Welcome…

An exciting year lies ahead for Android, with some fantastic new devices lined up. We witnessed many of these at CES 2017 (for example, we’ve reviewed the new Nvidia Shield TV on page 116, the Galaxy A3 2017 on page 109, and we’ve grabbed a first look at Android Wear 2.0 with the Casio WSD-F20 smartwatch on page 120), but the main event will be February’s MWC.

Headlining, as always, will be the LG G6 and HTC 11. Whether or not Samsung makes an appearance is still to be confirmed, with rumours it will hold a separate Unpacked event in March, but either way we should see a new Galaxy S8 go on sale in April. Also expect an update to its premium tablet line-up with a new Tab S3, and likely just in time to take on the new iPads we expect to see in March.

Over the following pages we’ve rounded up some of the phones, tablets, wearables and even mobile games you have to look forward to in 2017. But sometimes it’s the stuff you already have that’s worth getting excited about...

From page 31 we compare the smartphone market’s current flagships to see which has the best camera – how does your phone fare? And from page 126 we’ve a selection of tutorials to keep you busy with your current tech.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this issue. Send us your feedback via facebook.com/AndroidAdvisorUK or email marie_brewis@idg.co.uk.