Flashback: the LG V10 had unique second screen, rugged design and a fatal flaw

LG established the G-series as its flagship lineup in 2012 and we’ve already looked at some of the best in the series like the LG G3 and LG G Flex. However, the company felt that there was room for an even more premium line, something to emulate the S and Note lines of perennial rival Samsung. And so the LG V series was born, its specialty would be powerful, durable phones with innovative screen, camera and audio tech. This all began in late 2015 with the arrival of the LG V10. The V10 certainly had a unique look. Instead of going for a sleek glass and metal sandwich design, LG opted...

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Weekly poll: OnePlus 10 Pro, hot or not?

The OnePlus 10 Pro was announced earlier this week and it even went through its first sale – you probably didn’t get one, though, as it was only in China and all available were gone in a second. It was a small batch, 18-21,000 units, so now it’s a race to produce more for future releases. Including the global launch, which will happen in the spring, though the company kept things vague. That goes for the pricing too, we only know the one for China where the 8/128 GB model costs CNY 4,700 (a straight currency conversion yields $740/€650). The 9 Pro started at CNY 5,000 last year, so we...

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Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE arrives too late

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is not off to a good start, judging by the results of last week’s poll. Most people either already have a phone that they are happy with or have shifted their focus towards the Galaxy S22 series, which will be here in about a month. If anything, the poll highlights excitement for the new flagships as just over 40% of voters say they will wait for an S22 phone. Last we heard, the vanilla Galaxy S22 will cost the same as its predecessor, or just €100 more than the S21 FE. But that’s a conversation for February. Right now, the new Fan Edition compares against the...

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Stable ColorOS 12 now seeding for OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G, Reno6 Z 5G, A73 5G

Oppo has mostly been sticking to its update timeline, though the schedule has gone through a few iterations now, making it harder to follow. You should probably just follow along on the official Oppo community forum for the most recent news. As per the aforementioned resource, stable Color OS 12 updates based on Android 12 are now officially available for the following devices in the following regions: OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G - Indonesia (Firmware version C.14) OPPO Reno6 Z 5G - Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam UAE (Firmware version C.14) OPPO A73 5G - Saudi Arabia (Firmware version...

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Honor MagicBook View 14 review

Introduction Last September Honor debuted its MagicBook View 14 in China powered by Intel’s 11-gen Core chipsets, NVIDIA GeForce MX 450 GPU and running Windows 11 out of the box. The same laptop (minus the dedicated graphics card) came to Europe later in Q4 and we are finally ready to give you our impressions after a test period where this reviewer used the MagicBook View 14 as his sole work machine for over two weeks. Coming from MacOS to a Windows 11 laptop took some getting used to at first and while I am not fully converted to make the switch just yet Honor certainly made an...

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Apple allegedly working on an iPad Pro prototype with MagSafe charging glass logo

Apple has never been particularly chatty when it comes to future plans and RnD. Still, most analysts believe that we can expect updated vanilla iPad and iPad Air, as well as new Pro models in 2022. You can read more predictions about the basic iPad and the Air here while we focus on the new iPad Pro design. The question of wireless charging has been a topic for discussion basically since Apple unveiled its MagSafe wireless charging tech for the iPhone. As per the latest chatter from industry insiders, Apple is already experimenting with at least one 2022 iPad Pro prototype with...

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