Review: LG G6 – possibly the best smartphone you can buy, with wide-angle cameras, big screen and great battery life

LG has dropped the modular style and gimmicks of the G5, in favour of a streamlined design that uses two wide-angle cameras and maximises screen size

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The LG G6 with 5.7-inch display and slim bezels. Photo: Ben Sin

Published: 7:32am, 9 Apr 2017Updated: 7:32am, 9 Apr 2017

Last year LG released a phone that our reviewer called “one of a kind”. The G5 had a modular concept with removable chin that allowed for various plug-in accessories – and it proved to be too niche. With that in mind, the South Korean company has opted for a G6 that does away with the gimmicky features, instead focusing on the two main areas of concern: the screen and the camera(s).

The bottom of the LG G6 with a USB-C port. Photo: Ben Sin

Design and hardware

The first thing about the G6 is how tall the screen looks, and how much of the front it takes up. This year mobile phones will be drastically trimming the fat around the screen, but LG has beaten both Samsung and Apple to the punch. The G6 has a screen-to-body ratio of almost 90 per cent, and like the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8, will make all other phones with similar display sizes look and feel chunky.

The LG G6 has a shiny glass back. Photo: Ben Sin

Another trait that the G6 and S8 share this year is the glass unibody, which has been a staple in Samsung’s phones for years, but is new to the G series. That means just like Samsung’s phones, the G6’s back is shiny and glossy, but an absolute fingerprint magnet and prone to cracking. In my opinion, the matte metal black on the LG V20 feels and looks better. Despite this, however, the G6’s hardware is top notch.