The Week In Review is our series meant to recap all the major news of the week, which you might have missed. In Week 40 we saw first glimpses of HTC's new smartphones that are expected to debut on October 8. We also found that some early Galaxy Note 4 units had a less than stellar build quality and got to learn what a TouchWiz-spiced Android L looks like. A couple of phones went official this week - the Galaxy Grand Prime and Galaxy Ace Style LTE. Meanwhile the hotly anticipated Nexus 6 kept making the rounds in rumorland. .news-item .n-left { float: left; width: 16%; text-align: center; margin-left: -13px; } .news-item .n-right { float: left; width: 84%; } .news-item a { padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; } .news-item .n-right h2, .reviews-item .n-right h2 { clear: both; padding: 0 0 3px 0px; font: 400 19px Oswald, Arial; margin-top: -4px; } .n-right p { line-height: 155%; } .news-item { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .news-item p { margin-left: 0; } .n-right h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } First Samsung Galaxy Note 4 units plagued by build issues The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 went earlier on sale than originally planned in order to compete with the iPhone 6 Plus. However, it seems that Samsung's rush has resulted in some defective Galaxy Note 4 units, a report from South Korea suggests. As you can see, there's a gap between... Samsung issues statement about the Galaxy Note 4 gap issue "The reported issue does not impact the functionality or quality of the Galaxy Note 4. We assure our customers that all Galaxy Note 4 units meet our strict manufacturing and quality control standards," reads Samsung's statement sent to Trusted Reviews.So, Samsung is aware of the issue... Sony Xperia Z3X benchmarked, Snapdragon 810 in tow It looks like Sony is getting ready to launch a new phablet, to succeed the Xperia Z Ultra from last year. The device will be called Xperia Z3X and it's going to be a beast. The first details about it were actually leaked back in July, which is also when the image you can see below got created... Android L build for Samsung Galaxy S5 gets previewed By all accounts, Android L's release is coming soon, perhaps even this month (or in November). We've known for months what Google wants its next mobile OS version to look like, since the company's already presented its new Material Design. But what about the different phone makers? They've so far gotten used to... Unannounced HTC One (M8) Eye passes through TENAA The previously leaked HTC One (M8) Eye made its way through TENAA. As is the case with all such visits, the upcoming handset left behind photos and details on its specifications. The device, which passed through the TENAA certification carried the model number HTC M8Ew. The "w" moniker likely stands for its compatibility... Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is official in India, costs $280 The Galaxy Grand Prime features a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and 1GB of RAM on the Snapdragon 410 chipset. Internal memory is 8GB but can be expanded with an additional 64GB microSD card. At the front, there's a 5" LCD display of qHD resolution (960x540 pixels)... Samsung Galaxy Ace Style LTE with AMOLED screen unveiled Samsung has silently outed a Galaxy Ace 4 version with an AMOLED display in Germany. The phone is called the Galaxy Ace Style LTE and features a 4.3" Super AMOLED screen with a 800x480 resolution.The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU and 1GB of RAM... Vertu Aster mates premium materials to high-end Android Besides the titanium and sapphire, the Aster features a hand-polished ruby key - a gem chosen both for its looks and its durability. For the back you have a choice of Calf leather (Onyx, Lagoon, Blush), Karung snake skin (Caviar, Tangerine, Raspberry) and Cognac...
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