LG G4 leaked in the most revealing and massive collection of photos yet

LG was planning on waiting until April 28th to fully unveil their latest pride and joy, but those plans were spoiled over the weekend. The company seemingly accidentally published a massive collection of revealing photos on a pre-launch minisite they were testing, and as luck would have it the most experienced leakster happened to stumble upon it.

The minisite was taken down as of the time of this writing, but the photos live on thanks to the internet’s inability to truly delete anything. So what new have we learned? Aside from confirmation of a few pieces of specs — namely, the removable 3,000mAh battery, a 16 megapixel OIS camera, a 5.5-inch 2560 x 1440 display and a microSD slot — we have a pretty good idea of what the thing will look like.

For starters, the stitched “leather” backing teased in invites is real, though it won’t be the only option. The photos revealed a collection of handsets sporting a more traditional looking backplate in 3 classic colors.

That said, if you like the leather look and feel you’ll be happy to know there are quite a few colors to choose from:

• Black


• Light Brown


• Mahogany


• Light Blu


• Tan


• Yellow

The photos also reveal that the backplate is removable to grant access to the battery and SIM card tray. This not only means you can swap batteries but also swap backplates — how cool would it be to get a different looking backplate depending on which style suits you and your wardrobe on a particular day?

Circling around to the front of the device doesn’t reveal much out of the ordinary, though LG looks to be using some sort of mesh-looking pattern to accent the bezels instead of the plain, jet black look we’ve gown accustomed to.

The leak also gave us an early look at LG’s QuickCircle folio case that’ll give you a look at pertinent information on a limited area of the display without having to remove the cover. Pretty standard stuff that we don’t expect to bring any surprises we haven’t already experienced on LG’s prior devices.

Rounding it all out is a decent look at the device’s software, which looks to be a nice take on Android 5.0 Lollipop with a flat, clean user interface and heavy dosage of Google’s Material Design.

So what do you think? We know LG will present a smartphone worth attention and money once April 28th hits, but is it looking like something you want to carry day after day? Sound off below, and be sure to stick around as we’re bound to hear more leading up to the days of the company’s big reveal.

[via The Verge, Google+]

Dead Zebra’s “For Science” collection celebrates the brilliant minds of science

Dead Zebra has done a lot of cool themed collections over the years, but the coolest one yet has just arrived. This is “For Science,” a collection of Android figurines made to look like some of the greatest scientists, inventors and thinkers of our time.

The first release of this set takes place April 20th, and kicks off with three figurines. Isaac Newton and his law of gravitation, Marie Curie’s discoveries in radiological science and Nikolai Tesla’s work in usable electricity receive the honors of being first out of the starting gate. Each figurine will resemble the people they’re named after, of course, and will also come with a small related trinket that goes into their hand.

They all ship inside a windowed box stamped with foiled lettering for the collectors out there. The rear of the box gives a small summary of that person’s accomplishment (which would hopefully urge you to go and learn more if you aren’t already knowledgeable). It’s a fantastic idea, and it’s a collection that Dead Zebra expects to add to for the foreseeable future.

The Dead Zebra shop will have these promptly at 11AM Eastern on April 20th, and you’ll be asked to pay just per figurine. You can also get them in a 3-piece set if you want to collect them all. Be sure to mark your calendar, and feel free to let the geek in you get excited.

[via Dead Zebra]