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Reviews<br />
Geekbench 4<br />
GFXBench Manhattan<br />
GFXBench T-Rex<br />
between games, video streams,<br />
Spotify, document editing and more<br />
and the phone barely broke a sweat.<br />
Very occasionally in some apps<br />
(Spotify, for example), we noticed a<br />
tiny lag on album art when switching<br />
songs, but live streaming services<br />
often do this even on high-end<br />
phones. We can’t imagine anyone<br />
having complaints about the G6’s<br />
performance, and our benchmarks<br />
(see left) reflect how it holds its own<br />
against the best of the best. In fact,<br />
it is one of the best.<br />
You’ll notice some of the frame<br />
rate scores are lower than the G6’s<br />
market rivals; the OnePlus 3T and<br />
Google Pixel have the same 821<br />
processor but have better scores.<br />
We are putting this down to the<br />
larger resolution on the G6 and its<br />
Full HD display, and the processor<br />
needing to push that bit harder to<br />
keep up. At no point during gaming,<br />
for example, was the frame rate<br />
lagging, but if top specs that give<br />
maximum possible performance are<br />
your thing, you may want to take<br />
this into consideration.<br />
Display<br />
The G6 comes with a 5.7in Quad<br />
HD screen with a resolution of<br />
2880x1440 and is stunning. The<br />
extra pixels on that first figure are<br />
to account for the 18:9 aspect ratio,<br />
which you will get used to much<br />
quicker than you might think.<br />
The latency is very good, with<br />
very fast response, but it still is a<br />
touch (tiny touch) behind the iPhone<br />
7, but very comparable to any other<br />
Android phone we have used. It<br />
never affected our use of the device.<br />
Aside from the 564ppi, the extra<br />
height of the 18:9 aspect means<br />
the whole experience of using the<br />
G6 is improved from the G5. If that<br />
sounds a bit too vague, it’s because<br />
you really need to get your hands on<br />
it to see what we mean. The extra<br />
height just makes sense in the slim<br />
form factor, and you really will use<br />
it with one hand. This impression<br />
is also intrinsically linked with the<br />
changes to the software.<br />
The display also retains the<br />
always-on functionality from the<br />
G5, with a slightly altered set-up<br />
lower down on the screen and a<br />
new default font. It still displays<br />
the time, date and apps that you<br />
have notifications for.<br />
The rounded corners really help<br />
the screen; they make it feel more<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong> www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews 49
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