LG G4 Review: Why you should buy or not?

With LG G4, the Korean giant has focused on three key aspects - design, display, and camera, and the last two could as well be the best available on a smartphone at the moment. The 5.5" Quantum IPS has pro-grade color accuracy, while the 16MP f/1.8 camera offers an array of manual controls to take photography to the next level.

In a bid to stay away from the controversial Snapdragon 810 chipset, LG has instead chosen to use the Snapdragon 808. This chipset was announced along with the Snapdragon 810 as its more affordable alternative. Instead of a total of 8 cores, it comes with only 6. The choice of chipset, the only slight curvature and the lack of a self-healing will certainly put under strain the sibling relations as in some respects the recently released LG G Flex2 is even better equipped than the flagship.

With LG G4, the Korean giant has focused on three key aspects - design, display, and camera, and the last two could as well be the best available on a smartphone at the moment. The 5.5" Quantum IPS has pro-grade color accuracy, while the 16MP f/1.8 camera offers an array of manual controls to take photography to the next level.

Key features

• 5.5" QHD Quantum IPS display (2560 x 1440 pixels); 538ppi; Gorilla Glass 3
• Android 5.1 Lollipop with LG UX 4.0
• 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset; Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, 3GB RAM
• 32GB of built-in memory; microSD card slot; 100GB of Google Drive for 2 years
• 16MP main camera with f/1.8 lens; 1/2.6" sensor; 3-axis OIS; 104MP panoramas; full manual controls; 4K video recording @ 30 fps
• 8MP front-facing camera with 1080p video capture
• Cat. 6 LTE (up to 300Mbps); Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 4.1 with A2DP; apt-X, GPS/GLONASS receiver, Stereo FM with RDS
• microUSB v2.0 port with SlimPort 4K support; USB Host
• 3,000mAh removable battery
• Optional genuine leather back covers

Main disadvantages

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 doesn't offer flagship performance
• No water or dust resistance