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A new year means new smartphones, but with such strong deals last year, are there any devices you’re actually planning to upgrade to this year?
January has passed and with its end ushered in the first big Android launches of 2023. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 series, headlined by the Galaxy S23 Ultra which has impressed us a lot so far.
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And tomorrow, OnePlus will host the global launch of the OnePlus 11 which debuted in China earlier this year.
These two launches truly represent the start of the 2023 smartphone cycle, with plenty more to follow. Oppo, Honor and many other brands will be heading to MWC later this month to launch new flagships and expand devices to the global market. Plus, there’s plenty to come later this year. Samsung will have more foldables in store, and Google will have the Pixel 8, and its first foldable. Nothing also debuts a “more premium” device that will come to the US.
But an underlying tone in all of this year’s upcoming Android phones is one of uncertainty. Smartphones have matured a lot, with less and less to show for each new generation, and with longer lifespans becoming the norm, people hang on longer to what they already have. Qualcomm, one of the biggest vendors of Android smartphone chips, said on its earnings call last week that it expects “increasing demand weakness” for smartphones in 2023. That’s consistent with A IDC report that saw the “largest” drop in smartphone shipments at the end of 2022.
That said, the other thing that seems to be happening with smartphones lately is a push to make meaningful improvements instead of major upgrades. The Pixel 7 series that debuted late last year didn’t seem to change much on the surface, but improvements to Google’s software as well as the Tensor G2 chip made it look like be a huge overall upgrade.
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And now, with the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung is offering something similar. The Galaxy S23 and S22 series are virtually identical on paper, but with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and the global impact of this switch, this has the potential to be a big deal for customers. Especially since, from our first days, we quickly observed an extremely strong autonomy on the device.
Will this narrative continue on the rest of 2023’s Android smartphones? It’s hard to say right now, but we’ll definitely be interested to see where things go.
With all that in mind, which Android smartphone are you most excited for in 2023? Vote in the poll below, and let’s discuss it in the comments!
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