Sony Xperia Z5+ Leaks: 5.7-Inch QHD Display, Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM

If all the rumors we’ve been seeing float online these days are true, Sony is bound to launch a second flagship smartphone this year, to wash away the Xperia Z3+ fiasco. According to word on the street, Sony will soon unveil the Xperia Z5, which is tipped to arrive with a full HD (1080p) resolution. This might have disappointed some of you, since FHD resolution is not the standard for flagship smartphones anymore although some device manufacturers like Huawei continue to push it. As some recent reports suggest, it seems that Sony will launch a variant of its Xperia Z5 flagship with a QHD display after all. The Japanese device maker is also prepping a mini variation of the phone, in the form of the Xperia Z5 Compact. References...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Benchmark Leaks: Exynos 7422 CPU, 4GB RAM

Even though we get new details about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 5 phablet on a daily basis, things are still confusing when it comes to specs. Previous rumors claimed Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will be equipped with a homegrown Exynos 742 chipset inside, the same processor that powers the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge smartphones. The latest live pictures showing a prototype unit of the Galaxy Note 5 also confirm that the phone's S Pen won't be ejectable, so users will have to pull it out manually. Today, a new information sheds some light on the chipset that will be embedded into Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 phablet. The folks over at GSMArena have just got their hands on a screenshot taken from a Galaxy Note 5 benchmark. The application...

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Galaxy Note 5 Live Pictures Leak Online

Most of you who follow all news about Samsung Galaxy Note 5 remember that the first live pictures of the phablet leaked yesterday. The pictures revealed the fact that the smartphone won't feature an ejectable S Pen, but a stylus that must be pulled out manually. Apart from that, the Galaxy Note 5 seemed like a slightly enlarged version of the Galaxy S6, but since the back of the smartphone wasn't shown in those pictures we couldn't confirm whether or not it will feature glass coating. Well, it looks like the folks over at SamMobile have another set of pictures of the alleged Galaxy Note 5 and some of the things that we noticed yesterday does not seem to stand now. For example, the S Pen doesn't feature the small gap in the previous...

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Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) to Pack 5.5-Inch FHD Display, 21MP Camera, 3,600 mAh Battery

Motorola is rumored to launch a few Android smartphones in the next couple of days and the latest hearsay point to a Moto G (3rd Gen) unveil on July 28. However, the US-based company might launch its next flagship smartphone as well, the Moto X (3rd Gen) on the same day, or around the same timeframe. Since we've only talked about the upcoming Moto G (3rd Gen) in the last couple of weeks, it's only fair that we now offer Motorola fans some information about Moto X (3rd Gen). The information comes via HelloMotoHK, a group with sources close to Motorola, which offers details on some of the company's upcoming products. According to this group, Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) is expected to arrive soon with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating...

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Sony Xperia Z5 Tipped to Launch in September with 5.5-Inch FHD Display

It looks like Sony will be launching a second flagship smartphone this year, even though the Japanese company initially stated that it will only release one high-end device per year. The upcoming Sony Xperia Z5, or whatever its name, has been leaked a few times by now and everything points to a Xperia Z3+ copycat in terms of specs. We have recently spotted the smartphone in UAProf and were a bit disappointed to find out that Xperia Z5 will sport display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution. Full HD resolution is not standard for flagship smartphones anymore, but Sony does not seem to be ready to put this type of displays into its devices, even though the Xperia Z4v for Verizon Wireless is an exception. Today, a new report claims...

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Xiaomi Mi5 Leaks in Pictures, Features Edge-to-Edge Display

Xiaomi is currently preparing to launch two new flagship products, which are set to arrive on the market as the Mi 5 and Mi5 Pro. Specs of the two models have also made their way online, indicating that the first version will be powered by a Snapdragon 810 chipset, while the second will be the first handset to make a debut on the market with a Snapdragon 820 under the hood. If you have been curious to see what the Xiaomi Mi5 will be all about, this week, the folks at Chinese blog Mobile Dad are treating us to a couple of spyshots of the device, which reveal an edge-to-edge display. Following the market trend nowadays, which tends to obliterate bezels, the Mi5 will also arrive with ultra slim, almost imperceptible bezels. Apart from...

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Sony Lavander Launching in August as Sony Xperia T4 Ultra

Good news for Sony fans, as the Japanese handset maker has another mid-ranger in the pipeline, the Xperia T4 Ultra. The new smartphone might be launched as early as August for a price that will be disclosed closer to release. Some of you might remember the Sony Lavander that leaked back in April and never made it to market. Well, it looks like the Lavander will be launched on the market as Sony Xperia T4 Ultra, a new report claims. The smartphone will be announced next month and should cost around $300 if we are to take into consideration the price of the its predecessors. According to the same source, the Xperia T4 Ultra will be Sony's fist device ever released with a “bezel-free” design. Although this sounds more like a marketing...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Launching in Mid-August

Smartphone users will have a pretty busy next couple of months, as Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Meizu and other major handset makers are expected to launch new flagship smartphones. Samsung is always launching its high-end Galaxy Note models in early September at IFA trade fair, but the smartphone does not make it to the market until October. However, this year it looks like things might be different since Samsung desperately wants to maintain its high-end market. In order to do that the Galaxy Note 5 needs to sell better than the iPhone 6s, which is expected to be unveiled this fall as well. Although rumors emerged last month which pointed to an earlier Galaxy Note 5 release, Samsung officials denied their company plans to launch the...

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BlackBerry to Launch Multiple Android-Based Smartphones in H2 2015

Following the partnership announcement between BlackBerry and Google, a new report claiming that the Canadian company is in talks with ODMs for the release of multiple Android smartphones this year has just emerged. According to Digitimes, BlackBerry has already approached some of the biggest ODMs, including Foxconn, Compal and Wistron, for possible production partnerships that will see the Canadian company launch Android-based smartphones in the second half of the year. The information has been confirmed by sources at Taiwan's handset supply chain and also mentions that these customized Android smartphones will integrate various BlackBerry OS features, including BES12, BBM, and BlackBerry Blend. The report somewhat comes in line...

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Leaks Again in New Press Render

We already know Samsung is likely to launch the Galaxy A8 on July 17, though the smartphone will only be available in China initially. The same source that revealed to us the launch date of the smartphone also confirmed the Galaxy A8 won't come cheap. The device will be available for purchase for around $500 or €450 outright. This is the price from China, Malaysia and Vietnam, but we're not sure if Samsung will make it available in Europe and North America at a slightly price. The good news we now have a press render that shows the Samsung Galaxy A8 in all its glory. The phone really looks stylish, but the Galaxy A8 might be slightly overpriced for what it has to offer in terms of specs. Speaking of which, the Galaxy A8 is said...

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Xiaomi Mi5 Plus Spotted at TENAA with 5.7-Inch QHD Display, 4GB RAM

Xiaomi's Mi5 Plus is one of the most expected flagship smartphones this year. The big brother of the Mi5 will be unveiled in the coming months, but it will probably be available only in China initially. The Mi5 Plus will be one of the first Android smartphones to ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor inside. The new chipset hasn't been made commercially available yet, but we expect that to happen this fall. This is why the most probably timeframe for Xiaomi Mi5 Plus release would be this fall, but we expect more details on a smaller timeframe to emerge in the coming weeks. Now, Xiaomi Mi5 Plus has been recently spotted at TENAA, the Chinese regulatory commission, a new report confirms. Luckily, the filing also contains lots...

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BlackBerry and Google Announce Partnership for Android Business

Rumors about BlackBerry entering the Android smartphone market continue to pop up, even though the Canadian company was never explicit on the matter. In the last statement offered by the company's CEO John Chen, he says that BlackBerry will launch an Android smartphone, but only if it can make it secure. Well, it looks like BlackBerry might try to make Android secure, or at least is working with Google on that matter. Today, the Canadian company has announced a new partnership with Google, which focuses on enterprise business. Both companies are now working together to implement some of the most important BES12 features into Android. Google needs BlackBerry's expertise in enterprise security, while BlackBerry needs to tap into...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 to Pack All-in-One Exynos 7422 CPU, May Lack MicroSD Slot

We're less than a month away from Samsung Galaxy Note 5's official unveil and it looks like we're getting more info on the upcoming flagship smartphone. Even though we already know some of the specs that Samsung plans to include inside the Galaxy Note 5, there are still some details that have been left out. The folks over at SamMobile have just learned that Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will be initially available in four color options: Black, Gold, Silver and White. Just like the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will feature glass back, which is a clear indication that the phablet is likely to lack microSD card slot. Also, due to the unibody design and glass coating, the Galaxy Note 5's battery might not be removable. According...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Coming with 5.7-Inch Quad HD Display, Snapdragon 808 CPU

We already know Samsung plans to release an improved version of the Galaxy S6 edge since the South Korean company has just trademarked the Galaxy S6 edge+ name less than two weeks ago. However, not much is known about the improvements the Galaxy S6 edge Plus will pack over the standard model. We do know however, that the smartphone is more than likely to be unveiled along with the Galaxy Note 5 in late August or early September. And now thanks to SamMobile we also have some info on the smartphone's specs sheet. Judging by these leaked details, many Samsung fans will be disappointed that the South Korean company skipped some of the features that are missing in the Galaxy S6 edge as well. We're talking about microSD card slot and...

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Sony Xperia Z4v Confirmed to Arrive at Verizon on August 13

Sony and Verizon announced last month they will bring the Xperia Z4 to consumers in the United States. However, the carrier-branded Xperia Z4v comes at Verizon with enhanced specs in comparison with the standard model. It's common fact that Sony stated numerous times that it's not ready to include Quad HD displays inside its smartphones. Both Xperia Z4 and its international counterpart, the Xperia Z3+ are packed with full HD (1080p) display, which was kind of disappointing for Sony fans. However, unlike the Xperia Z3+, Verizon's version will come with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display that supports Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution. Although Sony and Verizon confirmed the Xperia Z4v will be exclusively available...

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Motorola Moto G (2015) and Moto X Sport Specs Leak, Launching this August

Lenovo and Motorola have already confirmed they will have a busy summer with multiple smartphone launches. The new generation of Moto X, Moto G and Moto E smartphones are expected to arrive in the next couple of months. We're not sure what smartphone Motorola will launch first, but we know that at least two of them will be commercially available in August. According to a new report, Chilean carrier Entel will launch the Motorola Moto X Sport and the “Nuevo” Moto G, which might translate onto “the new Moto G,” sometime in August. A few screenshots taken from the carrier's inventory provides us with some info on their specs. Since we already know a great deal about some of the Motorola smartphones that will be announced this summer,...

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Say Hello to "Logi", the New Logitech

Logitech announces today its biggest brand transformation in its history. It claims that although it has been known as a technology company, this time it wants to place design at its core. And to reflect the company's reinvention it adopts a new attitude and a re-imagined logo and, of course, a new label: Logi. Crafting a portfolio that go beyond PC peripherals, and building products that have a place in every aspect of our daily life, Logitech apparently believes that it must distance itself from the image of a gadget tinkering company and enter the sphere of "great" companies that can build everyday objects and this way  claim the image of life "enhancers". Logitech claims that since 2013 it has been working behind the scene...

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AMD Announces the FirePro S9170 with 32GB GDDR5

Professional graphics cards are not really similar to consumer GPUs the like of GTX 980Ti or the Fury X and so forth. These are machines that share more with CPUs in their ability to work in networks and data racks than individual machines and are sturdier, more reliable pieces of technology than their fancy little sisters while also packing a lot more TFLOPS. In this regard, AMD announced its newest professional graphics card, the FirePro S9170. Its main addition compared to the existing S9150 is its slight increase of single precision TFLOPS from 5.07 to 5.24 and most obviously the increase of available memory from 16GB GDDR5 to 32GB. Designed for intensive workloads in terms of pure calculation, the new card aims to become ominous...

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OnePlus 2 Confirmed to Pack 4GB RAM, Will Cost Less Than $450

With less than three weeks left until its official reveal, OnePlus 2 has just got one other piece of hardware confirmed by the Chinese company that is going to release it on July 27. According to OnePlus, its upcoming flagship smartphone will pack no less than 4GB of RAM. Not only that, but the RAM inside the OnePlus 2 will be the latest and greatest on the market, LPDDR4. OnePlus explains that the reason they have decided to go with the LPDDR4 is the lower power consumption for better battery efficiency. This means that OnePlus 2 users will be able to use their smartphone without draining the battery too fast. “With LPDDR4, you get twice the bandwidth performance as the LPDDR3 at the same power consumption profile. The RAM of the...

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Xiaomi Mi5 Tipped to Cost $386, Mi5 Plus Coming with 23MP Main Camera

We know that Xiaomi is preparing to launch its next-gen smartphone, the Mi5, this month. We also heard talk about an Mi5 Plus model which should make it out alongside it. Today we get a new leak regarding the two flagships, which paints a slightly different story than what we have heard so far. The most important change is that, according to the leakster on Weibo, the Mi5 will take advantage of a Snapdragon 810 processor while the Mi5 Plus will be fueled by a next-gen Snapdragon 820. We previously heard that both models will be the recipients of a Snapdragon 820. Moving on, we’re told that the Xiaomi Mi5 will be the beneficiary of a 5.2-inch LCD display with Gorilla Glass 2.5 and taking advantage of 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. The...

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Monster from China: Coolpad Fengsheng C+ with Snapdragon 810 CPU, 4GB RAM

China is the largest smartphone market in the world, but also one of the most competitive. Following Xiaomi's success in China, many OEMs are now launching cheap smartphones that are getting better and better quality-wise. Unfortunately, for consumers in the rest of the world, these devices rarely go on sale internationally because they are sold by native companies that do not have the resources to sustain such an endeavor. Not yet at least. Coolpad is a Chinese handset maker that recently entered the Indian market with two smartphones. However, the company's main market remains China where its products are among the most popular. The latest addition to Coolpad's portfolio of Android smartphones is called Fengsheng C+. According...

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Sony Xperia Z3+ Receives Small Software Update That Should Fix Overheating Issues

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 chipset is clearly faulty, as many benchmarks confirm it. HTC One M9, which is equipped with this particular SoC, had major overheating issues before it hit shelves, but the Taiwanese company delivered a small software update that partially solved the problem. Basically, the update throttles down the CPU and GPU speeds in order to avoid overheating. While the solution solved the reported overheating issues, it drastically reduced the HTC One M9's performance in benchmarks. HTC also had to release another software update to keep the One M9 cooler while it charges. For whatever reason, the smartphone would overheat while charging even though the Snapdragon 810 processor shouldn't have been used that much during...

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Nokia N1 Coming Soon to India, Indonesia

Nokia's amazing Android tablet, the N1 is only available in China and Taiwan, even though the Finnish company promised to bring its wildly popular slate to other countries. If you expected Nokia to launch the N1 in Finland next, then you might be mistaken since the tablet has been recently spotted at Zauba, the Indian import/export commission. On top of that, Nokia N1 has been recently certified in Indonesia, which points to an imminent release in this country as well. Even though we don't have any confirmed info on availability and pricing options, we should mention that Nokia N1 is available in China for only $260. If Nokia decides to offer the slate for around the same amount in India and Indonesia, it will probably increase...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Press Renders Leak

Italian blog HDBlog has just published two pictures of the alleged Galaxy Note 5, which confirm some of the latest info on the phablet. Although previous rumors claimed that Samsung Galaxy Note 5 would pack USB Type C port, it looks like the South Korean company has no plans to replace the microUSB 2.0 port. These images, as well as the one leaked via a CAD file earlier today, confirm this information. Also, we get glimpse of what appears to be Galaxy Note 5's platicky stylus. Some other piece of hardware visible in the press renders include a 3.5mm audio jack port and a loudspeaker on the bottom side of the phone. The protruding Home button probably hides the fingerprint scanner, while the back side of the Galaxy Note 5 reveals...

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