6 things you need to know before buying LG G6

The LG G6 is finally coming to the Philippines at the end of the month after its official announcement back in February.

If you’re not yet familiar or convinced about the LG G6, here are six things you need to know before deciding to get one:

Large Display. Everyone seems to have grown larger this year. The LG G6 sports a 5.7-inch quad HD display – a territory used to be associated with larger phones or phablets like its cousin, the LG V20. This time around, though, LG managed to make the body of the G6 just as small as the G5 yet made more room for the display. It’s got thinner bezels in all corners so that almost the entire front panel is occupied by the screen.

Top Performance. The LG G6 is powered by a high-performance Snapdragon 821 quad-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM. This is slightly better than the chip used by the LG G5 and can easily handle anything in the ecosystem, including the most graphics-intensive games.

Water-Resistant. For the first time, LG managed to get its flagship device an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance of up to 1.5 meters for as long as 30 minutes. This means no more problems when you accidentally get the phone wet or you can even bring it for a quick dip.

Dual Rear Camera. The G6 followed in the footsteps of the G5 and the V20 with their dual rear cameras. Both sensors have 13-megapixel resolution but have different features. One has a standard high aperture of f/1.8 for better low-light shots while the second one has a wide-angle field of view which is best for scenic shots.

Hifi Quad DAC. The LG G6 inherited the 32-bit quad DAC (digital-to-analog converters) from the G5 and the V20 and improved upon them. These help produce really high-quality sound specifically for wired headphones.

Better Battery. The LG G5 had a low-capacity battery of only 2,600mAh. It was good for a whole day’s use but not enough for most heavy users. Fortunately, the new LG G6 has bigger battery capacity at 3,300mAh. During my time using the phone, it certainly lasted much longer and could go for a day and a half before charging it back again. There’s also support for wireless charging on top of that.

Pre-order for the LG G6 is ongoing until April 30 with a retail price of P37,990.

LG G6 specs:

5.7-inch QHD+ FullVisison display @ 2880 x 1440, 565ppi

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 2.4GHz quad-core processor

Adreno 530 graphics

4GB LPDDR4 RAM

32GB UFS 2.0 storage

expandable via microSD up to 2TB

LTE-A 3 Band CA up to 600 Mbps

13MP f/1.8 and 13MP f/2.2 Wide-angle Rear cameras with Dual LED Flash

5MP f/2.2 Wide-angle front camera

WiFi 802.11ac

Bluetooth 4.2 BLE

GPS with aGPS support

NFC

IP68 Dust and Water resistance

Dolby Vision

HDR 10

Fingerprint Sensor

32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC Chip

USB Type-C 2.0

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Android 7 Nougat with LGUX 6.0

3,300mAh battery (non-removable)

148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9mm (dimensions)

163 gram (weight)