LG G6

biron_w · 27 Jan 2017 at 11:45

This will be officially unveiled 26th February. A day before MWC 2017.

Rumoured of known specs:
CPU: Snapdragon 821(as Samsung have apparently got all the first lot of the 835 processor)
Ram: 6GB
Screen: 5.7" QHD
Wireless charging (apparently)
A NON removable battery

Picture showing sim card slot. Which looks like it will have a micro SD slot as well.

The phone will also apparently have Google Assistant.

biron_w · 27 Jan 2017 at 15:12

Grrrrr said:
That aside I hope LG stick with the dual camera set up. The wide angle camera is a revelation. I use it all the time.

Apparently it will have a dual camera again but there's no actual specs yet.

biron_w · 29 Jan 2017 at 17:03

Columbo said:
That render in the Op is fake btw.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...specially-twitter-accounts-like-venyageskin1/

The top of it is probably real

I'll update when we get a proper picture.

biron_w · 31 Jan 2017 at 22:54

GMac11 said:
There's a lot to be said for the Software optimisation of the SoC too.

Call me a naive Pixel owner but I would bet a fair chunk that the Pixel with it's 821 will still be snappier and more responsive than any other flagship in 2017 with an 835 once the respective manufacturers plaster their UI all over Android.

And to echo a comment further up, LG's software isn't great. I've owned LG, Sony, Samsung, HTC and now Pixel and LG always stood out as the worst for me.

I honestly wish manufacturers would just keep it stock Android and add a few useful features like OP or Motorola do. There's no need for a skin now as Stock Android is great.

biron_w · 3 Feb 2017 at 10:50

Apparently this is the back of the phone

Looks a bit ugly from the photo.

biron_w · 8 Feb 2017 at 16:23

ebilcake;30479426 said:
that only works if you put your phone screen side down which goes against common sense.

Not at all. I've had a 6P for over a year and think the rear fingerprint scanner is in the perfect place. It's right where I put one of my fingers when I'm holding my phone.

biron_w · 25 Feb 2017 at 11:21

LG have put a 4000mah battery in one of their cheaper phones that's getting released this year. Hopefully they have enough sense to put one in this phone as well.

biron_w · 26 Feb 2017 at 17:50

Orcvader said:
Having the "lesser" version for the UK doesn't really make the phone stand out for me.

It is a strange decision. Should be the same phone for every market, with 32gb or 64gb options.

biron_w · 27 Feb 2017 at 11:03

LG have also made a bizarre decision in that they've got Gorilla Glass 5 on the back but on 3 on the front :confused:

biron_w · 5 Mar 2017 at 11:19

Why would anybody spend £700 on this phone when you can get the OP3T for £400? Sure this phone has a couple of improved things like the camera and screen resolution but it's not £300 better.

biron_w · 28 Mar 2017 at 09:10

I must admit that I'm liking the look of this phone. Every review I've seen says that it's great. I'm just going to wait on the OP5 first.

biron_w · 31 Mar 2017 at 11:03

If LG price this anything higher than £599 then they've screwed it. Really it should be £589 as it needs to be at least £100 cheaper than the S8 to succeed.

biron_w · 1 Apr 2017 at 17:02

Argos have this on their website for £650. Far too much IMO. As stated above it's not that much better than the OP3T. And it's certainly not as good as the S8 to be priced £40 less.

biron_w · 3 Apr 2017 at 09:05

steve5424 said:
not a lot. apparently no wireless charging and no quad DAC.

We have been shafted which is why the price absolutely need to a lot cheaper than the S8.
Why do LG, and other manufacturers, think it's OK to remove features for different markets when the market leader - Samsung - keeps their the phones the same for everybody? :confused:

biron_w · 3 Apr 2017 at 23:52

sanaxe1 said:
.....The new Samsung S8 comes with 6gb in China not the 4gb everyone else is getting.

I honestly didn't know that.

AndyCr15 said:
I guess feature-wise this is true, but spec-wise, it definitely isn't.

The processor is different in different regions but everything else is the same.

biron_w · 5 Apr 2017 at 10:06

konicky said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9rQ6yI04c&t=0s

Imagine a G6 with stock android, I'd be all over that !

If the G6 has an easily unlockable bootloader like the G4 & G5 then I'd imagine a stock ROM won't be too far behind.

biron_w · 7 Apr 2017 at 09:00

Mr_Cool said:
Yeah sim free price, many will opt to buy the S8 for a few quid more

If it really is £650 then you may as well pay the extra £40 and get the S8 which is a much better phone.
I think the price is going to be high as LG have still not given us an official price for the UK and the phone is out in a few weeks.

biron_w · 8 Apr 2017 at 10:35

jrodga2k5 said:
Really disappointed I really see no reason to go for this over the S8.

Me neither. I also don't see how LG think it's worth £200 more than the OP3T.

biron_w · 20 Apr 2017 at 11:10

The official price for this is £699. £10 MORE than the S8. Looks like LG want this to fail.

biron_w · 20 Apr 2017 at 21:17

jrodga2k5 said:
Europe pay so much and get the worst deal out of all.

That's another reason I won't get one at the price they want. No audio DAC or wireless charging for us.

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