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Great all round smartphone!

Started Jan 10, 2016 | User reviews
CheersUK
CheersUK Regular Member • Posts: 393
Great all round smartphone!

OK, I can't really add anything that hasn't already been said about the camera. I'm impressed! It may show some over sharpening with default JPEG output, but when you can shoot in RAW, who cares...and at 16mp a resolution to satisfy even the most demanding smartphone shooter. Oh, and low light level images are very good for a smartphone. Noise is a bit higher, especially if you're use to a DSLR or high quality P&S, but certainly not a show stopper.

Call quality has been good, no problems what so ever!

The screen is bright, crisp and well saturated, as well as having that high resolution Quad HD display...which does have one draw back. Until recently, I would have said that battery drain is the major draw back of this phone. Two things really make a difference as far as this is concerned:

1. Quick Charge 2 - from empty to full in about 90 mins.

2. Being a lucky Sprint customer, the phone has just received the Android 6 Marshmallow update. The Doze feature makes a huge difference to battery life. Only a 3-5% battery drain over night. This kind of optimization makes a huge difference through the course of a day when the phone isn't in use.

Overall a great phone. I have no complaints and would certainly encourage people to consider it for any smartphone purchase shortlist.

 CheersUK's gear list:CheersUK's gear list
Nikon D7100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 100-300mm F4-5.6 OIS Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro +11 more
LG G4
5.5 screen • 16 megapixels (rear) • 8 megapixels (front)
Announced: Apr 28, 2015
CheersUK's score
4.5
Average community score
4.5
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