Now could be the worst time to purchase an Android telephone

OPINION: Bought your eye on an improve on your telephone? Nicely, possibly suppose twice and wait a few weeks – right here’s why.

We’re approaching that point of yr when the large refresh of Android telephones begins. New units in any respect costs will turn out to be obtainable, and the earlier fashions from final yr will seemingly see huge reductions – both on account of official worth cuts or as a result of retailers wish to make room for the shiny new choices.

In simply two weeks we’ll see what Samsung has been cooking up for its first Unpacked occasion of the yr. That is the place we’ll seemingly see its slew of latest smartphones for the primary half of the yr, with the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Extremely all anticipated to reach.

Whereas leaks have proven off just about the whole lot we’ll see with these new units, there’s in fact extra to them than flashy specs. Judging by earlier years, this line of S collection units will seemingly be among the many hottest Android telephones of the yr. I’d additionally anticipate to see the flagship of the bunch, the Galaxy S23 Extremely, problem for the title of greatest Android telephone and greatest digital camera telephone of 2023.

Every week after Samsung, OnePlus is holding a launch occasion of its personal to totally reveal the OnePlus 11 – the successor to final yr’s superb OnePlus 10 Professional. OnePlus has gone a step additional than Samsung, revealing quite a few particulars concerning the gadget together with the return of the alert slider (which was absent on the OnePlus 10T), the Hasselblad cameras and the quirky rear design.

As soon as these two launches are out of the way in which, there will likely be simply weeks to go earlier than Cellular World Congress (MWC) – the smartphone-focussed tradeshow in Barcelona that’ll play host to quite a few telephone reveals from all types of manufacturers.

MWC is the place we might see huge new units from manufacturers like Oppo, Nokia, Xiaomi, Honor, Huawei and presumably Sony. It received’t simply be flagships both, as there will likely be swathes of funds and mid-range choices too.

In fact, not each model follows this similar launch cycle. Should you’re tempted by a Pixel telephone from Google, both the Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Professional, then go forward and snap it up. Judging by earlier years, the newest Pixel telephones received’t arrive till a lot later within the yr, seemingly September or October. It’s an analogous story if it’s a Samsung Z Fold or Z Flip you’re after – these fancy foldables seemingly received’t be outmoded till the summer season months.

Should you’re keen to carry out just some extra weeks, then you definitely would possibly get a more moderen, higher gadget for a similar worth as you’d spend right now – otherwise you would possibly get a heftier low cost on a telephone from final yr.