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Android 5 Lollipop now seeding on Samsung Galaxy A7

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Last month Samsung treated the Galaxy A3 to sweet Android Lollipop in Russia and later pushed the update across other markets. A week ago UK's Three spilled the beans on the upcoming Lollipop updates for the bigger Galaxy A5 and A7 models – they should launch in June in the UK.

Today Samsung began rolling out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy A7 in Russia. It includes Android 5.0.2 operating system, performance and stability improvements, better battery life and a new TouchWiz UX influenced by the new Material Design.

The update for the Galaxy A7 is available over-the-air and via Kies. If you live in Russia and own a Galaxy A7, you should be getting the notification very soon, if not already. Other markets should be following suit very soon, if all goes smooth with the soak test.

It seems Three UK was right about the timing, so the Galaxy A5 update should be just around the corner as well.

If you are impatient you may download the Russian ROM from this link and flash it via Odin. This may void your warranty…

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YU gets 500,000 registrations for the Yuphoria flash sale

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YU's second phone, Yuphoria, is off to a great start. The company claims to have received over 500,000 registrations for the upcoming flash sale of the device. Now registrations does not equal actual sales, but a good chunk of those people are going to end up with the device tomorrow when it goes on sale.

We reviewed the Yuphoria and found some issues with it that made us not recommend the device but a lot of people still seem interested in it.

The phone will be available starting tomorrow at 2PM IST on Amazon India for Rs. 6,999…

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Possible Asus Zenfone 3 spotted on TENAA

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The Asus Zenfone 2 family was never one with clearly identifiable model names and a new entry on TENAA's website hints that another smartphone may be joining it. The Chinese regulator lists a device with a model number Z00EDB, which some even suggest could be the future Zenfone 3, at least one of the lower-specced phones of the bunch, that is.

The smartphone is built around a 5-inch 720p IPS display, much like the current Zenfone 2 ZE500CL. The Z00EDB is powered by an unnamed chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz processor inside. 2GB of RAM and 16GB of base storage are on board, with the option for microSD expansion.

Alleged Asus Zenfone 3

The camera on the back is an 8MP unit, again borrowed from the existing 5-incher in the range, but there's a dual-tone LED flash and the overall arrangement is new. Another window, flanking the lens, may suggest a laser autofocus capability. A 5MP selfie camera is present too.

Other than that, the overall aesthetic is kept unchanged. The phone measures 143.7×71.5×10.7 mm, which makes it smaller than the Zenfone 2 ZE500CL and it's also 10g lighter at 145g, but no battery figures are quoted. The new phone boots Android 5.0.2 out of the box.

It remains to be seen whether an Asus Zenfone 3 will emerge from this device, or it's just another addition to the existing Zenfone 2 lineup.

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Exclusive: Gionee Elife E8 photographed alongside the S7

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Gionee is expected to launch its next flagship device – the Elife E8 – at an event in Beijing, China next month. Today we have an image of the actual device that was sent to us.

The device in question is the grey unit underneath the Elife S7. You can see the metal body of the device, with the speaker grille at the bottom, the alleged 23 megapixel sensor at the top and the fingerprint sensor below it. The design perfectly matches the leaked renders we saw previously.

The E8 is expected to have a 6.0-inch QHD display, octa-core MediaTek MT6795 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB memory, and a 3,250mAh battery.

We'll find out more information for sure on June…

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