LG G6 review - 4 months later (It's awesome!)
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TechAltar hi
Perks of 1080 display : Every video looks great.
TechAltar Actually very good, it looks like a lighting bokeh.
Well I have to say this video looks much much better than the ones that came before it. You were already one of the best channels without the production value, now it's even better.
pretty cool! looks good! the sound (when you record it in front of the camera) is bad because of the echo though! :P
Next TechAltar video: "why hair combs wont matter in the future"
They already don't matter now 😎
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Never buy a LG Phone at launch, they always drop in price pretty fast
But even if you buy it at launch, it is still worth it for the price. It is even more worth it after the price drop.
POINTLESS GUY The problem though is if you buy it at launch and then try and sell it a while after then it would be a massive loss. Seriously this phone came out like March and I'm pretty sure by Christmas it will be under $300. That's unreal.
Samsung and Apple has a lot of religious customers, thats why price drops very slow. Religious customers rather buy last years Samsung or apple phone, than brand new phone from other brand.
Michael Diaz I know!!!!
and btw the V20 now costs $319 in my country
Redstoner PE The V30 hasn't been released yet, how is it for sale for $319??
The S8 is like the younger, prettier model you want but the G6 is the sensible one you should go for a settle down with lol.
I'm still rocking LG G4 and when it dies I have to get one these
VÆRM Koponen I'm still using my G3 lol. 😂
VÆRM Koponen
I still use my G2 😂😂
man that's awesome. LG's seem to last way longer than other phones
LOL LG's quality is shit. I'd still be using my G3 right now if it didn't die from the very well know and well documented flickering screen issue. Not to mention the massive bootlooping problem on the G4s. I'm really considering getting the G6, but LG's spotty past is keeping me away. It's a shame because I really like LG phones.
I've had G2, G3 and now G4 and never had an major problems with them
I bought mine for $380 and I'm in love with it! ❤
Where did you buy?
Jake A
Saudi Arabia 😀 I got the 64gb version.
Thanks! I didn't even know 64gb is an option, and for lower cost than in Europe....Are you able to provide a site link?
Jake A
There's also a 128gb option here, I got it from a local store which doesn't ship internationally. In addition, phones here might not work with European sim cards and vise versa. I'd suggest that you wait a month or two until the price go down then get it online from Amazon or any other trusted company.
Jake A
If you're on a budget, you could also take a look at the One Plus 5. It's a good phone.
Hey Martin, just bought a G6 for my son... and it is dope! I got it for 403 euro on Amazon...which I think is a great deal. I set it up together with my boy and it is great! Thanks for the great review and keep up the good work!
no bootloop yet ?
What is your opinion on Xiaomi in 2017?
1. Dominating the Fit Band market.
2. Dominating the Smart Home Market.
3. Dominating the budget phone market.
BTW, since you are a tech geek, I suggest you to try the MiJia Xiaomi Mi Smart Home Products.
You need to download their Mi Home app, and when they say where is your location, choose Mainland China. Do not choose Europe, Singapore, India or etc. Choose Mainland China.
Loved this video. ❤️💕
POINTLESS GUY their drone is amazing as well
xiaomi are bullshit. do you really want the chinese government spying on you?
wclifton968 Some Xiaomi fans are even worse than isheep.
wclifton968 You people clearly didn't own a product from this company. They sell almost everything cheaper and better than their competitors. And for those who think their UI is similar to iOS, it is not. In fact, it has more customizations than stock Android. Plus the battery life is much more than flagship phones because of the software and the processor Xiaomi chose. It doesn't cut off on performance too, performance is blazing fast because of its UI with the processor it provided.
wclifton968 No, they do not spy on you, unless you have the brains to download Chinese malware(which I guess you accidentally downloaded). I also guess you read an article about how the Chinese government is spying on you through a Chinese phone. Well, they do that in their country but based on laws in other countries, they cannot or they can spy on you. So for example, I live in Singapore and laws here don't allow such spying hardware in consumer electronics to be allowed.
And still underrated
Newer had LG phone before, but this year I decided to buy G6. I was looking to other flagships, but damm G6 is unbeatable value for money. Probably most underrated flagship this year.
Nice man. I also went from the L950 to the G6 and I love it!!! Maybe we can be phone buddies
L0gan0ne I did almost the same, bought the G5 for my 950 last february 😂 I also LOVE the wide-angle shooter...
Nice! Yeah i looooooove the wide angle camera. My only complaints are the ips lcd screen (downgrade from the amoled i'm used to) and the sd821, but really the display is quite beautiful and the SoC is fast enough at least for the next year or two. All-around great phone for the price. Would not buy full price, but at $450 it was a steal for me
L0gan0ne as a lg user whet from g2 to g4 and now thinking of buying g6 , i have only 1 question is there any overheating and burning your leg while being in your pocket :D
I have never experienced it overheating at all. It is absolutely a solid phone if you can grab it for a reasonable price. It's a juggernaut in my opinion.
10x
Great review, man!
My nexus 5x broke so i'm ordering mine tomorrow!
Lg G6 user here ! :) using it for the last 2 months and so,so happy that i chose this practical alternative over the S8..
I've had a general trend downwards in the price of my phone over the last few years as I've come to realise that for what I want my phone for the flagship phones really don't provide value for money for me. Currently using a Lenovo P2 because the battery is ridiculous and the rest of the specs on the phone do everything I need. I'm a little disappointed that the P2 isn't more popular given that everyone's always going on about wanting a battery that lasts 2 days and then one comes along and it gets a middling response.
I somehow always find this to be the case. Everyone complains about battery life, but then barely anyone buys a phone which promises exceptional battery life. Sad stuff!
Robert Jones me too. Not p2 by the way, huawei p9 lite. I believe using mid range device will provide you enough power and can last 2 years minimum.
I have a P2 as well and I love the battery life.
Currently getting 14+ hours of screen on time on single charge. The only problem with Lenovo is their lousy software updates.
Because it doesn't perform like a flagship people want top notch specs and great batterylife so basically people should just glue a 4000mah powerbank to the back of their phone
People want great specs AND great battery time. What's the point of a mobile phone that lasts 2 days when it performs like an ancient Egyptian artifact?
With the acception of having no replaceable battery it seems like a smartphone I'd love to have. Nice big screen to fit in my hand, no bullshit gimmicky features, just a straight up good smartphone.
I pretty much made the same transition. I had a Lumia 950 and was a long time Windowsphone user. I also think that Microsoft made every possible decision to remove their market share and could still have a modest business if they were even interested in consumer sales these days.
Anyway I don't like Samsung because of their insane duplication of apps that are already in Google Android and crapware you can't get rid of.
The G6 was cheaper than the Oneplus 5 in the UK and is getting cheaper. I like the wide angle.
My launcher is the Arrow Launcher from Microsoft and my home screen is mostly Microsoft. Microsoft seem to support Android better than Windowsphone.
Same here
123 321 what is "the strike back" about?
yeah, tell us! I gave up on Windows a long time ago even if I still have my lumia 830
Stephen Townsley Well this is interesting... I've been using a Lumia 1020 for 3 years now (still works great) and have started to look around for a possible upgrade. I found myself gravitating towards the LG G6 as it ticks most of my boxes (waterproof, reasonable price, headphone jack, etc). Anyways.. Good to see fellow WP fans in 2017 :-)
Had the 1020. The image quality was unbelievable and if there had been a 1050 or 1060 with Windows 10 Mobile I would have bought it. However the 1020 had one issue - sensor speed. The processing took a while. The Lumia 930 and 950 turned out to produce almost as good picture quality with faster sensors.
I still have my Lumia 950 and my wife has one. Windowsphone would still be my daily phone if Microsoft were even vaguely interested. They are not. The main Microsoft failing is they dont really love mobile. Nokia was the best thing about Windowsphone.
I think its best phone in its price range and love LG very much
Gonna buy this phone probably sometime next week! I currently have a G2 that I've been using for the past three years & it's been a great phone, but some of the buttons don't work anymore (I've downloaded substitute buttons which help but they get in the way too often), some of my apps don't work as properly & the battery doesn't hold charge as well as before. This phone is my best bet cause the price is reasonable like my G2 was at the time. I could easily afford the Galaxy S8 or iPhone 7, but I don't want to pay twice as much for a smartphone.
DisneyMusicVideos you wont regret getting the G6. Its stunning
Brazefuze I bought it last week & it's an amazing phone! Huge improvement over the G2 for sure!
Is it really? I still have my G3 and I love it...occasional problems with the power button not working and the memory, but other than that I still love this phone like I did the first day I bought it. But, I guess it's time for an upgrade....
LG deserves a medal for not having the camera stick out like every other manufactures these days! Another medal for the price! I remember my LG cookie.
I had nearly bought a G6 over the OnePlus 5, but after using both I went for the OP5 despite the G6 being better in most regards. The G6 is as fragile as the S8 despite the milspeck rating. People dropped their phone not even a foot high and the back panel (and in one video I saw online, the front panel) cracked. But my main issue is with the software. It's not being updated regularly in India, and it lags a good few, the phone can't remember my app preferences for gallery and file managers, and even with just moderate use it heated up.
It's such an awesome phone, it really got overlooked. It's not a cheap or gimmicky and it's not lacking anywhere and the camera is amazing.
now i'm feeling so fly like a g6
I like this chaps reviews: rational, penetrating, no mucking about. He also did a good critique of the OP5 hype. Great stuff!
I really, REALLY miss the jellybean days. The best days of android.
Drága TechAltar! I work in a smartphone lab and we have learned from our own experience not to buy lg phones anymore. LG G3 was a great hit, even the LG G4 was excellent up until it died, usually within a year, bootloop troubles. LG provides the best screens and the audio is also great, but it finishes the battery very fast and the bootloop-death is still a problem sometimes even with their newer flagships. I know, I loved my LG G4, till it died, my boss did let me to upgrade to LG G5, but I didn't like it that much. LG G6 have a DAC only with the 64GB version and in my country it's as expensive as the galaxy s8 (which is faster, more reliable, and it also has DAC. So, I have upgraded to s8.
About offers, a cheap LG G4 with the redesigned motherboard should survive till the end of its warranty. As a media mini-tablet it should be fine.
no LED notifications. :/
It has an always-on display that works really well though, so that's not a problem for me
Only sad thing is that LG logo looks quite ugly on the front, taking the rightful place of where a second loudspeaker should go. Agree?
Sure. But having a simple LED notifications would have been so much better. This is the only gripe that I have with this phone. or else, every this is great about the phone.
The logo is an eyesore.
If you want it that bad, slap it on the back. Maybe in the fingerprint reader. There's plenty of LG branding in the software already.
I want front-facing, dual-speakers, for stereosonic audio like the Nexus 6. The LG G6 has the space on the bottom, and combined with the slim bezel this would be a killer design.
Kangal If you buy it in black, it is difficult to see the logo
I sold my Samsung Galaxy S8 and got a dual sim, 64gb, hifi dac LG G6 in a amazing blue color. 370euro!!! That's a value for money smartphone. Totally happy
who is the red head?
Agreed with the review! I have been using my G6 for a month now and I can say the experience is as the video says! Definitely value for its money.
V30 should be epic if all thay do is put a better camara in with snapdragon 835. Longer battery life from new soc and better camara could win me over.
After 2 pampered galaxy phones without a scratch on them stopped recognizing sim cards, I bought a g5. I've been so happy with it I bought a lg Stylo 3 Plus for a daily midrange and it too, has been great, the stylus note function being very handy in my business. LG's provide a lot of value at their price points and seem very durable to me. Great review! You didn't mention if it has wireless charging though?
The US model has wireless charging, the European version does not. Not sure about other markets.
Who is watching on Lg g6?
Hele921
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Hele921 not watching on the G6, though on an LG K20 Plus.
Hele921 me
Hele921 shouldn't you be worried about bootloop issues
Hele921 not me but I'm watching on my moto e4
Your videos keep getting better and better!
just get the new g6+... 128gb storage, quad DAC, wireless charging and a sexy blue colour :)
Has it does not have dac!!! Only lgv10, LGv20, LGv30 and new G7
I support you on the fact that G6 is a lot more durable than S8, it's a very good video. I also have a pair of Sony h.ear on NC (red ones) and it's the best purchase I ever made in my life, I love them. Also the quality of the 4K video is stricking. :)
I think the g6 looks better than the galaxy s8
Sean Quertinmont i agree and i have a s8 galaxy lol
Lg g6 looks so much better on the lg g6 silver besels galaxy s8 is just black
@@jhot2477 stfu
Thanks for turning me on to the ungrip! Never heard of it before but now after looking it up I think I'm gonna buy it!
Which are those headphones?
I love my G6 so much. Ive dropped my phone about 6 times since getting it and i have a tech21 case and screen protector and nothing has broken and I'm able to put photos inside the case. The camera has helped so much with my job (art gallery stuff and painting), its absolutely amazing, except for in low light, which im fine with.
Finally a German that speaks English
I wish they kept the volume buttons on the back. I have the G4 and I've fallen in love with having all of the buttons on the back. This phone is 2 years and still going incredibly strong but it's starting to show it's age in occasional-frequent Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Hoping it lasts long enough to the G7 because I feel like with the G6 they added the cool features like the wide angle camera and with the G7 they could really polish it out
Button on the back, curved shape, and its iconic design. It was really the best handling experience, reason why I still have my G4.
My only wish was that it had an amoled screen because if someone uses amoled they cannot turn back i used it and i love it and its the only this which is stopping me to buy g6!!
Vijayx7 I don’t amoled is pretty meh as it degrades over time and can suffer from burn in
You forgot to mention the sweet quad dac. Audio quality is second to none right now.
Wallpaper?
From an app called Walli
TechAltar Thanks 🙂
I've got the lg g6 for a year now and I have no complaints.
Where are people getting this so cheap from? Here in the UK, everywhere is selling it for £600-£650
LG G6 : Blaze it Edition
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LG-G6-H870DS-64GB-Dual-sim-SIM-FREE-UNLOCKED-Black/112400084288?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140131123831%26meid%3D5d4213df543c4a289f9135dd07b98c52%26pid%3D100170%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D112400084288&_trksid=p5411.c100170.m2943
While in croatia it costs 950€ hahahahahaha
Bane the player Ouch. In India it's 40,000 INR
I am in the UK. Paid £340 from Ebay. A company in Manchester imports them from the far east.
the camera shots remind me of living in Berlin Kreuzberg in the late 1980s up to the Mauerfall. I can remember some good times back then
Watching from my LG G6
Your progress after each video is great. Just gonna sit here and watch you grow ^_^
If only it had an amoled screen
pisse3000 exactly
I had a s8 plus and dropped it about 2 feet and the whole back cracked, getting this one tomorrow and I'm so excited
The G6 is the best phone of 2k17 its major flaw is people don't know about it because LG suck at marketing and letting people know how great the product is.
love your videos! Only thing I want to let you know is your videos often have volume inconsistencies... I always have to turn the volume up and down when you switch shots from talking over slides to talking on camera. Other than that keep up the fantastic work!
LGG6 was $6 more than my OnePlus 5. No Deal.
David I upgrade from my OPO and I can say it's a lot better and worth the upgrade. That being said I don't think it will last as long as my One before I start getting bored of it (I could easily go another year with the OPO if I needed to)
Zion oneplus 5 sucks, you should have gone for 3t
524 for OP5 480 for G6
Joaquin Niño Ortega 480 for OP5 6gb ram
BRUH, I wanted my $6 so I could buy a boba or something, chilllllllllll.
Hey there! Great video. You hit a point very good.
I've personally bought G6 a month ago after really long search and hours of watched reviews.
It's a truly great phone! I would recommend it to anyone.
I bought an International G6 H870DS for my sister and she told me it recently died on her. Apparently the screen froze, so she did a restart. It went to a boot loop and died. She couldn't turn it on anymore. Because it was an international version, it doesn't have warranty. She is now in the process of having it repaired in a official LG center and paying out of her own pocket. She's currently waiting on their diagnosis and a quote to repair the device.
pr0jectSkyneT I'm sorry to hear that. Would you recommend this phone over the s8?
You are fast becoming my fav reviewer, next to Michael Fischer. Thanks for the video! Kudos for the Jaime Riverrrrra shoutout too :)
gimmie dat wallpaper
HeadshotMachine™ its from an app called walli
Timothy Joe , search for artwork lightspeed on walli app
i have the LG G6 and I love it...quick and the camera is awesome. I love the everyday use of it. I think its one of the greatest phones out.
Anyone else thought the screen was cracked in the THUMBNAIL😂
First where can I find that background and second that lighting setup makes this the most appealing looking phone I've ever seen
I think the G6 is significantly better looking than the s8.
Kevin Schmevin haha loo
Lol**
Kevin Schmevin Your blind! Lol. The galaxy s8 and s8 plus are much sexier phones...IJS
Great honest factual review. Most reviews these days feel like a infomercial so this was great, thanks!
So many lg haters trolling here
Hells favorite angel mike How'd you know?
I bought the LG v20 a bit a month ago and I love it! I'm making my review video now. I got it for less than £300 new! Great video on the poorly advertised G6. 👍
Finally ..... First comment by the way and thanks for listening to us and for doing review
2:07 omg that smooth R when you said Jaime Rivera... nice mate! I loved this review.
You lost me on the line where you said you used Lumia. Sorry I can't take tech tips from a guy who used Lumia :).
Deian Motov why?
He used it and and experienced one end of lol.
Deian Motov ok thanks.
I hope G6 have good assembly cause my LG G3 was a big dissapointment. Thousands of users complaining about overheating issues, asking for a recall that did not happen and after trying to fix their phones on their own. Actually every user of the previous Lg phones that I talked about complained about the quality and durability. I really like the budget price and quality of other LG eletronics (Tvs, Monitors) but when it comes to Smarthphones I do not trust the brand. Hope they learned with the previous mistakes.
Lg shoud have made an ad with the song like a G6 by far east movement
nice job mate, plenty of info without being an hour long review. good balance
Awesome video, I love the format. As a fellow tech youtuber I'm amazed at how much info you were able to cram into less than 8 minutes!
I'm probably pretty biased since I had the LG G4 . That bootlooped on me a few months ago while still under warranty, so I got the G5, and I've loved both phones. The fact that the lock button is on the back is really ergonomic for me, and the camera app is great with the manual mode and wide angle mode. Again I'm p biased, but if I was looking for a new phone rn, I'd so go for the G6
Very good point. Alot of consumers don't realize LG cheaped out on the front face camera for 5 megapixel in the year 2017???? And what's worse is that the LG G5 has a better front face camera and better sensor at 8 megapixel. They went completely backwards in that aspect. All in all though the LG G6 is the best sleeper device of this year. And I put it in the Top 5 of 2017 easily.
I love my LG G6
Agree with pretty much everything you said, the G6 is a fantastic phone for (currently) an amazing price, hard to justify anything else honestly. I've had mine since launch and I regret nothing.
You missed one major point that is Dedicated DAC and Amp which makes it apart from its competitors..
RockyLovesFood g6 does not have dac!!! Only LGv20, LGv30, lgv10, and new G7
Getting a brand new one for 250 tomorrow, most excited.
I made a blind test with photos from the S7 vs G6, the S7 turns out has a significantly better camera especially in low light. You're right there, I went with the S7.
I really love your videos please post frequently 👍
according to gsmarena
Samsung S8: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
LG G6: 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
No, the LG G6 is not thicker than the S8, it is somewhat thinner (by 0,1mm). However it (the G6) does feel chulkier due to its sharp bezels
Thanks for making this, I remember thinking the camera app and wide angle camera were awesome, but then I hear very little about the phone these days. I think its initial price put me off but this is much better now 👍
And since mine arrived a year ago. I've kept in good condition, I found out that the sound/speaker quality sucks, and the headphone jack is defective. One of the contacts has a tendency to pop out in a number of phones. Several people have had similar experience, not LG G6 but more 5-10 is a problem.
I am almost certainly will buy this as my next phone, but currently my OnePlus one is still running pretty good overall.
I actually love the design of the LG G6, and when I hold the phone in stores, it just feels great and to me it is even more beautiful than most flagships currently available.
Good review!
Waiting for the LG V30.
The 18:9 Screen, wide angle camera and the Hi-fi Quad DAC make LG the best and most unique smartphone maker available out there IMO.
I've been an iPhone user for 5 years now and I'm definitely considering switching over to an lg g6.
Hey man, I've been a subscriber for quite a while and I just really love the effort and production value you're putting into your vids lately. I'm glad to see this channel grow. Keep it up!
I switched from iPhone 5S after 3+ years to a G6 and it's hard for me to find anything about this phone I don't like. Both OSes are pretty much on par now and G6 is much cheaper for what the hardware offers.
BTW thanks for validating my purchase satisfaction
Ive had a LG G6 for three months now and i must say, although is a pretty fine phone, is not more resistant than others in the market. Before doing the purchase (which in my country turned out to be incredibly cheap, i paid about 190 USD), i read a lot about its military test resistance and this feature was the reason i decided it over the Huawei Mate 9. Despite the "high grade resistance" i bought a spiegen case to get more protection. Everything was ok until the day i dropped the phonce since 2 and a half feet and the screen smashed completely, even though it had the protector case. I took it to the dealership and they repaired it free cost. While the reparation was in process, i got a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 as a back up phone (got it for 200 USD) and im amazed by the performance and beauty of this phone (fair to say the camera is not even close to G6's). Currently i got my G6 back brand new, not repaired, thanks to some guarantee issues i was benefit from, but i dont miss it at all. I quickly became a Xiaomi fanatic and im hoping to get the MI MIX2 soon.
i love your point of view..
Love my lg6 and waiting for the LG G7
As a phone salesman I just bought this in June 2018. Amazon prime special deal under $400.
Awesome. Just wish they had never gotten rid of the removable battery.Still loving my v10 for this exact purpose
Down to earth review! I'm beginning to be more and more into what you post, because you just so damn spot on! Back to the review, after living with the G6 for one month now, I´m not convince if this is a good phone or not. Pictures i feel the same as you do(great looking, but zooming in and everything is bah), UI bit weird at times, and overall look I feel like I'm sitting with a phone that need to upgrade to 2017 standard! But I will give it more time, hoping that it will get better.
I crashed my L950 a few days ago. What a coincidence! I did a factory reset and spent all last night reloading all the apps. I'm holding out for the LG V30...
I think LG makes the most interesting phones. I bought a G5 a few months ago and it has been great. I have the wide angle lens which I love. The modular design makes changing batteries extremely easy and fast. Finally, I paid 250 for it making it a better value than any of the budget phones. It's the only phone like it. I also love the V series of phones which are interesting and unique in their own way.
My galaxy s8 cracked in the exact same place as that photo. Still wouldn't go back this phone is a beast.
Awesome image quality on your new camera!
You didn't mention expandable memory - which is amazing.