6 Best Android Phones of 2016: Best Trending Smartphones

Android has dominated the mobile operating system market ever since its launch and no other operating system has been able to challenge Android dominance. Therefore the best android phones invariably translates into being the best smarphones and the competition is fierce to say the least. While earlier the competition for the top spot was among few big players like Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony and the likes, now other manufacturer's have caught up and proving to be serious contenders.

It is extremely difficult to list the best or top android smartphones in order of their rank as some people may rank them on the basis of their looks, some may look for value for money, while some other may give more weight to the screen size or the hardware. others may have a completely different take or perspective about the best android phones or best phones and may give more weight to the budget and may find a budget smartphone more attractive as compared to other phones with better and higher hardware and software configurations.

However, it is possible to list some of the most balanced and popular android phones of the year so far. Let’s take a look at some of the best trending smartphones of this year.

The latest phone in the LG G series deviates substantially from its predecessors in terms of design. LG has done away with rear power/volume button.seen in the earlier phones of the same series. The G5 has a metallic uni-body with a removable cap that gives access to the removable battery and ability to connect a host of accessories including the 360 camera and some other special accessories. The innovative yet distinct design may not be liked by all but certainly adds a feather in LG's cap for bringing about so much change to a phone that was already doing well.

The flagship phones from Samsung does not change much in terms of design and has some minor cosmetic changes like the phones being thicker and the camera protrusion has been shrunk. The design otherwise remains similar with aluminium and glass body, that they introduced last year.

Samsung is known to provide external storage option and removable batteries and these features have been common across their most phones. However, the galaxy S6 & S6 Edge did not have either of the two features and were probably the only flaws in those two wonderful phones. While removable battery option has still been held back for some reason but Samsung does offer expandable storage on both the handsets. As far as specifications are concerned, both the handsets, being the flagship, receive top of the line specs.

Huawei has certainly staked its claim among the top players with phones like the Nexus 6P and the flagship P9. The P9 has a lot of things working for it including a fast performance that can all the high definition games, a good screen with great viewing angles, superb specs crammed into a good looking sturdy yet slim metal body and more.

However, the best part is the 12 MP dual camera at the back from Leica, the German camera maker, that offers a great camera experience and will not disappoint you. The P9 is the kind of phone that could actually put Huawei among the big players in the Android market.

The Taiwanese handset maker is renowned for making great looking phones and the HTC 10 continues on its legacy. Its a beautifully designed phone that speaks the same design language and yet is substantially different from its predecessors.It has a familiar full metal uni-body design with a better audio setup for improved sound and the fingerprint sensor finds its place at the front. HTC 10 being the flagship features top of the line specs, just like any other flagship and has improved upon the camera too, which hampered their last flagship phone. All in all a great phone and certainly deserves a place among the top contenders.

The Nexus 6P is the successor to the Motorola manufactured Nexus 6 introduced last year and is being manufactured by Huawei. The Nexus design goes a sea change with the 6P. With Huawei at the helm the phone features a full metal Uni-body design. All the buttons are on the right side and the bottom features the USB type C port. In addition to these changes the Nexus 6P also features a fingerprint reader at the back. With all these changes the Nexus 6P certains looks and feel premium and is a welcome change from the aesthetics point of view too.

Written By Atul Dahiya

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