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LG G5 – The G4 was impressive but the LG G5 is extraordinary – details and vs Samsung Galaxy S7

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I had hours of delight with my LG G4 and it was sad to sell it on to a new home a few months ago.

Now it is time for the rumours to arrive about its predecessor, the LG G5 and it is likely to be one knockout device.

Features will include –

– Snapdragon 820 Processor
– 4gb Ram
– 32gb Storage
– Micro SD slot
– Metallic Build
– 5.3 inch QHD screen
– Secondary Ticker Display like the LG V10
– Rear Camera – dual lens 16-megapixel camera providing a 135-degree wide-angle capability
– 8mp front camera
– More sensors on rear – fingerprint, RGB, focus assist, flash
– Magic Slot – to provide extra hardware functionality e.g. more camera options, HIFI
– Battery 2,800mAh

I really look forward to seeing what the new Snapdragon 820 can produce with LG’s camera prowess. The magic slot for hardware expansion on features seems exciting too. As does the improved metallic build. Just a shame the battery is still too small even with marshmallow on board and a better SOC.

Now in case you’re wondering about the new Samsung Galaxy S7, this will feature similar specifications but bizarrely the rumour is suggesting the S7 will only have a 12.2mp rear facing camera. Let’s hope this translates into huge pixels for exceptional low light shots! It appears that Samsung and LG are going to tackle photography different this year in terms of optics. I am looking forward to seeing what each of these phones can create especially with the powerful snapdragon 820 processor being able to allow for some serious photo processing during each shot.

The S7 will also come in two variants, the curved edge and non curve.

Are you looking forward to this phone?

Source – Venture Beat

Fancy a Windows 10 Phone – Microsoft Lumia 550 up for order £89.99 – details/specs

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The Microsoft Lumia 550 is now up for order at £89.99.

– A richer Office experience- The Lumia 550 comes with the latest version of the Office apps you love. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have been optimised for mobile use. They function beautifully on a phone, and with rich editing tools built in, the new Outlook Mail app makes managing email on the go effortless.

– Work anywhere- With Windows 10 on your Lumia 550, you can access the same great Microsoft services and apps that you’re familiar with on your laptop. Free OneDrive storage helps keep your documents safe in the cloud and gives you the freedom to access and edit them on your phone.

– Your truly personal assistant- Start your day with a personalised snapshot of the information you want

– Cortana gives you traffic info, the weather forecast, and your schedule. Need to buy flowers? With Cortana for Windows 10, you can set a location-based reminder on a PC and it will arrive just in time on your Lumia. Get your own personal assistant and find out what it’s like to have help with everyday tasks.

– Faster and smoother- The Lumia 550 is designed for 4G LTE, so you’ll get a blazing fast data connection to let you get more done. Multitasking is super smooth across all of your open apps with a Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, while the beautiful 4.7″ HD display is great for viewing documents and pictures. All at a price that won’t put a dent in your wallet.

– Powerful performance- Look forward to your day without the worries of needing a power boost. With a powerful 2100 mAh battery, an ultra low power Glance Screen that gives you notifications without turning on your phone, and an effective Battery Saver mode, the Lumia 550 goes as long as your day calls for.

Key Specs

– Operating system Windows 10
– Display 4.7” HD
– Battery Removable 2100 mAh battery
– Processor Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 210 (MSM8909
– 1.1 GHz quad core processor
– Main camera 5 MP AF f/2.4, 720p @ 30 fps video
– Flash: single LED
– Front facing camera 2 MP
– Memory 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal mass memory + up to 200 GB Micro SD
– Dimensions 136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
– Weight 141.9 g

Snapdragon 210 processor. Hmmm call me cynical but will this phone be slow?

If you want to pre order one from Amazon UK, click link below

Microsoft Lumia 550, 4G, 4.7″ , Windows 10, 8Gb UK Sim Free (Black)

Huawei Mate 8 – is 6 inches too big? Plus details of specifications

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Huawei have announced the Huawei Mate 8, a 6 inch screen slab of phone with the following specs –

– 6-inch 1080p display spec covering 95 percent of NTSC gamut.
– 2.5D glass
– new octa-core Kirin 950 chipset, 16nm FinFET+ CPUs (4 x Cortex-A72 and 4 x Cortex-A53), ARM’s flagship Mali-T880 GPU and integrated LTE Cat 6 modem
– Fingerprint sensor on rear – new advanced sensor able to read 3rd level of detail
– 16mp rear camera plus dedicated image processor
– Colours – Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray and Mocha Brown
– Android 6 with Emotion UI
– Pricing in China $500 for 3GB RAM /32GB of storage, $690 for 4GB RAM / 128GB of storage.
– 4,000mAh battery

The specs stack up on paper to potentially translate to a fine beast of a device. But we will see this over in the UK?

My main grip is its size. As a phablet, a 6 inch screen is pushing the boundaries of what is acceptably comfortable to hold in one hand, and with the need to use the fingerprint sensor on the rear, could translate to a very awkward in hand experience.

However, on paper and based on the outlined specs and press renders it sure looks like a fine piece of kit. Will 2016 be the year Huawei overtakes Samsung?

Source – Engadget

The Tag Heuer Connected – £1,100 Android Wear Watch

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Yesterday, Tag Heuer annouced their new Tag Heuer Connected, a £1,100 android wear watch. Below are 2 videos, one detailing just the specs and the other an overview of the new watch.

The watch was developed in partnership between Intel and Google. It is made of titanium, conforms to IP67 and based off of the Carrera Calibre design. It has a 46mm face with a sapphire crystal touch screen.

After 2 years Tag Heuer is offering customers the ability to upgrade to a real watch ie non android wear, so really the £1,100 is future proofed. The Connected Watch does not have a heart rate sensor, so health tracking options are limited.

So would you buy one?

And a 360 degree product specification tour.

BlackBerry Priv – The full specifications

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BlackBerry has finally released the full specs for its upcoming android smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv.

– Screen 5.4-inch dual curved QHD display, 2560 x 1440, 540 PPI
– Battery – 3,410mAh
– Cameras – 18MP rear OIS and Phase Detect Auto Focus, 4K at 30fps, 2MP front
– Processor – Snapdragon 808, 3gb ram
– Both touch and physical keyboards
– Schneider-Kreuznach® certified camera
– Android 5.1.1
– Price – Expensive £579

So at launch its running android 5.1.1 not android 6.0 and only has a snapdragon 808.

Is this worth the price of £579?

Source – androidcentral.com

HTC announces the One A9 – Full Specs, Where to Buy Now in the UK, iPhone Rip-Off and more

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HTC announced last night the HTC One A9, its iPhone clone. It resembles the iPhone 6S so much it wouldn’t surprise me if Apple launch a lawsuit which ends up wiping HTC out of business.

Now in the US you can pre-order the One A9 for $399 or buy it from an HTC approved partner for £459.(http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/htc-one-a9) Hmmm now that seems like HTC are ripping off UK buyers. Mobilephones Direct say the spec is 3gb/32gb storage and this may be a typo as HTC stated the UK was getting the 2gb/16gb storage version. EE is also confirmed as stocking the One A9 with the 2gb/16gb storage configuration.

Specs

– Networks – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, LTE
– PHYSICAL 145.7mm x 70.8mm x 7.26mm mm, 143g
– OS Android, Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
– DISPLAY 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
– PROCESSOR Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
– INTERNAL MEMORY 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
– EXTERNAL MEMORY microSD, up to 128 GB
– DATA SPEED HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
– CAMERA 13 mega pixel (optical image stabilization, autofocus, LED flash )
– FRONT CAMERA 4 mega pixel (Front flash), Ultra pixel
– BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2150 mAh battery
– SENSORS – Fingerprint sensor, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Motion G sensor, Compass sensor, Gyro sensor, Magnetic sensor, Sensor Hub
– Connectivity Bluetooth 4.1, Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4+5GHz), 3.5mm stereo audio jack, microUSB 2.0 port
– Audio – Dolby Audio and Hi-Res Audio
Now the battery is just 2,150mAh, support for Quick Charge 2 and v3.
– EXTRAS – Fingerprint-based security, RAW image capture, Hyperlapse video creation

Based on my initial tests, android v6.0 has excellent battery life, but I am concerned the One A9 only has a 2,150mAh battery.

However, note the following –

– The headphone output is very loud and is further improved by outputting at 1 Volt
– The rear camera sensor is covered by sapphire glass
– In Pro mode raw capture is possible AND the One A9 allows you to edit the RAW photos
– 1080p at 30fps is max video setting, so no 4K. Longest shutter is 2 seconds.
– The Unibody design is well built
– At £459 it is only £20 more expensive than the new Nexus 6P

So what do you think? Is this good enough to save HTC? Is it too much like an iPhone? OR is the fact it was inspired by the iPhone a good thing?

Revealing the BlackBerry Venice – running android and with a keyboard – video and photos

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Twitter user @evleaks has revealed a render of the new BlackBerry Venice smartphone, that runs android instead of BB110. Apart from the slide out keyboard, there will be a curved Quad HD display, Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, a 18-megapixel rear-facing camera, specific and exclusive BlackBerry features including the BlackBerry Hub.

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On paper this looks really good. Can’t wait to see this in person. Press play for more eye candy.

Sources – @evleaks, http://www.cultofandroid.com

Sony new smartphones leaked – details

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Two new Sony phones have been leaked both of which are mid range devices.

The Xperia C5 Ultra – 6 inch 1080p screen, 2gb ram, 16gb storage. Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor, selling for around $350.

The Xperia M5 – 5 inch 1080p screen, 16gb storage, 3gb ram, MediaTek Helio X10 processor. Selling for around $400.

On Monday, Sony has a big announcement. So stay tuned for details.

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If you would like me to review any of these phones, please let me know.

Sources – H-Tech.Mail.ru/androidpolice.com

Will the Honor 7 come to Europe? Plus Specs

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It doesn’t feel that long ago that the Honor 6+ got released in the UK. But time flies quickly in the tech world and now Honor have released the Honor 7 in China. No news has been provided about whether this beast of a phone would come to Europe until Honor released the following video –

The Honor 7 packs a 5.2-inch Full-HD display, Octo-core 64-bit Kirin 935 SoC, 16 or 64GB of internal storage, a memory card slot, 3GB of RAM, 20mp rear camera featuring a Sony IMX230 image sensor (same part used on the Samsung Galaxy S6) a front-facing 8mp front camera, LTE Cat 6 support,
fingerprint sensor and a 3,100mAh battery. It will be interesting to see what tweaks are made for the LTE bands prior to the UK launch.