Week 32 in review: iPhone 6, Vibe Z2 Pro, Note 4, Galaxy Alpha

09 August, 2014

The Week In Review is our series meant to recap all the major announcements of the week, which you might have missed. Week 32 saw major phonemakers readying their premium devices for a their upcoming Fall launch.

Apple, Samsung and Sony are among the big-brand names, from which we're expecting class-leading products. You can read below about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Alpha, iPhone 6 and Sony Xperia Z3.

Week 32 in review: iPhone 6, Vibe Z2 Pro, Note 4, Galaxy Alpha

Sony Xperia Z3 spy shots show off the exterior

A week ago we saw alleged photos of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. Now the full set of photos has been uncovered but this time it's claimed to be the big Xperia Z3 instead. The Sony Xperia Z3 features the same external features as the current Z2 model – a flap to cover the microSIM and microSD card slots, another flap over the microUSB port, pogo pins for...

iPhone 6 unveiling date to be September 9

At its big gathering on September 9, Apple is widely expected to announce the incredibly oft-leaked iPhone 6. That said, it's still unclear whether we'll see both sizes of the smartphone getting unveiled then. Some recent mumblings have suggested that Apple could choose to make the bigger, 5.5-inch model official at a later point before the end...

5.5” iPhone 6 tipped to have faster CPU than the 4.7” model

The 5.5” iPhone 6 is tipped to pack a more powerful application processor than the 4.7” model. Reportedly, the larger model will ship with larger die. The abovementioned setup suggests that the phablet’s internal architecture will be different that the one found in the more compact model. More GPU cores are likely candidates to fill the extra space.

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is official with a 6" QHD display

Lenovo has officially unveiled its latest flagship, the Vibe Z2 Pro. The phone is the company's first to feature a 6" 2560 х 1440 pixel IPS display that's capable of outputting 500-nits brightness. Under the hood of the Vibe Z2 Pro ticks a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset (MSM8974AC) with a 2.5GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU, 3GB of RAM and...

Samsung's three-sided display allegedly enters production

Patent drawing for a Samsung device with a three-sided screen go as far back as April but now a parts supplier for Samsung reports that the unique screen has entered production. This sounds like a good time to start making these if they'll end up on the Galaxy Note 4, which is to be unveiled in a month. However, the screen is reportedly built on a plastic...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to have a 5.5" screen, ISOCELL camera

The screen resolution will be four times as much though, QHD or 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. That makes for 534ppi pixel density. The panel will of course be a Super AMOLED. The Galaxy Note 4 will be powered by a Snapdragon 805 chipset with 3GB of RAM (this is pretty much a given) but there's no mention of the rumored Exynos 5 Octa chipset...

New photos size up the Galaxy Alpha against the iPhone 5s

he Samsung Galaxy Alpha leaks just keep on coming. The latest one is a double one including partial specifications as well as new photos. Courtesy of Twitter user @culeaks, we can now see the Samsung Galaxy Alpha compared with the iPhone 5s. The phone is even thinner than the 7.6mm Apple smartphone. However, there's no information of the...

Moto G2 possibly benchmarked, shows its specs

The Moto G was released last November, but it looks like there's already a successor for it on the way. An image allegedly showing the next Moto G (which we'll call G2 for simplicity's sake, even though the official name hasn't been confirmed yet) popped up last month. It comes with a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 400...

XOLO 8X-1000 with HIVE official, coming to India next week

The XOLO 8X-1000 is now official with a 5" 720p display of 294ppi, 8MP Sony Exmor R camera with f/2.0 aperture, Mediatek MT6592M chipset with a true octa-core 1.4 GHz processor and a quad-core Mali-450MP4 graphics chip. There's also 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a microSD card slot that supports up to 32 additional gigs.

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