Do you know the pleasant feeling that you are holding a brand-new, “on the spot” smartphone, and you know that this is the latest model, which not everyone has? If you are not already familiar, pay attention to the announced new smartphones 2019, which we will cover in detail in this article.
And if you are already familiar, this article will be all the more useful, because your smartphone may already have to be updated.
10. Samsung Galaxy Fold
Estimated price - 1980 dollars (126 thousand rubles).
Specifications:
- Galaxy Fold screen with a resolution of 2152 by 1536 pixels
- Snapdragon 855 processor
- Adreno 640 Graphics Accelerator
- 512 GB of internal memory and 12 GB of RAM, without a memory card slot
- Two batteries with a total capacity of 4380 mAh
- Dimensions: height - 157.9 mm, width - 60.5 mm, thickness - 11.7 mm
- Weight - 150 g
For years, Samsung has been telling us that its first foldable smartphone is just around the corner. Well, it will come on April 26, and this smartphone will finally be in your hands - if you are ready to part with an impressive amount of $ 1,980 or about 130 thousand rubles.
Introduced in February 2019, the unit combines a 4.6-inch flexible display on the outside with a massive 7.3-inch panel on the inside. And Samsung has done a great job to ensure that the transition experience between the two screens is as smooth as possible.
Thanks to the App Continuity function, everything that is open on the external screen will immediately be displayed when you open the device for a greater view. Six cameras are also declared at once (total inside and outside). Moreover, for each of them you can shoot video in 4K resolution.
However, the Galaxy Fold already had problems even before the smartphone went on sale. Several journalists turned to Samsung with complaints about the main screen of the device, which they received for testing.
So, observer Bloomberg said that his smartphone completely failed the screen two days after the start of testing. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the journalist removed the protective film from the screen, but the manufacturer does not recommend this.
9. Huawei Mate X
Estimated price - 2200 euros (158 thousand rubles).
Specifications:
- 8-inch screen with a resolution of 2480 by 2200 pixels
- Kirin 980 + Balong 5000 processor
- Mali-G76 GPU
- 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB of internal storage with a slot for a memory card
- 4500 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 161.3 mm x 78.3 / 146.2 mm x 11 / 5.4 mm
- Weight - 295 g
One of the main novelties of smartphones in 2019 is equipped with a huge 8-inch folding edge-to-edge screen that dominates the front of the device. When folded, the resolution is conditionally "divided" as follows:
- the resolution of the front display is 2480 by 1148 pixels, and the size is 6.6 inches,
- the resolution of the second screen is 2480 x 892 pixels, and the diagonal is 6.38 inches.
The result is a foldable smartphone / tablet, which from the very beginning, looks somewhat more profitable than its competitors in terms of ergonomics and design. The back panel of the color of the starry sky looks very unusual and amazingly beautiful.
A feature of this model is also support for 5G networks. And although this is not particularly relevant for Russia (4G doesn’t work everywhere for us yet), it will be useful for those who often travel to other countries.
And the main drawback of the Mate X is its astronomically high price, which surpassed even the cost of the Galaxy Fold 2200 euros.
8. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
Estimated price - 1360 dollars (85 thousand rubles) in the maximum configuration.
Specifications:
- 6.7 inch screen with a resolution of 3040x1440
- Processor Samsung Exynos 9820
- Memory: 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
- Battery capacity - 4500 mAh
- Dimensions: 162.6 mm x 77.1 mm x 7.9 mm
- Weight - 198 g
Samsung has done much more than just insert a 5G modem into the popular S10. The 5G phone is equipped with a massive 6.7-inch display, which is larger than the 6.4-inch panel of the Galaxy S10 Plus - one of the most powerful and beautiful flagships of 2019.
At the moment, the S10 5G is the only smartphone in the world that scored 100 points for video shooting in DxOMark.
Even the latest Huawei model - P30 Pro - which we will also talk about in the ranking of new smartphones - managed to score only 97 points in the video test.
The main camera of the Galaxy S10 5G is equipped not only with a conventional wide-angle module with a replaceable aperture, but also with an ultra-wide angle camera with a viewing angle of 123 °, as well as a sensor with a telephoto lens and a sensor for analyzing the depth of field.
In the selfie camera rating, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G managed to outperform its “younger brother” S10 Plus with 96 points and its closest competitor Huawei P30 Pro with its 89 points.
7. Huawei P30 Pro
The average price is 69,990 rubles.
Specifications:
- Screen 6.47 ″, resolution 2340 × 1080
- Processor Huawei Kirin 980 with dual neuromodule
- Mali-G76 MP10 GPU
- 256 GB memory, memory card slot
- 8 GB RAM
- 4200 mAh battery
- Dimensions 158 x 73.40 x 8.41 mm
- Weight - 192 g
Unlike many other new smartphones in 2019, the price in rubles for the Huawei P30 Pro is already known, since it appeared on sale in April this year.
According to users who have already acquired a new device, everything is fine in it - from the triple main camera (40 MP / 20 MP / 8 MP plus a 3D TOF camera), to autonomy and performance.
And in addition to the large amount of RAM and huge internal storage, which most users will have enough for the entire period of use of the phone, the manufacturer also provided for the possibility of installing a slot for a memory card.
Gesture control is close to what the iPhone has. Therefore, the "iPhoneophiles" will not have any problems when switching to the P30 Pro.
Also pleasing is lightning-fast charging, a very fast fingerprint scanner and the presence of unlocking on the face.
6. iPhone 11
Estimated price - unknown.
Specifications: unknown.
Yes, three new iPhones were introduced just a few months ago. But this is the smartphone industry, where you have to "run as fast just to stay in place." Therefore, it is not surprising that rumors about the new iPhone are already spreading in full force.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has repeatedly made accurate predictions about Apple products, initially said that future Cupertino phones (and there should be three in all) will be equipped with two lenses and will probably lose 3D Touch to reduce production costs.
However, there are rumors now that Apple plans to equip the new product with a triple camera on the rear panel, similar to the popular Huawei Mate 20 Pro camera phone. And another rumor suggests that Apple can use Sony's advanced 3D cameras to provide gesture control in games and realize the ability to scan rooms.
Ming-Chi Kuo also said that the front camera will be improved. It will be TrueDepth with a 12 megapixel sensor. The current iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR have a 7 MP sensor.
Three new versions of the iPhone are expected to receive screens of 5.8 inches, 6.1 inches and 6.5 inches.
The only thing that is known with a 99% probability is that it will not be a 5G phone. Apple, as often happens, will wait for a favorable moment before moving on to new technology.
5. Sony Xperia 1
Estimated price - 1110 dollars (70 thousand rubles)
Specifications:
- 6.5-inch screen with 21: 9 aspect ratio, 3840 x 1644 resolution
- Snapdragon 855 processor
- Adreno 640 Graphics Accelerator
- 6/64 and 6/128 GB memory with memory card slot
- 3330 mAh battery
- Dimensions 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
- Weight 180 g
To highlight this year's flagship phone, Sony has chosen for Xperia 1 not only a short and catchy name, but also a unique 4K HDR OLED display with an aspect ratio of 21: 9.
For comparison: today's popular widescreen phones offer an aspect ratio of 19: 9.
Sony's display is more like a movie screen, making the Xperia 1 ideal for watching movies and games.
On the back of the phone we will find a trio of 12-megapixel cameras - for ultra-wide viewing, a telephoto lens and a main camera. And Cinema Pro mode adds many settings to make your videos look perfect on the big screen.
4. Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL
Estimated price - 535-550 dollars (34-35 thousand rubles)
Specifications:
- 5.6 / 6-inch screen with a resolution of 2220 x 1080 and 2160 x 1080 pixels
- SoC processor Snapdragon 670 / Snapdragon 710
- The main camera is 12 MP, front - 8 MP
- Memory 64 GB, RAM 4 GB
- 3000 mAh battery
It turned out that the rumors that Google was working on a new version of the Google Pixel - an inexpensive middle-class device called "Bonito" - were not at all rumors. Presumably official renders of new smartphones leaked to the Network.
They do not look very impressive, and the large frames around the display still look outdated. Yes, and those characteristics that are already known, suggest the average performance. To complete the picture in a “could be better” style, we add that these smartphones are equipped with plastic instead of glass on the back panel like Google Pixel 3.
One can only hope that at the presentation, which will be held in May, Google will be able to please users with something special. For example, the low price of their new smartphones in 2019.
3. ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G
Estimated price - unknown.
Specifications:
- 6.47 ″ screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor 855
- Memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM, memory card slot
- 4000 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 159.2 x 73.4 x 7.9 mm
- Weight 187g
ZTE hopes that 5G will help it take its rightful place in the smartphone market in 2019. The company's latest phone will run on Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 855 chipset and is equipped with an X50 modem. And so that the productive iron does not heat up much, it is cooled by a liquid cooling system created using composite materials.
According to the latest trend, a fingerprint scanner is integrated directly into the display. There is also a Face ID. The smartphone is running Android 9.0 (Pie).
Lovers of high-quality photos should like the triple camera with optical stabilization, f / 1.75 aperture and a resolution of 8000 x 6000 pixels. Also announced are many AI-based features, including motion capture, scene recognition, and portrait lighting adjustment.
2. OnePlus 5G
Estimated price - 750 dollars (48 thousand rubles)
Specifications:
- Screen - Unknown
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor 855
- Snapdragon X50 5G Modem
- Memory (presumably) 6 GB of RAM
Since 2019 was the year of 5G, many manufacturers release phones that work in 5G networks. And OnePlus was no exception.
She shared some minor details about the phone at Mobile World Congress, confirming that two separate devices with support for 4G and 5G will be released and that the difference between them will be insignificant.
Little is currently known about what the OnePlus 5G might look like, apart from the large plastic-wrapped phone shown at Mobile World Congress. This demonstrates one detail of the new design - a rather large screen, which should be more than 6 inches.
OnePlus is proud to offer users as rich functionality as other smartphones, which cost significantly more. Therefore, we can expect that the OnePlus 5G will be equipped with the latest fashion - from a fingerprint scanner built into the screen to a triple camera and super-fast charging.
1. Nokia 9 PureView
The average price is 49,990 rubles.
Specifications:
- 6-inch screen with a resolution of 2880x1440 pixels
- Snapdragon 845 processor
- Memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM, memory card slot
- 3320 mAh battery
- Dimensions 155 x 75 x 8 mm
- Weight 172 g
Two cameras, three cameras and even four cameras - this is the last century. Move over, camera phones, the new king has come - Nokia 9 PureView. This much-anticipated smartphone, announced in February 2019, has a system with five cameras at the back, and is ready to take perfect photos for you.
An array of cameras similar to either a flower or spider eyes has one important advantage - it does not protrude from the body.
Behind the Zeiss lenses are five Sony sensors, all 12-megapixel. Three of these sensors are monochrome, and two are color. The goal is for monochrome sensors to collect all the light and detail data and add it to the RGB data to create the best quality image. There is a sixth module, which is responsible only for focusing.
As for the design, the Nokia smartphone comes in only one color - Midnight Blue - and has an IP67 rating. On its front panel there is no notch, so that it does not look like the twin brother of the iPhone, which many other models sin.
Another advantage of the Nokia 9 PureView is the clean build of Android. The commitment of Android One compares this company from competitors such as Huawei or Xiaomi with many pre-installed applications.
The only drawback of the device so far is the slightly outdated Snapdragon 845. But otherwise it is an ambitious and innovative phone.
