LG G5: LG at MWC 2016

20 February, 2016
LG brought nothing short of its A-game to MWC 2016. The G5 is quite different from its predecessor, yet still a head-turner. An always-on display, LCD at that, is one thing but with the modular add-on concept LG is different on purpose.

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  • AnonD-259899
  • M7r
  • 22 Feb 2016

If the price of the Phone plus camera module is lower than the arm and a leg Samsung wants for the S7 then LG have a winner. 4000mah (2800+1200) combined is OK if it's already very good on battery with that 2800Mah alone, reviews will tell if that's the case. If they don't price it right then all of this is DOA.

This time LG G5 isn't great on aesthetics overall but I don't personally mind if it looked like a turd as long as it has a great camera and top notch battery life, atleast an expandable one to some degree at an affordable price.

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    • Nick
    • sS0
    • 22 Feb 2016

    Design-wise, G5 is a huge step down. G4 is attractive but G5 is very ugly. Looks like chinese phones.

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      • Gibby
      • Ixj
      • 22 Feb 2016

      AnonD-505197, 21 Feb 2016i dont like the philosophy of the modular design, i want to... moreCouldn't agree with you more!
      Gimmicks the more I think about them
      Especially as thru each require a reboot!

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        • Anonymous
        • U}}
        • 22 Feb 2016

        Conspiracy : LG G5 has Snapdragon 820 SoC benchmarked by ANTUTU 5 but SGS7 has Exynos 8890 SoC benchmarked by ANTUTU 6. Why dont you benchmarking those 2 smartphones by same ANTUTU version? (sorry bad english)

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          • AnonD-505601
          • uvB
          • 22 Feb 2016

          Don't you think the g5 would have looked better if they had the camera hump and fingerprint hump integrated into a single v shaped hump? Like all the controls on a superman shaped hump

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            • fun9
            • PA7
            • 22 Feb 2016

            I miss the back button....its a style of the G series...
            N where are the X series ????? Not yet ?????

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              • hnri
              • tDD
              • 22 Feb 2016

              G5 body look like Chinese copy smartphone.. Not elegant again like g4.. But more attractive than predecessor..

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                • Anonymous
                • 9GH
                • 22 Feb 2016

                AnonD-129514, 21 Feb 2016Dude it looks like crap. Innovating ID great but innovating... moreI'm sure everyone could come up with a better design than this. But the problem is that they have to give everyone what they want at a price they will buy it at. It doesn't matter if you make the worlds greatest phone that appeals to every single person if you can't sell it.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pqp
                  • 22 Feb 2016

                  Anonymous, 22 Feb 2016LG G5 is missing another very important feature. It does NO... moreForgot one more thing that the idiot LG has removed: Adoptable storage, a micro SD card feature that Android 6 has included.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pqp
                    • 22 Feb 2016

                    Anonymous, 21 Feb 2016Damn LG. At first, I wanted to praise LG G5, but seeing tha... moreLG G5 is missing another very important feature. It does NOT have manual video controls (that you saw in LG V10). Shame LG.

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                      • TP1
                      • pFM
                      • 21 Feb 2016

                      V10 had a 32bit DAC, they specifically removed it to give a purpose to the add-on.
                      A scroll-wheel or at the very least dedicated camera button, could have been included (Sony Xperia line?).
                      A bit thicker with more battery would have been more useful.
                      Same size of G4 with 0.2" less screen.
                      Still on-screen buttons.
                      LCD when G Flex has been using their OLED tech for years.
                      why lg why.

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                        • AnonD-2626
                        • gIr
                        • 21 Feb 2016

                        Anonymous, 21 Feb 2016Those bananas ! next time please buy fresh ones for MWC !It's because bananas organise illegal fights when no one is watching, thats why they have those black spots all over them:D

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                          • Simon
                          • 0x8
                          • 21 Feb 2016

                          I was hoping Lg would finally go AMOLED since they make AMOLED Tvs. Design also sucks, the bezels are still bigger than 3 years ago with the G2. Why backtrack? Well, Maybe next year, LG.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3ik
                            • 21 Feb 2016

                            Great job LG. Like the new magic slot. But why remove back buttons?

                              Looks really good to me. Just waiting for fall to see my options: HTC, Meizu, OnePlus, and Sony. Samsung better bring a much better device, or they're out of the running for my money

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                                • Anonymous
                                • g89
                                • 21 Feb 2016

                                Is this always on screen feature a copy of Nokia glance screen feature ? I don't see any difference.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0U@
                                  • 21 Feb 2016

                                  Anonymous, 21 Feb 2016LG G5 is going to be a failure.I smell panic amongs sammy trolls : )

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • xw{
                                    • 21 Feb 2016

                                    Those bananas ! next time please buy fresh ones for MWC !

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • sF%
                                      • 21 Feb 2016

                                      LG G5 is going to be a failure.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t@x
                                        • 21 Feb 2016

                                        Pix, 21 Feb 2016You know what? You guys should try designing a smart phone ... moreExactly.

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