LG G4 design
The LG G4 design lives up to the many rumors
that it'll be clad in premium leather, specifically vegetable tanned
leather. It'll come in multiple colors too.
Leather
isn't for everyone, so other backs are available with the new
smartphone including more familiar black and gold with a metallic
coating and white with a ceramic coating.
All of three of these alternative design options sport a unique hammered pattern, but have a plastic base.
The LG G4 dimensions are 148.9 x 76.5 x 9.9mm and it sports a curved back, as seen in several press renders.
LG's mobile chief Juno Cho has stated
that the G4 will be "radically different" to anything that's come
before. Those changes were originally said to include a metal casing
rather than a polycarbonate one, but LG upped the elegance with a
leather back.
LG G4 screen
LG has shown the G4's screen
in a video, revealing that it has a QHD IPS Quantum Display, which is
25% brighter and has a 20% wider color range than the display on the LG
G3.
That screen had already been revealed by LG Display before it was confirmed that the LG G4 would use it, so we know it's a 5.5-inch 1440 x 2560 display.
LG
G4 also takes cues from the company's curved smartphones with a slight
bend to its design. It's not as dramatic as the LG G Flex 2, but its
should prove resourceful for screen durability.
LG G4 camera
An official teaser video
reveals some of the G4's camera features, such as Quick Shot, which
lets you take a snap by double-tapping the rear key, even if the phone
is locked.
There's
also a Gesture Interval Shot mode, which takes four photos in a row,
allowing you to choose the best to keep. Plus the camera features powerful manual controls.
As
for the hardware, a brand new camera module has been created that
features an aperture of f/1.8, and will very likely be used in the G4,
which according to LG makes it the "widest aperture camera developed for
a smartphone".
In
plain English this means the LG G4 should be excellent at taking
photographs in low light conditions, allowing 80% more light in than the
LG G3,
as well as less blur when taking photos of fast moving objects. You can
see the results for yourself in LG's teaser video below.
The
LG G4's camera has also been boosted from the 13MP resolution of the LG
G3 to 16MP on the back and from 2.1MP to 8MP on the front. The rear
camera has a six-layer lens that is twice the size of the one found in
the LG G3.
An ultra-thin 0.1mm blue IR filter will also be
included, to help give photos a natural look with accurate colours by
blocking out infrared interference.
LG G4 OS and power
LG's
G4 will have an all-new UX 4.0 interface to give it a more refined look
as it attempts to compete with HTC Sense and Apple's obvious iOS.
Among
these are 'Ringtone ID', which automatically composes a custom ringtone
for each contact and 'Quick Memo+', which lets you collect snippets
from the web without the adverts.
Other features of the newly announced UX 4.0
include a Smart Alert, which makes activity suggestions based on the
weather forecast and a Smart Board, which combines information from
multiple apps into a single widget.
Surprisingly the LG G4 looks set to pass on the Snapdragon 810 and use the weaker Snapdragon 808 instead, if a benchmark believed to be from the LG G4 is to be believed.
It could be true, as the 810 reportedly suffers from overheating issues, though it contradicts earlier rumors, which suggested that the LG G4 would sport a Snapdragon 810 chip. Either way, it's set to have a meaty 3GB of RAM.
LG G4 cost
While
the LG G3 undercut rivals it looks like the same may not be true of the
LG G4. South Korean carriers SK Telecom and T World Direct have it pegged at $825, which would be between the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in the US.
Converting
to pounds gives us £550 in the UK, but direct conversions rarely pan
out and if anything it's likely to be slightly more than that.
'techradar.
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