Just recently, in late October, Asus CEO has officially had his first words about the company’s upcoming flagship for 2016: Asus Zenfone 3. According to what we know for now, Asus Zenfone 3 will feature 6GB RAM, USB Type C, a strong processor by Intel Atom, 4500 mAH or bigger and a decent camera sensor. According to what we know for sure, Asus Zenfone 3 will be one of the most potential smartphone bombs in the market next year.

As the smartphone industry we have right now are more competitive than ever, the Asus Zenfone 3 is not the only good beast to be expected. We have for you 4 more devices, also with very favorable features and great potential to become best-sellers. Check out what Asus Zenfone 3 rivals have to offer.

1. Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7 is definitely a super star lately. This future flagship from the Korean giant will feature their own chip set Exynos 8890, proven to be one of the most powerful ever. The device will also offer a brand new camera experience for users , as Samsung is negotiating with Sony to take over their IMX 300

2. Sony Xperia Z5 Plus

This Sony Xperia Z5 Plus is targeted to be one of the first mobile devices to try on premium Snapdragon 820 chip set. Sony Xperia Z5 Plus specs we know for now include: 5.3 inch FHD IPS Display, 4GB RAM, 23MP camera with the famous IMX 300 sensor that Samsung is trying to buy. To power the handset we have 3100 mAH battery. Enough to beat Asus Zenfone 3, do you think?

Actually, Sony Xperia Z5 Plus is a concept designed by Babak Soren. He is the same designer for Sony Xperia S5 concept that we all love. Sony Xperia Z5 Plus design comes with different color options to best fit a wider range of customers. Anyhow, we hope that Sony will bring this promising Xperia Z5 successor to real life soon.

3. Huawei Mate 8

Kirin 950 is a powerful chip set by Huawei, with super crazy benchmark result, impressing many users. The Huawei Mate 8 is the smartphone planned to feature the processor.

Earlier in PricePony, we have marked that Huawei Mate 8 can be a direct rival to Samsung Galaxy S7, emphasizing that it can be one of the very competitive Asus Zenfone 3 rivals in 2016

4. HTC One M10

This One M10 smartphone by HTC is much more silent than other three counterparts. This is why not many people really know how awesome HTC One M10 can be. Here are some specs we can start expecting by now:

• Display : 5.5-inch QHD screen(2,560 x 1,400 resolution)
• 4th generation Corning’s Gorilla Glass
• Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon 820/ Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810
• 6GB RAM
• 64GB and 128GB Internal memory
• 27-megapixel rear camera
• 5-megapixel front camera

Asus Zenfone 3 is such a great beast. However, these 4 Asus Zenfone 3 rivals above are not less awesome. Which among the 5 do you find most attempting?