HTC One M9 Benchmark Confirms Rumored Specs

HTC's next flagship smartphone has already leaked online a few days ago when someone published no less than three promo adds showing some of the main features of the One M9. Previous to yesterday's leak, we received many details on HTC One M9's specs sheet. Although they haven't been confirmed by the Taiwanese company, it does seem multiple sources in the industry agree on the same set of hardware packs in the One M9. Now, a new benchmark confirms what we've been reported for the last couple of weeks. Dutch blog Mobifo reports HTC One M9 has been listed at GFX Bench and besides the benchmark scores we also get to see the phone's specifications. Unfortunately, there's no way we can confirm this is indeed the HTC One M9 being test,...

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Asus Zenfone 2 Scores Massive in Benchmark, Still 10K Short from Samsung Galaxy S6

Although most of the news today cover the upcoming flagship smartphones coming from Samsung or HTC, there are some handsets that deserve the same level of attention and Asus Zenfone 2 is one of those smarpthones. Announced last month at Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Zenfone 2's price has been confirmed to start at $200. However, Asus plans to launch more than one version of the Zenfone 2, so those who can afford will be able to grab the 4GB model, which is likely to cost more than $300. Asus confirmed its Zenfone 2 smartphone will come with Intel Atom Z3580 chipset that accommodates a quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz. The information has been recently confirmed by a few benchmark tests coming directly from China. If you...

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BlackBerry Leap (Rio) Leaks in Real Life Photos

Yesterday fresh information emerged about the long-lost BlackBerry Rio which was rumored to exist back in 2014. The BlackBerry Rio is supposed to be the Z10 sequel and will be offered with mid-range specification. But according to a recent rumor, the BlackBerry Rio will actually end up on the market under the BlackBerry Leap name. Today brings us more info about the BlackBerry Leap, including specifications and a few images actually showing the device in the flesh (as seen at N4BB). And judging by the images, it looks like a re-designed version of the Z3. Let’s take a peek at the specs: the BlackBerry Leap will apparently come with a 5-inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution and will draw life from a Snapdragon MSM8960 dual-core processor...

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First VAIO Smartphone Arrives with Snapdragon 410, Android 5.0 Lollipop

In an effort to concentrate all its strength on its smartphone business, Sony sold off its VAIO laptop brand last year. Since then, the company has introduced several products retaining the unmistakable Sony feel. The latest are the VAIO Z and VAIO Z Canvas Ultrabooks which are the first to go official with a Broadwell-U Core i7. It seems VAIO will not be stopping at following the Sony legacy but will branch out into another product category, namely smartphones. According to information provided by GSM Dome, a VAIO phone has just popped up in benchmarks revealing possible specs for the device. The handset boasts a 5-inch display with 720p resolution and is powered by a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 chipset clocked at 1.2GHz and fitted...

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