Others joined in too, with newcomer LeEco's LePro 3. The Alcatel Idol 4S, Motorola Moto Z Play and ZTE Axon 7 are also ace phones that hit the same price range. As these cheap-but-good as well as better-than-midrange models get more common, don't be surprised if the appeal of pricier phones diminish. Then we may all come to expect midprice phones to hit almost as many home runs as the iPhone flagships of the world. As we continue our way towards 2017, we're going to see these trends continue. But expect some other surprises as well, like phones with more sensors or flexible phones perhaps. CES 2017, which kicks off at the beginning of the year, will be a pivotal show for phone trends. Of course, CNET will be on the ground reporting, so check back and stay tuned for what's coming ahead.

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Will we see new Fitbit news at CES? We'll find out soon. In the mobile space -- including wearable tech -- CES has begun to take a backseat to the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona (only about eight weeks later) and company-specific events, such as Apple and Google's annual developer conferences. In the wearable market, we aren't expecting any major announcements. There are several reasons: A late flood of watches and fitness trackers that arrived in the summer and fall means that companies have just begun their product cycles. Meanwhile, smartwatch sales are tanking, and we are seeing more companies pull back on releasing new products. If there is anything noteworthy, it will likely focus on health and fitness, but it probably won't have the mass appeal of an Apple Watch or a Fitbit.

But that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of companies trying to make a splash, Two of the biggest names in tech -- Apple and Google -- don't even attend the show, at least not officially, While we will likely see hundreds of Apple Watch apps and new york wrap case for apple iphone x and xs - gold logo plate/saffiano rose quartz accessories, there will be no new products from the iPhone-maker, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise, Google has already indicated that its delayed Android Wear 2.0 software will finally hit in 2017, But we don't expect any high-profile new hardware -- including those two new flagship smartwatches -- to be unveiled in Las Vegas..

Samsung has a big presence on the show floor, but we aren't expecting any new wearables. The company will likely focus on other product categories (TVs, appliances, smart home), while promoting existing products, such as the Gear Fit 2 and Gear S3. Fitbit had a big 2016. The company refreshed nearly its entire portfolio over the course of the year with the release of the Blaze, Alta, Charge and Charge 2 fitness trackers. We aren't expecting much from Fitbit, although there is a slight chance we could see an update to the company's GPS sportwatch, the Fitbit Surge, which was released over two years ago.