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LG Optimus Vu phablet hands-on from CTIA

LG Optimus Vu phablet hands-on from CTIA

It’s been many moons since we saw LG’s new entry in the growing “phablet” market… well, three moons, anyway. The 5.0-inch smartphone made a stop at CTIA 2012, and we wanted to see what had been changed since an earlier reveal at Mobile World Congress. With the Galaxy Note tearing up the sales charts all …

Users want larger smartphone displays, says obvious analyst

Users want larger smartphone displays, says obvious analyst

14 March 2012 by Discuss (15)

Android users tend to like big, big displays on their phones. A previous study found that the median size for an Android handset was between 4.0 and 4.3 inches diagonally, and of course more and more devices are coming out with 5-inch and larger screens, a figure that was downright laughable just a few years …

LG Optimus Vu available now in South Korea: start saving your Won

LG Optimus Vu available now in South Korea: start saving your Won

05 March 2012 by Discuss (2)

The second of a growing crop of massive smartphones is now available to purchase where you live! As long as you live in South Korea. The LG Optimus Vu and its odly square screen hits the homeland today, where eager Android fans can pick it up for a song and 999,900 won, or about nine hundred American greenbacks. …

Mobile World Congress 2012 Wrap-Up

Mobile World Congress 2012 Wrap-Up

03 March 2012 by Discuss (3)

Our team has finally made the long trip back from Mobile World Congress that took place in Barcelona, Spain. And now that it has come to a close, it’s time to pull together anything and everything that went on since it kicked off. For 2012, CES proved to lack the innovation shown from its prior …

LG Optimus Vu hands-on

LG Optimus Vu hands-on

26 February 2012 by Discuss (1)

Let the battle of the phablets begin. LG was the first out of the gate with a competitor to Samsung’s oversized Galaxy Note, revealing the Optimus Vu in its own press presentation long before this week’s Mobile World Congress. But they’ve brought it along to demonstrate next to the other high-end offerings, and who are we to protest? The …

LG’s entire MWC smartphone showcase gets an early look

LG’s entire MWC smartphone showcase gets an early look

23 February 2012 by Discuss (5)

LG has a huge push lined up for Mobile World Congress 2012 with multiple phones. We haven’t seen much from them in the tablet market unless the new Optimus Vu 5″ Phablet counts though. While we expect to see everything from LG at MWC next week apparently the lucky folks from Telefonino.net got an early …

LG Optimus Vu shown off on video with a huge bezel

LG Optimus Vu shown off on video with a huge bezel

22 February 2012 by Discuss (8)

LG opted to officially unveil the LG Optimus Vu 5″ Galaxy Note rival this week, ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012. LG made the Vu official on the 19th complete with a 5″ screen, 4G LTE and that stylus. Today with some nifty music LG is showing off the new Optimus Vu for everyone to …

LG Optimus Vu revealed with stylus and LTE

LG Optimus Vu revealed with stylus and LTE

19 February 2012 by Discuss (5)

LG has officially revealed the LG Optimus Vu, the company’s new flagship for MWC 2012 next week and its stylus-toting challenge to Samsung’s Galaxy Note. Based around an iPad-matching 1024 x 768 resolution, 4:3 aspect display, the 5-inch Optimus Vu “phablet” uses a 650 nits IPS LCD panel for better outdoor visibility, and comes with a …

Samsung Galaxy Note and LG Optimus Vu compared: battle of the phablets

Samsung Galaxy Note and LG Optimus Vu compared: battle of the phablets

10 February 2012 by Discuss (6)

Ladies and gentlemen, 2012 is now officially the year of the insanely huge smartphone. Days ago LG teased its Optimus Vu smartphone ahead of a probably “revolutionary” Mobile World Congress debut, making sure to highlight its 5-inch 4:3 screen. Of course, there’s another gigantic Android phone already on the market: Samsung’s Galaxy Note, headed to …

LG planning to show “revolutionary” phones at Mobile World Congress

LG planning to show “revolutionary” phones at Mobile World Congress

10 February 2012 by Discuss (7)

With Mobile World Congress 2012 soon approaching the invites and press releases keep rolling in. LG has just sent out a few that are saying they will be showing a “revolutionary smartphone for 2012″ that is piquing our interest to say the least. Most likely they are talking about the recently teased Optimus Vu 5″ …

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