Leaked: Renders of the LG G6 and Specs

LG G6. pic.twitter.com/w16552qbsM

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 22, 2017

Well he's at it again...Evan Blass the famed tech leaker has just unveiled press renders of the upcoming LG G6.

As you can see from the photo above you can tell that the LG G6 is definitely going against the current trends in the smartphone world. It has tiny bezels, which will be big this year and going forward. It also has a dual camera set up with a finger print sensor around the back.

The LG G6 internally is rumored to be coming with a last gen Snapdragon 821 CPU and not the new Snapdragon 835 with its new 10nm manufacturing process. LG can thank Samsung for acquiring all of the inventory of the Snapdragon 835 from Qualcomm for its upcoming Galaxy S8 and S8+.

The screen will be a whopping 5.7 inches. Sounds big doesn't it? 2 years ago people thought so, but now the consensus is more screen and a smaller, compact body. This phone will be totally usable and offer the all so desired screen real estate consumers want. Also it helps that we are looking at a beautiful QHD+ display to consume all of our media on the LG G6.

Also to note, the screen has rounded edges. This is radically different from the very sharp square edges we are use to seeing on the current crop of smartphones. Although, this is somewhere I think the industry will start moving. Matching the screen to the physical appearance of the phone gives manufactures that little bit more screen size to squeeze into their phones. Different? Yes! Will people like it? Probably not at first. Personally it looks strange to me, but I'm starting to come around to the idea.

We are expecting the LG G6 to be debuted on February 26th at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. It is rumored the LG G6 will ship globally shortly after on March 10th.

iPhone 8 Rumors: New Function Area? OLED Screen? Price Starting at $1,000?

We are still months off from the official release of Apple's 10th Anniversary phone, the iPhone 8. Being months away doesn't mean speculation can't come into play.

Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a few insights into what the Cupertino company could bring to the table in the iPhone 8. One of the most radical ideas is inspired from the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar. Kuo has dubbed this idea the function area. Kuo also describes the pixel density Apple could switch to using in this upcoming iPhone release.

According to Kuo, the iPhone 8 (or iPhone X) will have a higher pixel density than the current line of iPhone devices. This also lines up with rumors of Apple using OLED display technology for the first time. The pixel density of 2800x1242 equates to a screen size of about 5.8 inches. This is possibly a 2K display, which many consumers contemplating switching from Android or other operating systems have complained about. This in itself would be a welcome change to those considering and the Apple loyalists.

Kuo's biggest insight idea is a trend that Apple has started though its MacBook Pro line up with the addition of their Touch Bar. Kuo said this area is internally known as the function area. Kuo claims that the display area for content will be around 2436x1125 which leaves 117px difference. This 117px will be home to the function area that will include the new function area use on the home screen and in different apps.

Apple has fallen off as an innovator the last 4 year, but could 2017 and their 10th anniversary iPhone change the game again? Can it do what the original iPhone did and create the hype that gave it its outstanding success. All eyes will be on Apple come September

LG and Google Release the LG Watch Sport

The LG Watch Sport is setting the standard for wearable devices. Sleek, stylish, and sporty is what you get when you first look at the LG Watch Sport.

LG and Google released two smartwatches on February 8th, the LG Watch Style and the LG Watch Sport. The Sport is what we will focus on in this post.

The LG Watch Sport is a looker from a distance, and I do not necessarily mean that in a good way. This watch is huge! Coming in at a whopping 14.2 mm, take a look below at the size comparison.

Left: ASUS Zenwatch 2  Center: Huawei Watch  Right: LG Watch Sport

 LG made sure to utilize this space by putting in LTE mobile radios, Near Field Communication (NFC), stand-alone GPS, and PPG Heart Rate Sensor.  

The LG Watch Sport is also the first watch to debuted the new Android Wear 2.0 release. Which includes a hardware feature a la  the Apple Watch crown. Android Wear 2.0 doesn't get rid of touch navigation, but it is merely adding another option to help users quickly and intuitively navigate the watch. 

Beyond everything else, the LG Watch Sport will start at $349 and go on sale February 10th. It's an exciting time in the wearable market as we enter 2017 from a quite wearable year in 2016. 

LG G6 Coming to the US in April

2017 is off to a furious start with many rumors and device launches filling the quarter one scenery. The LG G6 is slated to be one of the most interesting phones of the year. And thanks to known tech leaker Evan Blass also known as @evleaks, we now know that the LG G6 could be released in the US on April 7th.

LG G6 is coming to the U.S. on April 7, a month after South Koreahttps://t.co/x4tEx96QxW pic.twitter.com/bvKqUEkuk5

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 6, 2017

The LG G6 will likely come with equipped with the standard array of equipment including, a Snapdragon 821 CPU, 5.7 inch display, and water resistance.

This invite to the February 26th event from LG is promoting two things. LG is obviously hitting the screen size, but more importantly the idea of a bezel-less display. Big displays are great for viewing media, but when it comes to actually using them in day to day usage that's a different story. By making the screen without bezels the bigger screen becomes much more usable. This is an important trend that we will be seeing from the major manufactures through 2017.

With the year of bezel-less smartphones will we also see the first flexible and unbreakable display from LG or Samsung? 2017 is shaping up to be an innovative year, keep your eyes on the blog for a possible state of innovation series, over each major phone manufacturer.