From single-camera bokeh shots and funky AR apps to
the world’s first neural processing unit, it has been a year jam-packed with
innovations. We pick out the ones that really matter and the phones that have
rocked our world
If there is one single feature that epitomises
smartphone evolution this year, it would be the shift towards slim-bezelled
handsets with displays that stretch almost edge to edge.
The top releases in 2017 were all noticeably smaller
and easier to hold than last year’s editions without losing screen real estate,
such as the LG V30 and Huawei Mate 10. In the case of Apple and Samsung’s
flagships, users got more screen in a smaller body.
