Octa-core

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The octa-core Ubik Uno is another would-be Android flagship with budget pricing

While mega names like Samsung and Apple still dominate the smartphone world, another upstart is trying to play David to the techno-Goliaths and fund its own flagship phone via Kickstarter.

The Lenovo P90 was one of two 64-bit smartphones from Lenovo at CES 2015 (Photo: Lenovo)

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Lenovo goes big at CES with two 64-bit phones, a wearable and new selfie flash

At CES 2015, Lenovo unveiled a new smartphone powered by a 64-bit Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and another packing the latest 64-bit Intel Atom processor. These were alongside a new wearable and selfie flash that is basically a modern iteration of the old-school flash cube.

The G Flex 2 has a 5.5-inch display (Photo: Eric mack/Gizmag)

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Hands-on: The 64-bit, octa-core LG G Flex 2

LG has followed up its first curved Android phone with the G Flex 2, which adds a brawny 64-bit, 8-core CPU and some handy software upgrades and features.

The slim Gionee Elife S5.5 features an octa-core processor, Super AMOLED+ HD display and a 2300 mAh battery

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Gionee reveals super-slim Elife S5.5 smartphone at MWC

China's Gionee brought what's claimed to be the world's slimmest smartphone to MWC in Barcelona, Spain, this week. The 5.55 mm thin Elife S5.5 features a Full HD AMOLED display at 441 ppi, is powered by an octa-core processor and has a battery that's reported to last all day with heavy use.