The other day, we’ve told you that Asus is working on the PadFone X variant for folks living outside of the US, and voila – that device is now officially official. The new PadFone S will be available in early Q3 with specs that are identical to AT&T’s PadFone X. These [specs] include a 5-inch…
ZTE Nubia Z7 launching on June 7th?
ZTE could unveil its next Nubia flagship on June 7th, GizChina is reporting. The company has scheduled an event for that day in Beijing, China; and Nubia’s General Manager, Ni Fei, posted a teaser image on Weibo. Yeah, something cool is coming, but it’s unclear what this device will be all about. As far as…
HTC One E8 officially announced – it’s a plastic M8 minus the Ultrapixel camera
The long-time rumored HTC One M8 Ace has been officially announced and it has a new name – One E8. As we’ve heard before, this phone has all the bells and whistles of the One M8 minus the Ultrapixel camera. Instead, it rocks a rather standard 13-megapixel sensor. Another downside (compared to the “regular” M8)…
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 2 in works?
Sony has turned to Twitter to tease the world about the “next big thing” it’s working on. While we can’t be 100% certain what the Japanese company is preparing, chances are they are working on successor to the Xperia Z Ultra. The still-current Z Ultra rocks a 6.4-inch full HD screen, 2GB of RAM and…
Micromax’s first Windows Phone 8.1 device to come with a 5-inch full HD screen, Snapdragon 800, 2GB of RAM and 13MP camera
At this year’s BUILD conference, Microsoft announced Micromax as one of its latest Windows Phone partners. Now we got some details to add about the upcoming Windows Phone from one of India’s biggest handset makers. According to Technodify, this will be a high-end device with specs that include a 5-inch full HD screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon…
7-inch Samsung Galaxy W phablet unveiled in South Korea
Yesterday it was a rumor and now it’s official. Ladies and gentlemen, Samsung has officially announced its biggest phone to date, Galaxy W (as in Galaxy Wide), is South Korea. As we’ve reported before, this unit packs a massive 7-inch screen with 720p HD resolution. In addition, it also packs a 1.2GHz quad-core processor (Qualcomm…
Samsung Z is the first Tizen phone and it’s nothing special
Samsung has finally unveiled its very first Tizen OS-based smartphone – Samsung Z. Although it’s a high-end device — despite lacking a full HD screen — I’m not sure we could recommend it to anyone. As I’m writing this, the Tizen eco-system is still nascent and one would miss many apps from competing platforms, namely…
Here’s the Samsung Galaxy Mega 7.0
The earlier rumored Samsung Galaxy Mega 7.0 has been leaked by a case maker and brought to our attention by the good folks of GSMarena. As you can see from the image above, this is one big device which will have hard time finding buyers among the “classic smartphone buyers.” Sure, it’s thinner than most…
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini caught in the wild?
The Galaxy S5 Mini rumors can’t stop coming in. The latest piece of the puzzle we’ve got comes in the form of “in the wild” photos, depicting the smaller version of Sammy’s flagship in all its glory. As you’re about to see, the Korean company is sticking with the Galaxy S5 design and the Mini…
Is this the Moto X+1?
A new, still announced Motorola phone has been caught in the wild, and as far as we (don’t) know, it could be the earlier rumored Moto X+1. According to BGR and EVleaks, this unit has a display that is bigger than the one Moto X rocks. So it fits perfectly with earlier reports we’ve heard…









