Five Most Awaited Mobile Phones of 2012

With every new release, the smartphone market is offering something new to the consumers. Ever since Apple’s first iPhone was released 4 years ago, mobile phones have gone better and smarter, literally putting the world at consumers’ finger tips. From being a device used for talking, mobile phones have taken many different roles for different people. 2011 was an exciting year for mobile phone market which saw the release of iPhone 4s. However, it was a sad year as well for the tech world with the death of Steve Jobs. However, as is rightly said, “the show must go on”, so must the world of mobile phones. Here is a list of 5 most awaited phones of 2012 that are expected to hit the market at different times next year.

iPhone 5

People, especially iPhone fans were slightly disappointed when iPhone 4s was launched in the latter part of this year instead of iPhone 5. The fact that iPhone 4s was still a hit among people around the world is another story. However, come next year and indications are that Apple with launch iPhone 5. iPhone 5 is rumored to be Steve Jobs’ last project. iPhone 4s saw the introduction of Siri in Beta mode. iPhone 5 could well see the introduction of the intelligent voice assistant in its full avatar. And if it was indeed Steve Jobs’ last project, you could well be prepared for a surprise or two. Maybe a better display screen, which is rumored to be used for iPad 3?

Amazon Blaze

Amazon is one company which has come a long way in a very short span of time. It started off with books, moved onto the eBook reader, thus revolutionizing the reading world. It then moved onto applications and now, news is that Amazon will be launching a mobile phone next year under the name Blaze. According to information, the phone will be Android based with 1.2 GHz processor, front and back camera, NFC and even a solar panel on the back of the phone. Let’s wait and watch!

HTC Edge

HTC has been lying low of late. However, come 2012 and it is expected to launch a brand new phone in the market. The phone will be powered by Android 4.0, 1.5 GHz processor, 8 MP camera and a really sleek design. It is expected to hit the markets in the latter half of next year.

Blackberry Colt

Blackberry did not have a particularly good 2011, with all the outages and consumer complaints. However, it looks like it is looking to make some amendments in 2012. It is expected to launch Colt which will run on its new BBX platform. BBX is the refurbished QNX platform and the phone is expected to support 4G LTE, apart from having Playbook like resolution, a thinner design and a vibrant touchscreen.

Samsung Galaxy S III

After Apple’s iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S II is the most successful smartphone till date. However, in 2012, Samsung is looking to go one up on its own offering with the expected release of Galaxy S III. Let’s see what we have in store with this mobile phone.