Motorola Announces Trio of Phones: Moto X Style, Moto X Play, New Moto G

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Rumors have been swirling about what the company will reveal now that they’re owned by Lenovo, and it’s not a single phone, but a trio of new gadgets.

The New Moto G

Gaining a water resistant build, Gorilla Glass, more color options in Moto Maker, this is the phone that bolstered Moto’s market share. It was an inexpensive, entry-level handset which brought a higher quality of performance to the budget crowd, one of the first Android’s to fight Nokia at “cheap” price points.

This Moto G will come in two flavors, 1GB RAM and 8GB of storage for $179, or 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage for $219. Both come with a 13MP camera, a 5″ 720p Screen, and an “all day” battery powered by a Qualcomm 410 series processor. Recently we’ve seen more companies like Asus and Alcatel’s Idol 3 delivering inexpensive options near this price, and Moto’s offering looks to be pushing the boundaries even further.

Moto X Style

This is our new flagship! Taking some of the lessons learned from building the Nexus 6, you can now get a similar phablet build with some of Motorola’s fun customizations.

Moto X Style has a 5.7″ QHD display. Happily they opted for the Qualcomm 808, the same processor powering the LG G4, instead of the more powerful, but hotter and slower Qualcomm 810. X Style will have 3GB of RAM, and if its build of Android 5.1 is anything like last year’s Moto X, it should smoke the Galaxy S6 in multi-tasking performance.  Plus we’ll see the addition of a Micro SD card slot for storage expansion. The whole affair will be powered by a 3000mAh battery, which based on these specs, should be good for all day run time.

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Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 Smartphone Review – Budget Price, Killer Specs

The quality of phone you can buy at the sub $300 price point is improving rapidly. Alcatel offers up a compelling option for folks wanting to shop an inexpensive Android handset. Let’s take a look!

Shop the Idol 3 on Amazon.
Idol 3 Speaker Test.
Idol 3 Camera Review.

4K Review: KumbaCam Smartphone Steadicam Stabilizer – A Selfie Stick on Steroids! (UHD Video)

As our smartphone cameras get better, and more capable, shouldn’t we also start getting better accessories to achieve more professional results? That’s the KumbaCam goal, with their three axis smartphone steadicam stabilizer. Does it actually produce more professional looking video? Let’s take a look!

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More info on KumbaCam products.

Galaxy S6 Active Review: The Full Scoop on Samsung’s Newest Rugged Phone

In the past, rugged phones have come with compromises. Features like the camera and speaker are often sacrificed to reach a certain price point. Now into their third iteration of rugged Galaxy, does Samsung fall into the same trap with the Galaxy S6 Active? Let’s take a look!

Galaxy S6 Active and Accessories on Amazon.
Galaxy S6 Active Speaker Test.
Galaxy S6 Camera Review.
Galaxy S6 FFC VLOG Test.

Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 Mega Camera Review – Real World Samples

Alcatel has packed some great specs into the Idol 3 for budget smartphone shoppers. Did they sacrifice camera quality to reach this price point? Let’s take a look!

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Gallery of still photos from the Idol 3.

LG G4 Mega Collection of Reviews, Comparisons, and Videos

Hello Folks! We’ve been having a blast running the LG G4 through tests and comparisons, and here’s our mega collection post of everything we’ve shot on LG’s newest flagship phone!

Are you curious about camera performance, how it compares to other phones, speaker performance, or want to see our review? We’ve got that! It’s embedded below for your enjoyment! Remember, sharing is caring, especially if you know anyone shopping a new phone!

LG G4 Review

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AT&T Giving Away 500 LG G4 Smartphones

LG has a monster smartphone on their hands this year. The G4 refines everything we liked about last year’s G3, while improving the screen and vaulting their camera into one of the best performers of the year.

AT&T has just started pre-ordering for the phone, but if you’re really lucky, you might be able to win a G4 from Big Blue. Every 4,000 seconds they’re going to give one away. There’s also a grand prize of an LG 4K TV which will be given away at the end of the month.

You can catch our full review of the LG G4, and links to our full collection of comparison videos below!

LG G4 4K Seconds Contest (AT&T)

LG G4 Camera Review
LG G4 Speaker Test
LG G4 Front Facing Camera Test
G4 vs Galaxy S6
G4 vs LG G Flex 2
G4 vs Galaxy Note 4
G4 vs LG G3
G4 Camera vs Lumia 930
G4 Camera vs Galaxy S6
G4 Camera vs DSLR

UPDATE from AT&T – Samsung Announces Galaxy S6 Active

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AT&T has finally weighed in! The Galaxy S6 Active will be available starting June 12. They’re being frustratingly coy about pricing, just giving us the Next monthly payment pricing. At $23 a month on Next 24, that would put price near the HTC One M9 and LG G Flex 2. We can expect an off contract price over $700.

Also interesting, AT&T is listing the battery at 3500mAh, instead of the 2550mAh that Samsung listed the battery at. If this  is true, we could have a monster variant of the S6 on our hands, as battery life on the regular S6 is often criticized.

You can catch AT&T’s full press release after the original blog post below.

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