LG G3 review: Dream catcher

06 June 2014
Late as usual but ever so strong. In an industry where timing is almost as important as quality, LG's highly anticipated G3 flagship makes landfall in the second half of 2014, a couple of months after the flagships of the other major players. Such a late...

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  • 07 Jun 2014

AnonD-215925, 07 Jun 20141 Without isocell it has even better camera then isocell ... moreYou actually contradicted that very well.
Except that no. The isocell sensor clearly takes the overall best photos of any phone aside from the 1020 and 808.
Yes LCd is cheaper, but that was never the question here. And the Amoled creates an overall better technology.

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    • Snu
    • 07 Jun 2014

    AnonD-92238, 07 Jun 2014The only downside of g3 is not having an amoled display. Ot... morewatch my answer

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      • Snu
      • 07 Jun 2014

      AnonD-215925, 07 Jun 20141 Without isocell it has even better camera then isocell ... more1) isocell have better color, better dynamic range
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2662379&page=56 (watch last post on this page)
      2) oled have ideal black color, ideal contrast, ideal viewing angle, ideal response speed, all much better than lcd
      3) bigger sensor - better detalization
      4) metal gives a sense of security and a sense that thing for ages
      5) z2, s5, partly m8, japan phones
      6) no

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        • AnonD-215925
        • J8M
        • 07 Jun 2014

        AnonD-252027, 07 Jun 2014no isocell no oled small camera sensor plastic body no ... more1 Without isocell it has even better camera then isocell
        2 No need oled screen, oled is good but LCD is also good and cheap
        3 Well that must be a downside really but still better pirctures then others
        4 its metal look and metal is expencive and heavy, u buy phone for drop?
        5 no phone today is waterproof
        6 even with QHD it has decent battery life

        are u done yet?


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          • Anonymous
          • 4QS
          • 07 Jun 2014

          Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014Lol what?? Err no sense unless your tryin to state the obvious Either you cannot read or you did not read it and need to read it again.
          It directly describes a point in reply to who it was to.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4QS
            • 07 Jun 2014

            Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014they are haters as always. still most reviews praised g... moreYes you do always hate.
            And no most sites did not say it's the best.
            However there are many random sites everywhere that at least one claims every phone is the best.

            doxomo or whatever said Z2 had best camera. However most people do not read where that means camera as a whole. It does not take the best pictures. And they had not tested a few other cameras including the S5 which has shown to do better in overall.

            Many sites have been praising the M8 as the best phone.
            Some say Z2 is the best.
            Some might be doing the same with G3. And most of them also do not do nearly as many, as deep, and as detailed reviews as Gsmarena either.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4QS
              • 07 Jun 2014

              Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014there are different TYPES of LDC Displays on the market! ... moreSo no. Just "somewhat less saturated colors" and only because it's physically incapable does not make it a better display. That is one tiny aspect.
              Every other advantage goes to the Amoled.
              Especially the S5's.
              It can be brighter, less reflective, dimmer, more even, more saturated, or overall more natural when in movie mode. Just a tad more saturated, but overall more accurate.
              Plus it's thinner and consumes overall less power.

              Plus when you are comparing 1080p 5inch displays you are just making up bias ridiculous claims stretching for something to argue when you bring up pentile.

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                • Anonymous
                • 4QS
                • 07 Jun 2014

                Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014there are different TYPES of LDC Displays on the market! ... moreYeah there is different ones. And like I already pointed out LG's IPS especially in the G line are some of the most saturated.
                So it's still oversaturated. Obviously just not as much as Amoled...But that is partially because it's physically incapable. It's an advantage since it can switch between very saturated or more natural depending on the users preference.

                Again. What part of over saturated colors, fake blacks, washy contrast, fake white, un even light, and more reflection is more natural??? None. The colors are just less saturated.

                No. The 99% of LCD's "including IPS" have overly high dirty white balance.
                Even in standard mode with Amoled where it is a tad more bluish is still closer to natural than many LCD's.
                But in Movie mode the white balance becomes much more accurate. One of the most accurate there is. Plus much less saturated colors, real blacks, vast contrast, and even lighting/less reflective.
                It makes an overall more natural image.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • XrU
                  • 07 Jun 2014

                  Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014You point out the strong hate in the comments...then claim ... moreLol what?? Err no sense unless your tryin to state the obvious

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                    • Anonymous
                    • XrU
                    • 07 Jun 2014

                    Yup better than the s5 gsmarena agrees.it's official.LG are in the forefront of making mobile phones

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4QS
                      • 07 Jun 2014

                      AnonD-237024, 07 Jun 2014The hate is very strong in the comments... IMHO, this is... moreYou point out the strong hate in the comments...then claim you think this is the best device...Which points to you thinking there is more hate towards it than from it's fans.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • uWV
                        • 07 Jun 2014

                        Great design at front but back camrea design is ugly.

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                          • AnonD-60521
                          • utP
                          • 07 Jun 2014

                          really need to work hard on their strategies... specially launching.....when..where..and how......

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                            • Anonymous
                            • thH
                            • 07 Jun 2014

                            AnonD-237024, 07 Jun 2014The hate is very strong in the comments... IMHO, this is... morethey are haters as always.

                            still most reviews praised g3 as the best phone today!
                            with the best display and camera. also very good battery life.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • thH
                              • 07 Jun 2014

                              Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014there are different TYPES of LDC Displays on the market! ... more"LCD"

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                                • Anonymous
                                • thH
                                • 07 Jun 2014

                                Anonymous, 07 Jun 2014No. LCD's are set to very high overly warm white balance. ... morethere are different TYPES of LDC Displays on the market!


                                LG TRUE HD IPS is better than Samsung AMOLED =FAKE COLOR!

                                as i told you im using Galaxy s4 and lg g2
                                search video and comparison from Youtube.

                                IPS technology is proved to be better than AMOLED. The colors are more realistic with clarity and if you add more pixel density it's a jizz in your pants experience.


                                LG TRU HD IPS is more sharper, crisper and detailed.

                                AMOLED is always over saturated! and the WHITES IS LOOKS DIRTY SOME TIME LOOKS BLUESH OR DIRTY WHITE.


                                DEAL WITH IT!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • thH
                                  • 07 Jun 2014

                                  AnonD-239468, 07 Jun 2014Your "final software" is not going to improve the... moreit can improves at least

                                  from 6;40 - 7;30hour or higher browsing

                                  69 hours - 75hour Endurance

                                  10hours -11hours video play


                                  still its a very good battery life compare to most 5.5" screen Phone on the market

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                                    • rrM
                                    • 07 Jun 2014

                                    Very cool...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • thH
                                      • 07 Jun 2014

                                      AnonD-239468, 07 Jun 2014Better battery life? Since when, wakeup boy!most reviews said G3 has very good battery life

                                      by the way Final software can improve this result done by GsmArena

                                      The handset LG were given is actually a KOREAN CARRIER model. That means there are likely some software tweaks that won't be present on the official US/European models. or in other Regions
                                      It also means GsmArena team are unable to test the LTE. As such, most of the performance and battery life observations are likely to be very close to, but perhaps not exactly what you can expect once the G3 goes official over here later this month.

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                                        • AnonD-221566
                                        • Rxe
                                        • 07 Jun 2014

                                        The 720p slow motion video was absolutely terrible.
                                        LG needs to explain themselves on this.

                                        GSMarena, are you sure you had the camera settings at 720p?

                                        The video looked like it was 240p.