Meet the HTC Desire 728. Photo: Anzhuo

The Desire 728, an upcoming edition to HTC’s midrange smartphone lineup, has leaked out ahead of its official debut with a simple, stylish design and front-facing BoomSound speakers.

Xiaomi is number one! Photo: Xiaomi

Xiaomi is once again China’s top smartphone maker, pushing Apple down to third place despite its immensely strong quarter, and Samsung to either fourth or fifth position.

Huawei and Vivo rounded out the top five, in second and fourth/fifth place respectively.

This isn’t the only OnePlus handset coming this year. Photo: OnePlus

OnePlus just unveiled its long-awaited OnePlus 2, which will go on sale in select markets next week — and it won’t be the only handset the Chinese startup launches this year. Company CEO Carl Pei has confirmed that a second addition to its lineup will arrive in time for Christmas.

Pretty tempting, huh? Photo: LG

In an effort to attract phablet fans who might be holding onto their cash for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5, Verizon is offering customers a $100 Visa card when they pick up LG’s flagship G4.

So similar yet so different. Photo: Evan Blass

All the secrets of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are now out in the open ahead of their official unveilings, including their striking physical resemblance and minor design discrepancies.