Last year (2016) witnessed LG G5, a handset that dared to be different and failed spectacularly in doing so. This lead in losses for the company's mobile division in 2015, and lost market share as Samsung extended its lead and Huawei caught up and overtook the Korean manufacturer. Now LG is back with another flagship – LG G6. And we will give a complete review of LG G6 with an In-depth sight.
1. Full Phone Specifications of LG G6
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Specifications |
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Launch |
Announced |
2017, February |
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Status |
Available. Released 2017, March |
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Body |
Dimensions |
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in) |
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Build |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel |
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Display |
Size |
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Resolution |
1440 x 2880 pixels (~564 ppi pixel density) |
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Multitouch |
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Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
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Platform |
OS |
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 |
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CPU |
Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) |
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GPU |
Adreno 530 |
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Memory |
Card slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIMmicroSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM |
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Internal |
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
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Camera |
Primary |
Dual 13 MP (f/1.8, OIS, 3-axis, phase detection AF) + 13 MP (f/2.4, no AF), dual-LED flash |
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Features |
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Video |
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Secondary |
5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p |
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Battery |
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2. Release Date
Like we already said, LG had unveiled its present flagship LG G5 in the Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona earlier this year and launched it in April. The previous flagship, LG G4 also followed the same pattern and was landed in April. The next flagship LG G6 will be unveiled at the MWC 2017 which is going to kick off from 27th February and will end on 2nd March. Our guess is, LG will launch the G6 1 day prior to this event i.e. 26th February 2017, just like they unveiled G5, last year. The LG G6 will hit the market shelves by the second week of March, 2017.
3. Feature
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Features |
Sensors |
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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Java |
No |
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- 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 |
4. Camera
Like the G5, the G6 has two cameras on the rear of the device, one with a normal lens and another that shoots at a wide angle. (The 5-megapixel selfie camera's 100-degree field of view is somewhere in between the two.)
Nevertheless, unlike the G5 the G6's wide-angle camera is getting nearly equal treatment — both modules use the same 13-megapixel sensor, meaning that image quality from each should be much closer.
5. Battery
The battery is a reasonable 3300mAh and can charge to 100 percent in a speedy 96 minutes, but it's the first on a major LG phone to be non-removable.
6. Price
LG has been pretty clear that it made cost-cutting decisions throughout this phone – for instance, the lower-power chipset or the loss of certain features for certain regions – as it listened to what would actually enhance the consumer's experience and made design decisions accordingly. Although the price of the LG phones varies from region to region, a spokesperson of the company hinted that the LG G6 might be priced between $500 and $600.
7. Main Drawbacks of LG G6
Glass back prone to scratchingCurved corners of display don't match bezelOnly 32GB in most marketsWireless charging exclusive to U.S.Regional limitations on nice-to-have featuresNo stereo speakersNo Daydream VR supportPriced well into flagship territory despite 'value proposition' claims
