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At a pre-MWC preview, Utah-based Saygus showed off its V2 Android phone, which turns up a notch all the specs. Samsung customers who have been turned off in the past by the S6's lack of a MicrosSD slot will appreciate the two slots of the V2. This, along with the 64GB on board, would give the well-heeled customer nearly half …

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  1. Dave 126 Silver badge

    >Lollipop is in the works, but the company refused to be drawn on exactly when.

    Because Google hasn't yet released a bug-free version of Lollipop, maybe? It wouldn't be of any advantage to Saygus to draw attention to Google's misstep, either.

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    1. Dave 126 Silver badge
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      Factual info: Current Lollipop is buggy, update isn't here yet. Citations:

      Bugs in Lollipop 5.0:

      http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/the-worst-bugs-in-android-5-0-lollipop-and-how-to-fix-t-1663090445

      http://www.androidpit.com/android-5-0-lollipop-problems-and-solutions

      Lollipop 5.1 release:

      http://www.ibtimes.co.in/android-5-1-lollipop-update-nexus-4-nexus-5-nexus-7-nexus-10-coming-next-month-report-624657

      I wasn't trolling Android - I use KitKat myself. Indeed, I'm happy with it so I'm not fussed if Sony take their time rolling out a stable version of Lollipop for my phone.

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  2. A Twig

    Oooooh, want want want want...

    Shall be watching this with interest.

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  3. Dave 126 Silver badge

    Saygus revealed an Android QWERTY phone in 2010, but it never materialised. Let's hope they fare better with this effort. http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/11/saygus-v2-smartphone/

    Even if it doesn't work out, perhaps it will prompt Samsung to release an 'Active' (read: ruggedised) variant of the S6 with a removable battery. Whilst we're at it, a phone with a swappable battery would ideally have a small auxiliary battery to provide power whilst the main battery is being swapped over, so no restart is required.

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  4. RyokuMas
    Stop

    "The phone runs unmolested Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)."

    As in "really unmolested", or "we turn a blind eye to Google"?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      My god your right! They're letting Google write and develop Google's OS.

      The fiends!

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  5. Indolent Wretch

    "edge-to-edge borderless screen"

    The phone in the picture clearly has a border...

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      It has a bezel. 'Borderless' is taken to mean that the pixels go right up to that bezel without a border.

      Here is a picture of a phone that has screen border before the bezel:

      http://cdn.recombu.com/media/mobile/news/legacy/M20746/1409570605_w670_h403.png

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