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LG's Leather-Clad G4 Revealed In Leaked Images
An anonymous reader writes Evan Blass, known on Twitter as @evleaks, released images of LG's G4 smartphone which was supposed to be unveiled April 28th. "The images reveal what appear to be a multitude of swappable back plates. There are at least six different real leather backs (ranging from black and brown to baby blue and yellow), as well as three more traditional plastic backs. It's fair to assume that the leather versions will carry a cost premium. The LG Quick Circle case, which has a window to let you view notifications while the cover is closed, also appears to be making a return with the G4."
No, seriously. Stop with the damn advertisements.
...and are willing to accept a thicker phone to get them?
This phone is basically a third of an inch thick. Given that one holds the phone while it's in use by that thin edge, this is getting a little ridiculous. Give me a thicker phone with a much bigger battery. My pockets can handle it, I assure you, and with more edge to hold on to I'm much les likely to drop the damn thing by accident, and they could even build the phone more durably to the point I might not need to buy a third-party case either.
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
I don't understand the fascination that tech news sites have with pictures of upcoming smartphones. Pretty much every standard smartphone looks exactly like every other damn smartphone on the planet -- a touchscreen with a bezel around it. The "interesting" part of this announcements is the color of the back of the phone -- which is the part that you're never looking at anyway.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
This is almost as exciting as reading about who wore what at the Academy Awards!
Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
At least one manufacturer is still making phones with replaceable batteries and a Micro SD slot. I wish they would make a water-resistant version.