LG G5 rumors......anyone excited ????

[kaerflog]

This is a latest rendering of the phone and I'm excited.
LG hasn't done anything meaningful since the G2 and the G5 looks like it has the smallest bezels of any phone.
I haven't upgraded in 2 years and this past Christmas I got my wife a Note 5 and almost got one myself but I told myself to hold out for a few more months.
I need a new phone.

 

[s44]

If it has the dumb ticker on the top then it's wasting space even w/o a bezel...

Also, I don't understand why LG thinks 5.3" is ok for a "smaller" flagship. Do they assume anyone who wants ~5" is going for the S7 anyway?

 

[Strk]

If it has the dumb ticker on the top then it's wasting space even w/o a bezel...

Also, I don't understand why LG thinks 5.3" is ok for a "smaller" flagship. Do they assume anyone who wants ~5" is going for the S7 anyway?

I thought LG has been doing 5.5" for their flagships the past couple years?

 

[darkswordsman17]

I'm not seeing an image in the OP, but the other renders I'm seeing look fairly meh to me since it seems to be going for a rounded aluminum design like the iPhone 6. The battery tray/slot thing looks interesting though.

However if it continues being LCD then I won't even consider it, as I really like AMOLED. Plus with how quickly the previous G phones dropped in price, no way I'd consider this at launch price.

 

[lxskllr]

However if it continues being LCD then I won't even consider it, as I really like AMOLED. Plus with how quickly the previous G phones dropped in price, no way I'd consider this at launch price.

I really like the screen on my S5, but I always have the nagging feeling I'm killing my screen by using it. No problems 1.5 years in, but... I'd consider lcd, and might even prefer it because I value robustness over visual quality.

I like what I've seen from LG phones in general, and they'll be on my list when the time comes to get a new phone.

 

[WelshBloke]

I really like the screen on my S5, but I always have the nagging feeling I'm killing my screen by using it. No problems 1.5 years in, but... I'd consider lcd, and might even prefer it because I value robustness over visual quality.

I like what I've seen from LG phones in general, and they'll be on my list when the time comes to get a new phone.

I've got an HTC desire from 2010 (that admittedly doesn't get a lot of use now) and the screen on that is fine if that gives you some context.
Shit may fail, but if the shit is shit before it fails does it matter?

 

[lxskllr]

I've got an HTC desire from 2010 (that admittedly doesn't get a lot of use now) and the screen on that is fine if that gives you some context.
Shit may fail, but if the shit is shit before it fails does it matter?

I agree with you in general, but I expect to use this phone a long time. Until a phone comes out with features *I* want, I don't see a need to upgrade ever. I'd hate to have a phone "die" merely because of a bad screen.

 

[Commodus]

I'm not seeing an image in the OP, but the other renders I'm seeing look fairly meh to me since it seems to be going for a rounded aluminum design like the iPhone 6. The battery tray/slot thing looks interesting though.

However if it continues being LCD then I won't even consider it, as I really like AMOLED. Plus with how quickly the previous G phones dropped in price, no way I'd consider this at launch price.

I wouldn't swear off a phone based solely on its display tech. As long as there's good picture quality, it's the overall experience that matters. I've used lousy AMOLED phones and great LCD phones.

 

[kaerflog]

The rumor is its a 5.6" phone with very little bezels.
I love my wife's Note 5. A 5.7" with very little bezels. I got it for her when Costco had the $250 Costco card rebate back. I almost got another for myself but I didn't want to risk $500 worth of rebates that I might not get back.

 

[JeffMD]

Picked up the g4 when it was free after rebates so no, not really looking forward to anything for a while. 😉

 

[nOOky]

I don't see it having a more resilient display like the Verizon Droid Turbo 2. The wife has had her Turbo 2 since it came out, and as much as she drops her phone and it doesn't break I'm going to have to say that any flagship phone should come with the same type of display. A lot more useful to me than a fingerprint reader or retina reader.

I had the LG G2 and have the LG G4, don't know as I'm in the market for a new phone. I would hope they would not use a metal body either and stick to plastic.

 

[Oyeve]

What do you mean lg hasn't done anything meaningful since the G2? Lgv10 is freaking awesome.

 

[Midwayman]

The rumor is its a 5.6" phone with very little bezels.
I love my wife's Note 5. A 5.7" with very little bezels. I got it for her when Costco had the $250 Costco card rebate back. I almost got another for myself but I didn't want to risk $500 worth of rebates that I might not get back.

Too big. At those sizes its past one handed use. Might as well go full phablet at that point. That's why the g2 was great. It was still usable in one hand.

 

[kaerflog]

Oh God, I just saw a full leak of the phone. That is one fugly looking phone.
Crap, how does all these Chinese manufacturers make great looking phones and LG make one as ugly as this crap. Looks nothing like the drawing up top. Bezels too large.
Definitely crossed off my list.

 

[kaerflog]

Who thought this phone was good looking ???

 

[isekii]

it's possibly the ugliest phone.

 

[kaerflog]

it's possibly the ugliest phone.

Ya. First HTC now LG. RIP for both.

 

[Arachnotronic]

Who thought this phone was good looking ???

Ew.

 

[Strk]

I'm curious what the B&O connection may bring to it. Are they planning on a boomsound kind of a thing or just try and make it sound better with headphones? If it is the latter, I'm always a bit leery on it since most people buy shit headphones in the first place and just don't care that much.

 

[Harabec]

What are you guys on about? Pretty? Ugly? It is just another rounded-corner rectangle like any other rectangle we've had for the past few years. Sometimes there's a button here or there.

Seriously, am I not seeing the invisible unicorns and rainbows or something?

 

[lxskllr]

What are you guys on about? Pretty? Ugly? It is just another rounded-corner rectangle like any other rectangle we've had for the past few years. Sometimes there's a button here or there.

Seriously, am I not seeing the invisible unicorns and rainbows or something?

That's what I was thinking :^D

If that's ugly, they're all ugly. I wouldn't say that though. I think uninteresting and/or uninspiring would be better terms for all phones.

 

[dawheat]

Kind of looks like the 5X with the hump being more pronounced due to the dual camera setup.

I think this is just an unflattering picture (like the 6P seemed until better images and real-life experiences).

LG proved they can make amazing cameras - curious if the dual camera is going to be legit or just gimmicky.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I wouldn't swear off a phone based solely on its display tech. As long as there's good picture quality, it's the overall experience that matters. I've used lousy AMOLED phones and great LCD phones.

That's a fair point, but simply put I have not seen any LCDs compare to the black levels and contrast that OLED offers and that's what I prefer. The assumption would be that their AMOLED would be at least as good as the Note 3's (which even my 2 year old Note 3 I felt had a much more appealing display than the V10's very good quality LCD). I know they used OLED on the bendable phones they made and it apparently had some issues (that caused the image to be grainy, it wasn't just a resolution issue either), so yeah that could be an issue, but if they're even remotely close to what Samsung is doing it'll be very worth it.

The overall phone does matter, but with Apple supposedly going AMOLED, and Samsung's being incredible, I'd have a very hard time justifying going LCD. And cost shouldn't be a big issue as the Moto X offered AMOLED a couple of years ago for wasn't it $299 (or maybe $399).

What are you guys on about? Pretty? Ugly? It is just another rounded-corner rectangle like any other rectangle we've had for the past few years. Sometimes there's a button here or there.

Seriously, am I not seeing the invisible unicorns and rainbows or something?

That's what I was thinking :^D

If that's ugly, they're all ugly. I wouldn't say that though. I think uninteresting and/or uninspiring would be better terms for all phones.

This. Considering people are going to slap cases on them, I don't know why anyone even cares about the base looks any more.

Oh and about worrying about AMOLED holding up, I wouldn't worry. My Note 3 held up very well. Even after 2 years, it was bright enough that I had it on the second lowest software brightness setting (and was comparable to high level of brightness on many other phones), and it absolutely demolished LCD phones in contrast. Colors I guess will depend, but I had it set to the one that offered the most correct color setting (compared to the hyper saturated one that some of the others offered) and it still looked great to me. Colors pop which makes images look incredible and gives them a dimensionality that LCDs just don't offer. And I never had issues with burn-in on mine.

 

[Zaap]

Who thought this phone was good looking ???

And 2016 is 2012 again. Bluck.

 

[bonkers325]

Who thought this phone was good looking ???

It's a cylon.