08.M.W.C. - Honorable mentions:

Huawei's circular Android Wear watch is fine, but nothing special. Unless! Unless it turns out to be dirt cheap. We'll see!

Huawei's Android Wear Watch Is Handsome, But Still Too Bulky

Huawei is launching not one but three wearables this year at Mobile World Congress, and the new…Read more

Sony's Xperia Z4 tablet is about as slick and slim as 10-inch Android tablets get, if you are still into 10-inch Android tablets. Also, it's vaguely Surface-y with its new keyboard accessory!

Xperia Z4 Tablet: Slick and Slim, With Laptop Aspirations

There's a new tablet in town. It's the new Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet and yeah, it's…Read more

LG's mid-ranged smartphones are going to have slightly curved screens, which is a way to make mid-range a little more fun.

LG's Bringing Curved Screens To Its Cheaper Phones, Because Why Not

That curve on LG Flex's screen might seem like a total gimmick, even if it's pretty rad.…Read more

Meanwhile, Sony's new Xperia M4 Aqua is everything a cheap phone should be. Waterproof and two day battery, count me in. 

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Hands-On: Proper Waterproofing, Two Day Battery

With the Xperia Z4 smartphone nowhere to be seen at MWC 2015 (even if its tablet cousin is knocking …Read more

BlackBerry teased a phone with curved edges and a slide out keyboard. OK! Sure!

Blackberry Is Bringing Back the Slider Phone Because Sure Why Not

When square phones don't quite work and suing Ryan Seacrest is taking too long, what's a…Read more

HTC's new One M9 seems like a fine little improvement on its existing flagship, but with nothing super special or exciting to speak of.

HTC One M9: Definitely Better But So Much the Same

This is the new HTC One, the third in a line of phones that got Android devices to adopt metal…Read more

You can read about allllll of our Mobile World Congress coverage here.

09.Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Release Date, Specs Rumors: All-Metallic Curved Body with Aluminum Edge Seen

Although Samsung has not yet made any official announcement on the impending release of its Galaxy Note 5, mobile blogs and websites are churning out details on what the new phablet will look like in terms of size, resolution, processor and other details.

It is rumored that Samsung will release Galaxy Note 5 in time for the IFA trade show for consumer electronics slated on Sept. 4 to 9 in Berlin, Germany just like when it released the Galaxy Note 4 last September.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 sports a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 and Exynos 5433 chipsets.

According to the blog Note5US.com, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will likely have a 5.9-inch 4K Super AMOLED display with 600+ ppi and a 4GB RAM.







Internal storage will range from 16GB to 64GB that can be expanded to 128GB.

Galaxy Note 5 will also have an aluminum edge with an all-metallic curved body that will feature water resistance, the source said.

It also claimed that the upcoming device will have an Octa core processor clocked at 2.9Ghz with a 64-bit architecture.

"Finger print sensor and retina scanner is more than likely to be included," the blog said.

Galaxy Note 5 is said to have an 19 megapixel camera with 4K recording capability and a 5 megapixel front-facing camera.

Another blog, Gizbot, said the Galaxy Note 5 will have Snapdragon Qualcomm 808 chipset with an Octa Core 2.9 GHz CPU.

The Galaxy Note 5 is expected to be released in September in many countries including the U.S., U.K., India, Australia, Japan and Russia.

As to the price of Galaxy Note 5, it is speculated that it will cost between $800 to $1,000.




Source:
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/samsung.galaxy.note.5.release.date.specs.rumors.all.metallic.curved.body.with.aluminum.edge.seen/51133.htm

Does Samsung or LG Have the Best Curved Smartphone?

As Samsung and LG Electronics have released different types of curved smartphones, the industry is paying a lot of attention to competition in the curved smartphone market.
According to industry sources on Jan. 25, Samsung is expected to introduce a new model with dual curved edges as a successor to the Galaxy Note Edge. Some say that the Galaxy S6, which is scheduled to be unveiled at the MWC 2015 to be held in March, will adopt dual curved edges.
When it was launched late last year, the Galaxy Note Edge drew a lot of attention due to its first curved display. The curved display design really helped the model to stand out.
In particular, the biggest advantage of the device is that its curved edge contributes to wider use of the screen, making it possible to display information along the right edge. While watching videos or playing games, users can utilize large screens without interruption. Owing to the curved edge, they can check notifications or text messages while engaged in other activities.
LG, on the other hand, focused on the design and usage of the G Flex 2 through a display that can be bent and curved to different degrees alongside its length.



Source:
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/8746/curved-smartphones-does-samsung-or-lg-have-best-curved-smartphone