At MWC 2016 in Barcelona, LG unveiled its long-awaited G5 smartphone, a new showpiece that impresses in every way. It is decorated with a modular design, a metal body, a removable battery and the possibility of many accessories, such as the LG Cam Plus, which turns the phone into a professional camera.
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The Caterpillar S60 is the world's first smartphone with a thermal camera. Thermal cameras were once the domain of law enforcement and the military, but today they are available to anyone with a smartphone and an accessory for a few hundred euros. The leading manufacturer of construction and mining machinery, which entered the world of mobile phones in 2013 with the Cat B15 model, is the first to offer a thermal imaging camera already built into the phone. It is a Flir One camera, which started its journey into the world of mobile telephony as a cover for the iPhone 5.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and its round brother, the Galaxy S7 Edge, are the most anticipated phones of this spring, as Samsung is trying to shake off increasingly strong Chinese competition from Huawei and Lenovo. The duo, presented a few moments ago at the largest trade fair - Mobile World Congress Barcelona, definitely represents the very top of the range of smartphones with the Android operating system.
Bendable screens have been heralding their arrival for several years. More and more companies are getting involved in the fight, with Samsung and LG showing the most so far. Of course, there are other companies in the race for the bendable display. Researchers at Queen's University Belfast believe in the utility of a foldable and bendable screen, and have translated their idea into the Reflex smartphone with a bendable OLED screen.
Yes, you read that right. The cheapest smartphone in the world costs as much as beer! It was sent to the market by the little-known Indian company Ringing Bells, and it goes by the name of Ringing Bells Freedom 251, which with its price of 3.30 euros easily took over the primacy of the cheapest smartphone in the world.
"This message/tape will self-destruct in five seconds." Who doesn't know this famous line from the TV series or film franchise Mission Impossible. Did you know that your iPhone can also send a self-destructing message? Learn , how.
Wondering what it's like to be an iPhone? See a person's life through the eyes of a smartphone. From the moment it is placed in its cradle (read: in its protective packaging), when Rafiki the lion Simba proudly lifts it out of the box above his head like a monkey and shows it to his friends, to its (usually) bitter end, when it is discarded as the last piece of garbage. The Life and Death of an iPhone is a short story about the even shorter life of a smartphone.
The iPhone 7 wish list is getting longer. A borderless screen, a 5.4-inch OLED screen (for Netflix content), a more durable home button... The latest study of the iPhone 7 smartphone did not leak from Cupertina, but is the work of the creative minds at iPhone-Tricks.de, who presented the vision of the seven, which answers all the wishes of users and represents a big leap forward compared to the iPhone 6S.
The Jupiter smartphone is also an electronic cigarette. E-cigarettes have been on the rise in recent years, as smoking is prohibited in many places. Jupiter is a product of Vaporcade, a manufacturer of electronic cigarettes. The mouthpiece is inserted into the USB port by the user, and 30 flavors are available.
The CES 2016 fair served up many interesting things, including smartphones, among which the Huawei Mate 8 caught our eye the most, the new standard bearer of this Chinese company, which is diligently gaining a reputation even behind the Great Wall of China. More power, better performance and a long-lasting battery, the Huawei Mate 8 is the embodiment of the highest quality class and the wishes of users.
Virtual laser keyboards are nothing new, but a smartphone case with an integrated virtual laser keyboard is. Meet the ViKC smart cover, which allows you to write long messages even on your smartphone. How many times have you stopped writing an e-mail or some other note on your smartphone because it was too long? ViKC completely eliminates the need to carry a laptop with you for such cases.
At the beginning of 2016, China's HTC is sending to the world the powerful and affordable smartphone HTC One X9, a premium version of the A9 model that saw the light of day in early 2015. It is a mid-range phone with a unibody metal body and a 2.5D display, which will appeal to a wide range of users.