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LG seems to have plenty on its back burners at the moment. One uncovered initial design for the V30 seems to have been very ideal, but would be prone to being overpromised and undercooked. The G6 gets Sidekicks to party with in Korea (and potentially the world) while the news isn't so great at Samsung, we hear. Most importantly, we've stopped Chris Davies from driving another review car for SlashGear just long enough for him to talk with us about why Andy Rubin made his Danger-ous decision to make another Android phone and call it... Essential. Trust us, it's gonna be more than about just one phone.  It's a podcast Playground this week, so make sure you're charged and ready for the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the video recorded from 3:10pm Eastern on June 1st, or check out the high-quality audio version right here. You can shoot your listener emails to podcast@pocketnow.com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air the following week! Pocketnow Weekly 255 Recording Date June 1, 2017 Hosts Juan Carlos Bagnell Jules Wang Guest Chris Davies (SlashGear) Sponsor HelloFresh is on a mission to save home cooking (because it's too good to go away). It not only takes groceries farm-to-box, but gets you from couch-to-kitchen with recipes you can easily follow, handle and tackle no matter if you're a kitchen novice or a seasoned expert — most of them in under 30 minutes. Ingredients come from the freshest sources and are measured to the exact quantities needed so there's no food waste. Plus, HelloFresh employs two full-time registered dieticians on staff who review each recipe to ensure it is nutritionally balanced. Customers can order 3 to 5 different meals per week designed for 2 or 4 people for under $10 a plate — but Pocketnow Weekly listeners can get $30 off their first week of deliveries by visiting hellofresh.com and entering the code "POCKETNOW30" when they subscribe! Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this episode of the #PNWeekly! News Summary (9:50) The news delivered in just a few minutes and a lotta bit of discussion. Motorola plays out the Moto Z2 Play Nubia Z17 nails 8GB of RAM BlackBerry (and TCL) breaks records with KEYone LG G6 Pro/Plus/Pahhhhh A vision of Project Joan, or the LG V30 Samsung's Bixby assistant still needs ESL classes.... Essentially Yours (35:44) From Essential Products, the Essential PH-1 is a $699 modular device running Android... But the Essential Home is said to take on any assistant you throw at it Things start rolling out this month and will work on all major US networks EXTRA: Will Spigen destroy Essential's brand? • See you soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.