First Look

Check out first look videos and articles of the latest and greatest cell phones, smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables, and more on the PhoneDog First Look page.

Similar to the Apple Watch Series 3, the Apple TV 4K has one big new feature going for it. It’s not cellular; it’s support for 4K HDR video playback...
6 years 7 months ago
Apple refreshed the Apple Watch bringing one key new feature: Cellular. In addition to a battery, OLED display, and a processor (among other things)...
6 years 7 months ago
The iPhone 8 Plus has shipped out to consumers today and we have our unit in front of us. This is the base 64GB model in Space Gray that starts at $...
6 years 7 months ago
The iPhone 8 has officially launched. In front of us is the iPhone 8 in Gold embossed in front of the box. If you’ve ever purchased an iPhone before...
6 years 7 months ago
While the Essential Phone and Galaxy Note 8 were making headlines, we were secretly testing LG’s flagship smartphone, the LG V30. The unit we have is...
6 years 8 months ago
Verizon sent us the Moto Z2 Play, the mid-tier version of the Moto Z2 Force that has support for Moto Mods and retails for about $400 off-contract....
6 years 8 months ago
Verizon has sent us an Asus ZenFone AR, the second Google Tango smartphone on the market. So if you’re completely new to Google Tango, basically it’s...
6 years 8 months ago
At its WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in San Jose, California, Apple refreshed many of their Mac computers including the MacBook Pros, which...
6 years 10 months ago
Hands-on with the budget Moto G5 Plus from Lenovo. For less than $300 off-contract, it features a 5.2-inch FHD display, octa-core Snapdragon 625 ...
7 years 2 weeks ago
Last week, Apple quietly launched a new iPad. It's not an iPad Air or iPad Pro, it's just an iPad. For $329, the new iPad features 32GB storage, a...
7 years 3 weeks ago
LG has released two new Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches. In this video, we unbox and share our first impressions of the LG Watch Style, the cheaper...
7 years 2 months ago
You might have already watched my 13-inch MacBook Pro unboxing and speedtest vs the 12-inch MacBook. Well, this is the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the...
7 years 5 months ago
A first look at Google's new voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. You can ask it questions or tell it to do things, and it will...
7 years 5 months ago
The Life One X2 is BLU's latest budget-friendly smartphone. It features a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display, Snapdragon 430 processor with either 2GB...
7 years 7 months ago
This is the $300 Energy XL smartphone from BLU, the latest device of theirs to hit the market and one of their most high end smartphones at that. I...
7 years 9 months ago
We get our hands on the BLU Energy X LTE. For only $129 off-contract, the Energy X LTE variant provides 4G LTE data speeds, a 4000mAh battery, full...
8 years 3 weeks ago
Here's our unboxing and first look at the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge from AT&T. While the S7 edge is nearly identical to the S6 edge in terms of...
8 years 1 month ago
BLU sent me the other phone announced at CES 2016—the Vivo 5. It's a lot like the Vivo XL which debuted along its side. But it features more powerful...
8 years 2 months ago
Shipped from halfway around the world, Microsoft and the Lumia Voices have sent me the Lumia 950 XL to review and compare to the many flagship...
8 years 2 months ago
BLU sent me the Vivo XL budget smartphone that first debuted at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. It's a $150 off-contract GSM headset that features some very...
8 years 3 months ago

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