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it's time to explore a new cluster of galaxies I'm Bridget Carey this is your scene at update in the universe of smartphones there are many galaxies well Samsung galaxies that is the top model is the galaxy s5 but Samsung likes to make many versions for all sorts of price points and now we have more spin-offs there's the galaxy core to the galaxy star to the galaxy young too and the galaxy ace 4 but in the UK it's called the trend too now each have smaller displays and less powerful processors than the flagship model but they do all run the latest version of Android that's 4.4 nicknamed KitKat there's no word when these new ones will go on sale or if they're all come to the US or what they will cost but samsung preaches that these models will be more affordable now Samsung does love to keep pumping out phones just last week sprint announced that it would be the exclusive seller of the galaxy s5 sport which is a little more fitness focused and rugged than the s5 and if that wasn't enough samsung also has the galaxy s5 mini and that's similar to the main model but the screen is 4.5 inches so it's a bit smaller or perhaps you'd call it a more traditional screen size because these phones keep getting bigger every year the mini has the same design it's also water and dust-resistant it has a fingerprint scanner heart rate monitor and it works with all those new accessories like the gear fit but the display the processor the camera memory and storage they're all slightly downgraded it'll come out first in Russia in early July and it's going to roll out globally soon after no price was announced but it'll likely be the same as last year's galaxy s4 mini which was sold for a hundred dollars with a contract now if you're looking for an android phone that's different from the bunch how about one that's really off-the-grid black phone is a privacy focused smartphone and it was created to avoid typical tracking and surveillance methods that are used by hackers and government groups like the national security agency the first black phones have begun shipping to customers that paid six hundred and thirty dollars for the unsubsidized models runs on a modified android operating system called private OS it has built-in support for encrypting voice calls video calls and text messages it doesn't allow Wi-Fi hotspots to identify personal information and there's an extra security menu that lets you control application permissions it can also help you browse the web anonymously now it's got the hardware chops you need with a 4.7 inch HD screen a high-end processor with 16 gigs of internal storage the company will reopen orders for the phone on July fourteenth that's your tech news update you can always get more details at cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey