LG unveils its latest smartphone – the G4 that’s draped in leather
If elegance and unique design can be put into a smartphone, then LG has the solution with its all-new G4.
The G4 is LG’s newest flagship smartphone, which is set to elevate the bar for smartphones everywhere, with improved camera features and its unique design. LG has kept its Slim Arc design that distinguishes the G4 and provides a more comfortable grip when held.
Additionally, this design contributes to 20 per cent better durability as compared to flat smartphones when dropped face-down (good news for the butterfingers alliance).
Unique Quantum Display & Better Specifications
While the rest of the elite smartphones are gaga over Super AMOLED displays, LG equips its G4 with its new 5.5” IPS Quantum display, offering greater colour reproduction, improved brightness and colour contrast.
Weighing only 155g, the G4 is a heavyweight when it comes to specifications. This includes Qualcomm Snapdragon, Android 5.1 Lollipop, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, 32GB internal memory and 3GB RAM. Unlike other smartphones, the G4 has a ‘rare’ removable 3000mAh battery and expandable micro-SD slot that supports up to 2TB (an insane amount of expandable memory).
More Sleek & Classy Design
In keeping up with LG’s vision of delivering comfortable elegance, the G4 is available in a spectrum of colours and even in leather! This is great news not just for those who’re looking for something different but also those with the ‘handbag phenomenon’ (characterised by a person’s incessant need to colour-match everything to her handbag).
The genuine leather version comes in three colours, black, brown and red, while the metallic version comes in metallic grey and shiny gold.
Front & Back cameras
Apart from just having a 16MP rear-facing camera, the LG G4 is equipped with an f/1.8 aperture lens (the lower the aperture value, the better it is for images taken in dim light). This means you can now take pictures even in badly-lit environments and it will not look dark.
For those who are really into cameras, especially DSLRs, this is for you. The LG G4’s camera has a feature named Manual Mode that allows you to control the phone’s camera just like a DSLR camera. We are talking ISO, white balance, exposure, focus and shutter speed – exactly like a legit DSLR camera. Advanced photographers can also save their photos in RAW format in addition to the JPEG format, for more precise editing without losing any detail.
The G4 gets even more awesome with its 8MP front-facing camera, perfect for all the selfie-addicts out there. It doesn’t hurt that this front-facing camera can be controlled using LG’s signature Gesture Interval Shot feature.
When the front-facing camera is activated, by simply opening and closing your hands once over the screen, you give the command for the front camera to take a selfie. If you do it twice, the front camera will take four continuous shots spaced two seconds apart.
So, you can now concentrate on posing for that perfect selfie instead of fiddling with the buttons!
Additional Features
In addition to the LG G4’s big bag of tricks, it comes preloaded with Google Office for ease on-the-go. In addition to that, you get a whopping 100GB worth of Google Drive storage free for two years. That’s a ton of serious storage space!
The G4 will be available in Singapore by end-May. Prices are listed at $928 (metal) or $998 (leather).
Wonder How the LG G4 matches Up to the samsung Galaxy S6?
- Even though the LG G4 is available in a spectrum of visually-pleasing colours and leather, it still falls short of having that wow factor as compared to the Samsung Galaxy S6.
- The S6 manages to successfully package itself as a trendy, must-have lifestyle gadget, while the G4 seems to be target- ing a more mature crowd – the kind who buys it because she wants a better than average phone to match her handbag.
- Specifications wise, both smartphones are approximately the same.
- LG wins on having the Manual Mode and a slightly better lens (f/1.8 – G4 and f/1.9 – S6) for its rear camera.
- Not to mention, the G4 has removable battery and expandable memory, which are some things we really love that, sadly, Samsung took away in its phone.
By Geralyne Kaye
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