Another quick update on the upcoming reviews.
The LG G3 review is nearly completed with just a few more parts to complete. The LG QuickCircle and Slim Guard cases are still to be reviewed, with the Quick Circle review landing this week, and next week or sooner for the Slim Guard case. The case reviews have got delayed due to matters outside of my control.
AKG K845 Bluetooth headphones review is in draft. This should be live soon.
Moga Game controllers as mentioned in the previous post.
The LG Health app on the LG G3 can only be accessed by swiping to the right on the home screen. Above is the screen shot. If you have smart tips enabled then the health app takes up only half of the page with smart tips on the lower half of the screen. Tap on the LG Health button top left and you are taken into the app for further options.
Here you can see your activity so far. Note this doesn’t record automatically. You have to on the recording tracks option as shown below.
Here you can select a number of exercise options. For the purpose of this review I chose walking.
You also have options to view your activity over a day, week, month and year. So yesterday I did a walk with my dogs over Dartmoor. I was also taking a number of photographs so I did stop periodically as well. After the walk you can view details of the walk as follows.
The LG Health app is not as comprehensive as that found on the Samsung Galaxy S5. The S5 health app is phenomenal. But what you do get is a decent app with enough information to help you with your fitness.
In the 2 hours walk, the G3 battery dropped 9%. This also included taken 75 photos.
Tomorrow, I will look at some more features of the LG G3. Once again, any questions please ask.
Last week I posted an article detailing the corrosion on my LG G Watch charging pins. See here https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/lg-g-watch-review-update-design-disaster/ for further details and photo of corrosion.
According to a number of sources (android police, techradar and talk android ) LG is due to issue a software update to fix a hardware fault. Hmmm. Apparently, the software update with deactivate the pins unless sitting on the cradle. I remain skeptical.
I also have chased Google Play support twice now for an update and as of today’s date there has been no proper response. Poor show really.
I’m currently taking the LG G3 head to head with a Sony Alpha DSLR which has a dedicated macro lens attached.
So below are two shots one from the LG G3 and the other from the Sony Alpha DSLR. So which is which?
The above photo is a close up of the charging pins on my LG G Watch. This has occurred within a month of use. Not only that, but I don’t have the watch tightly strapped to my wrist.
According to stories on the internet once the pins corrode there is a high chance of getting a rash on your wrist.
I’ve spoke to Google customer support for their help and will report back in due course.
I hope there is a solution, as I really like the look and simple functionality.
A few weeks ago I mentioned that there were several new reviews to land on Gavins Gadgets.
The LG G3 is well underway and further posts will appear shortly. In addition the LG G3 QuickCircle and Slim Guard case reviews will be up hopefully over the weekend or early next week. The Premium Hard case review is already live.
The AKG K845 Bluetooth headphone review should be live by the end of next week.
So folks, is there a handset you would like me to review next? If so, let me know in the comments.
To help find all the posts relating to the LG G3 review, I have collated them below –
Part 1 – Review Part 1 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/lg-g3-review-part-1/
Part 2 – Camera Samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/lg-g3-sample-photos/
Part 3 – LG G3 Premium Hard Case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-premium-hard-case-in-tan-review/
Part 4 – Review Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-review-part-2/
Part 5 – LG G3 Firmware update – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/lg-g3-first-firmware-update-now-coming-ota-full-change-log/
Part 6 – Review Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/lg-g3-review-part-3/
Part 7 – Review Part 4 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/lg-g3-review-part-4/
Part 8 – Game for the LG G3 QuickCircle case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/lg-announces-a-game-for-the-lg-g3-quickcircle-case/
Part 9 – Review Part 5 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/lg-g3-review-part-5/
Part 10 – More Photo Samples – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/some-more-photos-from-the-lg-g3/
Part 11 – Action Shots – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/lg-g3-high-speed-camera-action-shots/
Part 12 – LG G3 vs Sony DSLR macro shootout – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/lg-g3-vs-sony-dslr-macro-shoutout-which-photo-came-from-which-device/
Part 13 – LG G3 Health – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/lg-g3-review-lg-health/
Part 14 – LG QuickCircle case – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/lg-quickcircle-cover-case-for-the-lg-g3-review/
Part 15 – LG WCD-100 – Qi Wireless Charger review – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/lg-wcd-100-review-lgs-g3-qi-wireless-charger/
And more posts to follow over the course of the following weeks.
Not sure about which phone or brand takes the best photos, then have a look at this super sized collection of photos from all the best smartphones and some budget phones as a comparison.
LG G3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157645618979801/
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644532639249/
HTC One M8 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/
Samsung S5 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643875623354/
Sony Xperia Z2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/sony-xperia-z2-second-impressions-part-2/
Samsung Note 3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644034132513/
Samsung S4 Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039495565/
LG G Flex – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644114354349/
Apple iPhone 5S – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035336913/
LG Nexus 4 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039660933/
Sony Z1 Compact Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028694521/
Sony Xperia Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039246935/
Sony Z Ultra – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083052095/
Sony QX100 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035811453/
Sony QX10 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035335185/
HTC One M7 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039700054/
Huawei Ascend P6 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028833151/
Nokia Lumia 1520 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035105534/
Nokia Lumia 1020 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035516523/
Nokia Lumia 925 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157634991010769/
Nokia Lumia 620 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083348093/
To see the sets in one indexed page click here – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/ – note only the Sony Xperia Z2 is not shown on Flickr
I have had the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom for over 6 weeks now as I mentioned in my final conclusion post last week.
However, I do have one beef with the K Zoom which I forgot to mention. Somehow, and on a regular basis, a film of dirt seems to appear on the lens. I did wonder why the user manual mentioned wiping the lens from time to time. Now I know why! The annoying part is that I didn’t realise this until I examined all my photos from a day out and realised most were ruined. So now, before I start a session, I check the lens.
Apart from that it is a unique piece of kit which I intend to keep for a very long time.
As you know, I co-host a weekly podcast with David from UKMobileTech called Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast. It is a light hearted tech podcast broadcast bi-weekly. To subscribe click here for iTunes or copy and paste this link into your favourite podcast app.
Episode 20, is now live for your listening pleasure.
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