Wow, this was a long week! In the span of just 7 days an impressive number of new phones were unveiled - here's what you might have missed.


LG
LG is building up the X-series and co-opted the new X-Men movie to promote them. This week welcomed two new additions, doubling the number X phones, but the X-Men promos show there are two more on the way.

The LG X Power (the alter ego of Professor X) has a huge 4,100mAh battery, a 5.3" 720p screen and a MediaTek chipset. It has an 8MP selfie cam and a 13MP main camera. The LG X Style (Mystique) bets on looks rather than power. It has a smaller 5" 720p screen and a Snapdragon 410 chipset.

Prices in Ukraine for these two are UAH 5,000 ($200/€180) for the LG X Max and UAH 4,500 ($180/€160) for the LG X Style.
Things got bigger with the LG Stylus 2 Plus. The 5.7" 1080p screen is paired with a stylus (hence the name) and a new, beefier Snapdragon 430 (double the CPU cores of the 410 and a next-gen GPU). The Stylus 2 Plus is launching in late June for TWD 10,990 ($340) in Taiwan.

LG also snuck in a tablet - the LG G Pad X 8.0 for T-Mobile. An 8" tablet with a 1080p screen and a $240 price tag.

Sony

The rumors that Sony will only make Xperia X phones from now were proven in the best way - a new entry-level phone, the Sony Xperia E5. It has been a while before Sony touched this segment, focusing on flagships and the mid-range instead.
This Xperia XA-lookalike has a 5" 720p screen, a MediaTek chipset (quad-core, 1.5GB RAM), a 13MP camera plus 5MP selfie cam, both have LED flash. It's a dual-SIM phone that promises up to two days of use from its 2,700mAh battery.

The Sony Xperia E5 is coming soon for €200.