Consumers are in for a treat in 2013 if the constant spate of rumors and leaks are to be believed. Several major players like Samsung, Apple, Google, and HTC are slated to unleash the next-generation of their best-selling smartphones, which will take the consumer market by storm.

We take a look at the top five upcoming smartphones to watch out for in 2013:

5. HTC M7

Taiwan-based HTC is slated to launch the HTC M7, its flagship phone for 2013 at the MWC 2013 in Barcelona. The HTC M7 is conjectured to have a 4.7-inch full HD display (1980 x 1080 pixels resolution) with 468ppi.

The HTC M7 is believed to deploy a SoLux display, which is superior to the Super LCD 2 panel found on the HTC One X and HTC One X+. The smartphone will also house a quad-core 1.7GHz processor, a 13-megapixel primary snapper, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of on-board storage, and a 2300mAh battery.

Release Date: Q1 2013.