Now playing: Watch this: LG’s ultra thin, super fast G2 3:37 LG’s new G2 has a jumbo 5.2-inch screen that borders on phablet territory, a blazing Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, and — crazily — navigation buttons on its backplate. You can go in-depth with our G2 hands-on, but if you’re looking for a spec-to-spec throwdown …

LG’s huge, fast, unusual G2 Hands-on LG’s new G2 LG G2 specs versus GS4, HTC One, Moto X LG gets back to superphones with G2 T-Mobile will begin selling three new LG phones, including LG’s new marquee Android device, the LG G2, which the company announced Wednesday. In addition, the no-contract carrier will sell two other LG smartphones, the Optimus …

Now playing: Watch this: 4G networks: How they’re tested 1:53 At 10:30 in the morning a few weeks ago I hopped into a plain white van, a mysterious briefcase carefully laid out on the passenger’s seat abuzz with phones. Into the afternoon, the driver answered my probing questions about long hours on the road, awkward run-ins with the cops, and …

Now playing: Watch this: Meet Motorola’s new Moto X 4:26 Motorola came on strong in announcing the Motorola Moto X, a smartphone that promises innovative design and features, including more awareness of the world around it than any other smartphone, and some customized design you can use to make your phone unique without resorting to a case. Yet for all …

This article originally published 11/11/2012 and was updated most recently on 3/25/2013. Now that T-Mobile has smashed into the center of the no-contract wireless game, the tussle for your business between the contract and no-contract carrier model is even more urgent. There’s no question that the prepaid model is designed to save you money over a two-year contract agreement, but …

An event next Wednesday in San Francisco could prove the perfect opportunity for Google to trot out a new Android update and Nexus devices to go with it. Related stories: What could be Andy Rubin’s next moonshot at Google? Is Android fragmentation over with Jelly Bean’s rise? Nope Some Samsung phones could skip to Android 4.3 Googs left a lot …

Nokia could give its smartphones like the Lumia 1020 a Bluetooth boost, from version 3.0 of the wireless technology to Bluetooth 4.0. Related stories Bluetooth 4.0 will change your life Bluetooth locks and unlocks your front door Nokia Lumia 1020 hands-on According to sources cited by The Verge, the Finnish phone maker is readying a software update that will sweep …

Now playing: Watch this: Which S4 is best for you? 3:49 Related stories Samsung Galaxy S4 Best cases for your Galaxy S4 HTC One versus Samsung Galaxy S4 Samsung wasted very little time after sending its Samsung Galaxy S4 into the wild to breed a whole line of variants. Now, there are no fewer than five Galaxy S4 models vying …

The smartphone industry tosses around a whole bucket of names and numbers to describe the viewing experience on your smartphone screen: ClearBlack, 1080p, Retina, AMOLED, supersensitive. And the list goes on. Some designations are marketing monikers cooked up to give one company an edge; others are more scientific. That isn’t to say that flashy names like Apple’s Retina Display are …

Now playing: Watch this: The Lumia 1020 makes stunning photos a priority 3:14 Nokia Lumia 1020 debuts Hands on Nokia’s new Lumia 1020 Lumia 1020’s 41-megapixel camera, explained Path, Flipboard are coming to the Lumia 1020 Nokia’s new Lumia 1020 may be a Windows 8 phone, but Microsoft’s OS division had to do some shuffling before the phone’s enormous 41-megapixel …