iPhone X, LG V30, and Note 8 with Vlad Savov of the Verge

Published: Sept. 20, 2017, 11:42 p.m.

Join me for episode 19 of the Mobile Tech Podcast, a reunion with my former Engadget Mobile Podcast co-host Vlad Savov (now at the Verge). We debate the pros and cons of the LG V30 and Note 8, share our thoughts on the iPhone X (one week in), and declare our fondness for the HTC U11, once again.\n\n \n\n**Show Links:**\n\n \n\nVlad Savov: [https://twitter.com/vladsavov](https://twitter.com/vladsavov)\n\n \n\nVlad's take on the iPhone X: [https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/16/16318582/iphone-x-android-user-perspective](https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/16/16318582/iphone-x-android-user-perspective)\n\n \n\nLG V30 hands-on: [https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/31/16221978/lg-v30-announced-features-pricing-release-date](https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/31/16221978/lg-v30-announced-features-pricing-release-date)\n\n \n\nNote 8 review: [https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/5/16253308/samsung-galaxy-note-8-review](https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/5/16253308/samsung-galaxy-note-8-review)\n\n \n\nMy Note 8 and V30 unboxing: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5R0FnyA-CM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5R0FnyA-CM)\n\n \n\nThat damn Bixby button: [https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/18/16326636/samsung-bixby-button-bloatware](https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/18/16326636/samsung-bixby-button-bloatware) \n Vlad's ode the the U11: [https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/11/16286470/htc-u11-phone-verge-editors-choice-2017](https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/11/16286470/htc-u11-phone-verge-editors-choice-2017)\n\n \n\nMy U11 review: [http://www.chipchick.com/2017/06/htc-u11-review.html](http://www.chipchick.com/2017/06/htc-u11-review.html)\n\n \n\nVlad's A&K Kann review: [https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/8/15752152/astell-kern-kann-review-audiophile-pmp](https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/8/15752152/astell-kern-kann-review-audiophile-pmp)\n\n \n\nPi wireless charging: [https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/pi-wants-to-extend-the-reach-of-wireless-charging/](https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/pi-wants-to-extend-the-reach-of-wireless-charging/)