hoping the Google Pixel 4a will take the value train even further by including more features from the Pixel 4 flagship, like facial recognition and a second lens, while retaining all the extras people don't mind in mid-range phones, like physical fingerprint sensors and a 3.5mm headphone jack.Or it could even leap ahead of the Google Pixel 5 by launching with a third (ultrawide) lens before its fully-featured flagship sibling arrives.
The Pixel 4 was also a radically simple - dare we say fun - phone design, and we hope Google lets the Pixel 4a's freak flag fly a little bit with its external styling.(Image credit: TheIndianSubcontinent)Huawei P40 ProThe Huawei P30 Pro is an incredible and underrated photography-focused phone that introduced the idea of a periscope lens - stacking lenses along the phones length and using an angled mirror to peer out the back - to get an unprecedented 5x optical zoom.We cant wait to see what the company does with the Huawei P40 Pro.That means more optical zoom, hopefully, but also even better night photography - which we found rivaled if not exceeded what the Google Pixel 3 (the latest at the time) was capable of.It'll also be interesting to see how the company continues to tackle the issue of the Huawei ban with its first flagship phone since the company has been restricted in its use of Google Play Services like Gmail, YouTube and more.(Image credit: Aakash Jhaveri)Samsung Galaxy Fold 2After its aborted original launch, the first Galaxy Fold finally came out in late 2019 with a refined and reinforced design that, thus far, has stood up to typical wear and tear in the hands of the few reviewers and consumers who can stomach its high pricetag.We have high hopes for the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 and all the quirks it will hopefully iron out.Chief among these is a more robust inner display - and one that doesnt have a visible ridge along the hinge-line.
Wed like to see the expected advances coming to other smartphones in 2020 like 5G in all models, as well as a lower weight and more powerful cameras.
But most importantly: we want it to be a lot cheaper to lower the entry cost for foldables.(Image credit: Future)Motorola Razr 2020The Motorola Razr 2019 is certainly a more affordable foldable than the Galaxy Fold, but its not that comparable: the former folds horizontally hamburger style instead of into a wider tablet-size screen.
It trades real estate for a device footprint half the size of a typical smartphoneand a tiny front screen good for previewing texts and taking basic photos while the phone is folded up.We havent even gotten our hands on the device for longer than an afternoon, so we remain very curious how well use it and whether its a feasible alternative to modern smartphones.
But word on the street is that theres another version coming out next year, and were excited to see how the Motorola Razr 2020 refines on its very cool but not industry-changing predecessor.(Image credit: TheIndianSubcontinent)TCL foldable phoneTCL has just started releasing phones above its budget level Alcatel handsets, yet it has a foldable on the way.
Its unclear when the unnamed TCL foldable phone will come out nor what it will look like - the concept looks a bit like a stumpy tablet thats more wide than the tall, thin Galaxy Fold - but its promising for one simple reason: a low price.Yes, the TCL foldable phone could be the cheap bendy phone for the masses.
Judging by the concept device seen in October 2019, TCLs foldable isnt terribly pretty with thick bezels on its innie interior display, but it is technically a foldable that seems to work, which is more than enough for us to look forward to the final device.(Image credit: OnePlus / TheIndianSubcontinent)OnePlus Mystery DeviceOnePlus is unveiling a mystery device in January 2020 - an alternate vision for the future of smartphones as the company said in a tweet - that its named the OnePlus Concept One.
Is it a foldable? A cheap 5G device? Something completely overhyped?It doesnt matter - unlike a lot of other phones on this list, it allows us to live in a brief moment where a phonemaker is trying something different and we dont have a clue what it is.
This is the excitement that buzzed in the years before the first few iPhones calcified what weve come to accept as the singular design everyones settled on (rectangle, seamless glass front, cameras front and rear, buttons on sides).Phones used to be dramatically different from each other, they used to be weird, and in this moment, OnePlus has our rapt attention for what wild new directions phones could take in 2020.
Plus it'll likely have the new OnePlus 8 series to show us next year, which unlike this concept device will actually be available for purchase in the next 12 months.YPCDLQQj3Laub2hLWVL86S.jpg?#