Mobile phones Best new phones 2017: Highlights Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Samsung Galaxy X Google Pixel 2 Xiaomi Mi6 Huawei P10 LG G6 HTC 11 OnePlus 4 Nokia Android phone New Sony Xperia flagship Moto G5 & G5 Plus The best phones of 2017 will offer faster performance and longer battery life, thanks to the new Snapdragon 835 chip for which headline performance figures include 25 percent faster graphics rendering and half the power consumption compared to the Snapdragon 801. It’s also got 20 percent extra performance vs the Snapdragon 820, according to Qualcomm. You can expect this processor to be paired with at least 4- but potentially as much as 8GB of RAM, a minimum amount of 32GB of storage, large Quad-HD screens and class-leading cameras. However, if you are waiting to upgrade you should note that no phones running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip can launch until after the Galaxy S8, which has