LG G6 review: Cutting corners... Like a pro

16 March 2017
Cutting corners - it's the story of the LG G6's life. Literally - the smartphone's display doesn't end in right angles, it's soft arcs instead. Figuratively - the G6 isn't packing the absolute greatest hardware on the market.

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  • 27 Mar 2017

Its uuuuugly!

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    • chester1267
    • t7X
    • 26 Mar 2017

    no match against huawei mate 9 and p10..poor LG.

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      • Anonymous
      • swf
      • 24 Mar 2017

      AnonD-654245, 23 Mar 2017Can't say they're truly innovating, but yes, they're cheape... moreMi Mix is trully innovative. It has features nobody else had at the time and nobody else has to this day.

      Just 4:

      Highest body to screen ratio ever
      Bone conducting earpiece
      ultrasonic proximity sensor
      full ceramic body with 18k gold rims around the camera and fingertip sensor


      Oppo keeps making phones with selfie cams as advanced as back cams. Also the only company to literally use the back cam as a selfie cam (via an active mechanism)


      ZTE with the functional side bezels (I.E volume is going up or down when you rub the bezels)


      Only the Koreans have added as many features lately (LG's friends, Samsung's unique features). But unlike Koreans a lot of them are actually useful.

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        • Anonymous
        • U@X
        • 24 Mar 2017

        All is well with LG. Hope G6 will be a trendsetter, unlike S8 with a odd flat fingerprint sensor, which could have been either oblongated ellipse or rather round to facilitate smooth scanning.

        The Only Drawback of LG Devices is the Odd English Language they use in the UI.

        For Instance: Instead of "All Open Apps will be Shown Here", in the Recent Apps; it says "All Open App Show Here".

        Other features of Hardware are Nearly Cutting Edge, Including Design.

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          • AnonD-654245
          • GAd
          • 23 Mar 2017

          Anonymous, 20 Mar 2017Now it's not, look at chinese phones. The Mecca of innovati... moreCan't say they're truly innovating, but yes, they're cheaper with nice specs.
          I do have one Xiaomi 3s and I'm pretty much sastisfied with it, although, like a said, camera is average.
          Aside the cameras, I must recognize that 'everything else' have developed from early years.
          Now, talking specifically on the camera part, like a said, I haven't seem much improvement in quality (i.e. at the pixel level) from the old 808. There are tricks here and there with two cameras in most of the flagships doing different things (i.e. detph of field, wide, etc), but when we look at the pixel level, there's no improvement, and you may say that this is not relevant for most of the people, which I agree, but this is important for me, so this is a very personal comment from my end.

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            • consumersmartphone
            • K5u
            • 23 Mar 2017

            AnonD-393378, 23 Mar 2017lame downgraded comment ever lol that was not a g6 final so... morei post fact and your comment point is "if - will - wish" lol dreaming kid

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              • AnonD-393378
              • PF5
              • 23 Mar 2017

              consumersmartphone, 22 Mar 2017Fact: G6 come with a few-months-old chipset and 'just' 4GB... morelame downgraded comment ever lol that was not a g6 final software.....

              g6 will have ir blaster...super camera ... 13mp for sure it will take better photo

              wish that 6gb ram g6 pro or v30 with sd836 coming soon to stack up with ur 6gb cheap brand ...

              beautiful design ever look s8 do copy g6........rounded corner..


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                • AnonD-654796
                • YUf
                • 22 Mar 2017

                consumersmartphone, 22 Mar 2017Fact: G6 come with a few-months-old chipset and 'just' 4GB... morecopycats.hehehe.lol

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                  • AnonD-393378
                  • PF5
                  • 22 Mar 2017

                  consumersmartphone, 22 Mar 2017Fact: G6 come with a few-months-old chipset and 'just' 4GB... moreWTH are you comparing its with 6gb ram phone???

                  If g6 with 6gb ram lol its may blow away all of the cheap phone u mentioned lol

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                    • consumersmartphone
                    • K5u
                    • 22 Mar 2017

                    [deleted post]Fact:
                    G6 come with a few-months-old chipset and 'just' 4GB of RAM. What happened to 'flagship'? lol

                    Another eyebrow-raiser is the choice of the Sony IMX258 camera sensor, the imager of choice for a few dozen smartphones, going as far as two years back. This includes prominent smartphone models as well as models you've likely never heard of. They span across a price range of $150-$350, which is less than half of the LG G6's asking price. It's obviously not a flagship cameraphone sensor. LOL

                    No stereo speakers
                    No Daydream VR support
                    Priced well into flagship territory despite 'value proposition' claims
                    72h overall Endurance rating
                    Performance: both single and multi core is below OP3T and Mi note 2 = lame G6 lol

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                      • consumersmartphone
                      • K5u
                      • 22 Mar 2017

                      [deleted post]HALO
                      why dont you reply this: 2016 flagship? and you proud because G6 can beat/compete with last year flagship? and this "My phone is v10......your phone cheap brand?" Mine is Samsung and Sony, cheap? Last time I read they have better number in selling phone compare with LG lol

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                        • consumersmartphone
                        • K5u
                        • 22 Mar 2017

                        [deleted post]"G6 will sell more than g5.......guarantee" I hope too, G5 lite sell more than G5, but can it beat S8, XZP, iPhone 8? lol

                        "Hello its about design" True, front is beautiful but back....oh God is ugly. BTW people did purchase ugly thing, so down worry it will sell.

                        "Who knows maybe be your samsony was a second hand phone LOL half price of g6" lol second hand S7 is half price of g6; second hand G6 will be half price of S8.

                        why dont you reply this: 2016 flagship? and you proud because G6 can beat/compete with last year flagship? and this:

                        "My phone is v10......your phone cheap brand?" Mine is Samsung and Sony, cheap? Last time I read they have better number in selling phone compare with LG lol

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                          • AnonD-393378
                          • PF5
                          • 22 Mar 2017

                          consumersmartphone, 22 Mar 2017"LOL use your brain wisely so everthing downgrade so you do... moreWho knows maybe be your samsony was a second hand phone LOL half price of g6

                          SO TYPICAL DOWNGRADE USER.....

                          Overprice is non of your bussiness...just buy the cheap brand then LOL

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                            • consumersmartphone
                            • K5u
                            • 22 Mar 2017

                            AnonD-393378, 22 Mar 2017LOL use your brain wisely so everthing downgrade so you do... more"LOL use your brain wisely so everthing downgrade so you dont agreed with the price?" this question state: she agree that G6 is downgrade lol I agree with you, G6 is G5 lite lol

                            "how g6 comparable with Other flagship" 2016 flagship? and you proud because G6 can beat/compete with last year flagship? lol fans typical. Oh maybe it compare with phone from 2015 lol lets see how much this G6 will selll compare with G5.

                            "My phone is v10......your phone cheap brand?" Mine is Samsung and Sony, cheap? Last time I read they have better number in selling phone compare with LG lol

                            "Helloooo LG is branded company so price might be expensive not like other cheap brand" so hello overprice downgrade phone lol

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                              • AnonD-393378
                              • PF5
                              • 22 Mar 2017

                              consumersmartphone, 21 Mar 2017How your brain work? Dont agree with a price because cant a... moreLOL use your brain wisely so everthing downgrade so you dont agreed with the price???

                              Dont so typical dude...judge it through performance not the spec....even sony 20mp is a crap

                              Even 12mp still making a good photo...go and watch it youtube....how g6 comparable with

                              Other flagship

                              My phone is v10......your phone cheap brand????? LOL I SEE

                              Helloooo LG is branded company so price might be expensive not like other cheap brand

                              Stop complaining about g6 if your cn t afford to buy it.....LOL

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                                • Anonymous
                                • swf
                                • 22 Mar 2017

                                From2018, 21 Mar 2017Hey what's your point here? The whole industry will divert ... moreYou won't see non 16:9 youtube videos any time soon

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • XjZ
                                  • 21 Mar 2017

                                  Not using sd 835 is just giving the sarcastic people the reason to attack g6. If using sd835, there will be less noise here....

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                                    • From2018
                                    • MrU
                                    • 21 Mar 2017

                                    Anonymous, 20 Mar 2017Nobody uses ~1.61 on phones ... For phones golden ratio is ... moreHey what's your point here? The whole industry will divert from 16:9 'cuz sammy ditches its sacred oval?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 6jq
                                      • 21 Mar 2017

                                      AnonD-654540, 21 Mar 2017I like the Axon 7 instead of the Oneplus 3T you get everyth... moreLess Ram , bigger bezels, less battery, worse software (modified by ZTE) and 1440p is more of a curse than a blessing at such a small screen as the gain in quality (which is small) does not worth the lower performance (apps use more in memory) and probably worse battery.

                                      SD support is a plus though, of course you can buy the 128GB version of 3T ... so unless you are *dying* for micro SD and listening through phone speakers , 3T is the clearly better phone.

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                                        • AnonD-654540
                                        • Mfx
                                        • 21 Mar 2017

                                        I like the Axon 7 instead of the Oneplus 3T you get everything plus 2K screen and MicroSD slot also front facing speakers.