Redmi Note 3 and Mate 8 get official, Galaxy S7 Exynos scores record benchmarks: weekly news roundup

Once again, it is time for our weekly news round-up, where we put the most interesting stories from the past seven days for anyone who needs to catch up.

After weeks full of heated speculation about Xiaomi's and Huawei's new warriors, the Redmi Note 3 and Mate 8 finally got unveiled, and we lived to tell their tales, a summary of which you can find in the slideshow below.

It was an interesting week when it comes to rumors, too, as Samsung was reported to work on a Galaxy S7 edge with top-to-bottom curved display, and a microSD slot, while Apple was tipped to be in talks with that same Samsung on providing AMOLED displays for future iPhones. Check out what happened last week below, where we've compiled the most interesting stories for you viewing pleasure.