Category: Android Phone

As expected, today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, LG has announced the LG G5, their latest flagship Android device.  Sporting a 5.3″ quad-HD display, 4GB of RAM and a 16MP camera, this device is certainly worthy of the term flagship.  LG uniquely is also offering a module concept for the G5, allow you to have extra features or functionality in the phone by adding one f these modules.  The two announced where the LG Cam Plus which gives you a camera grip and an additional 1100 mAh of battery, as well as the LG Hi-Fi Plus for improved audio play out of the device.

If you are in the market for a solid performing, budget friendly phone, Amazon has a great offer today as part of their daily deals.  For today only you can pick up the 1st generation Moto G, US GSM model, with 16GB of storage for just $85.99.  That is a savings of 57% off the original $199.99 price tag although the price lately has been in the $120.  The sale is only on the US GSM model and only on the 16GB version.  As is the case some times, the 8GB model is actually more than the 16GB with this sale right now.

Today over at Amazon, you can pick up the BLU VIVO XL for ony $149.99.  The 5.5″ Super AMOLED device is a solidly designed, sleek device with 16GB of storage on board and 2GB of RAM and is powered by a 1.3 GHz MediaTek octa-core processor.

The Miami based company has a big lineup of devices that feature nice mid-to-high end features all at reasonable prices.  While the VIVO XL is not a flagship device, it is certainly worth considering if you are looking for a solid performing device that looks good while doing it.

Along with the specs above, it comes with a 13MP f/2.0 rear facing camera and a 5MP front facing camera that is wide angle for good group selfies.  It also is powered with a 3150 mAh battery to give you all day performance.

BLU VIVO XL – $149.99 – Amazon

At the beginning of the month I posted on the pre-order availability of the new Honor 5X over at Amazon.  As a reminder to those who did pre-order, those will start shipping on Monday, February 1st from the online retailer.

For those who didn’t pre-order, there is still time to do so on this feature packed phone that is only $199.  The Honor 5X has a 5.5″ 1920 x 1080 Full HD display that is powered by 1.5Ghz Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core processor.  It has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of Storage and can be expanded up to 128GB thanks to a MicroSD card slot.  It has a 3000 mAh battery, a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera.  Here in the US it will support LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 12 and 17 and WCDMA bands 1,2,4,5 which means that it will work on any carrier here at some level.  Be sure to refer to my guide on LTE bands for more details on carriers here in the US and their LTE bands.

Honor 5X Gold – $199 at Amazon

Honor 5X Silver – $199 at Amazon

Honor 5X Grey – $199 at Amazon

T-Mobile has kicked off a great promotion for those who are looking to upgrade devices or add devices to an existing account or if you are opening up a new account.  The applies to select Samsung and LG phones and when you make the purchase, both devices have to be from the same manufacture.  This promo could add up to some pretty significant savings if you are needing to upgrade devices in your family.

The eligible devices are as follows:

• LG G4
• LG V10
• Samsung Galaxy S6
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
• Samsung Galaxy Note 5
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

That’s right, these are the latest and greatest devices from LG and Samsung so you aren’t getting what’s left at the bottom of the barrel.

Google has pushed their new look weather information sheet to Google Search and Google Now for Android Phones.  You may have heard about this in recent weeks as Google has been experimenting with it and had pushed it out to some users.  Today via a post on the Google Inside Search blog, it was announced and rolled out to everyone.  You can access it several different ways.

First, you can use Google Search on your Android phone and search for your local weather or weather in another city.  Second, you can tap the weather panel in Google Now and get it for the city you have configured in the app.  Third, you can use “OK Google” to use phrases like “What is the weather outside?” or “What is the weather in Denver?” to get the new card.  Once you do get to it, there is a huge amount of information on the sheet and frankly, it’s pretty awesome.