LG G3 review: Dream catcher
Introduction
Late as usual but ever so strong. In an industry where timing is almost as important as quality, LG’s highly anticipated G3 flagship makes landfall in the second half of 2014, a couple of months after the flagships of the other major players. Such a late release could mean LG is dangerously close to missing the last train into buyers’ pockets, especially if they are already filled with Samsung Galaxy S5’s and Sony Xperia Z2’s.
But perhaps that’s not quite the sentiment we should approach the LG G3 with. The extra time has given LG’s engineers more opportunities to perfect the hardware and offer software features not found in other top flagships. More screen and even less bezel, with resolution to spare – the QHD display, along with a laser autofocus camera could be the right trump cards to play so late in the game.
LG G3 official photos
Winning the QHD arms race rates differently depending on who you ask (Oppo did announce its Find 7flagship, but the G3 is first to the market), so it really comes down to whether or not the LG G3 brings enough to the table to make up for the late start. We’ve got an entire review ahead of us to see if that’s the case, but for now let’s take a closer look at the key features and potential deal breakers.
Key features
- 5.5″ QHD (1440 x 2560px) TrueHD-IPS LCD, 534ppi, Gorilla Glass 3
- Android 4.4.2 KitKat with the latest Optimus UI v
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with quad-core 2.5GHz Krait 400 processor, Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB/3GB of RAM
- 13MP camera, phase detection/laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, OIS, 2160p video recording
- 2.1MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
- 16GB/32GB of built-in storage, expandable via a microSD card slot
- Active noise cancellation with a secondary microphone
- Dolby mobile sound enhancement
- 3,000mAh user-replaceable battery
- The back cover has wireless charging support (you need the optional charger)
- Proprietary back panel control deck
- IR-port and NFC
Specification
GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
CDMA 800 / 1900 – CDMA version | ||
3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO – CDMA version | ||
4G Network | LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 | |
LTE – CDMA version | ||
SIM | Micro-SIM | |
Announced | 2014, May | |
Status | Available. Released 2014, June | |
BODY | Dimensions | 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) |
Weight | 149 g (5.26 oz) | |
DISPLAY | Type | True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 1440 x 2560 pixels, 5.5 inches (~534 ppi pixel density) | |
Multitouch | Yes | |
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes | |
– Dolby mobile sound enhancement | ||
MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Internal | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | |
DATA | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
EDGE | Class 12 | |
Speed | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | |
NFC | Yes | |
Infrared port | Yes | |
USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host | |
CAMERA | Primary | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, phase detection/laser autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (dual tone) flash,check quality |
Features | 1/3” sensor size, simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR | |
Video | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization,check quality | |
Secondary | Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps | |
FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 | |
CPU | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 | |
GPU | Adreno 330 | |
Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
Browser | HTML5 | |
Radio | TBD | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
Colors | Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red | |
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
– SNS applications | ||
– MP4/DviX/XviD/H.264/H.263/WMV player | ||
– MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player | ||
– Photo viewer/editor | ||
– Document viewer | ||
– Organizer | ||
– Voice memo/dial/commands | ||
– Predictive text input | ||
BATTERY | Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
Stand-by | ||
Talk time |
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