Top devices 2017-18

Let’s be honest: reading about the latest devices and getting excited by their technical specifications is never boring. And 2017 was not a boring year by any metric. These are the devices that had us ooh-ing and ahh-ing in 2017.

In March, the Galaxy S8 dropped to much fanfare. Samsung upped the ante with the height of its aspect ratio, giving the S8 the largest screen-to-device ratio of any major phone manufacturer while still packing the thing with enough pixels to keep any set of eyes fixated on it. And of course, it would be terrible not to mention that all of this screen sexiness is protected by Gorilla Glass straight out of the box! The one area it seems to have a weakness is the fact that it lacks a dual camera.

Which is where Apple picks up. Though both of their new devices don’t sport the resolution of the Galaxy S8 (along with a continued resistance to memory expansion and an allergy to headphone jacks), Apple is one of the firms leading the charge for rear dual-camera setups that allow for higher aperture and resolution and enhanced image-capturing abilities. Once again it seems like Samsung has the upper hand over Apple in the device game, but it all depends on whether you’re a watcher (in which case you’d be happy with a Galaxy S8) or a creator (as an iPhone would be a good fit for you).

Apple fans, don’t fret. Recent news out of the United States Supreme Court suggests that the unending court battle between Samsung and Apple could see a large sum of money move Apple’s way for legal damages wrought by Samsung. So there’s that.