What would be the most significant trend of smartphone industry in 2016? How would the year differ from 2015? Well, based on what we have observed so far, 2016 seems like a perfect year when Android smartphones will dominate the market. Here are 5 reasons for our prediction.

1. Nokia comes back to producing smartphones, and it will be Android

Any tech lover and Nokia fan knows this piece of information very well by now. Nokia is officially prepping for its come back in the smartphone industry, and hopefully launch their first handset in 2016. As Nokia CEO Rajiv has confirmed, the first Nokia smartphone going to be produced, whether it is alleged Nokia E1, Nokia C1 or any other model, it will be an Android-powered mobile. This being said, a smartphone that mark the return of such a legend is going to receive lots of attention – and so will Android devices in general.

2. Microsoft stops Lumia smartphones

Right now, Microsoft is working on Lumia 650 to debut at MWC 2016, which is said to also be the last Lumia phone the company will produce. Their plan is to shift to focusing on Surface smartphones instead. For long Lumia smartphones have been here in the market, competing with Android smartphones. With this piece of news from Microsoft, we can tell that, it is becoming more and more popular that many users switch to Android instead.

3. BlackBerry to abandon BB10, only focus on Android

After receiving positive reaction about the BlackBerry Priv, BlackBerry is hinting that they will abandon their onw-developed OS BB10. Instead, the company will focus on Android smartphones thanks to its popularity and flexibility. One thing BlackBerry takes pride in about their self-developed OS is that, the smartphones are protected from virus and leaking, making BlackBerry phones among the most secure mobile in the world. For now, by shifting to Android OS, the company says they will try their best to make future smartphones as safe as possible to keep their good name.

4. Android 6.0 promised to offer a lot of cool features

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the latest Android OS developed by Google. The operating system offers some new and very cool features that don’t exist in previous versions, making it very appealing for current Android users to keep on their choice and other users to consider switching. Some cool features Android 6.0 is offering include: Android Pay, Dark theme and rotation support, App drawer and so on (find more here)

5. Recent Android smartphones debut with amazing specs

Last but not least, the 5th reasons making us to predict that 2016 is the year of Android smartphones is that, more and more Android mobiles are being debuted and introduced with amazing specs and design, making very catchy and qualified for many users, even the hardest ones. Just one month of the year passed by, and we already have a list of awesome smartphones, both flagships and lower-end beasts

Basing on these 5 facts we observed, it is very likely that more and more Android smartphones are going to be launched and welcomed to the market of 2016, making it a busy year for this OS. How about yourself? What smartphones are you using on and do you have any intention to switch?