Google Assistant to come to Android Nougat and Marshmallow

The Google Assistant on the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG V20, and HTC 10

One of the biggest differentiators for Google Pixel and Home is now coming to more Android devices. Google just announced at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona that starting this week smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be getting Google Assistant. It’ll be coming first to English users in the U.S. and then those in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. German users will also be getting this in Germany soon. Google promises to add more languages over the coming year. So devices such as the just launched LG G6 will be getting Google Assistant.

Back-to-basics LG G6 flagship unveiled in Barcelona

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

LG revealed a brand new flagship smartphone in Barcelona earlier today. The LG G6 is a back-to-basics device designed for reliability, performance, as well as water-resistance. Featuring a 5.7-inch display with thin bezels, this is a larger smartphone that's designed to fit better in user's hands.

The 5.70-inch QHD+ (2,880 x 1,440 resolution) FullVision display has a unique 18:9 screen aspect ratio. Compared to conventional 16:9 aspect ratio displays, the 18:9 format offers more viewing space and a more immersive experience as well as improved multi-screen experiences. The corners of the display are also rounded, something we haven't seen since the Palm Pre. Unlike the LG G5, which offered various accessories, the LG G6 is a solid, standalone device that brings the focus and feature-set back to the handset.

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Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is almost upon us. Ahead of it brands are teasing what they plan to bring to the showroom floor. Without beating around the bush, Huawei and Leica both promote two new co-branded and co-engineered smartphones—the P10 and P10 Plus. The two brands originally collaborated on the P9 and P9 Plus. This was later carried on to the Mate 9. These phones feature dual-camera system with one of the sensors being used exclusively for black and white photography. Having the dual-camera setup also makes it possible to have a DSLR-like shallow depth of field effect on the phones. We should be hearing more about these devices in the next few days.

Source: CNET