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LG Teases Gesture Control for MWC

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LG Teases Gesture Control for MWC

The invite for the LG Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 press event has the company promise a farewell to touch-- instead, gesture appears to be the input method of choice for the latest devices from the S. Korean company.

"Are you prepared to get stunned by the LG Premiere at the MWC 2019?" the description of the YouTube video asks, before giving a 24 February date for the MWC launch event. As to what LG will launch no one really knows for sure, although the grapevine suggests it will carry the "Premiere" name. Then again, perhaps that might simply be a case of taking the title of the teaser video a bit too literally...

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A Foldable Comeback for the Motorola RAZR?

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A Foldable Comeback for the Motorola RAZR?

The iconic Motorola RAZR flip-phone is to make a comeback, the Wall Street Journal reports-- specifically as a foldable device bearing a $1500 pricetag, with the launch arriving as early as February 2019.

The WSJ says very little on actual specifications of the device, such as screen size, internals or even form factor. The use of the RAZR name suggests Lenovo-owned Motorola will use the original form factor to perhaps create a super-long vertical folding screen, although it might also just copy Samsung and create a more typical folding device. What the WSJ does know is Lenovo plans to make 200000 units of the device, a perhaps optimistic approach for could ultimately prove to be little more than yet another exercise in overpriced nostalgia overpriced nostalgia.

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A Dual-Display Phone From Vivo

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A Dual-Display Phone From Vivo

Vivo suggests another solution to eliminated the dread front-facing camera notch-- the Nex Dual Display Edition has a second display right on the back, as paired with a rear-facing triple-camera setup.

The Nex Dual Display Edition is the followup to one of the more unusual smartphones of 2018, the Nex. It features the same curvy design, but removes the pop-up selfie camera for the aforementioned dual-display solution. As such, the three cameras on the back handle all photography tasks, and consist of a primary 12MP camera, a 2MP secondary module and a 3rd f/1.3 lens paired with a time of flight (TOF) 3D module.

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LG Plans 16-Camera Smartphone?

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LG Plans 16-Camera Smartphone?

How many cameras does a smartphone need? Two? Four? LG pushes the limit to the extreme in a patent describing a smartphone with no less than 16 camera lenses arranged to capture the best possible images.

Discovered by Dutch website LetsGoDigital, the patent titled 'Mobile terminal and control method for the mobile terminal' filed by LG a the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) on 20 November 2018. It describes a smartphone camera with 16 lenses set up in a matrix setup. The lenses are arranged at a certain curvature within the matrix, meaning different lenses can take a photo from different perspectives.

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Pocket Computer Makes a Comeback With Cosmo Communicator

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Pocket Computer Makes a Comeback With Cosmo Communicator

Planet Computers sets to bring back the pocket computers of the 90s with the Cosmo Communicator-- a small(ish) clamshell machine reminiscent of the classic Nokia Communicator line, only with capabilities more in line with modern smartphones.

The Cosmo Communicator is technically the first pocket computer from Planet Computers, since earlier this year the company the Gemini Android-powered miniature laptop. However the Cosmo Communicator promises to be a more usable device, since it adds an earpiece, microphone, 24MP camera, fingerprint sensor and dedicated call buttons to the 6-inch 2160 x 1080 resolution touchscreen and hardware backlit QWERTY keyboard.

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Samsung Details Foldable Phone

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Samsung Details Foldable Phone

Samsung delivers on the promise of a foldable phone at its 2018 Developer Conference-- specifically by showing off an "Infinity Flex" technology consisting of a main 7.3-inch and a 4-inch display on the back.

“The foldable display lays the foundation for a new kind of mobile experience," Samsung CEO DJ Koh says. "We are excited to work with developers on this new platform to create new value for our customers. We cannot wait to see where the technology and collaboration takes us.”

Seen in admittedly chunky prototype form, the Infinity Flex device seamlessly shifts from folded to unfolded modes. To do so it runs on One UI, a take on Android Samsung says "delivers a new kind of mobile experience." According to the company, One UI allows apps to transition from the smaller to larger display as the device unfolds, as well as simultaneously run up to 3 apps on the larger display.

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RED Hydrogen One Smartphone Hits Release

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RED Hydrogen One Smartphone Hits Release

After nearly a year of delay, high-end digital cinema camera maker RED confirms a November 2018 release for the Hydrogen One, a smartphone featuring much hyped "four view" (or 4V) holographic technology.

According to the company, 4V technology allows the phone to handle regular 2D video, stereo 3D, augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality, all without need for glasses or headsets. Built by a company named leia, the 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440 resolution LCD display carries "Diffractive Lightfield Backlighting" consisting of a "nanostructured light guide plate" beneath the display.

All the jargon sounds impressive, but early reports suggest the effect is more akin to the lenticular 3D found in the Nintendo 3DS as opposed to anything remotely "holographic." As for the rest of the phone, the device offers two sets of dual cameras-- a dual-8MP setup on the front and dual-12MP on the back. Both allow users to snap 3D photos and video, although such media can only be seen on another Hydrogen One handset.

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Razer Presents Sequel to Gaming Phone

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Razer Presents Sequel to Gaming Phone

Are gamer customers in want for a premium gaming smartphone? Razer believes so as it unveils the Razer Phone 2, a high-end handset complete with LED lighting and a 5.72-inch UltraMotion IGZO LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Aesthetically the Razer Phone 2 remains very similar to the original, even if the all-edged design features a revamped aluminium frame, glass back and an illuminated Razer logo on the back acting as a notification LED. The display also promises improvements, since it handles 2560 x 1440 resolution with HDR support, 645 nits maximum brightness and Wide Color Gamut. Audio should also be impressive for a phone, since the stereo speakers carry Dolby Atmos certification.

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HMD Global Intros Nokia 7.1

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HMD Global Intros Nokia 7.1

HMD Global announces a non-throwback Nokia-branded phone-- the Nokia 7.1, a smartphone featuring what the company dubs "PureDisplay" technology offering "high contrast ratio, greater clarity and enhanced colours across all content."

The 5.84-inch 2280 x 1080 display handles HDR10 content, with a dynamic contrast ratio reaching 1000000:1. It even converts SDR content to HDR, via dedicated 16-bit engine, and adjust brightness and contrast according to ambient light conditions. Powering the device is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, together with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (expandable to 400GB via microSD card) and 3060mAh battery.

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