LG G6 Review: Revival of LG Smartphones after G2

In 2013 LG G2 was the favorite smartphone among judges at the IF Awards. The LG G2 marks the decision by LG to place the power and volume rocker on the rear of the device, the only smartphone that lacks side buttons. The G2’s design was praised as well, including the sweeping bezels and specially designed battery.

Later LG flagships G3, G4, G5 didn’t gained much popularity due to LG’s built quality, design, hardware problems and the biggest issue was bootloop.

LG G6 Review

So, this year LG launched its flagship LG G6 and it flies like a G6, truly a solid all-round smartphone, with a very gorgeous display tailored into very compact body with the best hardware and software.

The LG G6 has a 5.7-inch screen with minimized bezels and chose an 18:9 aspect ratio, making it longer and thinner than the 16:9 aspect ratio screens found on most other phones. It’s the same aspect ratio as Samsung’s Galaxy S8. The G6’s back its protected by the Gorilla Glass 5 and on front by Gorilla Glass 3.

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LG G6 is powered by Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (not the latest SD 835 ) a Quad-core CPU (2×2.35 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo) with Adreno 530 GPU.

One of the few design decisions that remained was the dual camera on the back, only this time it sits evenly with the phone’s body. There are two camera lenses on the back of the G6, both with 13 megapixels. One boasts a wider-angle lens than the other. The 125-degree wide-angle lens doesn’t have optical image stabilization and it has an f/2.4 aperture, while the 71-degree standard lens has OIS and a far better f/1.8 aperture.

At the core of the LG G6, you have Android 7.0 Nougat with LG’s UX 6.0 on top. The new LG UX 6.0 essentially brings a new coat of paint with more natural colors, but still retains the features that we’ve come to expect from LG’s phones.

At the bottom of the phone is the single speaker next to the USB-C connector – and LG has kept the headphone jack at the top, declining to bow to the industry trend of dropping the connector as it keeps more ‘traditional’ music fans happy.

G6 comes in 32/64/128 GB variants , all backed by 4 GB of RAM plus internal memory can be increased by microSD, that goes up to 256 GB.

Unfortunately, LG phones has not the best battery life but with the G6’s it’s a 3,300mAh cell, which is larger than what you’ll find in some competitors.

LG G6 Price

Box Pack around Rs 52,000 (without warranty)

Used smartphone Rs 32,000-35000

LG G6 Review Benchamarks :

AnTuTu
HIGHER IS BETTER
Samsung Galaxy S8+	173,945
Samsung Galaxy S8	166,647
LG G6	157,208
LG V20	135,600
LG G5	134,074
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge	128,191

	LG G6	GOOGLE PIXEL XL	SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 EDGE	LG G5
AndEBench Pro	10,322	16,164	13,030	14,152
Vellamo 3.0	5,046	5,800	4,152	4,104
3DMark IS Unlimited	30,346	29,360	26,666	26,981
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (fps)	42	48	47	47
CF-Bench	29,748	39,918	46,290	36,488

LG G6 Full Specification :

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH	Announced	2017, February
	Status	Available. Released 2017, March
BODY	Dimensions	148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	163 g (5.75 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
		– Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
		– MIL-STD-810G compliant

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		– Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant
		– Always-on display
		– LG UX 6.0 UI
PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
	CPU	Quad-core (2×2.35 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 530
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual 13 MP (f/1.8, OIS, 3-axis, phase detection AF) + 13 MP (f/2.4, no AF), dual-LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/3″ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 32-bit/192kHz audio
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio (market dependent)
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only)
		– Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
		– MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
		– MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player
		– Photo/video editor
		– Document editor
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Mystic white, astro black, ice platinum, terra gold, marine blue, mystic white