This might be the smartphone of the future: no holes, no ports, no wires, and no buttons

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Meizu's 18-watt wireless-charging solution, if delivered as promised, would provide a much bigger power boost than the wireless-charging methods from Apple and Samsung, which use 7.5- and 9-watt speeds, respectively. This ought to translate to faster charging times, but we'll have to see Meizu's final product to know for sure.

Leak reveals what the most exciting smartphone design of the year might look like

But the most exciting smartphone of the year might come from a company you might not even be aware of. However, we now have new teasers and renders that might reveal the phone's final design. Code-named "The Waterdrop" and created by Chinese smartphone maker Vivo, the handset is supposed to offer users the perfect smartphone design that we've wanted for years. But Apple will take its time to get this perfect smartphone design right. Vivo will unveil the Apex 2019 later this week, at which point we'll learn everything there is to know about the phone's much-hyped design.

Livermorium is making a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, and it might support LineageOS

as informed in Livermorium is making a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, and it might support LineageOSAt CES 2018, Motorola had announced the Livermorium Slider Keyboard Moto Mod for the Moto Z-series. While Q4 2018 has passed without any sign of the device, we do have an update from the Livermorium team. Livermorium is still working on a smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, and is now expecting a release in Q1 2019. For the keyboard, the team has chosen a five-row keyboard with a dedicated numbers row in a staggered key layout. The smartphone from F(x) Tech is expected to be released in Q1 2019.