- So sometimes we dads, we try a little too hard, right?
I know we've all been there.
And that was sort of LG back in 2016 with the LG G5.
Now maybe you remember this phone, maybe you don't.
It was modular, it had pieces you were supposed
to take out and put in there to change it up,
and you didn't buy it.
And I tell you, that's all kind of a shame
because LG is one of those companies
that's been trying some really crazy things over the years.
One of the first with glass.
They put leather on a phone.
Leather, it was aw, so nice.
Now we have the LG G6, this is it right here.
And I tell you, it's almost kind of boring.
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So yeah, that was the hook.
Here's the thing about the LG G6.
Yes, it's more of a traditional phone,
but I think that's actually a good thing in this case.
I mean, maybe I'm just getting old, er,
but I kind of think there's something refreshing
about just having a slab of a phone
that does most everything really, really well.
And you got no moving parts, right?
Nothing comes off of this one.
Buttons are generally where they should be,
fingerprint sensor's on the back,
that's not out of the ordinary.
Really the strangest thing about this phone
is two cameras on the back, and even that's
not that strange anymore.
So let's start up front.
Now, a lot of hey has been made
about the rounded corners on the front of the screen,
and I don't know why there are rounded corners
on the front of the screen.
Occasionally, applications will act
a little funny because of this, but
that's really been the exception, not the rule.
And I just, I think it looks cool.
I mean that said, I'm kinda tired
of LG's LCD displays, I'm really looking forward
to them moving to AMOLED.
It's gonna be darker, it's gonna be nicer,
and it probably won't have that weird shimmer
as you turn it.
Oh and this one's, it's a little stretched out.
So instead of a 16:9 aspect ratio
that we've been used to for a long time,
it's 18:9 or 2:1 if you're into that whole math thing.
That actually kind of leads into
the overall feel of the phone though.
Because it's not super-wide, I like that.
It's a little bit taller than normal,
but again, it's one of those things
that width, if it's not too wide,
I can deal with a little more height.
My only real gripe here is the fingerprint
sensor on the back.
I love having the fingerprint sensor back there.
But I could use just a little more of an indentation,
a little bigger divot to help my finger find it.
Now I do think that putting a case on this
will help with that, but that's really my only complaint.
Let's talk software for a minute.
Now, I'm gonna sound like a broken record
to anyone who's followed my phone stuff over the years.
LG's software is getting better,
but it's still not my favorite.
It's functional, it's very functional,
a lot of stuff in there you can use.
I'm just not crazy about the way it looks
and I'm not necessarily crazy about the way it acts.
But it's not horrible.
Me, I'm just gonna use a different launcher
on it like a lot of you out there will.
So really not a huge deal.
Probably my biggest concern is the same one
we have with almost any manufacturer, right?
How quickly are they going to get software updates out?
LG's done okay with that, they can always do better.
Now really the reason I would buy this phone
is for the two cameras, right?
If you use the G5, you know what I'm talking about.
If you've seen an iPhone 7 Plus, you know
what I'm talking about.
One camera is sort of a normal smartphone camera,
the other is wide-angle.
And that really changes the way you start
to compose shots and the way you look at things.
Take the time and do that, it really gives you some
cool perspectives on things that you might
not otherwise have seen coming through your smartphone.
LG's cameras in general have been really
good over the years.
Easily top three I think, along with Samsung and the iPhone.
And the addition of the second lens just makes
it that much more fun for me.
So it's one of those things, if you get it,
awesome, just be sure to use it.
Trust me, you're gonna love it.
And well, that's it for the LG G6.
Yeah it's sort of a lot of meat and potatoes compared
to things like the Galaxy S8 or even the iPhone,
but I think I like that about it.
It's not trying to do too much,
it generally is just doing what it does really well.
And in this case, that's a nice, kind
of thin form factor and its two really
good, really fun cameras.
If you think I'm wrong, and I know one
or two of you do, let me know down on the comments.
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