LG G5 H850
LG G5 is built around a modular concept. There are currently two modules available that extend the functionality of the phone. The camera module slides onto the phone and transforms the phone into a camera including buttons and a camera grip. The audio module has been developed in co-operation with Bang & Olufsen (B&O).
LG decided to ditch the modular design for the successor LG G6 due to limited interest among consumers.
Manufacturer: LG
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10 years ago
With an improved battery swapping system, the LG G5 isn't a bad phone, per se. But various other features probably looked better in the R&D lab than they do in real life.
I never thought I'd write this about any phone, but the LG G5 just feels a bit desperate. It feels rushed. It feels like LG's designers were locked in a room, working on what could be a very good phone, and then someone bolted out the door Leeroy Jenkins-style, and unleashed the G5 on the world...
Pros:
- Innovative
- Great screen
- Fast
Cons:
- Feels half-baked
- Build quality issues
10 years ago
LG G5 review
The innovative features are flawed to one degree or another, casting a dark shadow on a phone that otherwise does have a lot of offer. I never thought I’d write this about any phone, but the LG G5 just feels a bit desperate. It feels rushed. It feels like LG’s designers were locked in a room, working on what could be a very good phone, and then someone bolted out the door Leeroy Jenkins-style, and unleashed the G5 on the world before the concept was fully realized.
Pros:
- Innovative
- Great screen
- Fast
Cons:
- Feels half-baked
- Build quality issues
10 years ago
LG G5 review
The scale of the LG G5’s ambition is breathtaking. It’s the first of a new kind of smartphone and – if the modular concept works – you can expect Apple, Samsung and the rest to spend the next couple of years scrambling to catch up with this handset. Still, we’re not in the business of giving points for potential, and of the two modules we've so far tested only one - the relatively niche Hi-Fi Plus - is worth investigating. We're hoping that more will follow, and that third-party manufacturers will get in on the act too, but until that happens the G5 needs to be able to stand on its own merits. Fortunately, it does: if you walk into a phone shop and nab yourself a G5, then you'll have a fabulous handset that's better than most of what's available out there. It doesn't leave the competition eating its dust, but that says more about how great smartphones are right now than this LG. A supreme screen, lightning-fast processor and novel camera are no longer enough to make any mobile the best by far. To spearhead the mobile vanguard, you have to either be a near-on perfect product such as the Galaxy S7 or offer something new entirely. So the LG G5 has gone for the latter option, while still being an awesome phone to begin with. It’s a big, ballsy move, and one that we hope pays off in the long run. Technology is meant to inspire you and the G5 does that in spades. Buy the LG G5 here SIM Free or on contract here
Pros:
- Immense screen
- Clever wide-angle camera
- Durable battery life
Cons:
- No waterproofing
- Always-on display is poor
10 years ago
LG G5 review: Mix-and-match design can't beat Samsung's S7
This is the phone to get if you want a removable battery, but it fails to live up to its world-changing Swiss Army Knife potential. LG phones often play it safe, but this modular G5, which lets you swap out some parts, is all risk. I love the innovation -- no other company has gotten this far with a modular phone -- but unfortunately the device falls short on execution.
Pros:
- The LG G5's unique modular design lets you swap in fun accessories. It has (two!) great rear cameras, expandable storage and a replaceable battery -- a rarity in high-end phones.
Cons:
- Although you can swap out some parts, there aren't enough to make this feature compelling. You can only access the phone's app drawer in a specialized theme.
10 years ago
LG G5 review: Disruptions start with a first step
There's a lot of experimentation on this new smartphone, and it all begins in the hardware. From a design standpoint, the LG G5 is a blend of similar and unique. From a distance anyone could mistake it for the typical flat slab.
Pros:
- Modular makes a comeback
- Amazing primary camera
- Amazing wide-angle camera
- Outstanding performance
- Futuristic design
- Replaceable everything
- LG Friends
- Potential for more modules
Cons:
- Needs more polish in manufacturing the bottom slot
- Why are the chamfers so sharp
- Microdized treatment feels like plastic
- Aging concerns over paint finish
- The display is dimmer than average
- Inconsistent battery life
10 years ago
New LG G5 Dual SIM 16MP 32GB Smartphone Pink review
This is the phone to get if you want a removable battery, but it fails to live up to its world-changing Swiss Army Knife potential.
Pros:
- The LG G5'
- s unique modular design lets you swap in fun accessories
- It has (two!) great rear cameras, expandable storage and a replaceable battery -- a rarity in high-end phones.
Cons:
- Although you can swap out some parts, there aren'
- t enough to make this feature compelling
- You can only access the phone'
- s app drawer in a specialized theme.
10 years ago
LG G5
This is the phone to get if you want a removable battery, but it fails to live up to its world-changing Swiss Army Knife potential.
Pros:
- The LG G5's unique modular design lets you swap in fun accessories
- It has (two!) great rear cameras, expandable storage and a replaceable battery -- a rarity in high-end phones
Cons:
- Although you can swap out some parts, there aren't enough to make this feature compelling
- You can only access the phone's app drawer in a specialized theme
10 years ago
LG G5
Regardless of how the end result turned out, it's always nice to see a company try something new. For the underdogs in the Android market, the main question for any new device is "why should anyone buy this over the latest Samsung phone
Pros:
- A removable battery
- One of the rare flagships with support for Google's always-on voice commands
- USB Type-C makes this phone ready for the future
- Snapdragon 820 has good performance and the phone's battery life is acceptable if not exceptional
- A decent camera
Cons:
- The bottom release mechanism just isn't good enough
- It holds the bottom part on unevenly, and on one side is so loose you can see through it, LG carved an awful groove around the back of the phone, and the edges are pretty sharp, A microSD card, great! But LG killed Android 6.0's adoptable storage.
10 years ago
LG G5 review: less than the sum of its parts
If the LG G5 was just another Android rectangle, I could end this review right now with the words "buy the Galaxy S7 Edge." LG's riposte to Samsung is, however, more ambitious than a single phone.
Pros:
- Move to metal construction is step in the right direction
- Flagship class display
- performance
- and camera
- Dual-camera system has massive creative potential
- Friends modules prove situationally useful
Cons:
- Plagued by lack of refinement
- Saddled with carrier bloatware
- Overshadowed by better smartphone alternatives
- Extra modules don't add enough value yet
10 years ago
The LG G5 is set to cost $700 off contract in the USA, which is pretty typical for a flagship smartphone and the G5 is definitely on par with other flagships in the same price bracket.
Pros:
- - Improved build quality
- Wide angle camera lens
- Modular design
- Vibrant bright screen
- microSD expansion
- removable battery
- fluid performance
- fast fingerprint sensor
- improved software experience
Cons:
- - lackluster lowlight performance
- dual window removed from software
- uninspiring design
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