Update 1/27/17: CNET has released additional information about the G6. This article has been updated to reflect this news.
th the Mobile rld Congress show just about a month away, rumors are starting to ramp up, but we might have already seen the biggest leak of all. th Samsung bowing out of M to fine-tune the Galaxy S8 a little longer, the star of this year’s show might very well be the G6, the first purported partial image of the new hset is already in the wild.
The Verge has published what appears to be an official product shot of the G6, it looks like it’s going to be a stunner. As expected, the hset features narrower bezels than the G5 a 5.7-inch Quad HD D screen with a unique super-wide 2:1 ratio. According to the site, the phone will dispense of the modular chin that the G5 introduced, focusing instead on turning heads with an all-glass design.
Elsewhere, the phone is expected to retain the 3.5mm headphone jack be waterproof, while retaining the G5’s dual-camera setup rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, since there won’t be room for it on the front. The Verge reports that the G6’s screen-to-bezel ratio “is greater than 90 percent, though its bottom isn’t shown in the image, it’s only slightly taller than the top bezel.”
In a separate report, CNET claims that in addition to ditching the modular concept for the G6, will completely seal the phone as it promotes full water resistance. That also means the battery will not be removable this time around, previously one of the stout features of ’s flagships. Additionally, the publication confirms that the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 821 rather than the upcoming 835, which is reportedly launching with the Galaxy S8 in April.
One bright spot for the G6, according to CNET, will be support for Assistant, which would make the hset one of the first phones other than the xel to include ’s digital helper. HTC’s U Ultra is including is own assistant called Companion (though the company does have plans to incorporate Assistant at some point), Huawei’s Mate 9 opted to partner with Amazon to include exa. CNET also reports that will be adding exa into the G6 “later this year.”
TechnoBuffalo The watches here match up to the earlier rumors of Sport Style variants.
so leaking on the front are low-resolution pics of what could very well be the Android ar 2.0 smartwatches the company co-developed with . TechnoBuffalo has published a pair of images that match up pretty well with the rumors so far—two sizes, circular displays, a crown, a bit of chunkiness—but it’s hard to glean much else. It was previously reported that the larger model would feature a 1.38-inch display sport a 480×480 screen, with the smaller Style having a 1.2-inch, 360×360 display.
Most notably, the larger Sport model pictured includes a pair of buttons above below the crown, while the smaller Style watch does not. eviously, it had been reported that the larger model would include cellular connectivity, G, NFC, so the buttons could be used for Android y or some other feature not available on the Style.
y this matters: ile nothing is confirmed, the images here look like is going to seriously shake things up with its upcoming releases. ile we’ll need to see the watches in person to get a true feel for them, the image of the G6 looks like a massive improvement over last year’s model, with Samsung pushing its Galaxy S8 launch back, could be in a position to capitalize with an early sales boost. That would be good news for the company, as last year’s flagships failed to resonate much with consumers.
