By the middle of the year, news about the birth of the latest smartphone from a number of vendors increasingly aggressive. This is common as many companies choose the second half of each year to introduce the latest products.
Technology companies such as Apple, Samsung, and LG are reportedly ready to introduce their latest smartphone in the second half of 2017. Not only three companies, Asus and Google were mentioned will soon announce the presence of anyarnya smartphone.
So, what smartphone series will be introduced by each company? To find out, the following list of smartphoney collected from various sources, Thursday (07/27/2017).
According to some reports, some of these devices are almost certain to slide in the second half of 2017. 
- Iphone 8
Apple is always introducing new smartphone in September every year. But for some analysts predict there are unusual in the launch of the new iPhone in 2017.
As is known, the company has a steady launch pattern. If last year Apple launched a smartphone with a code of ordinary name, this year can already be taken into account the company will introduce the S version that has a number of updates.
However, Apple mentioned will introduce another iPhone version, the iPhone 8, this year. This is done simultaneously with 10 years of iPhone launch that falls this year, so the company chose to launch a special product.
Rumors surrounding this smartphone was already a lot of milling about on the internet. One of the most widely mentioned is Apple will carry the design of curved edges (curved) OLED-based screen.
- Samsung galaxy note 8
After the troubled Galaxy Note 7 is withdrawn from the market, Samsung has been rumored to be stopping the notebook series. But the news was in fact not proven, the company certainly continue to introduce the Galaxy Note 8 this year.
There are still many loyal users of the Galaxy Note series is the reason Samsung still retain this flagship series. So, when will this product be introduced? Samsung is believed to be announcing Galaxy Note 8 in Unpacked event on August 23, 2017.
Although Samsung has not opened a voice regarding the innovations carried on this device, some news mention that Galaxy Note 8 will have dual rear camera. The camera consists of a telefoto lens with 12MP sensor and 13MP sensor for wide-angle.
Samsung is expected to maintain a thin bezel design like the Galaxy S8. While the screen size of this smartphone is 6.3 inches with a resolution of 4228 x 2160 pixels.
- LG V30
LG first introduced the V series in 2015, with the launch of the V10. After that, LG's flagship series that often carry this secondary screen continues to be maintained until today.
Present as a premium series in addition to LG G series, V30 will certainly be equipped with qualified specifications. One of them seen from the use of chipsets made by Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 835.
Just like Samsung, LG has also spread the invitation of an event that allegedly will be a venue introduction V30. Judging from the information in the invitation, this smartphone is predicted to be on display at the IFA 2017.
According to the latest news, LG has also been working with HitRecord, a production house run by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Both are rumored to be collaborating to create a marketing campaign V30.
- Asus Zenfone 4
After the release of Zenfone 3, now Asus is ready to introduce his successor in the near future. According to a recent report, the Taiwanese company is ready to announce the presence of Zenfone 4 next month.
Unmitigated, Asus will introduce four variants Zenfone 4 at the time of introduction. The variants that will be introduced are Zenfone 4, Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 Selfie, and Zenfone 4V.
Asus itself has actually introduced a variant of Zenfone 4 Max for the Russian market. As the name implies, this smartphone series equipped with a capacity of 5000mAh battery.
While the ZenFone 4 series will have a standard 5.5 inch screen and sold at prices ranging from US $ 500 or equivalent to Rp 6.5 million. Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie itself has a 5.5 inch screen equipped with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. 
- Google pixel 2
Following a positive response from the first generation Pixel, Google is reported to have set up a successor for this year. Although there has been no confirmation about the specifications, leaked information about this smartphone has been circulating on the internet.
Just like its predecessor, there are two variants of Pixel 2 prepared by Google. Both variants also have their own code names, namely Taimen and Walleye.
For Taimen, this device is rumored to have a design similar to the Galaxy S8 as it comes with a thin bezel screen. This smartphone has a 5.99 inch OLED screen manufactured by LG.
While Walleye will come with a 4.97 inch screen. Both Taimen and Walleye will reportedly be supported by Snapdragon 835 and will be introduced in September or October 2017.
Source: liputan6
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