LG has officially launched the LG G3 at
an event in London. Although this is the official reveal, the company
had already trickled out a lot of information prior to the event. While
the official teasers didn’t reveal all, the torrent of leaks left little
to the imagination, and the product we’ve seen showcased today matches
very closely with the,
As per earlier rumour, the handset is powered by Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 801 chip clocked at 2.5GHz. It has 2GB of RAM rather than the rumoured 3GB, but does come with an Adreno GPU. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with LG’s revamped UI layer on top – this is quite a minimalist looking affair with some interesting features, including a custom keyboard with gesture control, and intelligent notifications. There’s also LG’s Knock Code, which expands on the earlier “Knock On” feature which allowed users to wake the phone by tapping the display. With Knock Code you can create a custom knock so that only you can unlock your device by tapping in specific places in sequence.
The UK-facing version will feature 16GB of onboard storage and microSD support for cards up to 128GB – there is a 32GB version, but similar to HTC’s One M8 this will only be available in specific regions or on particular carriers.
The LG G3 packs a 13-megapixel camera with 4K video capture and optical stabilisation (OIS+) with laser autofocus. The camera UI is nice and clean too.
LG seems to have taken a few more pages from HTC’s book with a sleek aluminium bodyshell in black, silver or gold, and - although this is a metal "skin" on a plastic body. There's also a loudspeaker boosted by a built-in amplifier. The rear-mounted volume and power keys from the LG G2 have made a return but with a more refined design. The display is a 5.5-inch QHD IPS LCD which delivers incredibly sharp, colourful image quality – the phone has a very narrow bezel on either side of this panel.
Connectivity includes Bluetooth, NFC, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi,
while a 3,000mAh battery pack keeps the handset going. LG has bundled
in a Smart Notice feature which gives you prompts based on location,
phone status and what sort of activities you’re doing. There’s also a
health application following in the footsteps of Samsung’s S Health.
revealed the LG G3 has topped its battery testing chart. The site explains its methodology for battery testing.
"We measure battery life by running a custom web-script, designed to replicate the power consumption of typical real-life usage."
The result is that the LG G3 lasted for eight hours and 50 minutes, that's half-an-hour longer than the previous champion: Samsung's Galaxy S5.
According to LG, the display dynamically adjusts depending on the usage scenario, but it seems these optimisatons have paid off better than anyone expected. Another factor is the company used some graphite internal components for more efficient energy transfer.
He told “In order to accommodate this large screen, the bezel has to be very slim, that’s a given condition. I kept squeezing my engineers to make it slimmer and slimmer. They are all my friends but they didn’t meet my expectations and this is the best we can do as of today.
“It is still one of the best in the market and it is all related to the technology development as well. For me this is the perfect balance as of today. We can go a little bit slimmer and we can go a little bit bigger, but this is the nice balance.”
For all the pre-launch rumour details for the LG G3, head over to page
As per earlier rumour, the handset is powered by Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 801 chip clocked at 2.5GHz. It has 2GB of RAM rather than the rumoured 3GB, but does come with an Adreno GPU. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with LG’s revamped UI layer on top – this is quite a minimalist looking affair with some interesting features, including a custom keyboard with gesture control, and intelligent notifications. There’s also LG’s Knock Code, which expands on the earlier “Knock On” feature which allowed users to wake the phone by tapping the display. With Knock Code you can create a custom knock so that only you can unlock your device by tapping in specific places in sequence.
The UK-facing version will feature 16GB of onboard storage and microSD support for cards up to 128GB – there is a 32GB version, but similar to HTC’s One M8 this will only be available in specific regions or on particular carriers.
The LG G3 packs a 13-megapixel camera with 4K video capture and optical stabilisation (OIS+) with laser autofocus. The camera UI is nice and clean too.
LG seems to have taken a few more pages from HTC’s book with a sleek aluminium bodyshell in black, silver or gold, and - although this is a metal "skin" on a plastic body. There's also a loudspeaker boosted by a built-in amplifier. The rear-mounted volume and power keys from the LG G2 have made a return but with a more refined design. The display is a 5.5-inch QHD IPS LCD which delivers incredibly sharp, colourful image quality – the phone has a very narrow bezel on either side of this panel.
Dat Battery!
When LG announced the LG G3 and its QHD display there were a fair few eyebrows raised due to concerns about battery life. As it turns out, people needn't have been worried, despite the higher resolution touchscreen the LG G3 allegedly dominates the competition when it comes to battery life.revealed the LG G3 has topped its battery testing chart. The site explains its methodology for battery testing.
"We measure battery life by running a custom web-script, designed to replicate the power consumption of typical real-life usage."
The result is that the LG G3 lasted for eight hours and 50 minutes, that's half-an-hour longer than the previous champion: Samsung's Galaxy S5.
According to LG, the display dynamically adjusts depending on the usage scenario, but it seems these optimisatons have paid off better than anyone expected. Another factor is the company used some graphite internal components for more efficient energy transfer.
LG Wanted Even Smaller Bezels Says Executive
LG’s G3 comes with great screen-to-size bezels but according to comments from an LG executive the company wanted to make them even thinner. Chul Bae Lee, VP of LG’s mobile design, has admitted he was pressuring the engineers to decrease the width of the bezels even further but some technical restrictions got in the way.He told “In order to accommodate this large screen, the bezel has to be very slim, that’s a given condition. I kept squeezing my engineers to make it slimmer and slimmer. They are all my friends but they didn’t meet my expectations and this is the best we can do as of today.
“It is still one of the best in the market and it is all related to the technology development as well. For me this is the perfect balance as of today. We can go a little bit slimmer and we can go a little bit bigger, but this is the nice balance.”
For all the pre-launch rumour details for the LG G3, head over to page
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