Week 45 in review: Samsung Galaxy S6 and Note 5 rumors

09 November, 2014

Week In Review is back to recap all the major announcements of the week, which you might have missed. The past Week 45 saw a lot of rumors regarding Samsung's upcoming flagships, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5. The later was rumored to sport a 4K AMOLED display when it launches in the fall of 2015.

There are also quite a few pieces of news regarding software updates. Microsoft promised to launch the Lumia Denim update by the end of the year. At the same time, Samsung and LG are in a fierce race who'll launch the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for their devices first.

Finally, Lenovo launches the Vibe X2 in India as well as the quite interesting Sisley S90. Visually, the phone looks very much like the iPhone 6 and the company has even copied Apple's style when it comes to presenting the phone.

Samsung Galaxy S6 gets first round of rumored specs

The Galaxy S6 apparently has the codename Project Zero, and some unnamed "insiders" have allegedly come forward and shared a few of its specs. The screen resolution will be QHD (2,560x1,440), just like that of the Note 4, which is hardly a surprise. The exact display size is still a mystery, though, possibly because...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 likely to feature a 4K 6-inch AMOLED

Samsung has been teasing its development of a 4K AMOLED display for a long time now, but now a new piece of information suggests the first phone to brag with it is the Galaxy Note 5. According to a tip, Samsung 4K AMOLED screen is 6" in diagonal and packs a pixel density of...

5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 benchmarked with 64-bit CPU

The Samsung Galaxy Grand will grow into its name with a 5.5" version, which left its footsteps in the GFXBench database. The phone was dubbed "Galaxy Grand 3" by the rumor mill and features a bigger, 5.5" screen – up 0.25" on the Grand 2. The new large-screened mid-ranger has been upgraded from...

Lenovo Sisley S90 is official with a 5-inch 720p Super AMOLED display

The Lenovo Sisley S90 went official and the company hasn't hesitated to confirm that it has drawn its inspiration from Apple not only for the design of the phone, but also for the way its presented. The Sisley S90's product page is an almost exact copy of the iPhone 6 website and it...

Screenshots of Android 5.0 Lollipop for LG G3 hit the web

LG is already busy working on the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Nexus devices, but it's also taking care of its current flagship, the LG G3. A working version of the new software fell in the hands of eager bloggers who posted several screenshots. LG G3 with Lollipop...

Microsoft details Lumia Denim update, coming this year

Microsoft has detailed the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 plus Lumia Denim upcoming firmware release. It is going to roll out by the end of this year and will be available to all Windows Phone 8-running Lumia phones. The Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 brings these new features...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Lollipop build gets shown off on video

We have seen an internal build of the Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Samsung Galaxy S5, courtesy SamMobile. Now they have managed to get their hands on an internal Lollipop build for the older Galaxy S4, and have a video for us to see below. In terms of design, the Lollipop build of the...

Huawei Honor 6X is a 5.5-inch octa-core phablet with 3D camera

The Huawei Honor 6 is getting a phablet X version, the Honor 6X. It was certified by TENAA in two versions, one for China Mobile and one for China Unicom, other than carrier connectivity both have the same specs. Curiously, the Huawei Honor 6X has three cameras – that's right, the back camera is...

Lenovo launches the VIBE X2 for $325 in India

Lenovo has launched the VIBE X2 in India. The phone is priced at Rs. 19,999 ($325). The Lenovo VIBE X2 has a 5.0-inch, 1920x1080 IPS display, octa-core MediaTek MT6596M with four Cortex-A17 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and four Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.7GHz, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage space, 13...

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