Best upcoming smartphones 2016: The smartphones you'll wish you waited for
Everything you need to know about 2016's best upcoming smartphones from Samsung, Apple, Sony, LG and Huawei
Before you commit to that 24-month phone contract, you should cast your eyes over this list of 2016's best upcoming smartphones. MWC 2016 has brought us a veritable schmorgasbord of new Android smartphones – notably the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, Xperia X Professional and the HTC One X9.
How have we come up with this list? Well, here at Alphr, we keep track of when we expect the year’s upcoming smartphones to launch, so we thought we’d share that information so that you can plan your purchase accordingly.
Where possible, the list below contains official release dates, but if we're using guesswork or internet rumours then the date/month will be marked TBC – and we'll be keeping the list up to date with the latest information we can get our hands on.
Upcoming smartphones 2016: Release date
Samsung Galaxy S7 – Available from 11 MarchSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge – Available from 11 March
Sony Xperia X and X Professional – Summer 2016 (TBC)
LG G5 – No confirmed release date (TBC)
Huawei P9 – No show at MWC 2016 (TBC)
HTC One M10 – March 2016 (TBC)
Samsung Galaxy Note 6 – August (TBC)
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge+ – May be cancelled, but could be August (TBC)
Apple iPhone 7 – September (TBC)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus – September (TBC)
Nexus 5 (2016) – October (TBC)
Nexus 6 (2016) – October (TBC)
