new mobile phone release 2012

Have you been looking at your cell phone contract just waiting for the day that you can get a new phone? You’re not alone. Part of the perk of staying in contract is the capability of buying a new phone every two years. If you’re contract is up next year, count yourself among the lucky! 2012 promises to be a giant leap for mobile devices.
Here are the most anticipated cell phones for this year:
1. HTC Edge
Tech reviewers are concerned that this new introduction to the HTC line will not include Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich. If it does, however, this may be the perfect phone. With 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, the phone is literally a computer in the palm of your hand. Bonus: it can make phone calls, too!
2. Nokia Lumia 900
Nokia’s first Lumia was a bit of a disappointment. Give it up for the company, however, as they have quickly taken heart of their failings and have turned out an amazing phone operating on the Windows 7 system. The second edition of the Lumia will have a larger screen, a front facing camera and 4G speeds.
3. iPhone 5
If you are addicted to iPhones, get ready to break your contract early if need be. Apple is expected to completely redesign the iPhone for 2012. Analysts are hoping that the new version will have revamped hardware but the folks at Apple aren’t talking. The specs of iPhone5 have been tightly guarded but rumors about: a thinner phone with 4G LTE is what is hoped for.
4. BlackBerry10
For all the “Crackberry” lovers out there, don’t trade in your phone until you have the opportunity to get your hands on BlackBerry London, also known as BlackBerry 10. The internal workings of the phone will be nothing new to current BlackBerry users but the design is expected to turn heads like no BlackBerry before it.
5. Amazon Kindle Phone
Though it isn’t yet a fact, release of a Kindle Phone from Amazon is highly anticipated. With the popularity of the Kindle Fire, a mobile phone is a very real possibility. Amazon has recently made noise about purchasing RIM, or Research In Motion, the makers of BlackBerry.
6. Facebook Phone
Much like a Kindle Phone, this one is just a rumor for now. Depending on the source, it is either a rumor without merit or the social network is already working with HTC to develop a phone. If it’s true, the possibilities are huge. The phone is expected to have FB deeply integrated making using the social network on the go more user-friendly than the current apps.
Technology is released to the public on an alarming basis. However, for tech heads, this is a good thing! Be sure to keep start researching the new phones now so you’ll be ready to make the right purchase when they are released this spring and summer.
Stephanie Sanders is a communications consultant and writes for mobilephones.org.uk, a provider of all the latest cell phones and many unique plans.