Purple Galaxy Mega 6.3 now official from Samsung

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Back in June there were hints that the two large-screened Samsung devices, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8, would come in a new color scheme: Plum Purple.
Today Samsung has come through on one of those predictions, as a purple-colored Galaxy Mega 6.3 has been spotted on Samsung's Hong Kong portal. Odds are that wider availability to other markets will follow suit.
No word on whether the younger sibling in the Mega lineup, the Mega 5.8, will also have a purple-colored variant as was hinted at initially. There's no trace of the device on the Hong Kong site.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 sports a 6.3-inch display of 720p resolution alongside a dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait processor, 8/16 GB of internal storage, and 1.5 GB of RAM. You can find out all you need to know about the Mega 6.3 in our full review, as well as our hands-on for the AT&T version in the US.

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Official: the HTC One and One mini coming in blue

Today HTC dropped the curtain off two new smartphones, but it also announced a new color for the HTC One and One mini. Called Vivid Blue, the new color option will become available this quarter, which is rather vague as a launch estimate but at least the color is now official.
We've already seen the leaked image of the blue HTC One. But here is the official one. What we didn't know back when we reported that, was that the One mini will be in on the blue fun, too. hat's more, the HTC One mini seems to enjoy even more of it than its bigger brother as it's even more distinctly blue on the front. nfortunately, the availability for the blue HTC One and HTC One mini will be region-specific, which is even more vague than the release estimate of Q4 this year.

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Spigen posts a Samsung Galaxy Note III render on its website

A Samsung Galaxy Note III teaser with a rendered image of the device has been posted on Spigen's website. Spigen, in case you haven't heard the name, is a company that manufactures cases for a huge variety of smartphones. So, out of the blue Spigen has published a teaser image of the upcoming Galaxy Note III phablet that is going to be unveiled on September 4.

The render definitely looks plausible and while there's no way to know if it's the real deal, it probably bears quite a lot of resemblance to the final product. The Galaxy Note III is rumored to pack a 5.7" 1080p Super AMOLED display and run on Snapdragon 800 or Exynos 5420 chipset depending on your region. It will offer 3GB of RAM, a 13MP sharpshooter, expandable 16/32/64GB storage and LTE connectivity. A huge 3200 mAh battery will power the monster and, naturally, you can expect an integrated S-Pen. The third generation Samsung Galaxy Note will go official next month, on September 4 in Berlin. We will be live at the unveiling, so be sure to tune in for the full scoop on the phablet.

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Cheaper Galaxy Note III with LCD and 8MP cam is in the works

The latest rumors coming from Korea suggest Samsung is trying to lower the cost of the Galaxy Note III phablet for the emerging markets by replacing some internals with cheaper components. To achieve a price cut, the Galaxy Note III will lose the Super AMOLED screen in favor of a regular LCD unit plus the camera will be downgraded to an 8MP one.

Thanks to those sacrifices, Samsung will be able to launch the Galaxy Note III phablet at a cheaper price point in the emerging markets.According to the etnews report, those new LCD/8MP Galaxy Note III phablets are 30% of the entire first batch of Notes III that is currently manufacturing in Samsung's factories. We admire Samsung putting efforts to make the Note III available to more customers, though we hope if indeed true, Samsung would still launch the top-shelf model in those countries too so people have a choice. Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note III on September 4 in Berlin and we'll be there to cover the event as it unfolds.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 seemingly confirmed by benchmarks

Several weeks ago, an upgraded variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced officially. It is currently on sale on the South Korean market, packing a speedy Snapdragon 800 chip and offering blazing-fast LTE-Advanced connectivity. This, however, won't be the only handset by Samsung to get a refresh. If the clues contained in this benchmark result spotted on GFXbench are to be trusted, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, which happens to be a water-resistant sibling of the S4, is next in line for the treatment. The presence of an MSM8974 chip is clearly stated in the listing, while the model name is mentioned in both the "fingerprint" and "device" strings.  Sadly, this upgraded Samsung Galaxy S4 Active model we're dealing with isn't meant to launch globally, as far as we can tell.

It appears that this is a handset made for SK Telecom – the very same mobile operator that is now selling the aforementioned LTE-A Galaxy S4 smartphone in South Korea. Nevertheless, we've been hearing rumors about a possible worldwide release of the latter, so who knows, perhaps the Snapdragon 800 variant of the S4 Active might get a broader rollout as well one day. We'll keep you informed as we learn more on the matter. If this smartphone is meant to see the light of day, its official announcement might be right around the corner.

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