Jul 23, 2015
With the LG G3 last year, the Korean company gave its UX a major overhaul and it less of an eye sore. This year, building on the new aesthetics of its UI, LG went ahead
Jul 22, 2015
LG is the only major Android OEM in the smartphone industry that ships its devices with Volume and Power keys located at the back. The company argues that placing the buttons at the rear makes
Jul 20, 2015
The LG G4 is the only major flagship released this year so far that features a 3,000mAh battery. While HTC went with a 2,840mAh battery on the One M9, Samsung went with a
Jul 15, 2015
Despite coming with screen resolution that is significantly higher than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, most high-end Android devices display a similar or even lesser amount of information on their screen compared
Jul 10, 2015
Google today released the second developer preview build of Android M for its supported Nexus devices. The latest build of Android M Developer Preview comes with some minor and major tweaks to the UI and
Jul 8, 2015
MIUI, the default OS on all Xiaomi phones like the Mi 4, Mi4i and Mi Note, has evolved a lot from its initial days of being an iOS clone. While some resemblance to Apple's
Jul 7, 2015
With Android M, Google is finally adding a native permissions manager to Android. However, the Android team had accidentally shipped a permissions manager in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, which it had completely pulled back
Jul 5, 2015
One of the areas commonly cut down on by manufacturers is internal storage - slashing the flash memory from (say) 16GB to 8GB will save $10 or $20*, which is a lot in terms of a
Most OEMs have now started shipping their Android devices with a hidden service or diagnostic menu. Samsung, for example, includes a diagnostic menu on the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and the Galaxy S5. While
Jul 1, 2015
Yesterday, Apple launched its much anticipated music streaming service -- Apple Music. Apple intends to bring an official Apple Music app to Android later this fall, but until then, Android users have no way of streaming
Jun 30, 2015
Like any other Android phone in released in the last few years, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are also capable of creating a mobile hotspot network by utilizing your mobile data connection.
Jun 29, 2015
Last week, Samsung started rolling out the Android 5.1 update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Among a plethora of enhancements and improvements, the update also introduces the ability to shoot photos
Jun 22, 2015
Google's announcement of Cardboard a year ago introduced an era of Virtual Reality using little more than the smartphone already in your pocket. But with screen sizes and resolutions increasing, the VR experience is
Jun 11, 2015
Thanks to PingPongRoot, it is possible to gain root access on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge without tripping KNOX. The problem, however, is that once the phone has been rooted and the
Jun 5, 2015
There is little doubt that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge cameras are among the best in the smartphone market currently. Even the camera app on the phone are straightforward and fast to use.
Jun 3, 2015
One of the promises of shooting videos on our smartphones at the massive resolution of 4K was that, later on, if needed, one could extract 8MP stills. So, rather than trying for a lucky shot
Jun 1, 2015
One of the minor usability enhancements that Google has made in Android M is a new vertical app drawer with a search bar and a frequently used list of apps at the top. The new
May 31, 2015
A teardown had revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge use Sony's IMX240 camera sensor -- the current high-end sensor of choice for Android OEMs. However, it was revealed earlier this
