By Todd Haselton |
Want an Android smartphone without breaking the bank? You may want to consider Sprint’s new LG Optimus F3, which launches on June 14 for just $29.99 with a new two-year contract. No, it doesn’t offer high-end specs that you’ll find on the LG Optimus G…
By Sean P. Aune |
The LG Optimus F3 for Sprint has once again shown up in the form of a leaked image, this time sporting a purple hue to its back battery cover. Evleaks, a source with a nearly perfect track record for mobile leaks, came up with an…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile announced Friday that it will begin selling the Nexus 4 in a white finish starting today for $19.99 down with 24 monthly payments of $17, bringing the total cost of the phone to $427.99. That’s a pretty ridiculous cost for a color change, however,…
By Brandon Russell |
Just days ago, the possibility of a Nexus 5 seemed slim, yet a new report on Friday suggests LG has been working on a follow up to the Nexus 4 for at least a month. Conflicting reports are simply part of the biz. Though now…
By Ron Duwell |
Despite near universal praise of the Nexus 4, an LG executive has confirmed that it has no plans to follow up on its successful collaboration with Google for a new Nexus-branded smartphone. “The Nexus 4 was a great success despite the production problems for us…
By Ron Duwell |
It’s been rumored, sighted, and talked about for quite some time now, but LG has finally officially confirmed the existence of a white Nexus 4. Availability will begin on May 29th in Hong Kong before its worldwide release in the “coming weeks.” This new White…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Earlier today, LG officially announced the Optimus GJ, a waterproof version of its high-end Optimus G handset, at an event in Taiwan that featured bikini-clad woman with (what we hope are temporary) LG tattoos adorning their bodies. The new smartphone costs $600 and launches in Taiwan in…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its yearly customer satisfaction rankings for various industries yesterday. Apple is still holding on to the number one spot among mobile phone makers, but the Cupertino-based company lost points from last year while its biggest competition gained ground. Apple…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint’s 4G LTE network will eventually run on its 1.9GHz and 800MHz frequency spectrums in addition to Clearwire’s 2.5GHz frequency spectrum. Until now, however, the 800MHz spectrum was used as part of Nextel’s iDEN network, which will be turned off on June 30, and most…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The first photo of LG‘s upcoming Optimus F3 for Sprint has leaked online, revealing a rectangular 4-inch smartphone with curved edges. The mobile tech manufacturer is still holding on among its OEM competition in the U.S., and its two latest devices, the F3 and the Optimus…
By Jacob Kleinman |
We’ve been talking about flexible smartphone screens for a while now, bendable touch displays that can be rolled up or folded and won’t break when dropped. Following Samsung’s presentation at CES 2013, LG is reportedly set to unveil its new prototype at Display Week 2013 in Vancouver,…
By Sean P. Aune |
While we’re just moments away Google I/O 2013, rumors of a white version of the LG Nexus 4 are picking up speed. The white Nexus 4 was caught on video by TechView.me at The Mobile Show in Dubai. While white versions of the Nexus 4 have…
By Brandon Russell |
LG is holding a press event at the end of this month to presumably announce the Optimus G2, and it looks like units are already in the wild. @evleaks, one of today’s most prolific leakers, tweeted an alleged picture of the much anticipated device, though…
By Brandon Russell |
To pry consumers away from the clutches of Apple’s upcoming iPhone, some of the industry’s biggest companies are already plotting their next moves. We’ve already seen some big flagships hit the market this year, including the HTC One, LG Optimus G Pro and Samsung Galaxy…
By Brandon Russell |
LG has quietly made some very solid handsets over the past several months, culminating in the Nexus 4 and Optimus G Pro. Whether that’s part of a newfound outlook on the market, or a new focus, is unclear; frankly, that doesn’t matter. The company is confidently striding…
By Brandon Russell |
LG is holding an event on May 30, where the company is expected to announce the Optimus G2. We recently saw a Sprint leak that suggested the device would launch with a Snapdragon 800 processor, so the timing is lining up rather nicely right now.…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint may be preparing to launch a version of the Optimus G 2, or perhaps an entirely different Optimus device, with a Qualcomm Snadpragon 800 processor. AndroidPolice recently dug through Sprint’s website and noticed that there’s a small file that mentions an MSM8974 chipset, used in…
By Todd Haselton |
It looks like LG has another 5.5-inch phablet in the works. While the Optimus G Pro is just now launching on AT&T in the United States, EVLeaks recently published the above image that looks similar to the G Pro, but with a few design tweaks. We…
By Todd Haselton |
We just received AT&T’s version of the LG Optimus G Pro, a rather stellar new smartphone that retails for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, or about $100 less than the Galaxy Note II. It’s a phablet and we’re actually really keen to the design,…
By Todd Haselton |
Google I/O is going to be full of surprises later this month. We’re kind of hoping that the company unveils the highly rumored Motorola X, but it’s more likely we’ll see the next Nexus smartphone first. Rumors surrounding that device are all over the place.…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T’s brand new quad-core behemoth, the LG Optimus G Pro, is now available for pre-order. AT&T expects the device will be available in stores on May 10. The Optimus G Pro offers a boatload of features for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, which is…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just confirmed that it will offer the LG Optimus G Pro beginning on May 10. The device will cost $199.99 with a new two-year contract and will be available for pre-order online starting on May 3. Those who pre-order the phone will also be…
By Todd Haselton |
Research firm IDC published a report in March that suggested smartphones were going to outsell feature phones during the first quarter of this year. Today the company confirmed that, for the first time ever, that actually happened. IDC found that 216.2 million smartphone units were…
By Brandon Russell |
We already know LG will talk about the Optimus G Pro at a May 1 event in New York. But it’s still unclear where the device is headed here in the U.S. However, a freshly leaked render, courtesy of Evleaks, shows that the device is…
