Sony D6503 Leaks Online

Live photos of the upcoming Sony D6503 handset leaks online, courtesy iRimas from XDA, who tags this phone as the D6503 and plans to share some leaks of the UI shortly too. The phone itself looks very similar to the Xperia Z1, although the side bezels are noticeably thinner. The smaller bezel could indicate that the handset sports a slightly larger 5.2-inch display into the same frame size.

The bottom of the phone has three larger speaker holes as opposed to the fine mesh speaker grill found in the Xperia Z1.The micro USB port sits on the left side with what looks like the SIM tray. The right side has room for a micro SD slot. The only other change is the lanyard, which is placed on the left side, rather than the right side on the Xperia Z1.

The placement of all features looks the same as the Xperia Z1, including the power button, volume rocker, dedicated camera key, magnetic pins, headphone jack and even the LED notification light. The camera placement on the back of the phone is also the same, although the specs beside the camera do not reveal whether this will be the same 20.7MP sensor as found in the Xperia Z1.

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Sony Xperia Z2 Specs Leaked;

According to Chinese sources at Digi-wo, it looks like someone who claims to be part of Sony’s R&D department has leaked some screenshots of the Xperia Z2’s back cover, along with a small spec sheet of what we can look forward to once this device launches. Just looking at the back cover, it looks to follow the same style as some of the other Xperia devices, (albeit without the glass back we’ve become accustomed to on that least few devices) which makes the leak a little more believable but there is still no confirmation so we just have to speculate for now. Despite that fact it’s still exciting to think we could be getting an early look at a part of the next Sony smartphone before it’s actual launch, or maybe it’s only exciting if you’re a tech geek.

According to the R&D source, the Sony Xperia Z2 looks to be coming with a 5.3 inch display, although there was no mention on what type exactly and no word on resolution. Besides the display, the Z2 is also rumored to have a 23MP rear facing camera, and just in case you don’t like the color of the Z2 cover in the image, that’s ok, because Sony is allegedly going to offer the Z2 in five different colors. If that’s true, you’ll have more of a chance to have a unique looking device. As far as specs go, that’s all the source gave up, but we were left with a rather interesting piece of information, and that’s the potential unveiling of the phone.

We’ll see this unveiled sometime in February.

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HTC M8 to feature QHD screen & twin UltraPixel camera; Launching in February

HTC One's successor codenamed M8 and also known as One 2 and Two should launch this March, following an MWC debut in late February. As the rumor has it HTC M8 will be powered by the latest Qualcomm chipset (currently the Snapdragon 805) and will come with a bigger, at least 5", screen of QHD resolution (1440x2560px) display.

HTC will keep using the UltraPixel technology for its new flagship, though the new camera will feature twin UltraPixel sensors. This should improve the auto-focus, image quality, and depth of field. There is no word on the resolution of the two UltraPixel sensors though, nor more details on their exact manner of operation.

HTC will probably announce the One successor at the MWC in Barcelona by the end of February.

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LG G3 to arrive on May 17th

According to a Korean media, the LG G3 flagship release date will be May 17th, and it will sport a QHD display 1440 x 2560 resolution. That shortens the typical annual upgrade cycle since the G2 a bit, but apparently LG doesn't want to leave much sales on the table to the Galaxy S5, like it did last year.

The screen diagonal is reported to be slightly larger than on the G2, to a speculated 5.5 inches, which would naturally mean quite the thin bezel all around, if LG wants to keep the overall size in check, too. Previous rumors pegged the rear camera to be 16 MP, probably with OIS technology, while the processor part rumor is more interesting, claiming LG's own Odin mobile chipset will be in there.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature passive stylus support and better air gestures

Samsung Galaxy S5 may feature improved gesture recognition and support for passive stylus input thanks to an advanced touch controller supplied by Synaptics.

Stifel, a major financial services firm, raised its target share price for Synaptics yesterday, and told investors that the company secured a deal with Samsung to put its new touch controller in the Galaxy S5. This isn’t a surprise, given that Synaptics, one of the largest suppliers of human interface solutions, has supplied touch controllers for both the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3 last year.

According to ETNews, a Korean IT news portal, the new controller from Synaptics will improve the recognition of hover gestures and bring support for passive stylus input to Samsung’s high-end devices in 2014.

The new controller from Synaptics will make Air View more accurate and reliable, and increase the range of detection, according to ETNews, citing industry sources.

The new controller will let Samsung equip the Galaxy S5 with support for passive styluses. Passive styluses don’t communicate with the device, the way an active stylus like the S Pen of the Note series does, acting instead like an extension of your finger. Synaptics’ touchscreen panel can recognize styluses with tips of down to 2.5pi, allowing for finer input and better handwriting recognition.

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is expected to be unveiled in March ahead of an April launch. According to numerous reports, the Galaxy S5′s specs include a large quad HD display, a new 64-bit 8-core Exynos processor or a quad-core Snapdragon processor depending on the model, a 16-megapixel camera with new technology that offers improved low-light photo quality, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, a 4,000 mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat.

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