The Samsung Galaxy S6 is on top of our weekly trending phones chart yet again, and leads by a country mile. A good 100k hits per day behind, the affordable and hugely popular Galaxy Grand Prime takes the second, inches ahead of another offering by the Korean giant, the Galaxy A7.

The Top 10 trending phones chart is a recap list of the devices that gathered the most hits throughout the week. In other words, the chart represents the interests of the majority of you, our visitors, and is an indication of what currently interests you.

It's not all Samsung, but the highest placed contender from a different brand, the Asus Zenfone 5, is in sixth place. The Lenovo A6000 is climbing up the ranks and after it entered the chart in tenth spot last week, we now see it in lucky seventh.

The HTC One M9 doesn't get much fan love, and is following a downward trend which finds it in ninth spot this week. The iPhone 6 rounds off the chart in 10th position, waiting for better times.

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Samsung Galaxy S6
RANK: 1WAS: 1

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
RANK: 2WAS: 4

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Samsung Galaxy A7
RANK: 3WAS: 2

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Samsung Galaxy A5
RANK: 4WAS: 3

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Samsung Galaxy E7
RANK: 5WAS: 9

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Asus Zenfone 5
RANK: 6WAS: 6

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Lenovo A6000
RANK: 7WAS: 10

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Samsung Galaxy S5
RANK: 8WAS: 5

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HTC One M9
RANK: 9WAS: 8

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Apple iPhone 6
RANK: 10WAS: 7

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Another week passed and it is one again time to look back and see what excited the mobile world during the past few days. Oppo has been generating a lot of attention with its new bezelless screen technology.

It started up slow with a leaked schematic of the new technology and, what is essentially an optical illusion looked like a really good way to have an edge-to-edge screen on the cheap. The technology seems to be really close to production, especially after a video was leaked, showcasing a working Oppo phone. The device is most likely going to be dubbed Oppo R7 and it shouldn't be too long until it hits consumer markets. So we have the new bezelless technology to look forward to.

India had a huge presence in the news section during the week. A few devices, like the highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, as well as the Huawei Honor 4X, 6 Plus made their debut in the growing market. And a few other handsets were rumored to hit retail stores in the region pretty soon, like the Lenovo A6000, Lumia 640 and 640 XL.

A few upcoming smartphones were also spotted and rumored this week, like the Lenovo K3 Note, a new budget Xiaomi device, a mid-ranger Xiaomi phone dubbed Ferrari, form the same manufacturer as well as the Meizu MX Supreme. Rumors have also been plentiful about a few of the more-popular, upcoming flagship devices, like the LG G4, which was allegedly showcased in a few live photos.

The Huawei P8 also made an appearance and so did the HTC One M9+ and One E9. A new, third generation, Moto X (2015) should debut pretty soon as well.

If you think you might have missed something from the busy week, here is a list of our most popular stories.

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Leaked video shows the bezelless OPPO R7 in action
The Oppo R7 has almost no bezels at the sides and expected to be as slim as R5.

Android 5.1 rolling out to Micromax Canvas A1 in India
The latest version of Google's OS is available via an OTA update for the Android One device.

Lenovo A6000 to go on open sale in India from March 23 to 25
The Chinese company has been only conducting flash sales of the budget smartphone till now.

Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 edge launched in India
Free screen replacement till a year and benefit points for the early buyers of the S6 and S6 edge.

Xiaomi to launch a new budget model, will cost more than $65
An alleged spy photo of the new budget phone reveals its similar looks to the Redmi 2.

Lenovo K3 Note is a new 5.5-inch midranger for $145
The FullHD phablet packs a 64-bit chipset and 2GB of RAM, puts the Meizu m1 note in its crosshairs.

Asus Zenfone 2 arrives in China, only the 5.5-inch models
There are three versions of the 5.5" 1080p version of the Zenfone 2 with different RAM, storage and CPU.

Xiaomi's handset dubbed Ferrari leaks with FullHD screen, Lollipop
Loaded with Snapdragon 615 SoC, 2 GB RAM, the smartphone runs Android 5.0 Lollipop-based MIUI.

LG G4 will reportedly not feature a metal body
The Korean manufacturer is still expected to launch a smartphone with metal body this year.

Apple planning to release three new iPhones later this year
Industry sources have stated that the Cupertino company will out an iPhone 6S, 6S Plus and a 6C model.

Alleged HTC One M9 Plus mockup reveals its design
The image compares the M9 Plus to the regular HTC One M9 and is said to be based on a device…

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Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are yet to go on sale, but those lucky enough to get their units a few days in advance are already been treated to their first firmware update. To enhance that experience, Samsung has pushed an OTA update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge owners on T-Mobile.

The update weighs 178.67 MB and packs mostly stability improvements and under the hood performance tweaks. There is a brief mention of new and/or enhanced features but the exact features have not been listed in the changelog.

We presume all Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge devices will get this OTA update once the smartphones hit the…

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Alleged press renders of the upcoming HTC One M9+ made the rounds on Twitter, courtesy of @upleaks. The high-end smartphone is going to make its official debut next month, on April 8 in Beijing.

In line with past leaks, the press images showcase the upcoming handset is a rather eye-catching black/gold color scheme. The latter is not available on the HTC One.

Shortly thereafter, @upleaks posted a closeup shot of the area below the display of the smartphone. A homescreen button which is likely a home to a fingerprint sensor splits the BoomSound speaker of the device.

The circular camera of the handset should hardly catch anyone by surprise. It has already appeared in live photos.

HTC One M9 Plus might debut with two different chipsets – a MediaTek MT6795 model could cater to the Chinese market, while a Snapdragon 810 version will be sold elsewhere. The rest of the device’s rumored specs include 5.2″ QHD display, fingerprint scanner, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of expandable memory.

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The rapidly growing Chinese electronics startup, Xiaomi, is going places with the series of announcements to boost the smartphone sales. Xiaomi has announced it will sell the Mi 4 64 GB model without registration on Flipkart in India starting March 28.

The company has announced it wants to sell 100 million smartphones this year and for that we can expect more open as well as flash sales being hosted. One thing to be noted is that the stocks will be limited in the case of both type of sales.

For today from 2 PM IST, no registrations are required to purchase the Mi 4 64GB version costing INR 23,999 ($384). The Mi 4 64GB is identical to the 16 GB version albeit with more storage space. Do read our Xiaomi Mi 4 review if you are considering to buy one….

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Since July 2014, Xiaomi has introduced five smartphones and one tablet based on the Android-inspired MIUI user interface in India. So far, the Chinese electronics startup has been selling those devices in partnership with Indian e-commerce company – Flipkart.

Xiaomi sells its smartphones in China through carrier stores and its own website for China. Similarly for India, the company partnered with Airtel, an Indian telecom operator, to sell the Redmi note 4G in its official stores.

But now, Xiaomi has entered into an exclusive partnership with The Mobile Stores to sell the Redmi Note 4G and Mi 4 smartphones in the physical stores starting with the capital city.

Earlier this week, the company announced its plans to sell 100 million smartphones this year and expansion of its offline reach is part of the strategy.

Mi Phones now available at @themobilestores in Delhi. Rush to ur nearest store 🙂 #RedmiNote4G #Mi4 @MiIndiaOfficial http://ift.tt/1xmEeKB Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) March 28, 2015

Manu Kumar Jain, Head for India region, Xiaomi shared a Twitter update confirming that the Mi devices indeed will be sold offline at The Mobile Stores in New Delhi, India. The Mobile Stores has over 800 stores across the country and plans to make the Mi phones available in its top 300…

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Microsoft has announced that the next build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones will support a lot more devices.

"I get a ton of questions every day on Twitter about when your favorite phones will be usable, and I’m happy to report that the vast majority will be supported with the next flight," said Windows Insider manager Gabriel Aul in a blog post.

Aul explained that the reason the first build, which was released last month, supported a limited number of devices was that the company had to select from the set of phones that had sufficient system partition sizes configured by the manufacturer.

He, however, added that the problem has been resolved by implementing a feature called “partition stitching”, using which they can now re-size the system partition dynamically and hence support a larger set of phones.

Hit the Source link below to see the list of phones that the software giant expects to support in the next build. "If, during our testing, we find a device specific bug it MAY be pulled from the list," Aul said.
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BlackBerry announced the third generation Porsche Design P’9983 handset last year. The luxury smartphone is now available in Canada for $1,950 CAD ($1,545).

BlackBerry has once again teamed up with the Porsche Design team to build the successor of the P’9982 and the P’9981. Bearing a Porsche Design logo on its back in forged stainless steel, the P'9983 has a leather cover at the rear.

The physical QWERTY keyboard sports glossy finish and stainless steel frame. BlackBerry P’9983 features a 3.1" display with a resolution of 720×720 pixels, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset, 2GB RAM, 8MP rear camera with 1080p video capture, 2MP front camera, and 2,100 mAh battery.

This Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone also comes with limited edition PIN for the BlackBerry…

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Hot on the heels of its latest quarterly earnings report, BlackBerry published an official hands-on video of the budget friendlyLeap smartphone. Earlier this month, BlackBerry announced the Leap at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The short video shows the BlackBerry Leap in action. It showcases essential BlackBerry features such as Blend, Hub among others in less than a minute. The Leap boots BlackBerry 10.3.1 OS.

BlackBerry Leap packs a rather outdated Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset, coupled with two gigs of RAM, and 16GB of expandable storage. A 5" 720p display, 8MP main camera, and rich connectivity suite complete the highlights in the device's spec…

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The LG G4 has been in the news for quite a while now, the most recent purported leak about it being from mere hours ago – and surfacing the image you can see to the left, which might show it.

All this said, you may be wondering when to expect it to actually launch. It turns out that you may not have a lot of waiting to do from this point on. That is, if the latest rumor on the matter is in fact true.

According to "industry sources" in LG's native South Korea, the G4 is set to become available at the end of April. This means its official unveiling will take place in the next few weeks.

Last year, the G3 was announced in May and released in June, so this means the G4 will be up for grabs around ten months after LG's previous top of the line offering. The company is clearly feeling the pressure from Samsung, which is rolling out its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in mid-April, and probably wants to respond as soon as it can.

As for specs, we're apparently going to see a screen size "in the 5-inch range like its predecessor, the G3". This will have QHD (2,560×1,440) resolution, and will sport a "curved touch". This may have been revealed by the aforementioned leaked images, and has been rumored before.

Analysts expect LG to sell 15 million G4s in one year, with 9.2 million of those sales happening in 2015. It should do better than the G3 in this regard.

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