iPhone SE couldn’t stop a Samsung takeover. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Glowing reviews for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have been translated into stellar sales for Samsung.

The South Korean company’s latest handsets have been so successful this year that they’ve helped it overtake Apple to become number one smartphone maker in the U.S.

Bang & Olufsen’s DAC for the LG G5. Photo: LG

Bang & Olufsen’s Hi-Fi audio module, one of the most exciting “Friends” we’ve seen so far for the new LG G5, may not be available in the U.S.

LG has removed all mentions of the device from its G5 webpage for U.S. visitors, as well as a number of other countries.

Save $300 when you snag the VR bundle. Photo: LG/B&H

Like any high-end smartphone, LG’s new G5 comes with a premium price tag — and it gets even bigger when you add the G5’s “Friends” into the mix. But not if you buy yours from B&H right now.

The retailer is currently offering the LG 360 Cam and 360 VR headset for just $100 when you buy the G5 unlocked and off-contract.

Priv could have been a great phone. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

It seems not even Android can save BlackBerry’s falling hardware business.

The Canadian company has confirmed that it sold just 600,000 smartphones during its fourth fiscal quarter, despite the launch of Priv last November. The new handset clearly hasn’t been the savior many fans were hoping for, then — but we’re not surprised.

You might want to get your G5 on T-Mobile. Photo: LG

Samsung’s focus on making its smartphones as secure as can be mean there’s little chance you’ll be able to flash third-party ROMs and tweaks on many handsets in the Galaxy S7 series. That’s not the case for LG’s new G5 handset.

If you buy the device on T-Mobile, it ships with an unlockable bootloader, paving the way for all kinds of user customizations.