All the high-end Android smartphones released in the last six months or so have the ability to record videos in 4K resolution. Considering that 4K content and display are still a rarity, having this feature on your $800 smartphone is a biggie.

As it turns out though, there is a slight catch. None of them can record 4K videos at a stretch for more than 5 mins. This includes the Xperia Z2 and the Galaxy S5 as well as last year’s Galaxy Note 3.

Waterproof smartphones are all the fad these days with Samsung and Sony’s first half flagship for 2014 sporting an IP67 and IP58 rating, respectively. The only exception is the new One (M8) from HTC, which does not feature any kind of IP rating or at least that’s what the company has led us to believe until now.

Turns out, the HTC One (M8) has an IPX3 rating, as confirmed by Jeff Gordon, senior global communications manager at HTC.

Live in the United States and are eagerly waiting to get your hands on the Xperia Z2 on a two-year contract? Well, here is some bad news for you. Sony has confirmed to Engadget that it does not plan on bringing the Xperia Z2 and the Xperia Z1 Compact to the United States “in the near future.”

The Xperia Z2 might not be available in all the regions across the world but that has not stopped Sony from rolling out a software update for the handset. The update fixes quite a few bugs and issues present in the stock firmware of the handset whilst also bringing some much needed enhancements.

The Sony Xperia Z2 is yet to be launched in global markets, but a developer over at the XDA forums has already managed to root the device. This proves that the upcoming Sony flagship isn’t any different from the Xperia Z1 as far as developer options are concerned.