Rumors, photos and specifications have been swirling around the web for a while now advocating that Samsung is in the midst of producing a scaled-down variant of its Galaxy Note 3. Although Samsung still has not officially announced the Galaxy Note 3 Neo, the South Korean company did today confirm its existence when it issued a short statement disclosing that the device would not be making an appearance in the U.K. Unfortunately, no further details were provided.

Samsung unveiled its latest mid-range dual-SIM smartphone, the Galaxy Grand 2, back in November last year, and this week the handset is on sale in India from several independent retailers for ₹22,999 (Indian Rupee) — approximately $374.

After a period of inactivity, Samsung has at last initiated its rollout in South Asia and is pushing the beefy Android 4.3 update to all its Galaxy S III smartphones with model number GT-i9305 currently located in India. This much-anticipated update finally brings Android 4.3 Jelly Bean together with support for the recently released Galaxy Gear smartwatch, as well as compatibility for Samsung KNOX.

Samsung has officially announced the successor to last year’s incredibly popular Android-powered Galaxy Camera, aptly entitled the Galaxy Camera 2, just a few days before CES is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas.

Uncharacteristically, for a sequel, Samsung doesn’t appear to have added many new bells and whistles to the device, but the South Korean company promises that the camera should deliver a better experience overall in comparison to the 2013 model.

A Galaxy S5 concept.

Today, the Head of Design at Samsung Mobile, Dong-hoon Chang, has allegedly confirmed in an interview with a South Korean publication that the company will unveil its upcoming flagship smartphone of 2014, the Galaxy S5, at this years Mobile World Congress, which is scheduled to take place in February.