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Unique and suave. It will likely be the last smartphone that Motorola makes under Google's authority. The Moto X offers a few extraordinary features and rather conservative looks. Can Motorola score with it a last time?
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT | Qualcomm Adreno 320 | 4.7" | 130 g

Redundant successor? Samsung launched an entry-level tablet on the market that did not really convince us in several fields with its Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. Now, 7 months later, we have our hands on the Lite version - is it a sensible diet or simply nip/tuck madness?
Marvell PXA986 | Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core | 7.0" | 310 g

Slimming mania. The review sample's big brother completely convinced us in the editorial office. Users who were looking forward to a comparable version with a dual-SIM feature will, however, be disappointed. The South Korean manufacturer has slimmed down the tech specs to such an extent that neither smartphone has much in common apart from the screen size and name.
MediaTek MT6577 | PowerVR SGX531 | 5.5" | 163 g

Curved thing. The display of LG's first smartphone with a curved screen is certainly an eye-catcher, but just this key feature turns out to be the problem. The other features are on one level with the high-end competition: A fast Snapdragon 800, 32 GB storage and an Ultra HD camera as well as the self-healing case create an interesting package nonetheless.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 | Qualcomm Adreno 330 | 6.0" | 176 g

Muscle tablet. The 8-inch HP Slate 8 Pro comes with a powerful Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core SoC, but this is far from being its only virtue. As our review will show, HP's Android tablet remains competitive in many other areas as well.
Nvidia Tegra 4 | NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4 | 8.0" | 451 g

Turning big into small. Already the name makes its obvious: The Z1 Compact is the handier version of Sony's Xperia Z1 flagship. These "Mini" editions are presently quite common, but the Z1 is an exception because most of the hardware is the same as used in the larger version.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 | Qualcomm Adreno 330 | 4.3" | 137 g

More displays. The Yotaphone has been in the headlines for a while now, because it has one unique feature. Turn the smartphone around and you can see a second display, a so-called E-Ink display. Our review shows how the Russian company "Yota Devices" solved this design challenge.
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T | Qualcomm Adreno 320 | 4.3" | 146 g