LG G5 review: Evening the odds

22 March, 2016
Someone at LG must have thought: “Leather is so last-year, let’s do something nobody has done – or long quit trying.” And here we have the LG G5. It has the looks of a brand new flagship, the heart of a dragon and an adventurous dual camera setup suited for every occasion. But there’s more than meets the eye, the Magic Slot. The LG G5 is a modular smartphone, which lets you plug a handful of external add-ons: a semi-pro camera grip with shutter buttons and a bigger battery, or an external sound amplifier by B&O.

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  • 28 Mar 2016

Anonymous, 28 Mar 2016hope they could use PLS or SLCD display in their next flags... morePLS is Samsung tech for monitors. Just FYI.

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    • 28 Mar 2016

    mortuus, 27 Mar 2016S7 has already won award for the best display in a smartpho... moreWhen?! Never heard about it Lol

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      • 28 Mar 2016

      I like the design of the G4 better.

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        • 28 Mar 2016

        hope they could use PLS or SLCD display in their next flagships...

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          • Anonymous
          • ty@
          • 28 Mar 2016

          AnonD-442781, 27 Mar 2016The s7 edge is the phone to buy if you want a phone with gr... moreno one would concern removable battery function and a display burn-in might happen ?

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            • 28 Mar 2016

            Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016Not only that but samsung aod is way brighter than LGs, so ... moreyour trolling is beginner level! LG G5 shows all notifications (third party support) and still uses less battery than S7 that shows only missed calls and sms-s! DEAL WITH IT!

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              • 27 Mar 2016

              karim salah, 27 Mar 2016So u admit that battery life of s7 edge is better than g2 ... moreThe s7 edge is the phone to buy if you want a phone with great battery, as well as the full package on everything else like display, design, camera, etc.

              There's no real competition really, if you're willing to pay for the phone you won't find anything better.

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                • 27 Mar 2016

                Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016Why are most of the comparisons with the S7 edge when the G... moreSame reason people don't include the cost of all the modular features of the g5 when talking about how good (read: useless) it is I guess.

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                  • krW
                  • 27 Mar 2016

                  Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016the latest samsung device s6/7/note5 its just not fit for m... moreThe only two things missing now are ir blaster and removable battery.
                  Every thing else has improved

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                    • 27 Mar 2016

                    Why are most of the comparisons with the S7 edge when the G5 should be compared to the S7 since they are closer in price? The S7 edge costs well over $100+ more than the G5. I'm guessing because the 2 phones dimensions are around the same size?

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                      • 27 Mar 2016

                      Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016Samsung has been making profit on android for many years no... morethe latest samsung device s6/7/note5 its just not fit for me, they cut every good features on note4 and am not buying a phone because of its brand

                        Battery life: 60hrs.
                        Me: S7 edge has 90+ hrs!

                        Deel with it [your sales], LG. And don't forget S7 and the S7e have more features to offer.

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                          • 27 Mar 2016

                          Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016To be honest, al lot of my friends have Samsung phones, yes... moreBurn in can happen but is not common.
                          Lcd can have dead pixels, light bleed, dead back light, and so forth.

                          Any screen can have issues.

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                            • 27 Mar 2016

                            mortuus, 27 Mar 2016S7 has already won award for the best display in a smartpho... moreTo be honest, al lot of my friends have Samsung phones, yes the newer Galaxy phones have way less burn ins, but every Samsung phone can get burn in.

                            Deal with it, even mine S5 has burn in after 1,5 year...

                              AnonD-234961, 26 Mar 2016Battery life on my S7 Edge (I have the Exynos) is more than... moreSo u admit that battery life of s7 edge is better than g2 caise iam suffering with my iphone 6s here and i want to buy edge provided it has battery at least like my past g2

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                                • 27 Mar 2016

                                Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016For most people, the LG G5 would be the better choice. The ... moreOh yes. People wouldn't prefer something objectively better across the board in most every day aspects?
                                Display, battery, processing, camera, storage, audio, features, customizing, security, and having watery resistance to boot?

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                                  • 27 Mar 2016

                                  S7 has already won award for the best display in a smartphone ever, and those that claim burn in issues what are u smoking? ive never heard of such problems this is just the usual crap from LG fanboys.. g5 vs s7 is like day and night difference nothing in the g5 is better then on the s7 lol..

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                                    • 27 Mar 2016

                                    AnonD-519474, 27 Mar 2016You wrote: "As it turned out the LG G5 manages better the ... moreNot only that but samsung aod is way brighter than LGs, so its only logical that it consums more power.

                                    I have the S7E with AOD on, it takes 3% over 9hrs overnight

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                                      • 27 Mar 2016

                                      You wrote:
                                      "As it turned out the LG G5 manages better the always-on feature than the Galaxy S7 duo and managed to beat the Galaxy S7. Note that the G5 always-on screen goes dark if you put it in your pocket, which will add additional hours to the final rating. In our tests the always-on screen was, well, always on, so you can compare the results to the Galaxy S7."

                                      The S7 phones let you turn off the AOD when the phone is in your pocket. That you don't know this makes me question how good the rest of your review is, too.

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                                        • 27 Mar 2016

                                        Anonymous, 27 Mar 2016It's a reply also for Grey1213. There are too many Samsu... moreFinally somebody who understand it