Although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo has been the subject of several leaks, there has been no word on the release date of the device. However, that was until now, as the handset is already up for pre-order in Czech Republic, according to a new report published yesterday.

As per the report, the Galaxy S5 Neo carries a pre-order price tag of $490, and is available in black and white colour variants. At-least one retailer in the region has listed a shipping date of July 3 for it.

If you aren't already aware, the handset is powered by an Exynos 7580 SoC with 64-bit octa-core CPU clocked at 1.6GHz and a Mali-T720 GPU, features a 5MP front camera (just like the S6), and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. All other specs remain the same as that of the S5.

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A new, unannounced Sony smartphone – carrying model number E5663 – has been spotted on benchmarking websites GFXBench and Geekbench.

The information revealed suggests that the handset will be powered by a MediaTek MT6795 SoC with 1.9GHz octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and PowerVR G6200 GPU, and sport a 4.6-inch (1080 x 1920) display. In terms of camera, the device will feature a 21MP rear unit and a 13MP front shooter. It will come with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, and will run Android Lollipop out-of-the-box.

Given the E5663's 4.6-inch 1080p display, it is being said that the smartphone could well be the successor to the Xperia Z3 Compact (shown in the image above), which sports a 4.6-inch 720p display. And it could be released in India at some point in the future given that the device was also recently spotted on Indian import tracking website…

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