LG G5, here it is back again with its incredible camera setup, removable modular system, and as of tonight running Android Nougat.
What made the G5 special, well check out my 26 part review including the review of the respective “friends”. LG G5 – 26 Part Review 2016 plus Friends
Tomorrow, I am going to give the LG G5 a good once over to see how android nougat changes things for this phone.
So stay tuned tomorrow for some exciting posts.
My thanks to Vodafone for the loan.
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Tonight has been a night of firmware updates for my phones. The Huawei Mate 9 (UK version) only received an update a week or so ago, but just like that, along came B156.
This adds a few new features and the mandatory bug fixes.
One of the most significant new features is 10 x zoom. So there is no hiding from me now!
The Google security patch has also improved from 1st December 2016 to 1st January 2017.
When Apple launched the iPhone 7 Plus, Portrait Mode was not available publicly. Then it arrived as a beta but as time has moved on a few more software updates have improved its results.
Below is an example of a shot I took of a wonky road sign on Dartmoor. I imagine the bending of the sign was done by a free roaming cow that wanted to scratch its back and in the process bent the edges.
What I like about this photo, is how crisp the edges are including where the metal of the sign has bent at the corners.
Do you agree?
Vodafone Smart Platinum 7 review. This is Vodafone’s high end android offering for just £300 on Pay as You Go and contract plans.
The Key Features
– QHD Amoled 5.5 inch display with 1440 x 2560 pixels with 2.5D Gorilla Glass
– Front facing stereo speakers
– 16mp rear camera, 8mp front camera
– 3.5mm headphone jack
– NFC
– Micro USB
– Dedicated hardware camera button or any app
– 3gb ram, 32gb storage, micro SD card support up to 256gb
– Nano sim
– Android 6.01
– Snapdragon 652 processor
Main Review
Conclusion
The Vodafone Smart Platinum 7 phone is amazing value at around £300 with its QHD screen, stylish looks, stereo speakers and more.
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Huawei Mate 9 review. Welcome to my review of the flagship phablet phone from Huawei.
The Key Features
– Leica Dual Camera – 12MP RGB Sensor and 20MP monochrome sensor
– Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0
– Metallic uni-body design
– Superfast and secure 4 Level Fingerprint Sensor
– Latest Kirin 960 chipset
– Large 4000mAh battery
– 5.9” FHD display with 1080p resolution – great for viewing
– 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and up to 256GB SD card support
– FM Radio
– Infra Red Blaster
– Huawei VIP Service included
First Impressions
Main Review
Camera Showcase
Conclusion
An awesome phone in every way.
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Like everything nowadays, secrets are hard to keep, so it should come as no surprise that the press renders for the Huawei P10 have been leaked courtesy of @evleaks on twitter.
The Huawei P10 looks very similar to the P9 which is a good thing as that was a near perfectly sized phone.
The official features and specs will all be revealed this Sunday. So what do you think of the P10 photos ?
Samsung is not due to launch the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ until after MWC, but legendary leaker @evleaks has revealed what the official specs will be of the new Galaxy S8+.
In case you’re wondering what the S8 will look like, the above photo shows the phone with the LG G6 underneath it.
So what do you think of the specs? Don’t forget the S8+ will also have the fastest and newest processor available too which should enable it to perform some neat tricks.
On paper it all looks bit unexciting but in real life it could be very different. Discuss!
The Huawei Honor V9 has been launched in China.
Huawei Honor V9 looks fabulous being just 6.97mm in thickness and finished in great colours – blue, red, gold and black.
The Huawei Honor V9 comes with the powerful Huawei Kirin 960 octa-core chip,6GB of RAM on board. This along with 64GB / 128GB ROM options make sure that the phone boasts of current flagship grade configuration. On top of that, there is a 5.7-inch 2K screen. Battery is a decent 4,000mAh. Software side it runs Android Nougat with EMUI 5.
The camera – The Huawei Honor V9 features the third generation 12MP f/2.2 dual camera setup which helps take photos with bokeh effect, excellent low light images, and richer images, thanks to the improved black and white sensor which takes up to 3 times more light.
Huawei is also marketing the honor V9 as the first 3D modeling smartphone. The dual cameras setup along with the help of laser focus at the back is capable of capturing 3D creative photos and using this, you can take 3D print outs too.
It seems dual cameras are likely to be the norm this year, apart from the new flagship from Samsung.
What’s nearly as good as holding the LG G6 for yourself. An interview with Torsten Valuer, President of David Lewis Designers, who gives his first impressions of the LG G6.
LG have already created a dedicated webpage for the LG G6 which is blank at the moment, but soon it will have even juicy bit of detail.
LG has confirmed that the LG G6 will have a new dual camera setup on the rear.
It will have two 13MP rear sensors, with one a wide-angled camera with a 125 degree field of view which similar to that of a human eye. Also with the new rear camera setup the wider images will allow for more fit inside a square ratio Instagram photos. The square camera mode will allow for the screen to split in two ,so you can see what you’ve just shot while you line up your next picture.
LG also said the phone would come with a 360-degree panorama mode, as well as a food mode that boosts color saturation.
The front-facing camera gets a new ‘SELFI’ shooting mode, which has filters to help you take the perfect selfie and you’ll also be able to combine between 2 and 100 photos together to create an animated GIF.
I have to say the camera hardware seems exciting with less distortion than the LG G5 wide angle setup. It also seems that the new screen resolution of 18:9 is going to be perfect for the Instagram type shots. This really could be the star of MWC but the Huawei P10 and Samsung Galaxy S8 are both capable of stealing its thunder.
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