Motorola rolling out special update for some of its devices

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Alleged specs of the next generation Moto X leak out

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Vodafone UK launches three new own-brand devices

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LG kicks off G4 trial program in the US prior to official launch

Last month, LG had announced a special G4 trial campaign for 15 countries. Under this campaign, about 4000 individuals will be given a free G4 to explore and share the experience over social media. After rolling out this campaign in select Asian regions, LG has now formally kicked off the G4 test drive for US citizens. Interested folks can register at a special LG G4 page along with the necessary details in order to join the queue. LG will select a few lucky folks and deliver a G4 unit for free to them. In return, the lucky users are expected to share the experience of using the G4 over social media channels. Do check our LG G4 hands-on experience. So far, there is no word on pricing or an exact launch date for the US region. Source |...

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Vivo X5Pro has its innards detailed, 4,150 mAh battery in tow

The upcoming Vivo X5Pro has been leaking a lot lately, and its maker has even started teasing its 2.5D glass screen and eye recognition technology. Today though a handset that could very well be the X5Pro has been spotted in a listing at TENAA, the Chinese authority that certifies smartphones for sale in the country. This reveals quite a few details about the X5Pro's specs, thankfully. The next Vivo device should therefore sport a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 13 MP f/2.0 rear camera, a 5 MP f/2.4 front snapper, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage space. A 64-bit chipset with 1.7 GHz octa-core CPU shall be in charge of performance, and this has in the past been rumored to be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615. It surely fits the bill spec-wise. The Vivo X5Pro will run Funtouch OS 2.1, based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, which isn't something we've seen a lot so far from Chinese manufacturers. But clearly the headline feature for this device is going to be its absolutely huge 4,150 mAh battery. There's a chance that we'll see two versions of the X5Pro, one bearing this massive cell, and the other with a smaller one. In that case, the model with the bigger battery should obviously be thicker. According to a past rumor on the matter, the Vivo X5Pro is going to become official on May 7, which is this Thursday. Source (in Chinese) |...

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More specs surface for the Huawei Honor 7 Plus

We first told you about the Huawei Honor 7 Plus last month, when word got out that this phablet is in the works at the Chinese company. Back then we also got a purported leaked hands-on photo showing the handset, which you can feast your eyes upon once more if you look to the left. Today a new rumor out of China comes to complete the spec list for the upcoming Honor 7 Plus. As you can see from the picture showing it, there will be a fingerprint sensor on the back, underneath the camera - in an arrangement that's similar to Huawei's Ascend Mate 7. The Honor 7 Plus will come with a 5.5-inch QHD (2,560x1,440) touchscreen, a 16 MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, a 13 MP front-facing unit for selfies, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage space. A big 4,000 mAh battery should be in too, while at the helm we shall find the HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset, also made by Huawei. Even with all these details outed, it's still unclear when the Honor 7 Plus is going to be made official, or when it will become available to buy. Pricing is also a mystery at this point, but with its high-end specs you probably shouldn't expect it to be dirt cheap. Whenever it does make its debut, the Honor 7 Plus should be joined by the Honor 7, a smaller option for people who don't love phablets. Source (in Chinese) |...

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