Week 48 in review: Lumia flagships go extinct, as HMD gears up to revive the Nokia brand

In one of the more laid-back weeks of late, we still saw a few smartphone announcements, the most prominent being the Meizu Pro 6 Plus (yes, both 'Pro' and 'Plus'). A proper flagship, the Pro 6 Plus packs a 5.7-inch QHD display, and a Samsung Exynos 8890 chip - the first Meizu in a while we can get truly excited about. Then there's the M3X - more of a mid-range offering, but still interestingly-specced - apparently, it packs the high-end camera among other things.

HMD Global officially took over the Nokia smartphone business this week, with devices expected to become a reality early next year. Two of those seem to go under the D1C name, with specs leaking every now and then. Meanwhile, the high-end Lumias of the Microsoft days have gone out of stock in the UK, possibly for good.

It was a big week in India, with multiple launches taking place - the Coolpad Note 3S, Mega 3, and Cool Changer 1C, then the Lenovo K6 Power, and the top of the line Asus Zenfones - the Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Ultra.

Back at our office, we had some important deliveries come in, too - the OnePlus 3T and Xiaomi Mi Note 2. We were quick to share some initial impressions and you can check out those in the hands-on articles. The full reviews are due next week. Meanwhile, click through the links below to read more on the hot topics of the past few days.

Xiaomi Mi 5c to be unveiled on December 6

It's expected to cost close to half the 5s price.

HMD officially takes over the Nokia phone business

The Finnish company is lead by a number of former Nokia, Microsoft and HTC execs.

Nokia D1C to have two hardware versions, specs leak

This will be one of the first new Android-powered Nokias launching next year.

Just in: Xiaomi Mi Note 2 hands-on

We're yet to get tired of dual-edged displays. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is just in for a review and here are our initial thoughts.

Just in: OnePlus 3T hands-on

The OnePlus3T has landed at the office and it arrived in stylish company. We just couldn't wait to unwrap the it and get the review going.

Meizu Pro 6 Plus and M3X unveiled: 12MP Sony camera, Flyme 6

The Pro 6 Plus has a 5.7" Super AMOLED display with Always On functionality and an Exynos 8890 chipset.

Samsung Galaxy S8's selfie camera to have autofocus, finally

Front-facing cameras in Samsung flagships have struggled to keep up with the times.

Samsung will reveal why the Note7 went up in flames by the end of the year

According to a report out of the company's home country of South Korea, the investigation will be finalized in 2016.

Samsung reopens registrations for Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Nougat beta

Available to customers in the UK for now and coming to those in the US later this week.

Unannounced Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) gets reviewed on video

Runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, scores 60k on Antutu.

Moto M coming to India soon

Moto's India Twitter account tweeted a teaser to let us know that "Something different is coming your way".

Coolpad launches Note 3S and Mega 3 in India

Launched exclusively for the Indian market and available on Amazon.

Coolpad launches Cool Changer 1C

Made together with LeEco. Will go on sale in China on December 5.

Lenovo launches K6 Power in India

Priced at around $145. Goes on sale December 6.

Huawei announces Nougat update plans

The roll-out will begin sometime in Q1, 2017.

ASUS launches ZenFone 3 Deluxe and ZenFone 3 Ultra in India

Prices start at around $730 and go all the way to an eye-watering $920.

Motorola announces two new MotoMods: a Mophie Juice Pack and an Incipio Car Dock

Today Motorola has taken the wraps off two new modular accessories for its Moto Z line of smartphones. The snap-on MotoMods in question are the Mophie Juice Pack and the Incipio Car Dock.

Apple is reportedly testing more than 10 iPhone 8 prototypes

At least one of those features that oft-rumored curved OLED touchscreen.

Some Google Pixel users reporting a major camera issue

Pixel and Pixel XL users with international models are seeing a problem with the camera app that occurs in areas of poor reception.

Asus Zenfone Zoom with 13MP camera and 3x optical zoom drops to under $200 in US

A couple of retailers - B&H Photo and Newegg - have the phone (GSM-compatible model) listed on their websites for just under $200.

Sony Xperia XZ drops to under $500; Xperia X and X Compact receive price cuts as well

The Xperia XZ (all colors) is currently going for under $500 ($499.99 to be precise), down $150 from its usual price of $649.99.

Windows 10 Mobile flagships now out of stock on Microsoft's UK store, probably for good

At the moment, neither the Lumia 950 nor the Lumia 950 XL can be purchased from the company.