SONY - Xperia Z5 Green Unboxing
/Watch this WhatGear Unboxing of the latest SONY Xperia Z5 unboxing! Check out my first thoughts on this new device. Also if you haven't already take a look at the WhatGear Word On The Street series on YouTube, Its pretty cool If your interest in 'What to Expect from Upcoming Tech' .
AV Dave and Myself were lucky enough to be a the Xperia Z5 press launch earlier this year at the GETTY IMAGE GALLERY London. We got to check out the phones and get a little drunk...well at least I did. Watch the video it will explain all. Check out that event here, and I can pretty much guarantee there is no other video coverage of that evenings event anywhere else in the WORLD!
Apple iPhone 7s will have an OLED display
/So word on the street is that iPhone 7s will be the worlds first ever iPhone with an OLED screen. What does that even mean? Well it basically means that you will see a significant improvement in picture accuracy, colour reproduction, response time and black levels.
As many of you tech fans will know, LG are the big players in the OLED market. Although they are not the only company to produce the technology. A couple of years back SAMSUNG put out the curved OLED TV and quickly pulled it from shelves. Also SONY in fact were the first to dabble with OLED technology. They had released a very small OLED monitor, but now only offer OLED screens to the film and medical industries. Anyway its still not clear as to who will be providing APPLE with this hardware, but it is coming! One thing is for sure there wont be a disturbance in APPLE'S force touch feature. Expect Apples OLED to skip the 7 and make an appearance on the 7s late 2016. I would say that it will be worth the wait. I wonder if they will up the resolution?
iPhone 7 Expected Specs & Concepts
LG G5 Leaks & Rumors - WhatGear Word on the Street
/MORE WHATGEAR WORD ON THE STREET
iPhone 6s Gold Unboxing
/Check it out. I got hands on with the new iPhone 6s Gold. See what my first impressions were and what I thought of the experience. I do like gooooold :)
Also if you have the time check out my Xperia M4 Aqua unboxing and camera test review.
HTC ONE M10 - LEAKED - Check out 'WhatGear Word on the Street'
/VR WHATGEAR - 360 VIDEO PLAYLIST
Xperia Z5 Shoot - BMX Pro Kris Kyle - Behind the scenes
/These video's are from behind at the scenes at Red Bull Media House productions KALEIDOSCOPE shoot. Kriss Kyle the BMX pro puts his skills to the test in Glascow, whilst putting the Xperia Z5 camera to the test. Killing two birds with one stone as it were...no birds were killed during the filming of these videos.
The CURVED WALL featuring The Sony Xperia Z5's superior 0.03 Autofocus capabilities.
Check it out as Kriss literally wall rides a half pipe flipped on its side. The does 360 flip off it. What do you reckon would you give it a go? If you asked me...you got to be flipping crazy!
THE ROLLER COASTER RAIL - Featuring the Xperia Z5 5X Zoom
Ok so the great thing about roller coasters are that you're buckled in with lots of padding and safety measures in place. This stunt has none of that and Kriss flies off the rail and does a back flip. Now you would't want to happen a theme park.
THE SPIRAL - Shot in 4K on the Xperia Z5 Smartphone.
Now when I think Spiral. i think death spiral, spiralling to your death, that kind of thing. However the fearless Kriss Kyle tackles this spiral head on and rolls with it. Check it out all shot in 4K on the Z5. Pretty amazing
THE FALLING L - feature the Z5 Steadyshot
So if you could see me prior to attempting a stunt or even just filming one like this. My hands would certainly not be steady. Anyway this stunt is soul shakingly amazing. Check out how the Z5 handles it.
iPhone 7 Leaked!
/CHECK IT OUT! It's another WhatGear Word on the Street. This time it's the 2016 iPhone 7. Make sure you subscribe and hit the thumbs up if you enjoy the video!
Motorola Droid 2 Turbo - Smartphone!
/Check it out! Motorola are still in the Smartphone game. With this new Droid looking like it could be a contender with its rugged versatile design. It also has some serious strength when it comes to its screen and interestingly its camera...I wonder if its a Sony sensor? Anyway what make this particularly cool is the customisation options. So with out further ado check out this WhatGear review
Don't forget to let me know what you think!
Samsung Galaxy S7 Leaked!.. In another WhatGear Word on the Street
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Xperia M4 Aqua - WhatGear Review
/So I've had the pleasure of testing out the new Sony Xperia M4 Aqua. I have to be honest I wasn't really expecting a phone that could upstage my Galaxy Note. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the cameras on the Xperia M4 compared very well. In fact in many cases when using this phone outshone the Note.
The Power of the XPERIA M4 Aqua
- The processing speeds are fantastic! I ran into no problems backgrounding multiple apps and gaming.
- The Cameras front and back are fantastic. The only issue... the screen quite often doesn't do your photos justice. Only once exported onto a higher-res screen do you really get the full effect and image quality.
- The Battery life is good on standard mode but AMAZING on Sony's Stamina mode. For me, I receive mass amounts of social notifications. The Stamina mode also doubles up as a good way to silence them with out putting your phone on mute or vibrate. For those two reasons I'm a big fan of stamina mode.
- Durability and Waterproofing. Now I did accidentally drop this and its so lightweight it kind of floated down like a feather...OK I exaggerate but I did take the knock very well. Had it been Apple's crystal sapphire unbreakable un-scratchable glass I think I'd have been in trouble.
- Last but not least Micro SD. Need I say more? ;)
The Weakness of the XPERIA M4
- The good thing about weakness is it can be strengthened in many cases. In my field test video I mentioned how I could not install my usual apps due to space. Since then Sony surprisingly rolled out an Xperia update, eradicating some of their bloat-ware (unnecessary apps). Which now means I have the ability to install everything I need and shift most of the data to external memory.
- Battery life really suffered when using GPS. So I made a journey from London to Manchester which is about 3hrs I lost 80% battery before lunch that day. Not cool.
- No Google Cardboard / VR Video support. For me as a creator of 360 content I was sad to see this not available.
- It feels hollow like it lacking soul. While I appreciate the light weight the emptiness of it makes it feel a little flimsy to the touch.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Xperia M4 Aqua is a super fast, durable, energy efficient mid range phone. With cameras to rival and defeat many, if not all of its nearest competitors. The design is the usual SONY style omni-balance. Which I must admit makes it difficult to know if it the right way up when in my pocket... Stuff like that is important to me(I know first world problems...I know).
However the more I use this phone, the more content I am with its performance and features. It will be interesting to see if it will improve and sharpen up with age and updates. Or whether is will become soft and flimsy as wear and tear sets in and as takes on board the new Android Marshmellow.
XPERIA Z5 Launch Event - London - WhatGear Style
/The WhatGear team were in attendance at the exclusive press event 30th September/ 2015. We got some awesome unique content from the evenings events. Check it out!
It was a fantastic event and a fantastic phone/phones. The Z5 is the world's first ever 4K screen on a mobile, and as it happens we just hit 4K subs on youtube! Big thank you to all our current and new and future subscribers. Also to AV for bringing the equipment.
We arrived armed with a 360 camera to bring you WhatGear fans a new angle. Take a look around and how it was all going down. Click the image above to check out the #360video from inside the Getty Gallery.
After leaving the event we ran into some street performers break dancing. Which we filmed in 360 video for you guys to check out.
PS4 Control Colours
/Check out the awesome new PS4 colours! I also heard they are launching a Gold console in the states. Anyone heard about these new colours hitting the UK shore?