LG obtains 40,000 pre-orders for the G6 in 4 days, announces Android Nougat update for G4 and V10

While LG hasn’t said where it obtained its pre-orders, the G6 seems to be off to a good start. The South Korean company announced that it already received 40,000 pre-orders for the flagship device. It’s deemed impressive especially since this happened in the span of four days. The pre-orders are most likely from South Korea as pre-orders in other regions haven’t started yet. In the same press release that announced these figures, LG also announced that the flagship will be coming out in Korea on March 10^th for 899,800 won or around CA$1,000.

As 9to5Google reports, LG is also bringing some good news to G4 and V10 users. The two smartphones are slated to get Android Nougat update after customer backlash over reports that it wasn’t going to bring the update to the devices. The V10 is expected to get the Nougat update during the second half of 2017, while the G4 will be getting it sometime in the third quarter of this year. The caveat is this schedule is for Korea and there’s no word yet about other regions.

LG G6 gains pundit's praise as best smartphone of MWC 2017

As expected, the unchallenged LG G6 flagship made like a bandit in Barcelona, earning all the major best of show accolades from various technology publications. The new 5.7-inch flagship, which I had a chance to briefly check out last week, brings a new screen ratio, a sleek glass and aluminium design as well as one-handed ease of use.

LG G6 also has a lot of photography tricks up its sleeve thanks to dual cameras. Hit jump for the list of awards this smartphone, which is expected to come to Canada in April, hit jump to see the hardware LG earned at MWC 2017.

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Netflix adds support for HDR video streaming on mobile phones

With Netflix getting aggressive in the mobile space and smartphones getting bigger, better screens, it seems the latest announcement from the company is an inevitability. According to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, their streaming video service will soon support HDR video streaming on smartphones. He made the announcement during his keynote at Mobile World Congress saying it’ll start with the LG G6. Having an 18:9 display ratio, the LG flagship allows for full screen viewing of Netflix originals like House of Cards and Stranger Things. Now, you can add being able to see these shows in HDR, too. The price that comes with it, though, is a bump in price at US$11.99 a month instead of US$9.99 and, of course, higher data use.

Aside from HDR, Hastings also announced that there will be new video encodes for mobile devices to help those with poor internet connection to stream up to 30 hours of Netflix videos per month even with a small 2GB data cap.

Source: Android Authority

Back-to-basics LG G6 flagship unveiled in Barcelona

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

LG revealed a brand new flagship smartphone in Barcelona earlier today. The LG G6 is a back-to-basics device designed for reliability, performance, as well as water-resistance. Featuring a 5.7-inch display with thin bezels, this is a larger smartphone that's designed to fit better in user's hands.

The 5.70-inch QHD+ (2,880 x 1,440 resolution) FullVision display has a unique 18:9 screen aspect ratio. Compared to conventional 16:9 aspect ratio displays, the 18:9 format offers more viewing space and a more immersive experience as well as improved multi-screen experiences. The corners of the display are also rounded, something we haven't seen since the Palm Pre. Unlike the LG G5, which offered various accessories, the LG G6 is a solid, standalone device that brings the focus and feature-set back to the handset.

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