+Ghassan Halboni Yup, The S6 increases the ISO to compensate for low light, but the G4 has that lovely wide aperture which means less noise. (Professional photographer here since 2007) I've tested both phones and found that result over and over. G4 is a much better phone for me Camera + better display and removable battery with SD card = heaven :)
I love how his last video explains TH-cam video processing yet everyone is still asking, "WHY IS IT ONLY IN 360P?!"... It takes time to process (encode/compress) the original video file that he uploaded.
Seems to be very random because another youtuber released a review of the G4 20 Minutes after him and after 2 mins it was available in 1080p. Nearly same video length and he is also shooting in 4k.
Helge Stanislowski It's not random. MKBHD simply makes the video public as soon as it's possible to do so. The act of uploading does't automatically make video viewable to the public. He could upload the file and let it process all the way through to 4k, then make the video public (like "another youtuber"). The downside to that is that the video sits in lingo too long when he could just make it public (which 360p is still watchable) and let it process at the same time, incrementally working it's way up to 4k.
In 2016 I absolutely rocked G4. This brings me right back to 10th grade. My favorite part is when he said "it's got a 5.5 inch display so it's a pretty big phone." Oh man XD. I didn't care when the news broke that LG mobile went under, but looking back, It's almost a shame to think about how their phones could've progressed differently, or maybe that's just my nostalgia speaking.
***** Depends on what you mean by "Better", aluminium and glass feel more premium, and they always will feel that way, its not as simple as "THIS IS BETTER!1!!!!" if you want something to feel more premium and better, metal or glass usually feels like that, plastic holds up better against drops though, its got its pros and cons, either way stop saying its better like its fact.
***** Okay then, show me proof that plastic feels better, because we all know "better" doesnt mean structurally better only, better means better in every way.
***** It's great, I like it. I don't know about the G4, but with my G3, I can double tap the screen to turn it on and off(if at home screen) which is convenient when the phone is facing up and I don't want to pick it up to turn it on.
I LOVE the quality of ur videos, not just the actually resolutions but the actual quality that makes a mkbhd video a mkbhd video, the video pan and lovely Marco shot I LOVE and the subtle but u can still hear it music in the background. U are my favourite TH-camr on your tube that I actually get excited for the lovely animations and lovely camera zooms and pans, good on ya marquees! Please keep up the excellent job that u are doing!
I had this phone and I loved it. It was my first "high-end" smartphone and I saved money for an year in order to be able to afford it. I used it for two years and have never been more happy with a smartphone. Especially the camera was amazing. And then it started to boot-loop. A sad ending to a great story.
That sucks that yours just died like that. I'm still using mine, for 7 years now. The two batteries i'm switching between are pretty bad now though and the charging and aux ports are broken :D guess its time to get a new phone but i dont wanna let it goo. Love the warm look of pictures, in new phones i feel oftentimes pictures look overprocessed.
@@duderRechthatYou could always opt for a OnePlus, I'd say they're probably the closest to what LG used to be, even tho the Top 3 now in the US are SAMSUNG, Apple and Google. One Plus replaced LG Google Replaced one plus lmaoo
ed lonzy No. Assuming the light is coming from behind the camera, the shadow is essentially correct. If it were real, it would be longer and not the exact shape of the object casting the shadow, but it's pretty much good.
Lilly Baker it should be upside down. we are not talking about the shadows, we are talking about the reflection. If we were talking about shadows, the "G4" should be distorted "laying" on the desk, but its straight underneath the G4, which is incorrect.
Definitely buying at launch after seeing this review this morning. It more squared out at the corners and slightly larger than the G3 so we'll see which I prefer
Already looking to line up the extra battery and charger. LG has a special offer that I'm looking into. www.androidcentral.com/lg-offering-spare-battery-battery-charger-and-32gb-microsd-card-customers-who-purchase-g4-us
Man, I remember watching mkbhd’s review of the LG G3 so many times because I couldn’t believe that there was a phone out there that had a QHD screen… good times man. Also, the double tap to wake was insanely cool (I remember it being and LG exclusive back then). At the time (2013-2015) I thought my 1st phone was gonna be one of the G’s (G3, G4, etc.) cuz I mean, cmon, it (LG G4) had a qhd display, a micro sd card slot, a headphone jack, the double tap to wake feature and a removable back (remember those?😂), so of course that was gonna be my first phone. Turns out my 1st phone ended up being the Galaxy S7 in July 2016. Either way, R.I.P. LG phones, you will be missed. Actually, you know what? Who knows, maybe they surprise us and come back some day.
I absolutely remember this as well, QHD on the G3 blew my mind haha - who would’ve known all phones would have QHD Amoled 120hz displays with 1000nit brightness a few years later :’) technology man
TheLionTamer Piss poor battery life, way too big. But the camera on the phone is insane. I've switched to an iPhone 5 after 4 months and enjoy this much more...
The camera on the phone is amazing, but it doesn't perform as good on Snapchat. Really a big bummer. But overall the phone is amazing, especially the LG skin on android, (double tap to wake the screen is amazing!!)
The video camera is where the G4 doesn't fair as well as you'd expect. GSMArena excerpt: The LG G4 video camera tops out at 2160p resolution and 30fps. It has a 120fps slow-motion mode at 720p, but no 60fps mode, even at 1080p. Anyway, at maximum resolution the LG G4 uses 30Mbps bitrate, 156Kbps of which goes to stereo audio. These numbers are unchanged since the G3. Competing flagships (like the Galaxy S6) use up to 48Mbps for the video and 256Kbps for the audio. The G4 videos are softer than what its predecessor managed. Part of that is that it doesn't sharpen the frames as much, but even accounting for that leaves it with slightly less detail. 1080p videos drop to the standard 17Mbps bitrate. They exhibit some fairly noticeable oversharpening halos, but other than that look quite good. The 720p @ 120fps mode eats up 24Mbps, but it's a waste - the actual resolution is closer to 360p.
LG phones are SO underrated. I even just have the G3 and am constantly impressed. Apple has the marketing, but LG seems to have true quality and features imo.
Samsung has done a great job, very beautiful. LG on the other hand has cut the bloat down, but I would love to see them clean it up even more. It would be, very, very nice.
Great job doing the review. You sold me on the phone. You are very articulate and have a great voice for the video (no mumbling and no shouting). Thank you for taking the time to do the video.
Hi guys ,i want to buy lg g4 but I heard that there are problems with the motherboard that dies suddenly, I want to know if it happened to someone else and whether it's true?
Really? I have a G4 and the battery never died before evening/night when I didn't need it anymore. I get 5 up to 7 hours of sot wich is pretty good. But I have to admit that I don't use my phone in direct sunlight very often, so my screen brightness is almost always beyond 50% and I don't play games. I mostly use it to watch videos and streams, texting and checking my social networks.
john benedict carranza I only stated my oppinion, if he doesn't like the battery life that's ok, but for me it's just fine. You probably didn't even read my comment, but have a nice day, go play outside little kid.
+XReek RodriguezX mine had this issue. my provider replaced it on the spot when i presented the problem to them. Ive had a new unit for 2 months and no problems so far
I got one of these on an upgrade. Just to let you know if like me you were concerned about the lack of front facing speakers. The sound is good!! I have come from a HTC One M7, which as you all know has front facing speakers, and at full volume the G4 is actually a little louder. It's a fantastic phone.
Kai Watts Me, posh? I'm anything but. You wish to know the difference between you, and me? It's that I received a good education, and i'm intelligent. You clearly are not! Tip: Do not assume someone is posh because they wish to construct a proper sentence, and not a load of bullshit text / street talk. It just makes you look, and sound like an idiot.
Cheers from 2024. Love yt algorithm for feeding me this! and mkbhd videos still are great even after such a long time. I had LG G2 & wanted G4. In the end I went with Sony around this time. Phones were so much more fun then
Ah, the G4 and V10 were devices that I thought was gonna push LG up higher to potentially combat Samsung.....until the G4 display retention issues and that infamous bootloop of death occurred. Those problems also manifested themselves in the V10 as well and in smaller cases, the G5 and V30, with the G6 having isolated cases of image retention on the display. That being said, I still love my V10. Got it fixed back up with a new display and frame and using it as another camera buddy paired with a Zhiyun Smooth 4 for vidya situations where I find my Sony a6300 too clumsy
I don't know exactly, but this looks like 720p now. The Microsoft Surface ad I had to suffer was in like 360p and have such thick-ass black bars surrounding it.
Wesley Huang I had the g2 and I remember it having a great camera in low light and bright. Guessing yours started to bitch and moan a little early! Oh man, classic LG....silly fuckers.. got to forgive em though, I think there might be some "I'm breeding" going on in the LG ranks! CAUTION!!! If we see one with 4 cameras on the bottom and 1 and a half speakers coming out of the middle of the screen, then we'll know for sure! PSA. You're welcome
I just upgraded to the G4. from the Samsung Galaxy s edge. I had so many problems with that phone. Dropped calls, glitchy call quality. and I'm a phone talker. sooooo hopefully..... the G4 will be primo in that department. ☺
+superskiier50 It's a very good basic smartphone. No bells and whistles. plainly designed. but superb functioning. Honestly. I want my Samsung edge back. even though..... I was having a few issues. aesthetically it's cute and works very good. I know..... a good functioning phone is better. but I'm vain, when it comes to my phone. Lol!!!
Md Nazial Kadir Hey!! I sent it back. But...... it was a very good high-end basic phone. The one thing I didn't like..... was the emojiis. They were basic and ugly. I Looooove my emojiis. Sooooo, I went back to my Galaxy edge 6. Turns out T-mobile was doing maintenence work on the towers in my area. So, that's why I was having problems with the phone in the first place. I guess I'm a gimmick type girl. I just love cutey features.😊😊
Looks like the G4 will be by Note 3 replacement now that Samsung has given the middle finger to it's loyal customers with a sealed battery and no SD card. Thank you LG for still providing this!
Nice Review - really enjoyed that and made me decide to buy one. Might have been over a year ago now, but it STILL rocks. compare it to other phones with no removable battery or additional sd card slot etc. Loving it. Keep up the good work - thanks man
Shit, my team, the lakers, didn't even make the post season....that doesn't mean I can't root for a team in the playoffs. I'm rooting for golden state but the finals is gonna be a good as one even without a kevin love but they do need kyrie
@@brandonotinger4421 exactly! Besides battery, I love everything else: the curved screen, the curved back, the buttons on the back, the camera, the 16:9 aspect ratio screen... Hmmmmm
I FINALLY subscribed to you when I should have done it the first time I discovered your channel XD You've been my go-to reviewer whenever I've needed a second opinion on my tech buys. You've helped me make decisions on 3 phones already! Thank you so much for putting in all this time and effort into your channel. You're awesome!!!
2024. I'm back because I just got a brand new Razr, and it dawned on me that the last phone I had that had a speaker that powerful was an LG G4. This thing has great audio!
Anyone still using their LG G4 after 3+ years? Cause I am! The biggest problems are that the phone gets very hot, my camera was great at the beginning but something happened and now it doesn't focus at all, even when using manual mode and battery is terrible to be honest. Also had a boot loop issue.
Xavier Robinson stop that nonsense before i publicly shame you for saying something so absurd. Touchwiz is Touchwiz the name in itself justify my case. S3, S4, & S5 user btw
@@marinelo4859 My last LG was a G4, I have a lot of memories with that one. It’s a beautiful device but they were riddled with issues, I had to repair it 3 times in two years. My next phone was a Samsung.
I just upgraded my samsung S5 to the LG G4 the reason why I didn't go to the S6 is because it doesn't have removable battery or expandable memory. The reason why I choice the LG G4 is because removable batter, expandable memory, camera & the leather back cover.
Hi I like it I love how it has expandable memory and the battery last longer and the camera is really nice the S6 doesn't have expandable memory that's one of the reasons i didn't go with the S6
There's not actually more detail, it's just sharpening the image in post processing, which when overdone leads to harsh edges and sharpened out of focus areas, like in the gnome example.
This was my favorite phone I've ever had, mostly because of the curved screen. It made it feel amazingly premium. I wish lg would go back to this approach.
lg fail with this phone no trusting anymore.. for a flagship who have bootloops and force me twice to replace the motherboard dont mess with this device people..
+nikhil kissoon marshmallow sucks on it in my opinion but there are ways to make it better. Under developer options limit the background processes and under battery click on restrict background apps. That should make it faster on marshmallow. On lollipop it's the best phone ever.
I'm using a lg g4 and it's slow. the phone is relatively new. there is lag in the home screen, changing apps, and general manuvering. how do I fix this?
thanks for you review. it sealed the deal for me. have my G4 for two weeks and love it. I can't complain about not one thing. I don't want to follow humanity and get a Samsung or iPhone. LG makes a great phone!
What the hell?! Remove this video. I ordered based on this review and got the reboot loop (which all these phones are) ! Tell the truth about how these phones turned out or just remove this video please.
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As a phone repair guy. I love seeing those screws under the back cover.
What's up Old Jerry😆
hell yeah 🥹
hello jerry just respond
Now you just broke phones....!
Stealth comment, only 49 likes.
Is it just me who thinks that the G4's pic of that horse is better than the S6's ?
+Ghassan Halboni Nope I agree.
immyrichie14 yaaay
+Ghassan Halboni Yup, The S6 increases the ISO to compensate for low light, but the G4 has that lovely wide aperture which means less noise. (Professional photographer here since 2007) I've tested both phones and found that result over and over. G4 is a much better phone for me Camera + better display and removable battery with SD card = heaven :)
Scyfo haha thanks for your opinion bro :) ;)
hehe np :)
I love how his last video explains TH-cam video processing yet everyone is still asking, "WHY IS IT ONLY IN 360P?!"... It takes time to process (encode/compress) the original video file that he uploaded.
Seems to be very random because another youtuber released a review of the G4 20 Minutes after him and after 2 mins it was available in 1080p. Nearly same video length and he is also shooting in 4k.
Helge Stanislowski It's not random. MKBHD simply makes the video public as soon as it's possible to do so. The act of uploading does't automatically make video viewable to the public.
He could upload the file and let it process all the way through to 4k, then make the video public (like "another youtuber"). The downside to that is that the video sits in lingo too long when he could just make it public (which 360p is still watchable) and let it process at the same time, incrementally working it's way up to 4k.
Ah, k. Thanks for explaining. :)
SixToMidnight the ppl that ask why still havent processed that yet xD
SixToMidnight Yeah, but who actually watched the video? I didn't bother since it wasn't about phones :)
In 2016 I absolutely rocked G4. This brings me right back to 10th grade. My favorite part is when he said "it's got a 5.5 inch display so it's a pretty big phone." Oh man XD. I didn't care when the news broke that LG mobile went under, but looking back, It's almost a shame to think about how their phones could've progressed differently, or maybe that's just my nostalgia speaking.
1:34
"LG says it is a plastic infused with metal, but I can't really tell.
So I'm gonna call it plastic"
HAH
The Fab 5 OMG his reaction is so calm
The Fab 5 haha LG is so cheap sometimes
Nora Abduljawad they are cheap doe haha
***** Depends on what you mean by "Better", aluminium and glass feel more premium, and they always will feel that way, its not as simple as "THIS IS BETTER!1!!!!" if you want something to feel more premium and better, metal or glass usually feels like that, plastic holds up better against drops though, its got its pros and cons, either way stop saying its better like its fact.
***** Okay then, show me proof that plastic feels better, because we all know "better" doesnt mean structurally better only, better means better in every way.
Love the idea of buttons on the back. Seems super convenient on a bigger sized phone. Way easier to keep your grip.
***** nice name
***** It's great, I like it. I don't know about the G4, but with my G3, I can double tap the screen to turn it on and off(if at home screen) which is convenient when the phone is facing up and I don't want to pick it up to turn it on.
***** Every flagship from LG since the G2 has had that feature, called KnockON.
And yes, that means the G4 has it too. I have one as my daily.
I LOVE the quality of ur videos, not just the actually resolutions but the actual quality that makes a mkbhd video a mkbhd video, the video pan and lovely Marco shot I LOVE and the subtle but u can still hear it music in the background. U are my favourite TH-camr on your tube that I actually get excited for the lovely animations and lovely camera zooms and pans, good on ya marquees! Please keep up the excellent job that u are doing!
*marques
I had this phone and I loved it. It was my first "high-end" smartphone and I saved money for an year in order to be able to afford it. I used it for two years and have never been more happy with a smartphone. Especially the camera was amazing. And then it started to boot-loop. A sad ending to a great story.
That sucks that yours just died like that. I'm still using mine, for 7 years now.
The two batteries i'm switching between are pretty bad now though and the charging and aux ports are broken :D guess its time to get a new phone but i dont wanna let it goo. Love the warm look of pictures, in new phones i feel oftentimes pictures look overprocessed.
@@duderRechthatYou could always opt for a OnePlus, I'd say they're probably the closest to what LG used to be, even tho the Top 3 now in the US are SAMSUNG, Apple and Google.
One Plus replaced LG
Google Replaced one plus lmaoo
your motion designer forgot to flip "G4" text vertically in the reflection at 0:10
Haha I didn't notice till I read this. Now it sticks out like a sore thumb hahaha pretty funny
Oh haha, but I think it's a shadow, in which case it would be correct.
Lilly Baker but as a shadow it would need to be upside down?
ed lonzy No. Assuming the light is coming from behind the camera, the shadow is essentially correct. If it were real, it would be longer and not the exact shape of the object casting the shadow, but it's pretty much good.
Lilly Baker it should be upside down. we are not talking about the shadows, we are talking about the reflection. If we were talking about shadows, the "G4" should be distorted "laying" on the desk, but its straight underneath the G4, which is incorrect.
It's 2018 and I'm watching this on my original G4 with the red leather backing super comfortable. Runs great never had a boot loop issue. Cheers!
How is the battery back up man??? Mine runs out fast
@@yasinarafatakash9395 Yeah, mine too
You're lucky... I wish mine still worked, it's still my favorite phone to this day and I've had the s9...
Marques Brownlee you are a beast on the tech reviews☺ and Congratulations on your Bachelor Degree👏👏👏
Didn't even know about the double-tap picture snapping.. a year after owning it lol.
Well done LG, very well done.
Definitely buying at launch after seeing this review this morning. It more squared out at the corners and slightly larger than the G3 so we'll see which I prefer
Nice.
Already looking to line up the extra battery and charger. LG has a special offer that I'm looking into.
www.androidcentral.com/lg-offering-spare-battery-battery-charger-and-32gb-microsd-card-customers-who-purchase-g4-us
I more interested in finding the wireless charging back since I'm cashing in on that extra stuff deal
Got mine today. It's as amazing as i hoped. More of a chin than the G3 but nothing too ridiculous
Man, I remember watching mkbhd’s review of the LG G3 so many times because I couldn’t believe that there was a phone out there that had a QHD screen… good times man. Also, the double tap to wake was insanely cool (I remember it being and LG exclusive back then). At the time (2013-2015) I thought my 1st phone was gonna be one of the G’s (G3, G4, etc.) cuz I mean, cmon, it (LG G4) had a qhd display, a micro sd card slot, a headphone jack, the double tap to wake feature and a removable back (remember those?😂), so of course that was gonna be my first phone. Turns out my 1st phone ended up being the Galaxy S7 in July 2016. Either way, R.I.P. LG phones, you will be missed.
Actually, you know what? Who knows, maybe they surprise us and come back some day.
I absolutely remember this as well, QHD on the G3 blew my mind haha - who would’ve known all phones would have QHD Amoled 120hz displays with 1000nit brightness a few years later :’) technology man
Lol this is great when played at half speed. He sounds like he's drunk.
Alex Wohlbruck XD
How does one make the video play slower??
Alex Wohlbruck lol I had to try
Neil Pereira (on chrome) press the gear on the player then go to speed setting and change to 0.5
Alex Wohlbruck Too funny! NSFW
I'm watching this on my G4... anyone else?
how is it now like in everyday use. and is the camera good enough for snapchat.
TheLionTamer Piss poor battery life, way too big. But the camera on the phone is insane.
I've switched to an iPhone 5 after 4 months and enjoy this much more...
The camera on the phone is amazing, but it doesn't perform as good on Snapchat. Really a big bummer. But overall the phone is amazing, especially the LG skin on android, (double tap to wake the screen is amazing!!)
Alexis Sanchez I'm watching on a lgg3
bootloop?
The video camera is where the G4 doesn't fair as well as you'd expect.
GSMArena excerpt:
The LG G4 video camera tops out at 2160p resolution and 30fps. It has a 120fps slow-motion mode at 720p, but no 60fps mode, even at 1080p.
Anyway, at maximum resolution the LG G4 uses 30Mbps bitrate, 156Kbps of which goes to stereo audio. These numbers are unchanged since the G3. Competing flagships (like the Galaxy S6) use up to 48Mbps for the video and 256Kbps for the audio.
The G4 videos are softer than what its predecessor managed. Part of that is that it doesn't sharpen the frames as much, but even accounting for that leaves it with slightly less detail.
1080p videos drop to the standard 17Mbps bitrate. They exhibit some fairly noticeable oversharpening halos, but other than that look quite good.
The 720p @ 120fps mode eats up 24Mbps, but it's a waste - the actual resolution is closer to 360p.
Watching this in 1440p ON the LG G4! Great Review!
***** its only available in 360p for now
The 6s is suppose to have 2gb of ram and a 12mp camera
gabriel hernandez iphone... yesterday's tecnology, tomorrow's price...
***** you said 6s not s6
Doing the same thing on my LG G3 ;)
LG phones are SO underrated. I even just have the G3 and am constantly impressed. Apple has the marketing, but LG seems to have true quality and features imo.
ml5
Maggie Lee I strongly agree! I guess it comes down to whether a person likes the simplicity of iOS or the customisation of Android!
Uqinisile...👌
This looks so much better than the G5
No
it truly does
+Cristian Papacostea it does, but it's still ugly :/ The G3 looks better than the G4 and the G5.
+{GF} AniJumper47 I've still got a G2.
Sir Caco D. Mon And guess what? It still looks better than the G5
I'm very glad that LG and Samsung is cleaning up their software.
Shellymon™ LG UX still needs some work tho
itseman2 True.
Samsung has done a great job, very beautiful. LG on the other hand has cut the bloat down, but I would love to see them clean it up even more. It would be, very, very nice.
Lg g4 is now worth it a lot because of the lower price.....
Ikr i was considering the g5 but then i saw the price of the g4
I know. I agree
you can get a g4 for 220 brand new now, vs 500 for lg g5 - which are essentially almost the same
you can get a g4 for half price
+The Fulcrum where did u find this G4? Looking to buy one. Thanks
Was looking for the 2024 LG G4 Oled tv and found this gem.
Great job doing the review. You sold me on the phone. You are very articulate and have a great voice for the video (no mumbling and no shouting). Thank you for taking the time to do the video.
phone is an absolute beauty been using it for 10 months now!!! very smooth, and quick beautiful camera.
16 months after purchase and my phone got BOOTLOOP, goodluck
G4s manufactured during the month of march and april 2015 has the bootloop issue . phones manufactured after that is perfectly fine
Hi guys ,i want to buy lg g4 but I heard that there are problems with the motherboard that dies suddenly, I want to know if it happened to someone else and whether it's true?
Diablo m
My biggest complaint is the battery life.
Really? I have a G4 and the battery never died before evening/night when I didn't need it anymore. I get 5 up to 7 hours of sot wich is pretty good. But I have to admit that I don't use my phone in direct sunlight very often, so my screen brightness is almost always beyond 50% and I don't play games. I mostly use it to watch videos and streams, texting and checking my social networks.
+Alpha You sound butthurt as fuck.
john benedict carranza I only stated my oppinion, if he doesn't like the battery life that's ok, but for me it's just fine. You probably didn't even read my comment, but have a nice day, go play outside little kid.
+john benedict carranza Chill out bucko :)
Alpha You still sound butthurt as fuck.
Who else have the Boot loop issue on LGG4?
Not me, 10 months and no boot loop! My G4 was the "revised" version where they fixed the bootloop issue.
Yay my phone did same thing my dad had to send back to lg. and they'll fix it for you
I have 😥😥
cookie wolf Did he had to pay them to fix it?
+XReek RodriguezX mine had this issue. my provider replaced it on the spot when i presented the problem to them. Ive had a new unit for 2 months and no problems so far
Man do I miss this MKBHD
We need a LG G2 v2.0
Same body and design, but aluminium construction, and updated specs
its called lg v20
Marija Stevanovic v20 is too big.. i said same body and design
G5 is what you lokking for
too expensive.
screen too small
I got one of these on an upgrade. Just to let you know if like me you were concerned about the lack of front facing speakers. The sound is good!! I have come from a HTC One M7, which as you all know has front facing speakers, and at full volume the G4 is actually a little louder. It's a fantastic phone.
Loool someone called the grime genie speaking bare posh
Kai Watts Me, posh? I'm anything but. You wish to know the difference between you, and me? It's that I received a good education, and i'm intelligent. You clearly are not! Tip: Do not assume someone is posh because they wish to construct a proper sentence, and not a load of bullshit text / street talk. It just makes you look, and sound like an idiot.
+GrimeGenie Someone else noted a performance deterioration after a few months, have you noticed something like that?
***** No. Not at all...It's still as slick as when new.
Still at 360p. How long do we have to wait to watch this bad boy get reviewed? Haha
Cheers from 2024. Love yt algorithm for feeding me this! and mkbhd videos still are great even after such a long time. I had LG G2 & wanted G4. In the end I went with Sony around this time. Phones were so much more fun then
Ah, the G4 and V10 were devices that I thought was gonna push LG up higher to potentially combat Samsung.....until the G4 display retention issues and that infamous bootloop of death occurred. Those problems also manifested themselves in the V10 as well and in smaller cases, the G5 and V30, with the G6 having isolated cases of image retention on the display.
That being said, I still love my V10. Got it fixed back up with a new display and frame and using it as another camera buddy paired with a Zhiyun Smooth 4 for vidya situations where I find my Sony a6300 too clumsy
*team 360p!*
AgentJucey You're not the only one bro!
we don't need facy 4k video we just want the review of the phone
I rather have 1p if that's possible.
TEKKU I like at least 1080 ._.
ihave7sacks truuu
I don't know exactly, but this looks like 720p now. The Microsoft Surface ad I had to suffer was in like 360p and have such thick-ass black bars surrounding it.
Upgrading G2 to G4, is it worth it?
I am getting bored with my current G2 camera, it's SUCKS.
Weak on low light, to much grain and noise. :(
Definitely
Camera is EXCELLENT.
Lg g3!
What phone do u have now
Wesley Huang I had the g2 and I remember it having a great camera in low light and bright. Guessing yours started to bitch and moan a little early! Oh man, classic LG....silly fuckers.. got to forgive em though, I think there might be some "I'm breeding" going on in the LG ranks! CAUTION!!! If we see one with 4 cameras on the bottom and 1 and a half speakers coming out of the middle of the screen, then we'll know for sure! PSA. You're welcome
Marques you are my go to guy for reviews. You were born to do this!
I'm finally part of the ill-fated 360p club... MKBSD
8:42 - Such a beautiful, photogenic object..! Anyone know where I can buy one of those?
Hahaha
Amazon has it on sale for 270 unlocked
I can not find it for such price. Can you provide a link ?
+Abdallah Sobehy go on eBay refurbished 130$
JMJ I have one it's great
2022 and still prefer my G4 over any modern flagship gigantic brick I have tried.
I feel you, still have my G4 but i may switch to Galaxy S23 or ASUS Zenfone 10, both good sized phones
Ok the approval face at 3:17 was killer.
You are very serious in your videos, so everytime you "derail" from the script, you're very funny.
Anyone else getting max quality 360p??
Brandon Smith its because youre very early to watch this. It uploads each resolution from lowest to highest, wait a bit for other resolutions
Your not along.
ok, i have been first view before but have watched in 720 60fps
That's peculiar, I guess it doesn't have to go from lowest to highest?
I cant even imagine how long it takes to render a 4k video
I just upgraded to the G4. from the Samsung Galaxy s edge. I had so many problems with that phone. Dropped calls, glitchy call quality. and I'm a phone talker. sooooo hopefully..... the G4 will be primo in that department. ☺
Javier Reyes Thanxs
+Sherry A. D how has the G4 compared to the S6 so far?
+superskiier50 It's a very good basic smartphone. No bells and whistles. plainly designed. but superb functioning. Honestly. I want my Samsung edge back. even though..... I was having a few issues. aesthetically it's cute and works very good. I know..... a good functioning phone is better. but I'm vain, when it comes to my phone. Lol!!!
+Sherry A. D How has your G4 held up so far? In terms of Lag, general peformance?
Md Nazial Kadir Hey!! I sent it back. But...... it was a very good high-end basic phone. The one thing I didn't like..... was the emojiis. They were basic and ugly. I Looooove my emojiis. Sooooo, I went back to my Galaxy edge 6. Turns out T-mobile was doing maintenence work on the towers in my area. So, that's why I was having problems with the phone in the first place. I guess I'm a gimmick type girl. I just love cutey features.😊😊
Still watching on my LG G4 in 2019 !!!
God Bless!
Me using LG G4 stylus :) and I'm trying to upgrade to LG G8
My condolences.
Came back to reminisce
Its ok the clippers are still better then Lakers😀
Not for long
With all the championships they've won?
bryanrave08 Lakers Woot!
16 rings vs can't get out of the second round. Lol
PatryckHaley i ment right now lol
The Lg G4 is an amazing looking phone and the build is awesome.
I own it and it's great
+Dino Magna it's not my favorite material but it does the job
+Jose David OriON U look like a human being
Sandro Kako What does that mean?
Jose David OriON You look like an animal
Looks like the G4 will be by Note 3 replacement now that Samsung has given the middle finger to it's loyal customers with a sealed battery and no SD card. Thank you LG for still providing this!
Nice Review - really enjoyed that and made me decide to buy one.
Might have been over a year ago now, but it STILL rocks. compare it to other phones with no removable battery or additional sd card slot etc. Loving it.
Keep up the good work - thanks man
Now that the Clippers are out, who are you rooting for? I'm going with the Warriors
Ken Cheng bandwagoning fan?
itseman2 so, NBA season still going, my team's out, I pick a side, that makes me a bandwagoner? What a fucktard logic
Shit, my team, the lakers, didn't even make the post season....that doesn't mean I can't root for a team in the playoffs. I'm rooting for golden state but the finals is gonna be a good as one even without a kevin love but they do need kyrie
Best phone around
That tech say brah, nice!
yessss!!!!!
+Da BlaqLyric *tech savy*
can you please revisit this phone in 2017?
Your reviews are really great. It's good to have an unbiased review from someone who knows their shiz
hey Marques do you think that upgrading from the iphone 5 to the lg g4. I would love a reply. love the vids keep it up
Watching in 2019???
The way he said "part of an endangered species" legit killed me with lol 😂
Had to come back here after the news 🙁
Absolutely loved this phone and I had it with the red leather back. More phones today should have rear volume rockers!
This phone sounds pretty good, might have to upgrade from my S20
Ctfu
Battery is really bad tho :\
Yeah, battery is terrible. Everything else is amazing though. I just got one to use as media, video, game, and internet phone and it is amazing.
@@brandonotinger4421 exactly! Besides battery, I love everything else: the curved screen, the curved back, the buttons on the back, the camera, the 16:9 aspect ratio screen... Hmmmmm
Theres a bulky 3rd party battery kit @ 13k mAh fo $26 at Amazon
@@germanher7528 Yeah, you don't wanna buy that..
exactly i just bought it yesterday and it is not good idk if you still have it you probably dont
lets create a story, continue by commenting on my comment.. ok i'll start .. once upon a time there was a guy named Marques Brownlee
He had only 200 bucks to get a hooker
he had a great dream
Rohit Joshi Marques said, his newly discovered mom winces in disgust...
He then gave her an iPhone after finding out she had an STD
But she was dead.
I FINALLY subscribed to you when I should have done it the first time I discovered your channel XD You've been my go-to reviewer whenever I've needed a second opinion on my tech buys. You've helped me make decisions on 3 phones already! Thank you so much for putting in all this time and effort into your channel. You're awesome!!!
Dear TH-cam,
It's April 2020 and I got this in my recommendation. I don't get it lol
Cause youtube is like you are stuck inside here watch this
Now the LG G4 is an oled tv
2022 anyone?
2024. I'm back because I just got a brand new Razr, and it dawned on me that the last phone I had that had a speaker that powerful was an LG G4. This thing has great audio!
I think that the G4 is great and I've been in love with it since I bought it Saturday.
Wow, my first Android watching in 2024. It reminded me ios 7 from iphone 4s.
Anyone still using their LG G4 after 3+ years? Cause I am! The biggest problems are that the phone gets very hot, my camera was great at the beginning but something happened and now it doesn't focus at all, even when using manual mode and battery is terrible to be honest. Also had a boot loop issue.
Lord this OS goes from squares to bubbles and curves and back. Ugh so ugly. From vibrant color to dull color I could never use it
I know, it's very annoying right lol
Keep shitting on android just to justify your purchase. Just take a look at this link. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-purchase_rationalization
Ryan O'Neill yeah I know and If you wait a while you can root the phone and install a custom ROM on it.
***** Touchwiz is 10× better.
Xavier Robinson stop that nonsense before i publicly shame you for saying something so absurd.
Touchwiz is Touchwiz the name in itself justify my case. S3, S4, & S5 user btw
And now, 5 years later, LG is leaving the phone market 😢
competition is tough...G4 was the best looking one but ended throwing it after a month due to boot loop
@@marinelo4859 My last LG was a G4, I have a lot of memories with that one. It’s a beautiful device but they were riddled with issues, I had to repair it 3 times in two years. My next phone was a Samsung.
I just upgraded my samsung S5 to the LG G4 the reason why I didn't go to the S6 is because it doesn't have removable battery or expandable memory. The reason why I choice the LG G4 is because removable batter, expandable memory, camera & the leather back cover.
hi how do you like it? im thinking s6 or g4 its so hard.. im a Samsung fan ^^
Hi I like it I love how it has expandable memory and the battery last longer and the camera is really nice the S6 doesn't have expandable memory that's one of the reasons i didn't go with the S6
already 3 years with this phone and it is not worth the upgrade for the new
Guess what, you can replace it yourself !!!!
😄😄😉
I just have to say that I picked up this phone today and it is the BEST device I have ever seen. Thank you bro for the awesome video!!!
I still love this phone, but had to put it down coz of the bootloop issue, which sucked big time.
Amazing Review!
9:35 *ISNT THAT A GOOD THING??? he complained that the G4's picture had more detail...
There's not actually more detail, it's just sharpening the image in post processing, which when overdone leads to harsh edges and sharpened out of focus areas, like in the gnome example.
Rhett Hayes it looked good to me...
+Rhett Hayes That's the best explanation you can get.
Henry 01 why thank you sir
Nice review. Good production quality on your video and good content. Concise and hit all the points. Well done.
Watching this on an LG G2 looking to switch to an LG G4 :)
RoXviN51 Same here, but G2 mini.
LG forever! :D
Why not an LG G5?
it sucks
RoXviN51 Same
One problem: THE BOOTLOOP. I bought the g4 one month ago. And it's broken because of this bootloop.
jayden Coquet what's mean bootloop ?
Roro F it kepps booting and then failing, so it tries again forever
Felix Gregory Thanx so much
I'm going to buy one of it... 2019! 😎
Just got the G4, really good phone! Thanks MKBHD!
Who else is watching in 2022?
Wait a minute...So when G4 looks similar to G3 noone says anything. But when M9 looks similar to M8, its suddenly the worst phone.
G4 leather backing had something to do with it. M9 camera was also really bad. However, Im no fanboy. HTC sense was actually very good.
Aditya Krishnan Similar yes, but the M9 looks 99% the same. Thats prolly the reason..
Thanls to your last video ***** now I know why it is stuck at 360p!
Shreyas Dhimate Yeah!
Shreyas Dhimate he planned this all along!
***** You can say so!
Thanls
fucl off
This was my favorite phone I've ever had, mostly because of the curved screen. It made it feel amazingly premium. I wish lg would go back to this approach.
lg fail with this phone no trusting anymore.. for a flagship who have bootloops and force me twice to replace the motherboard dont mess with this device people..
Is it safe to buy now?
+nikhil kissoon I have 0 issues.
+nikhil kissoon marshmallow sucks on it in my opinion but there are ways to make it better. Under developer options limit the background processes and under battery click on restrict background apps. That should make it faster on marshmallow. On lollipop it's the best phone ever.
I swear to god who else has a g4 and it literally runs out of battery in 1 min
Me
Buy 10 batteries and switch them out ban 4 days of battery life
I'm using a lg g4 and it's slow. the phone is relatively new. there is lag in the home screen, changing apps, and general manuvering. how do I fix this?
Then you clearly fucked up something because I've been using this phone since release and I haven't had any problems with it
You're my favorite tech reviewer. You rock, Marques.
LG G4 great.. but i having problem with BOOTLOOP PROBLEM.
Khairil Izani What is that bootloop stuff?
Your phone doesn't turn on and keeps rebooting. It happens to EVERYBODY that owns a G4 eventually.
jayden Coquet Damn! I still have G2 mini. I was thinking about G4 or G3.
***** Dont even bother with the g4. Mine bootlooped today after a having it for only a month. And they won't fix it
jayden Coquet Thanks for the advice. But why they won't change it?
LG G4, S6 or iPhone 6? thanks xx
M9 Or Xperia
Noel Lopez it's too late to get a iPhone 6 since it came out last year. I'll either go with the S6 or LG G 4, forget the HTC M9 and Xperia Z4.
The best overall option, would probably be the S6/S6 Edge, and a close second, goes to the LG G4.
IPhone 6s coming out soon
But what i like about apple is that their mobiles dont hang at all unlike these top android devices? eh?
this is still my daily phone :)
mine broke so I had to buy a new phone
same here! i love this phone so much :D
sometimes it doesn't really work but i still love it
thanks for you review. it sealed the deal for me. have my G4 for two weeks and love it. I can't complain about not one thing. I don't want to follow humanity and get a Samsung or iPhone. LG makes a great phone!
mmm love me some 360p
I'm no such a fan of those sharp edges but it's a great phone
dropped my one plus x yesterday... now i ordered The G4😂
picked up the G4 for my birthday in September, loved it since then! Great review
This phone was so fucking awesome for me until it boot looped.
same lol
3:15 - Acting at its best.
What the hell?! Remove this video. I ordered based on this review and got the reboot loop (which all these phones are) ! Tell the truth about how these phones turned out or just remove this video please.
Awesome review, just played around with it in the shop and you pretty much confirmed everything I saw! Also, you have a solid cool factor, keep it up!
had G4 hated it so much now I have p20 pro
what a coincidence lol, had the g4 for just over a year now and got the p20 pro coming in tomorrow lol