In a joint event held in London and New York, LG has lifted the veil to unveil its new high-end smartphone. The LG G4 is here..
The LG G4 borrows heavily characteristics from the G3 but also adds new ones, such as the new slightly curved screen and optional portseyeto back covers. The camera seems to have been a central focus of LG for this device.
The LG G4 has an impressive 5.5 Quad HD IPS Quantum inch screen with 2560 × 1440px resolution. The 16 Megapixel rear camera with f / 1.8 and OIS 2.0 lenses. The screen has one curve 3000mm radius throughout planning of the phone something that LG it mentions it as "Slim Arc" design.
The G4 will be the first device to officially use Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, MSM8992 big.LITTLE SoC.
It has 3GB LPDDR3 RAM and a 32GB hard drive. The device has a micro SD slot for extension of storage, and will be powered by a 3000 mAh removable battery. The front camera of the device is 8 Megapixel with f/2.0 and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The detailed specification lists show the improvements over G3, released last year:
LG G3 |
LG G4 |
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| SoC | MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 4x Krait 400 @ 2.5 GHz |
MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 2xA57 @ 1.82GHz + 4xA53 @ 1.44GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 @ 578MHz | Adreno 418 @ 600MHz |
| RAM | 3GB LPDDR3 933MHz | 3GB LPDDR3 933MHz |
| NAND | 32GB NAND (eMMC 5.0) + microSD |
32GB NAND (eMMC 5.0) + microSD |
| Display | 5.5-inch 2560 × 1440 IPS LCD | 5.5-inch 2560 × 1440 IPS LCD |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G Qualcomm MDM9x25 UE Category 4 LTE |
2G / 3G / 4G Qualcomm X10 (Integrated) UE Category 9 LTE |
| Length | 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm 149 grams |
148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm 155 grams |
| Camera | 13MP rear camera, 1.12 pixm pixels, 1 / 3.06 ″ CMOS size, F / 2.4. 2-axis OIS2.1MP F / 2.0 FFC |
16MP Sony IMX234 rear camera, 1.12µm pixels, 1 / 2.6 ″ CMOS size F / 1.8, 3-axis OIS8MP Toshiba T4KA3 FFC |
| Battery | 3000 mAh (11.4 Wh) replaceable | 3000 mAh (11.4 Wh) replaceable |
| OS | Android 4.4.2 with LG UI | Android 5.1 with LGUX 4.0 |
| Connectivity | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac + BT 4.0, USB2.0, GPS / GNSS, MHL, DLNA, NFC | 802.11a / b / g / n / ac + BT 4.0 |
| SIM Size | Micro SIM | nanosim |
