The good The LG G4 has a sharp and generously sized display, a bevy of camera controls and raw image shooting, a replaceable battery and expandable storage.
The bad Though the phone's battery life is adequate, it doesn't last as long as its competitors. There are no significant new software features and its design feels uninspired.
The bottom line Though it feels too similar to last year's G3, the LG G4 is an excellent big-screen smartphone that will appeal to budding photographers, and has old-school features missing from rival flagships.
Equipped with a lightning-quick processor, big and bright display, and 16-megapixel camera that can shoot both JPEG and raw file formats, the LG G4 is a stellar device. It's also one of the most enjoyable LG handsets to use thanks to its interface's welcomed facelift, and has both expandable memory and a removable battery (an old-school rarity these days with marquee handsets).
Despite all its pros, however, the handset feels like a slightly tweaked, but ultimately repackaged LG G3 . Sure, there's a new leather-clad option, and there's nothing wrong with the G3 per se (especially when you retain everything we liked about it, like the laser-guided focus and better-than-full-HD resolution). But when your newest offering doesn't progress far enough beyond your previous endeavor, it's hard to get excited about it.
With its lack of cutting-edge hardware and innovative software, the G4 played it safe. And in this fast-paced mobile industry, tame won't work in the company's favor; especially now that Samsung redesigned its Galaxy S6 with a sleeker and thinner look, and launched the envelope-pushing S6 Edge counterpart. All in all, while the G4 is a solid device, it isn't compelling enough to outshine its ambitious competitors.
LG G4 sports new faux-metal and leather looks (pictures)
Availability
In the US, all four major carriers and US Cellular carry the device. With a two-year contract, the handset costs $200, though US Cellular offers it for $200. Off-contract, it ranges from $552-$630 depending on the carrier, and prepaid carrier T-Mobile currently sells it for $480.
Availability
In the US, all four major carriers and US Cellular carry the device. With a two-year contract, the handset costs $200, though US Cellular offers it for $200. Off-contract, it ranges from $552-$630 depending on the carrier, and prepaid carrier T-Mobile currently sells it for $480.
To entice customers, LG is bundling a promotion: 100GB of Google Drive storage for two years, for free.
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