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Reviews<br />
contained, almost as though the<br />
panel has been penned in for fear<br />
of it becoming to large. This is to<br />
positive effect, and we found that<br />
everything from home screen swipes<br />
to typing long messages was a joy<br />
on the larger display. There was a lot<br />
of room for error here, but in terms<br />
of presentation, LG has nailed it.<br />
Snap<br />
Grid<br />
Cameras<br />
The LG G5 impressed us with its dual<br />
camera set-up that enabled wideangle<br />
shots. The G6 retains this, with<br />
two 13Mp rear-facing cameras. The<br />
wide-angle lens offers a 125-degree<br />
angle and the standard has optical<br />
image stabilisation. LG claims it has<br />
found an algorithm that lets you<br />
zoom between the two cameras<br />
smoothly without a software jerk.<br />
We found, unfortunately, that this<br />
isn’t the case: there’s still a tiny<br />
flicker as the lenses switch over.<br />
These cameras can record up to<br />
60fps at full HD quality, and in ultra<br />
HD at 30fps. HDR support is only<br />
for still images, not video, but this<br />
is usual for smartphones.<br />
We found general image quality<br />
to be excellent. The display is a joy<br />
to use as a viewfinder given its size<br />
and the root files themselves show<br />
a superior handling of composition.<br />
The wide-angle lens option is<br />
still best on the G6 in comparison to<br />
rivals. The user-friendly presentation<br />
in Auto mode means you can easily<br />
and quickly switch between the two.<br />
The camera is also good at<br />
handling macro-style shots, and<br />
most casual users won’t need<br />
to stray into the manual mode,<br />
though if you do it’s well set up.<br />
Something that’s more pushed<br />
in LG’s marketing is the camera’s<br />
Square mode that panders towards<br />
Instagram friendly shots. It also<br />
fits in nicely with the G6’s square<br />
themed GUI. There are four shooting<br />
options in square mode: Snap, Grid,<br />
Guide and Match. Here’s a quick<br />
rundown of what they do.<br />
a square. It’s the most simple and<br />
effective mode.<br />
Guide is where it gets slightly too<br />
clever for itself, with the option to<br />
pick an image from your gallery to<br />
act as a ghosted guide image with<br />
which to overlay in the viewfinder<br />
and better compose another<br />
picture. It ends up overcrowding<br />
the screen and is confusing to use.<br />
Match is set up to capture two<br />
images like in Grid, but this is to<br />
be slightly kooky and combine (LG<br />
suggests) candyfloss with a vapour<br />
trail to create a trick image. It’s<br />
very hard to use and even harder<br />
to get a decent shot.<br />
Guide<br />
They are fun modes to play<br />
around with, but it’s a distraction<br />
from the very good sensor that<br />
takes normal photos very well. LG<br />
is trying to please the Instagram<br />
generation, and it has most likely<br />
succeeded there.<br />
Storage and RAM<br />
The LG G6 comes with 4GB of RAM<br />
as standard and 32GB storage.<br />
There’s also a microSD slot for<br />
expansion up to 256GB.<br />
Connectivity and extras<br />
The G6 does have one trick up<br />
its sleeve for all regions, though:<br />
LG claims the G6 is the first<br />
smartphone to support both Dolby<br />
Match<br />
Snap splits the screen in half and<br />
means once you’ve taken a picture<br />
you can preview it straight away,<br />
while the second half of the screen<br />
remains a viewfinder to take another<br />
shot in. Handy if you’re trying to get<br />
a perfect picture of an important<br />
subject (potentially your own face).<br />
Grid is a quick way to create a fourimage<br />
grid of pictures that is itself<br />
50 www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews <strong>July</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
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