Anna Scantlin

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Anna Scantlin

Anna is a Contributing Editor at PhoneDog.com. She was born and raised in Kansas City, which ironically is not located in Kansas, but in neighboring Missouri. She has an ornery son named Riley, who may or may not be more obsessed with technology than she is. Her passions include writing, drawing, gaming, music, and of course mobile tech! She's been a member of the PhoneDog team since August of 2012 and is a serial cell phone hoarder.

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HTC One M8 camera

Why a “compelling camera experience” may be what HTC needs most

With the official reveal of the LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 now behind us, many mobile enthusiasts are turning their attention to HTC in anticipation for their next flagship device, the HTC M10....
Apple iPad Air 2

Will the iPad Air 3 help the iPad sales slump?

It's common knowledge that Apple’s iPad, one of the most popular (if not the most popular) tablets on the market, hasn't been doing so hot lately. While iPhone and Mac sales are rising, the iPad has...
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S7 Edge

Are you happy with the Galaxy S7’s recycled design?

If you had been keeping up with rumors and leaks in the weeks leading up to Sunday’s official reveal of Samsung’s Galaxy S7, you probably weren’t surprised to see that both the Galaxy S7 and the S7...
LG G5

Will the LG G5's "modular type" design win you over?

Yesterday’s events from LG and Samsung certainly brought a positive vibe to the start of Mobile World Congress, which officially kicks off today and lasts until this Thursday, February 25. While both...
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge now official, with microSD card support in tow

Yesterday the fated Samsung Galaxy S7 was just a bunch of rumors and leaks, but today those rumors can be laid to rest, because it’s official! The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are here, and we’ve...
LG G5 Modular

LG G5 official with full-metal unibody modular design

Happy LG G5 Day! As expected, LG officially revealed the highly anticipated LG G5 early this morning (for those of us who are Stateside) in Barcelona. The event precedes Mobile World Congress (MWC)...
Nextbit Robin

Nextbit’s Robin provides good value for $399

With MWC coming up next week, it can be very easy to get caught up in all of the new flagships coming out from well-known manufacturers. But the mobile industry is a vast one indeed, and behind all...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 4s

Would you go back to a smaller iPhone?

Apple’s iPhone was notorious, at least for a while, for keeping a smaller form factor when many other big name manufacturers were trying to figure out how to make their phones bigger and better. At...
Apple iPhone 6s lightning

Would you miss the 3.5mm headphone jack?

Rumor has it that 2016 could cause a very big shift in one of the smaller aspects of the smartphone industry: what kind of headset we use. There have been a number of rumors going around for the...
HTC One M8 Windows Phone

Could premium designs help boost morale for Windows Mobile?

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile turned Windows Phone turned back into Windows Mobile platform(s) has had a doozy of a ride since the beginning. I remember my first run with Windows Mobile using Windows...
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Are bezels really that bothersome?

I don’t know if any of you have noticed this topic come up during discussions about phones, but if you’ve ever visited a thread that talks about any new smartphone on the horizon you’re bound to find...
MWC 2016

Phones to anticipate from MWC 2016

CES came and went as quickly as January did, and now we’re already looking ahead to MWC later this month. MWC, or Mobile World Congress, is a combination of the world's largest exhibition for the ...
HTC One M7 M8 M9

I hope the HTC M10 leaks aren't true

HTC has a big year ahead when it comes to positively needing a smash hit flagship that will impress the masses. The past two years haven't been kind to the company, with last year being the worst of...
Amazon Echo

Amazon’s Echo is becoming a tempting buy

When Amazon first launched the the Echo in late 2014, I was tempted to buy it. As a Prime member, I was able to purchase it for a mere $99. However, as somebody who typically likes to justify...
Nokia 7600

10 bizarre phones of the past decade

When you walk into a mobile retail store today, you’re greeted by walls of phones that look nearly identical to each other: rectangular slabs with sharp (sometimes rounded) corners that typically...

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