Verizon will finally begin taking pre-orders for the LG G3 on July 10, 7 days before the handset is released. The dates were confirmed in an internal Verizon document obtained by reliable tipster @Evleaks.

HTC’s plan to launch an even better version of its flagship One M8 this year has been “suspended indefinitely,” according to the ever-reliable @Evleaks.

The One M8 “Prime” was expected to bring a much-improved 16-megapixel UltraPixel camera, a bigger and better display, and a new form factor made from “an exotic material” — but it now appears the original M8 will be HTC’s one and only flagship for 2014.

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The One M8 has been on sale for almost two months now, and when it launched, we all assumed this device would be HTC’s flagship smartphone for 2014. But over the past week, it has become apparent that that’s probably not the case. Just like Samsung, HTC is planning a “Prime” version of its latest device that’s going to be even better.

One of its improvements is said to be a new UltraPixel camera with a 16-megapixel sensor, and the leaked image below gives us a peek at what that massive sensor’s going to look like.

Samsung has already announced a number of new phones and tablets for 2014, but the South Korean has lots more up its sleeve. This year’s lineup also includes a Galaxy S5 Prime, a new Galaxy Gear, a second-generation Galaxy Mega, and more — according to ever-reliable tipster @Evleaks.

It is no secret that HTC has been working on a mini variant of the One M8 — the One mini 2. Leaks and rumors have already indicated that compared to its big brother, the One mini 2 will not only be a substantial downgrade in size, but in the specifications department as well.

Now, according to @evleaks, the One mini 2 is going to be devoid of quite a few major features including the Duo Camera and Motion Launch.