Last week we saw the most anticipated smartphone launch from Xiaomi, the Xiaomi Mi 5S and the Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus. Naturally, most of the days of the week were dominated by either its rumors or launch and related articles. However, we did see other stories including new LeEco phones, details about the upcoming Huawei Mate 9 flagship as well as Mi Note 2. Another interesting news from the local Chinese market was the rumor about the Vernee Apollo 2 featuring the Helio X3o chipset.

Since the release of the new Google Pixel phones is just around the corner, we also saw a few leaks and details about the upcoming models from the search engine giant.

In case you missed any of the top stories from last week, you can read all of them from down below.

Xiaomi Mi 5S Official: Snapdragon 821, Under Glass Fingerprint & More for just $300 (Specs UPDATED!)

Xiaomi Mi 5S’ 12MP Sony IMX378 Sensor: 26 Original Camera Samples With EXIF Data

Two New LeEco Smartphone Models Rumored To Be Coming in November

Antutu’s Top 10 Devices for September: LeEco and Xiaomi Ranks High

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Now Rumored to Launch in November, 2K Curved display in Tow

Is Vernee Apollo 2 the first Helio X30 powered device?

Press Render of Google Pixel XL Gets leaked Too

6-inches Samsung C9 Shows Up on Antutu: 6GB RAM & 64GB ROM

We reviewed a few interesting smartphones including the UMi Max, Leagoo M5 and Bluboo Maya.

You can check these out from below.

Umi Max Review – Did Umi Get it Right This Time?

Leagoo M5 Review – My New Favourite Cheap Phone

Bluboo Maya Review – What a $75 Phablet Brings You?

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