7 Exciting Smartphones for 2016

As we push into 2016, we’re hearing about the phones that are in the pipeline for the new year. The list includes the iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, and others. If you’re planning to upgrade next year, your eyes should be on this list of confirmed and rumored smartphones.

2015 was full of exciting smartphone releases. Early on, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge delighted smartphone enthusiasts with their metal designs, cameras and toned down Android software.

Shortly after their release, LG released the LG G4, a solid competitor for the Galaxy S6 and other name-brand Android smartphones.

In the fall, Apple released the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. The two flagships replaced last year’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Samsung released the Galaxy Note 5, a successor to the popular Galaxy Note 4. And Google came out firing with two new Nexus phones, a Nexus 5X and a Nexus 6P.

If you’re looking for a smartphone in 2016, you won’t have a shortage of options. Companies have already announced a number of new devices and plenty more are on the way.

It’s early yet but we’ve already seen a number of exciting details emerge and today we want to take a look at a few phones you should have your eyes on as we push into 2016.

This list includes the best devices from early 2016 and we expect rumors to fill in the blanks as we close in on the summer and the holidays.

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