This is LG's G6

[randomhkkid]

This is LG's G6 

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Having abandoned the modular design of last year’s G5, LG looks set to prioritize design this year, with our source indicating that the G6 will be made entirely out of glass and metal — a final and conclusive departure from the unpleasant plastic that characterized the company’s previous flagship devices. The G6 will have a headphone jack and is expected to be waterproof as well. Its battery, however, will no longer be replaceable.

Coming February 26th

90% Screen to body ratio

5.7inch screen

Headphone jack

Glass and metal body

Dual rear cameras

Water resistance

No SD expansion

Non-removable battery

Android Nougat

Snapdragon 821???!!

 

Looking good! LG really needs this one to be a success so it looks like they've pulled out all the stops. Hopefully they didn't make any stupid compromises like a small battery or a bad camera. 

[The Sloth]

sd card?

a promise of no boot loop? 

no screen burn in? 

[Guest]

No micro sd? Water resistant? 

[randomhkkid]

2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

No micro sd? Water resistant? 

Updated, no sd expansion and water resistance is present.

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

sd card?

a promise of no boot loop? 

no screen burn in? 

No SD unfortunately.

Hopefully! Didn't realise the G5 had those problems!

[VolkA]

Wow. It looks so ... Samsung ... But looking good nevertheless.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, randomhkkid said:

Updated, no sd expansion and water resistance is present.

Sad. just sad. Even my s5 neo has it... For a content creator people who likes taking videos otg an sd card is handy though if camera is shit then maybe not. Apple didn't put any sd slot in their iphones anyway

[Bouzoo]

No SD? Well that's a bummer. And no replaceable battery? That is not good. Also all other sources stated it would 5.2-5.3 so how come it's this big?

What I'm interested at is:

1. Will it have the unlock key on the back?

2. Have they implemented the fingerprint sensor below the front glass?

3. Will it have OLED finally?

If so, this is my upgrade in June.

[Phentos]

Meh, personally going to wait for the V30.

[randomhkkid]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Sad. just sad. Even my s5 neo has it... For a content creator people who likes taking videos otg an sd card is handy though if camera is shit then maybe not. Apple didn't put any sd slot in their iphones anyway

I feel, without the SD in my S7e I would have run out of space long ago.

1 minute ago, Bouzoo said:

No SD? Well that's a bummer. And no replaceable battery? That is not good. Also all other sources stated it would 5.2-5.3 so how come it's this big?

What I'm interested at is:

1. Will it have the unlock key on the back?

2. Have they implemented the fingerprint sensor below the front glass?

3. Will it have OLED finally?

If so, this is my upgrade in June.

I'd say probably yes on 1 and 2. OLED is still in shortage because of Samsung so I wouldn't hold your breath for the last one.

[rattacko123]

Galaxy S6 all over again

[Bouzoo]

1 minute ago, randomhkkid said:

I'd say probably yes on 1 and 2. OLED is still in shortage because of Samsung so I wouldn't hold your breath for the last one.

I'm pretty sure that LG has the capacity and tech to make OLED for their phones, I mean they have the best OLED tech out there. Especially after G5 which sold so bad they had to reorganize the whole department. 

[Bouzoo]

1 minute ago, huilun02 said:

Nice design but farkkk no sd card or replacable battery. LG lost its unique selling feature

It's probably gonna be the same story with G2/G3. After criticism, the returned it with G3. I'm expecting it'll be here again with G7. 

[randomhkkid]

1 minute ago, Bouzoo said:

I'm pretty sure that LG has the capacity and tech to make OLED for their phones, I mean they have the best OLED tech out there. Especially after G5 which sold so bad they had to reorganize the whole department. 

Samsung holds almost a monopoly in smartphone OLED panels. LG has a great TV OLED division but I can't think of any smartphones out there with an LG made OLED panel.

[Bouzoo]

1 minute ago, randomhkkid said:

Samsung holds almost a monopoly in smartphone OLED panels. LG has a great TV OLED division but I can't think of any smartphones out there with an LG made OLED panel.

And it's finally time for them to start doing it. I don't have sources, but I'm more than positive they can do it. 

 

And I hope they will give us at least a small part of DAC godness from V20. 

[Sketched360]

12 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Nice design but farkkk no sd card or replacable battery. LG lost its unique selling feature

I liked it when they had the volume rocker at the back of the phone. After that change, to me it felt like the LG series followed the crowd.. It's still a good phone but i liked the uniqueness.

[Dackzy]

I want this, I loved the G2. I just really hope that they put the volume buttons on the back again, it was SO NICE.

[Bouzoo]

2 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

I doubt it will happen again. Them old men up there only see the iPhones' success and attribute it to every design aspect of the iPhone. Including all the backwards features. Its happened to Samsung and some manufacturers are even going the no headphone jack route.

 

It does not help that people are sheep and will accept whatever is sold. 

The thing is, if they don't need the features, I don't see a problem. I for once never used the SD, and 64GB is plenty for me, and I've had a single battery issue in 3 years owning it, but it's not that hard to change the battery yourself. 

 

[Bouzoo]

6 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I want this, I loved the G2. I just really hope that they put the volume buttons on the back again, it was SO NICE.

Still rocking it, hopefully the G6 will be a worthy upgrade. If not, time to change brands. Sadly, the volume buttons which were the best feature imo seem to be stuck on the side. G5 all over again. 

 

Holly shit I just noticed 90% STB ratio. G2 had 75.9% and that was almost as high as we ever saw. 

Edited January 24, 2017 by Bouzoo

[Dackzy]

4 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

Still rocking it, hopefully the G6 will be a worthy upgrade. If not, time to change brands. Sadly, the volume buttons which were the best feature imo seem to be stuck on the side. G5 all over again. 

My G2 just got slow really fast... It would be sad if they just made a updated G5, the G5 was a good phone, but I don't want it because they moved the volume buttons on the side again...

[Sketched360]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

My G2 just got slow really fast... It would be sad if they just made a updated G5, the G5 was a good phone, but I don't want it because they moved the volume buttons on the side again...

Well since they moved it to the side anyway might as well try it because well on any other phone, it would probably be the same. To me nowadays, phone brands aren't really much different from each other. It is like they are all going towards this one global design structure. Either that or they are running out of ideas.

[Bouzoo]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

My G2 just got slow really fast... It would be sad if they just made a updated G5, the G5 was a good phone, but I don't want it because they moved the volume buttons on the side again...

Yeah, the main reason why I skipped it. Was thinking on getting V20 perhaps but it never launched in Europe, because reasons, but I'm in a huge need of an upgrade. My G2 is still rocking pretty good, it aged like Sean Connery if I may add. 

[Dackzy]

12 minutes ago, Sketched360 said:

Well since they moved it to the side anyway might as well try it because well on any other phone, it would probably be the same. To me nowadays, phone brands aren't really much different from each other. It is like they are all going towards this one global design structure. Either that or they are running out of ideas.

I think they are running out of ideas, a lot of phones look the same today. I like the things LG normally does to their andriod, but last time I used a LG phone was 1½-2 years ago...

 

13 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

Yeah, the main reason why I skipped it. Was thinking on getting V20 perhaps but it never launched in Europe, because reasons, but I'm in a huge need of an upgrade. My G2 is still rocking pretty good, it aged like Sean Connery if I may add. 

Yep I was also looking forward to the V20, but they didn't launch it in EU. I am also in need of an upgrade, my phone (lumia 930) gets insanely hot and restarts 2-3 times a day

[Bouzoo]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

Yep I was also looking forward to the V20, but they didn't launch it in EU. I am also in need of an upgrade, my phone (lumia 930) gets insanely hot and restarts 2-3 times a day

Well if you end up buying the G6, feel free to inform me how it is. 

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, Bouzoo said:

Well if you end up buying the G6, feel free to inform me how it is. 

well that depends on how expensive it ends up being

[Bouzoo]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

well that depends on how expensive it ends up being

Luckily, at least in my country, ever since the G6, their flagships have been up to $80 cheaper than Samsung, HTC and other flagships. I'd expect what G5 costed.