BEST REVIEW LG G FLEX

Design
The practically crescent-shaped design of the 6-inch LG G Flex is quickly the most unique of any smartphone. Lay the Flex on its face, press down on its center and-- real to its name-- the phone will bend till it's entirely flat.

LG G Flex DesignThe curved design likewise serves a dual function of making the Flex curve to your face when you speak, comparable to the means an old landline would. We discovered it tough to stretch our thumb throughout the display, however the curved Flex feels more workable in the hand than the flat 5.9-inch HTC One Maximum and 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega.

Like LG's G2, the Flex's power and volume buttons are found on its back panel. For the G Flex, LG developed an LED into the Back Secret's power button, which lights up when you miss out on a call or take a selfie.

Above the Back Main is the Flex's 13-megapixel video camera, which is surrounded by its flash on its right side and the phone's IR blaster on the. At the bottom of the rear panel is the Flex's speaker. On the handset's left side is its SIM card slot, while its bottom edge is the home of its microUSB port and 3.5 mm headset jack.

The Flex is a 6-inch phablet, its curved design makes it feel smaller sized than it is. Determining 6.3 x 3.2 x 0.31-0.34 inches and weighing 6.2 ounces, the G Flex is smaller sized and lighter than both the 5.9-inch HTC One Maximum, which determines 6.5 x 3.2 x 0.41 inches and weighs 7.7 ounces, and the 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1520, which determines 6.4 x 3.4 x 0.32 inches and weighs 7.3 ounces.

Samsung's hulking 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega is available in at 6.6 x 3.5 x 0.31 inches and 7.1 ounces. Obviously, Samsung's 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 undercuts the G Flex at 5.9 x 3.1 x 0.3 inches and 5.9 ounces.

Self-Healing
LG G Flex Scratch BackIt's not simply the curved framework that makes the Flex's design special. It's likewise the only handset in the world to sport an unique elastic "self-healing" rear panel. It's essentially the Wolverine of smartphones.

Covered with a resin, comparable in idea to exactly what you 'd discover on an automobile's outside, the rear panel can be scratched with anything varying from a trick to a wire brush, and fix itself. The "recovery" is really the elastic resin pressing back on a scratch, requiring the panel to restore its initial type.

The procedure is temperature-dependent, so the hotter the phone is, the more rapidly it will recover. Scratch the phone deep enough, and you'll cut right with the base, rendering the safety layer pointless.

Display
LG G Flex DisplayDespite its 6-inch size, the G Flex's plastic OLED display is the both the thinnest and lightest OLED discovered on any smartphone. Many high-end phablets, consisting of the Lumia 1520, HTC One Maximum and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sport 1080p displays, LG decided for a 720p display for the G Flex.

That's not to state the G Flex's display is a slouch. While viewing a trailer for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," the G Flex's display provided more dynamic colors and much deeper blacks than the Lumia and One Maximum.

The Flex owes its lovely colors to LG's Genuine Stripe display innovation, which makes each blue, red and green pixel the exact same size. No trouble, the Flex lets you alternate in between 3 contrast alternatives: Requirement, Vivid and Natural.

Unsurprisingly, the G Flex's curved display is likewise more enjoyable to see films on than a flat phone, as it provides a much better sense of depth. It resembles exactly what you would see on a curved display TELEVISION.

LG declares that seeing videos on the Flex in panorama mode far-off of 1 foot provides an equivalent viewing experience to seeing a film on a 55-inch TELEVISION at 10 feet away. And while we're not going to go that far-- it is just a smartphone, after all-- we did take pleasure in seeing video on it beyond what its flat display rivals.

At 422 lux (317 nits), the G Flex's display is better than the smartphone classification average of 400 lux, however dimmer than the HTC One Maximum's 441 lux display. The Galaxy Note 3 provides the brightest display in this course at 539 lux.

KnockOn
Like LG's G2, the G Flex comes with the business's KnockOn, a function that lets you wake the phone or put it to sleep with 2 fast taps to the display. LG states the function is implied to be utilized when you desire to examine your phone without selecting it up off of your desk.

Audio
LG geared up the G Flex with a single speaker on the curved part of the handset's rear panel. The business states the positioning triggers sound to bounce off of the surface area the phone is leaning on, producing much better audio quality than a flat phone.

We heard comparable problems while listening to Coheed and Cambria's "Moms of Guy," with vocals coming with flat, particularly with the Flex resting on its back. The HTC One Maximum, with its BoomSound speakers, seemed far much better, offering a healthy quantity of bass and much more even audio.

The Flex's speakers are incredibly loud if absolutely nothing else. At 83 decibels, the handset blasts out audio louder than the smartphone classification average of 80 dB.

User interface
LG G Flex Lock ScreenThe G Flex's user interface is almost a twin of the LG G2's, with a couple of brand-new exceptions. You get a skinned variation of Google's Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean that brings LG's own functions to the OS. Just like the G2, the Flex's lock display provides to 5 adjustable app faster ways, though our evaluation system didn't had any active.

The Flex's lock display includes an unique style called Swing Lock Display. As you rock the Flex forward and backwards in your hand, the display will roll from a balloon-filled sky at the top to an ocean at the bottom. Swipe along the display and the ocean will ripple.

Swiping from delegated right along the top of the lock display brings you to a widgets display, where you can include, properly enough, any variety of widgets, including your calendar and QRemote. Swiping from right to provides you fast access to the Flex's video camera app.

LG offers you 5 house displays to individualize with app faster ways and widgets, though you can amount to 7 displays. The major house display provides a time and weather condition widget, in addition to a number of app faster ways. Along the really bottom of the display are 5 ever-present faster ways for the Phone, Contacts, Web and Messaging apps, in addition to the Apps drawer.

LG G Flex NotificationsThe alert menu supplies your most current messages and updates as well as 19 adjustable fast setups. Below those are sliders for the Flex's display brightness and volume.

QSlide & Slide Aside
LG G FlexLike the G2 and Optimus G Pro prior to it, the Flex consists of LG's slick QSlide Apps. Providing 11 apps in total amount, QSlide lets you open up to 2 windows apps at the exact same time.

LG G Slide Slide AsideThe G Flex likewise gets LG's Slide Aside include. Debuted on the G2, Slide Aside lets you three-finger swipe up to 3 open apps towards the left side of the display, where they will remain docked and out of sight up until you desire to utilize them once more.

Dual Window
LG G SlideNew to the G Flex is LG's Dual Window Mode. Like Samsung's Multi Window Mode, Dual Window lets you utilize 2 apps at the same time by splitting the Flex's display. Easily accessible by long-pressing the Back button from the Flex's house display, Dual Window provides to 13 apps consisting of Chrome, YouTube, Hangouts, Gmail, Gallery and others.

To utilize the function, you drag among the offered apps to the top of the display and the various other to the bottom. Numerous of the apps can likewise communicate with each various other. If you have the Messaging or e-mail app open and Gallery, you can really drag images straight from the Gallery into a message.

You can tap a URL in a text message and open it in Chrome. Like Samsung's Multi Window Mode, Dual Window lets you exchange the position of open apps and adjust the amount of of the display they use up. Unlike the Note 3, nonetheless, you can not utilize Twitter or facebook in Dual Window Mode.

QuickRemote
LG G Flex QRemoteLike the LG Optimus G Pro and LG G2, the G Flex comes with an IR blaster and QuickRemote app that turn your handset into a remote control for your whole home entertainment. The setup procedure is incredibly easy when you pick the gadget you 'd such as to regulate with your phone.

Simply pick the producer, and LG cares for the rest. LG will keep offering you brand-new remote controls till one works properly if the power button on the virtual remote control does not work at first. When matching the LG G2 with a Samsung TELEVISION in our home, the Quick Remote app discovered a match on the first shot.

While LG provides an outstanding variety of producers from which to select, we want the Quick Remote app included better functions, like those on HTC and Samsung handsets. The Galaxy Note 3 and HTC One supply complete program guides and a complete video establishment, whereas LG's app offers bit even more than a set of virtual buttons.

Battery Life
LG G Flex Angle ViewTo match its curved design, the G Flex gets the first curved battery discovered in a smartphone. On the LAPTOP COMPUTER Battery Test, which includes constant Internet browsing over the phone's information relationship with the display brightness readied to 40 percent, the G Flex's large 3,500 mAh battery lasted an excellent 10 hours and 57 minutes.

Given that the G Flex isn't really yet offered in the UNITED STATE, we examined device an Oriental variation of the handset. That stated, we anticipate to see remarkable outcomes when the G Flex comes to a UNITED STATE provider with LTE protection.

Judgment
LG G Flex OutroWith its curved design, versatile framework and self-healing rear panel, the LG G Flex seems like the future of smartphones today. We likewise enjoy the quick Snapdragon 800 processor and LG's brand-new Dual Window multitasking function, even if it copies Samsung's Multi Window software application. The feature-rich and sharp 13-MP cam is yet an additional plus, providing a little much better image quality than the Galaxy Note 3.

On the various other hand, while the Flex's display provides rich colors and exceptional seeing angles, it has a reasonably reduced 720p resolution. The audio quality might likewise be much better. We still do not think LG's Back Primary design is everybody, however a minimum of the buttons are bigger and simpler to target on this phone than the G2.

In general, the G Flex is among the most outstanding smartphones we have actually checked. It could not be readily available in the UNITED STATE simply yet, LG is actively working with providers to bring the Flex to our coasts quickly. Let's hope it does not take long.



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ANDROID PHONE SAMSUNG GALAXY MEGA REVIEW

Design

With a familiar rounded-rectangle design and slim bezel, the Galaxy Mega appearances like a stretched-out Galaxy S4. Keep in mind that this is a two-handed gadget; we merely could not reach our thumb throughout the display to tap the Phone icon, and we had to rearrange the Mega in our hand simply to push the house button.

On its face, the Mega sports a 1.9-MP video camera above the display, and below that lies a physical house button. An 8-MP video camera sits on the back towards the top, while the words Galaxy Mega adorn the bottom.

Determining 6.6 x 3.5 x 0.3 inches and weighing 7 ounces, the Galaxy Mega overshadows most smartphones, however it's definitely not the heaviest or biggest in the phablet course. The HTC One Maximum (6.47 x 3.24 x 0.4 inches) and Nokia Lumia 1520 (6.40 x 3.36 x 0.34 inches) have smaller sized footprints-- owing to their smaller sized 6-inch and 5.9-inch displays, respectively-- however are thicker and weigh even more. The HTC One Maximum weighs 7.65 ounces), and the Nokia Lumia 1520 weighs 7.26 ounces.

Display
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) DisplayThe Mega's 6.3-inch display is favorably substantial, however you'll need to use a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, instead of the complete 1080p display on the HTC One Maximum and Lumia 1520. The One Maximum is a more expensive $149 on Sprint, while the 1520 expenses $99 on AT&T.

When we viewed a 1080p HD trailer for "Bounty Killer," we delighted in rich colors and information so clear that we can see specific hairs in Matthew Marsden's bristle. Laid-back games and Internet browsing were particularly satisfying, thanks to the adequate realty.

Outdoors, the Mega's bright display outshone any glare from the sun. Seeing angles were plenty broad, and we saw no distortion in images when we tilted the phone approximately 70 degrees.

Signing up 398 lux on our light meter, the Mega's brightness is on a par with the typical smartphone (399 lux), however dimmer than the HTC One Maximum (441 lux), the HTC One (459 lux) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (446 lux).

Audio
Matching the Mega's huge display is the charitable volume provided by the gadget's innocuous-looking speaker. When we played "It's Time" by Think of Dragons at complete volume, the music covered a little room. The tune's balanced clapping introduction seemed unique and round, and diva Dan Reynolds' voice sounded out clear and loud in the rousing chorus.

The Mega notched 83 dB on the LAPTOP COMPUTER Audio Test, which determines a tone dipped into complete volume on the gadget from 13 inches. That's louder than the typical smartphone (80 dB), the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 (81 dB), the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (82 dB) and the Verizon HTC One (81 dB with Beats audio improvement ).

Keyboard
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) KeyboardThe Mega's giant display manages it plenty of area for an easily sized keyboard. While the gadget provides a smaller sized keyboard that you can rearrange for simple single-handed use, we discovered it troublesome to kind on.

A gadget of this size virtually pleads to be utilized with a stylus, and while Samsung does not include its S Pen with the Mega, your finger works simply great. The Mega acknowledged our poultry scratch and precisely changed it to text.

Software application and Interface
Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) HomescreenRunning Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, the Mega is missing out on a few of the functions discovered on its advanced siblings (such as Air Motion and Smart Display), however still provides a lot of awesome TouchWiz personalizations.

You can personalize the Mega's lock display with faster ways and widgets, and individualize 7 house displays nevertheless you such as. Swipe down the notices drawer to toggle a suite of setups, consisting of connection alternatives and Samsung-specific functions such as Multi Window and S Beam.

Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) Split ScreenParticularly beneficial for a gadget this size is Samsung's Multi Window mode, which let us utilize several apps side by side. You can introduce up to 2 windows at a time on the Mega.

On the Mega, Samsung left out such functions as Smart Display (consisting of Smart Rotation, Stay Time out and Scroll) and Air Motion, however you're not going to miss out on those devices. Air Motion functions-- such as Quick Glimpse, Air Jump, Air Browse, Air Move and Air Call Accept-- need a various IR sensor that isn't really constructed into the Mega. You still get Air View, which lets you preview files or messages in your E-mail and Gallery apps by floating a fingertip over the display.

It's good to see that the Mega takes benefit of its bigger display in some methods. We 'd such as to see Samsung go further and use a comparable therapy to the Settings app and various other apps.

Keep in mind that this is a two-handed gadget; we merely could not reach our thumb throughout the display to tap the Phone icon, and we had to rearrange the Mega in our hand simply to push the house button.

On its face, the Mega sports a 1.9-MP video camera above the display, and below that lies a physical house button. Samsung Galaxy Mega (Sprint) KeyboardThe Mega's giant display affords it plenty of area for an easily sized keyboard. On the Mega, Samsung omitted such functions as Smart Screen (consisting of Smart Rotation, Stay Time out and Scroll) and Air Gesture, but you're not going to miss those tools. It's good to see that the Mega takes benefit of its larger screen in some ways.

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Google Glass Alternative

Those wanting to tote cyborg-esque wearable displays won't need to wait for Google Glass to start next year. 

The heads-up display is approximately $500 cheaper compared to the Explorer Edition of Google Glass and doesn't need an invitation to purchase it.

MORE: Vuzix M100 Wise Glasses: 

As Google Glass the Vuzix M100 Wise Eyeglasses activity almost similar tech specs. Like most wearable products, when connected to Wi - Fi the M100 syncs with your smartphone via Bluetooth or can perform by itself.

Once we saw the Vuzix M100 Wise Glasses in July, the system was operating on Android 4.0 Ice-cream Sandwich and was still within the prototype stage. This arm can certainly be adjust to put the show above or before the eye. There's also a speaker to the interior of the unit to the ear-piece and 4GB of onboard storage. 

Unlike Glass, however, the M100's interface appears much like what you should see on the smartphone. Throughout our hands-on a couple of months back, we observed the home screen highlighted icons much like your smartphone's application drawer.

The shape element is, in addition, somewhat different - - the prototype we wore sat the same as a headband atop our head having an arm extending the show over our eye. Glass sits in your face like a set of eyeglasses.

Vuzix's wearable display is only one of many Google Glass rivals coming to market. We really anticipate bringing you the review of the Vuzix M100 Wise Glasses quickly.

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