LG G6

 LG's FLAGSHIP OF 2017; THE LG G6.

Design

The design of the LG G6 is certainly more refined than its predecessors. The G6 is framed with a rim of aluminum and covered with two sheets of Gorilla glass; Gorilla glass 5 at the rear and an older version, Gorilla glass 3 at the front. The phone measures 148.9 by 71.97 by 7.9mm in dimensions and weighs 162g. At the bottom of the phone, there is single speaker next to a USB-C connector. LG has kept the headphone jack at the top of the phone: keeping things 'traditional'. It also features a fingerprint sensor at the back: right below the cameras. The G6 is LG's first dust- and water-resistant flagship rated at IP68; Hence, it can handle up to 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes. The LG G6 comes in three colors at launch: platinum, black and white.

Camera

The G6's camera is very much similar to its predecessor with slight upgrades. It sports the same normal and wide-angle camera lenses at the back, which both are now upgraded to 13MP. However, neither the aperture or the pixel size hasn't been improved. The main image sensor packs optical image stabilization with a faster f/1.8 aperture. The other wide-angle sensor does not have image stabilization but an aperture of f/2.4. 

Display

Although LG is such big advocate of OLED panels, and the quality they bring to their TVs, LG still produces their phones with LCD panels. The phone has an 18:9 ratio display rather than the typical 16:9 ration seen on almost every other smartphone. They managed to pack a bigger screen (5.7 inch display) in a shell slightly bigger than its predecessor and noticeably smaller than the iPhone 7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The stretched screen called for a much improved resolution. The G6 has a resolution of 2880 by 1440 pixels, pixel density of approximately 565ppi. Although the phone isn’t AMOLED it delivers vivid colours and deep blacks. 

Performance

The G6 runs on Snapdragon 821, the chipset which also appears in the Google Pixel and OnePlus 3T. In benchmarks, the performance of the G6 wasn't impressive but scored similarly to the high-ends phones of 2016 and early 2017. The G6 has 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. There’s a microSD card slot for up to 2TB of expandable storage. LG’s UI design is far from the best; But, significantly better than the UI in its predecessor. The 18:9 ration enables you to place two square apps on top of each other, and this makes for much-improved multi-tasking.

Price

The LG G6 will be available to most retailers on April 7, and cost roughly $600 - $720. It is also currently available for pre-order at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular at different price range depending on your carrier.

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