The Top 10 trending phones of week 33

As most of you have surely heard - the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are now official. Samsung unveiled the pair of phablets at the June 13 Unpacked event and quite unsurprisingly, the announcement is already causing waves in our top ten chart. The aforementioned Note5 managed to swoop in, mere hours after its announcement and take the second spot away from the OnePlus 2. Interestingly enough, however, the Galaxy S6 edge+ is still nowhere to be found in the top ten chart at the time of writing this article. This is rather odd, considering Samsung intentionally focused attention towards the edged model, slightly neglecting the Note and even limiting its EU availability for the time being. Judging from fan interest, however, it appears the Korean giant might have overlooked the Note a little too soon, as loyal fans are still showing their love for the legendary productivity line. But back to the chart. At first place we find the Moto G (3rd gen) for yet another week. It seems the allure of a budget-friendly, "vanilla Android" device is still going strong. At third place we see another familiar device - the Galaxy Grand Prime. It is followed closely by the Galaxy A8 and the Galaxy S6, which have swapped places since last week and are now at fourth and sixth respectively. The aforementioned OnePlus 2 has really dropped in interest during the past few days. That's particularly confusing given that the smartphone official sales just started. In the bottom half of the chart we find a rather odd new entry at seventh place - the budget-friendly Galaxy J5. This is its unexpected debut on the chart, so we can only imagine it is tied to an ongoing sales promotion and should be shot lived. Then again, we did say the same about the Lenovo K3 Note well over a month ago and it is still hanging on to the list, although dropping in popularity and now at eight place. At the very bottom of the scoreboard we find the Galaxy A5, down a spot and the iPhone 6, which once managed to reenter the chart after a few consecutive weeks of absence. .news-item .n-left { float: left; width: 25%; text-align: center; } .news-item .n-right { float: left; width: 75%; } .news-item a { padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; } #review-body .news-item .n-right h2, .reviews-item .n-right h2 { clear: both; padding: 0 0 3px 0px; font: 400 19px Google-Oswald, Arial; margin-top: -4px; } .n-right p { margin-top: 25px; line-height: 155%; } .news-item { padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .news-item p { margin-left: 0; } .n-right h2 .phone-name { display: inline-block; width: 325px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: text-bottom; } .n-right h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } .flat-button{ text-align:center; text-decoration: none !important; font: 400 22px Google-Oswald,Arial !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-size: 150%; padding: 20px 60px !important; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px; margin: 10px 0; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; color: #fff !important; } .flat-button-1 { background: #0CADA7; } .flat-button-1:hover { background: #0A948F; color: #666666 !important; } .flat-button-2 { background: #FF7E47; } .flat-button-2:hover { background: #EE7440; color: #666666 !important; } .n-right .rank-info { display: inline-block; font-family: "Google-Oswald",​Arial,​sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 100; } .n-right .rank-info .current-rank { font-size: 23px; } .circle { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #8fb28f; border-radius: 50%; height: 23px; width: 23px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 10px -1px 10px; } .arrow { width: 0; height: 0; border-style: solid; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 10px -1px 10px; } .arrow-up { border-width: 0 15px 25px 15px; border-color: transparent transparent #0cada7 transparent; } .arrow-down { border-width: 25px 15px 0 15px; border-color: #ff7e47 transparent transparent transparent; } Motorola Moto G (3rd...



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Weekly poll results: Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and M5 bathe in fan love

The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and the Xperia M5 were announced less than two weeks ago, but have already gathered a loyal following. Our weekly poll results are out and Sony's midrange pair has gotten plenty of fan love. The bezelless Xperia C5 Ultra collected a total of 84% of positive votes - a huge achievement, rivaling the Moto X Style from the week before. And we understand the enthusiasm, the massive 6-inch FullHD display is blazing hot on its own, but the phone is not without other merits (the 13MP front camera with flash says "Hi"). We expected a closer call with the Xperia M5, but the flagship in disguise achieved more or less the same numbers - only one in five voters dislikes it. This all-round performer has power to spare thanks to the top-of-the-line Mediatek chipset, sports the same 13MP front camera to cater to the selfie crowd, and comes in a water-tight package nearly identical to the company's flagship. Xperia Z3+,...



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Week 33 in review: Samsung Unpacked, Nexus and iPhone rumors

The past few days in the mobile realm were quite busy to say the least. August 13 finally came and with it the eagerly-anticipated Samsung Unpacked event. As expected, the Korean giant revealed a pair of new devices and made the Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ official. Both phablets lived up to the bulk of the rumors and come with Exynos 7420 SoC, gorgeous 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED displays and 4GB of RAM. Besides a tour of the phones, we also got to see the odd clip-on keyboard that Samsung is offering as an accessory, earned some info on pricing and availability and even got our first glimpse of camera quality in a few Note5 sample shots. There we however a couple of disappointments from camp Samsung as well. For one, we learned that the Note5 won't be initially available in the EU, through official channels that is. In other news, new information on the next pair of Nexus devices surfaced online. The LG and Huawei manufactured units allegedly look quite similar, but nothing is certain yet. Apple also made headlines with an announcement that iOS 8.4.1 is now available to all supported devices and with interesting rumors about the possible return on the budget-oriented "C"-range, with an iPhone 6C and 1GB of RAM inside the iPhone 6s. Xiaomi has also been making the headlines. The Chinese manufacturer officially announced the Redmi Note 2 and the Redmi Note 2 Prime, as well as the all new MIUI 7 OS. Last, but not least, Qualcomm officially outed its new top-of-the-line chipset - the Snapdragon 820, as well as the new Snapdragon 212 and 412 models. If you think you might have missed something from the week, here is a list of the hottest topics in the tech world. .news-item .n-left { float: left; width: 28%; text-align: center; } .news-item .n-right { float: left; width: 70%; } .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 !important; font: 400 19px Google-Oswald, Arial; margin-top: -4px; } .n-right p { line-height: 155%; } .news-item { padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } .news-item p { margin-left: 0; } .n-right h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } Samsung Galaxy Note5 brings Exynos 7420, ultra-sleek body The new design is all metal and glass. The chipset and camera have been lifted from the Galaxy S6 too. This odd physical keyboard for the Galaxy S6 edge+ just popped up online Apparently Samsung intends to offer the odd clip-on keyboard as an accessory for the upcoming device. LG Nexus and Huawei Nexus specs leak, suggest very similar devices Both will (probably) feature metal bodies with front-facing speakers, fingerprint readers and USB Type C. The screens are set to 5.2" and 5.7" respectively. Xiaomi announces new MIUI 7 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop Comes with a new image gallery with face detection, new themes, Mi Roaming, and Kids Mode. Smaller iPhone 6c to come along with the 6s and 6s Plus A new rumor hints that a smaller iPhone 6c will launch alongside the next wave of Apple handsets. Galaxy S7 might come with Snapdragon 820 according to leaked doc The alleged internal Samsung document details support for this SoC being added to the next flagship. Xiaomi announces Redmi Note 2 and Redmi Note 2 Prime in China The phone has a new 5.5-inch 1080p display, MediaTek Helio X10 processor, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 13 megapixel camera, 3,020mAh battery, and MIUI 7. Snapdragon 820 GPU goes official: Adreno 530 is fast, cool Qualcomm promises big performance boost and a cutback in power usage. Adreno 510 is headed to new Snapdragon 6xx chipsets. ZUK Z1 unveiled: 5.5-inch screen, metal frame, custom Android 5.1 The Z1 is a dual-SIM phone with LTE connectivity and USB Type C. It's powered by the proven Snapdragon 801, instead of an 810. Huawei Mate 8 possibly depicted in new leaked render The next high-end phablet from the Chinese...



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Benchmarking Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

We get our hands on retail units of Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, so we decided to benchmark them before anything else. As you probably know by now, the duo of 5.7" phablets made their official debut a couple of days ago. Both newcomers feature Exynos 7420 chipset developed in-house by Samsung with 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 2.1 GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 CPU, Mali-T760MP8 GPU, and 4GB of RAM. Save for the slight bump in RAM, the hardware setup is the same as in Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. First up is the CPU-centric Geekbench 3 test. Rather unsurprisingly, the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ performed right in line with the Samsung Galaxy S6 family. .jrGraphContainer { background: none !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important;} ul.jrGraph { left: 146px !important; } ul.jrGraphControls { padding: 0; margin-left: -10px !important; } JRGRAPH_EXPANDABLE_VERSION = false; GeekBench 3 Higher is better Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 5246 Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1) 5242 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 5158 Samsung Galaxy Note5 5124 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 5095 HTC One M9 3761 LG G4 (final) 3522 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 3402 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 2922 AnTuTu 5 painted the exact same picture. Both phablets posted scores in the 70,000 points range - just like their smaller siblings and better than any of their Snapdragon-equipped competitors. AnTuTu 5 Higher is better Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 70938 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 70053 Samsung Galaxy Note5 69465 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 68324 Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1) 67553 HTC One M9 51427 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 49441 LG G4 (final) 48693 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 48361 Thanks to the increase in RAM memory, Samsung Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ posted eye-popping results in the compound Basemark OS II benchmark. Single-core and multi-core scores on the other hand, were in line with those of the Samsung Galaxy S6 lineup. Basemark OS II Higher is better Samsung Galaxy Note5 1852 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 1833 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 1826 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 1650 HTC One M9 1526 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 1410 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 1267 Basemark OS II (single-core) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy Note5 3585 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 3567 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 3489 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 3372 HTC One M9 2401 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 1853 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 1453 Basemark OS II (multi-core) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy Note5 18653 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 18536 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 16856 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 16291 HTC One M9 10128 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 7002 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 6995 GFXBench puts the Mali-T760MP8 GPU found in both phablets to the test. Both handsets posted flagship-worthy results throughout. GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 59 Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1) 57 Samsung Galaxy Note5 56 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 56 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 50 HTC One M9 49 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 45 LG G4 (final) 34 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 30 GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen) Higher is better HTC One M9 50 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 46 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 39 Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1) 37 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 37 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 30 Samsung Galaxy Note5 29 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 25 LG G4 (final) 25 GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen) Higher is better Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 26 Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 25 Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1) 25 Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ 25 HTC One M9 23 Sony Xperia Z3+ final 21 Samsung Galaxy Note5 21 LG G4 (final) 15 Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML 13 GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen) Higher is better HTC One M9 24 Sony Xperia Z3+ final ...



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Alleged images and specs of Meizu MX5 Pro Plus make the rounds

Alleged live images of Meizu MX5 Pro Plus made the rounds online alongside some specs. The high-end device is expected to be a variant of Meizu MX5 with larger screen and more powerful hardware. Rumored specs of Meizu MX5 Pro Plus include an Exynos 7420 chipset, 4GB of RAM, and 20.7MP camera. The SoC is the same as in the Samsung Galaxy S6 family and Samsung Galaxy Note5. The screen of Meizu MX5 Pro Plus, as its name suggests, is expected to be in the 6" range and with QHD resolution. For comparison, the regular Meizu MX5 packs a 5.5" 1080p unit....



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The first Samsung Galaxy Note5 ad goes live

Samsung released the first TV ad for the freshly announced Samsung Galaxy Note5. The flagship phablet will hit the shelves in the United States in less than a week, on August 21. Unsurprisingly, the ad focuses on Samsung Galaxy Note5's two biggest highlights. The latter include brand new design language, as well as the product family-defining S Pen. You can find out more about Samsung Galaxy Note5 in our detailed first look. Source |...



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