![]() ![]() ![]() LG claims the curve makes the phone “20% tougher” – 20% tougher than what, we’re not sure, although the little bit of flex it has could, potentially, spread the force of an impact better than more rigid handsets. OK, it does fit a little better than straight phones do when pocketed in tight jeans, and it does feel nice in your hand, but that’s about it. Unlike the bendy LG G Flex 2 or famously curved Nokia 8110 (of Matrix fame), the curve here is so faint that it makes hardly any difference at all. The curve makes the phone ever so slightly banana shaped, so the mouth-piece rests nearer your yapper when you’re on a call. This is nothing like the steeply curved sides on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and doesn’t give the phone anywhere near the sex appeal of Samsung’s far more expensive curio. The key difference between the LG G4 and the G3 is a faint curve to the screen. Nothing interferes with holding the phone comfortably. All the edges of the G4 are smooth, save the bottom which is home to the Micro USB port and headphone jack. In spite of this one small issue, ease of use is the major benefit of the rear buttons, but clean design is another. You can do this on the G4 using the volume-down button, but it requires you to awkwardly stretch a finger behind the phone. The only problem with their location is taking photos using a button, rather than tapping the screen. It takes a bit of getting used to if you haven’t used a phone like it before, but within a few days you’ll be handling the LG G4 like a pro, and loving those rear buttons. This means both left- and right-handed people will have the same experience. It gives you easy access to all the buttons you need with your index finger, by touch alone. In fact it’s so clever that we’re shocked other companies haven’t copied it yet. ![]() The rear button design that’s been around since the LG G2 has had a little fine tuning and works better than ever. Using the LG G4 is even easier than handling a smaller handset, in some respects. That means that you can use the G4 one-handed as easily as you’d use a 5-inch phone. This is a phablet screen in a smartphone’s body. In most ways.Ī 5.5-inch screen can make a phone unwieldy – just try handling the mammoth iPhone 6 Plus or Galaxy Note 4, or worst of all the Nexus 6. The LG G4 looks and feels a lot like the G3 and in most ways this is a good thing. This phone has been replaced: Read our LG G5 and LG G6 reviews Down from £450/ $550 at launch to as little as £250/$200, the LG G4 is now even better value for money and still presents a compelling case.ġ48.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm, 155g, Plastic edge, Removable back, Rear button If you don’t mind the hard plastic that LG seems intent on persisting with, then this could well be the handset for you. It provides speedy performance, a great screen and arguably the best smartphone camera around. This is another all-round excellent flagship from LG and it costs considerably less than the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S6 or iPhone 6, while matching, or surpassing, those competitors in nearly every respect. That’s to say, its alterations are more evolutionary than revolutionary.ĭon’t let that deceive you, though – it’s brought with it changes that hit nearly all the right notes. The LG G4 has taken all the best bits from the LG G3 and rolled them into a new and improved package.The LG G4 is to the LG G3 what the iPhone 5S is to the iPhone 5. The LG G4 has a lot to live up to since its predecessor, the LG G3, was crowned TrustedReviews’ Phone of the Year in 2014. There still isn’t much else in that price bracket to worry it at the moment. Update: It might be ‘old’ now, but the G4 is still a great phone – especially as it’s currently going for under £300/$250 at select retailers. ![]()
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