LG G Watch R – it could have been so good

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Looking at the range of Android Wear smartwatches available on the market, there’s one key similarity between most of them; they feature square watch faces. Back when Google announced the Android Wear OS, they also part-announced the Motorola Moto 360 which features a round watch face and to challenge this, LG revealed the LG G Watch R back at IFA 2014 in September. Having spent two weeks with the LG G Watch R, what do we think? Continue reading “LG G Watch R – it could have been so good”

LG G3 Stylus Benchmarks

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LG launched the G3 Stylus smartphone with a built-in stylus in India back in October at Rs. 21,500. We brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmark of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU. It packs 1GB of RAM and has a 5.5-inch qHD IPS display. Let’s find out how the LG G3 Stylus performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus Benchmarks”

Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update

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It turns out that yesterday’s rumor about Android Wear smartwatches being next in line for Lollipop update was indeed true. Today, Google has officially announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Wear smartwatch platform. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update”

LG G3 Beat Battery Test

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LG launched the LG G3 Beat smartphone in India at Rs. 25,000 back in September. We brought you the review of LG G3 Beat recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The LG G3 Beat  has a 2540mAh removable Lithium Polymer battery, compared to 3,000mAh battery on the LG G3. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and has a 5-inch HD display. Let us check out the battery test results of the smartphone.

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LG G3 Beat Review

LG is one of the old horses in the smartphone market, but is a new one to enter the ‘minis’ trend. With the likes of Samsung and Sony pushing the compact battle to a whole new level, it was high time LG got into the game.

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LG launched its compact variant of its flagship smartphone, the G3 Beat a couple of weeks ago. The device takes after the G3 in design, but the similarities are deep with the internals being completely different. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat Review”

LG G Flex 2 announcement tipped for CES 2015 in January

LG launched the G Flex almost a year back and it looks like the launch of its successor is drawing closer. The company is planning to announce the G Flex 2 at CES 2015 in January, according to a latest report from Android Authority.

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LG G Watch R Vs Samsung Gear S Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We also brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now let’s compare the G Watch R to Samsung Gear S that was announcedin August and went on sale in India last month.

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LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It  went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now lets compare the LG G Watch R with LG G Watch that was announced back in June. Continue reading “LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery”

LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Android 5.0 Lollipop update has started rolling out to LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The tablet had received Android KitKat 4.4 update in June.

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As the tablet is a GPE device, the Lollipop update is similar to Google Nexus tablets. As a result of the Android 5.0 update, the LG G Pad 8.3 will receive Material Design user interface elements. It also brings lock screen notifications, a new battery saving mode, and features like Priority Mode and Smart Lock.

The LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition sports a 8.3 Full HD IPS WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor. The Lollipop update is 405 MB  and users can manually check for OTA update. Check out our LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition tablet review here.

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LG makes some leadership changes, hires new mobile executive

LG has announced the appointment of Juno Cho as the new President and CEO of the LG Mobile Communication division as it restructures some of its other businesses. He will replace  Jong-seok Park who is the current mobile executive.

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LG G Watch R vs Motorola Moto 360 Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Here we have the comparison gallery between the LG G Watch R and the Motorola Moto 360 that also has a circular display.

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs LG G3 Benchmarks

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When considering the performance of a handset, attention is inevitably turned towards benchmarking applications such as GeekBench 3, 3D Mark and AnTuTu (to name a few). When comparing performance across iOS and Android, the number of compatible benchmark applications are limited but both GeekBench 3 and 3D Mark reveal some interesting facts. Comparing the iPhone 6 Plus and the LG G3, we can see some interesting facts about the optimisation achieved by Apple and LG in each handset. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs LG G3 Benchmarks”