LG G3: Display Quality and Battery Life so far
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Basic LG G3 review: I got my G3 and I have spent some time measuring and examining the display. Check out the review. I also talk about battery life so far. Here are my thoughts
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LOL I'm sure I will get plenty of complaints for saying something different about the display from other bloggers and even about the battery life but at least for the display you can have your opinion but you can't argue against measurements. They are a scientific fact. I will always try to get you the most accurate information. Some won't like it but at least it is there for you to see =)
Don't bite the hands of those who are trying to help move the industry forward for better display quality.
Very true 💯
True 🔝💯
Erica Griffin true
Erica Griffin like I don't get it I have a lg g3 and it has 1440p display and my dad has a HTC m8 the g3 has a better camera it records at 4k if you know what that is if you don't look it up and the display is 1440p on the g3 and 1080p on the HTC m8 and the g3 has a better design
***** note 4 battery life isn't good at all either. I am using samsung note 4. The battery life is not that great as it is mentioned.
Phone makers need to stop focusing on displays so much. 1080p is fine for most people. They need to switch their focus to battery life. 6-7 hours being fantastic battery life for a phone is pathetic IMO.
***** a solution (in my opinion) i guess is the development of organic batteries and general battery technology and probably borrowing from stuff like kinetic (sorry if spelt incorrectly) energy that can be found in some watches (using your own electrical pulse to charge the device) to help charge the phone or at least reduce battery drain - could be a feature that is used when holding the phone to make calls for example - in-bed it into the metal that runs around the sides of a lot of the premium phones?
matthew hayward I'm not sure humans generate enough electric energy to charge a phone, but some watches are powered by a mechanism that spins as you move your wrist, that might be something that can be adapted to smart phones.
Same that happen to Oppo when they first introduced 1080p to a smartphone now it became a norm maybe later in time you will think 2k is a norm
This is the best review I've seen on the LG G3. Other reviews I've seen i said to myself this display is just too dim and nobody's ever talked about that. She goes into great detail explaining the display which was awesome of her to do. I gotta tell you I'm not too impressed with that I need a bright display but we'll see how the us variants looks I have to get it in my hands to make my final judgement.
tito nieves and shes not hard to look at either. Nerds are feeling akward watching this one lol.
You're only watching this on youtube so of course it may look dim.
Son Goku everybody that I know that has one tells me the same thing
Phones is awesome. I have the Verizon version. The sharpening is gone but not in their messaging app I've noticed. The text looks funky there. I haven't tried using another messaging app so I font know if it's affected there too. Text on the other apps appears fine. Screen is noticeably dimmer and warmer than the G2. Something that bugged me at first. But you get used it to almost looks better imo. Love this phone. Gets pretty warm though. Never had that problem with the G2.
Something i learned was never compare your screen to another phone lol like ever! I had all the top end phones and b4 i bought the Lg G3 i put my s5 up to it and thought hmmmm its kinda a bit dim in comparison. But then my eyes got so used to the G3 that i started to find it to be too bright at night and have been satisfied with its screen as a whole. Even playing around with my old M7 i thought wow this screen is so terrible compared to all of the new phones, but after a few days with just the M7 i changed my mind and the screen looked great. Sure there are noticeable difference when you put them up against each other but on the other hand it can be all in your head.
You seem to be the only phone reviewer that says the battery is not good, everyone else MKBHD, Android Authority, PocketNow say its almost identical to other phones with 1080p displays maybe a little bit worse within margin of error
Marques said it lasted 4.5 hours of screen time. Compared to 6 and even 7 hours that other flagships get, how the hell is that good? lol I think some other blogs are too afraid to say it's not that good? Or maybe they are too hopeful? Even the Z2 gets great battery life. I'm disgusted with this silly misinformation.
Erica Griffin I'm getting
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***** It has2 proper LTE bands to work in Europe. It's not the network killing the device. According to what is using the most power, it's definitely the display. The ONLY device that people are using in the US right now seem to be the Korean models. The same device that I am using for many....F400K... It is also using LTE. I doubt there is much difference between here and USA. BUT I will gladly get my hands on an American device and make an update video.
Catslasha Catz woah bro. Its 2 ½ and yes I know I was just saying I'm using a phone that gets ½ the sot so yea 4 hrs is good
The display on the American version of the G3 pumps out 455 nits, which is just as bright as the HTC One M7. Basically, it's pretty damn bright. From my understanding, the Korean G3 is only pumps out about 418 nits. After hearing all of these reviewers complain about the brightness on their Korean G3s, I was pleasantly surprised to see how bright it was when I got my hands on the American version in my T-Mobile store. I hope Erica will do a followup review with an American G3.
I will never understand battery complaints nowadays. If it lasts from morning to night that'll always be good enough for me cus I charge it every night regardless of leftover juice. Unless you're using it screen-on time the whole day, pretty much any of the top-tier phones will last you.
Me neither, since like 2012 that I had my first smartphone which was the Galaxy S2, people complained about battery life on that too (it was pretty bad on stock though, even for 2011-2012 standards), But I almost feel like laughing out loud with all complaints of people like "ooh, I have to charge my phone overnight or it won't last a week without charging", it's crazy, people complaining about the battery on HTC One M7 and other phones that I owned and they were complaining about getting less than 12 hours or so and when I reached 10hs I was happy.
I haven't NOT charged a phone overnight every night since like 2006, I don't understand what the problem is, specially with a phone that has a removable battery, I think that if it's able to lats most of the day or work day with some juice left and you can charge it overnight that's pretty good, I also have an LG G3 D855 32gb.
Not only because of this article , but when "all" is said by other blogers , I allways leave your "words" for last because they're the honest AND documented ones . Admirable work all the way ! Dedicated fan from Greece - Europe .
I love her! c: She doesn't think all the phones are perfect, she looks for the pros and con's on all phone! c: Cant wait for more reviews!
Erica, after I bought my G3, LG sent me a offer for a free extra battery and charger. It was a limited time offer so I took advantage of it! I'm happy to say that my G3 is performing well and I'm very pleased overall with this device. Thank you for your research and reporting on the G3, you helped me make the right choice.
Hi Tanner Goodmng
i have been using lg g3 since 1 month........its a amazing set.............but i have a small problem sound related.
After using few hours my loud speaker stops sound ........and sound goes to ear speaker ......even if make full volume sound gonna too small. and i have to restart device to set it again ?? If u anyone have any ideas to fix it plz ......????
i have formatted once but still the same problem
shankar kc, I sold my LG-G3 about a month ago and went back to Apple. I just had too many software problems that I found extremely annoying. I went back to the company I started with, Apple, because their devices work smoothly and reliably. I've learned a expensive lesson and being away from a iPhone for 2 months made me appreciate the iPhone even more now that I have one back.
*****, no big deal, I sold it.
I think there is something wrong with her eyes. My G3 outshines ANY other phones in brightness and My God battery life..I don't know what you're doing wrong but I don't even have to plug my G3 in overnight. I've have more battery life than any Samsung phone including the Notes.. Being an EVERYDAY owner.. I can't agree with this video at all.. Sorry Erica and I've compared it to a few..
I think it's the wallpaper she uses,looks pretty dark.I have a way lighter wallpaper.
Max Payne Agreed and same here
tried g3 kept for demo at Verizon store, really liked the bright white display got the phone and found it was dull as it says in video, store representative tried to replace it with other unit but it was dull as well. They called lg and explained the difference between demo units and sale units. LG asked me to ship my cell to them so that they can look into it.
Avi J Sorry to hear that. I know my display goes dim on auto and battery saver but never been so dim or dull that my pictures or anything else looks bad. It might be Verizon that is the problem since they altered the phone as usual..like the fonts. Good luck with whatever you get but I can tell you I am loving my G3 with no regrets. ;-) coming from a Note 2 as well..
My Note 2 finally died. I was thinking another Note (Galaxy Note 3), but opted for something unique and different for a change, thus I ordered myself an Unlocked Silk White 32GB G3. Please tell me I won't regret having chosen it over the Galaxy Note 3?
Kindly discuss the following in your later review for the LG G3:
1) Screen visibility in direct sun light
2) If feasible, review a U.S. version of the LG G3(e.g. T-Mobile' edition)
3) Does the phone heat up when you do anything else with it besides gaming and using Google Maps?
4) Discuss, longevity of the battery life if the phone is used mostly for making calls, taking pictures, checking email, as an eReader(Nook) , and browsing the web
5) How well does the screen function (e.g. brightness) as a eReader
6) Call quality
7) Loudness and speaker clarify
8) Drop test if feasible(build quality)
Excellent review Erica. Finally someone telling it how it is. I've just sent my G3 back. Having previously owned a G2 i couldn't believe how bad the added sharpness was on the G3's display. Immediately it looked to me as if someone had gone to the settings of a TV and pumped the sharpness up to +5. God only knows why they did this, it's so ugly to look at. I much preferred the G2's screen and it didn't suck the battery dry so quickly.
Contrast is also below par, especially blacks. Brightness too is lacking, especially in outdoor sunlight.
Also my unit was the 32gb European version which has a widespread issue of randomly turning itself off. It would do this on average once every couple of days.
Not great when you use your phone as an alarm!
The UI, especially in animations is also very laggy. Comparing it side by side with the G2, the framerate of animations looks very low.
On top of all this, the headphone jack was faulty. Any slight nudge would result in either a song pausing or skipping to the next track leaving listening to music on the go impossible.
Really disappointed, loved the G2, but this product just feels rushed.
Some of the statements you make in this video are unbelievable. There is a HUGE difference between a 1440p display and a 1080p display. I played around with my friend's phone which had a 1080p display (can't remember the name of the phone. It was a Windows phone so it was garbage and I didn't want to use it) and it looked terrible. The sharpening that LG did with their display looks fantastic for me, and you can't even tell when playing games or anything of that sort. Moving on to the brightness, I have to ask. Do you stand outside in the sun all day and use your G3 out there or what? My G3 gets extremely bright and I never have to turn it above 75% to get a comfortable brightness. Lastly, battery life. I've never heard any complaints about battery life and I have never had any problems with mine. While it doesn't have as great battery life as the most popular flagship phones, it is very close. It could be that you constantly have the screen brightness up, which shouldn't be necessary. The G3 is easily the second best smartphone on the market, behind the OnePlus One of course. Who doesn't love a smartphone running CyanogenMod from the box? :)
Oh, and if you're having persistent problems with the battery life, try switching your phone to ART runtime instead of Dalvik as long as your G3 isn't on Verizon Wireless.
Couldn't agree more.
"It was a Windows phone so it was garbage" Wow you are one biased fanboy.
Brightness of a screen is subjective, not objective. Everyone has different tastes (and eyes) so what might look bright enough to you might look dark or not-so-bright to someone else. 4K is pretty much useless for a 5 inches display. You won't notice the difference with a 1080p display, unless you watch 4K videos (there aren't a lot for now) and photos (pretty useless since the G3 doesn't have any kind of 4K recording).
coap Not biased. Give me a good reason that a Windows phone is superior, because I couldn't find any.
***** Well no review I watched about it mentioned 4K recording.
Hi Erica, could you please confirm if the G3 camcorder has the "zoom-in effect" (narrower field of view than that of the camera) at 1080p and 4K mode? Thanks.
This may be too late, but the camera not showing up on the lock screen after holding the button down is because it is asking you what app do you want to use as a default on your homescreen. So, if you hold down the down volume button and don't see anything check your home screen for any popups.
Great review as always! The lack of brightness and contrast, plus the decreased battery life means I will be holding on to my G2 for a bit longer. Thank you for helping me make that decision. I've been saying I wouldn't be able to brag about having a quad HD display when everyone else is holding a brighter screen with a higher contrast ratio. Quad HD seems like too much of a compromise right now.
Hi Erica, Had mine for a week, I cannot fault the battery life.First two days it was awful, but on the third day I got a software update. I am a medium to heavy user. I charged it 7am yesterday, this morning I had 58% battery life left.I reckon I could squeeze two days out of it. Overall happy with the Lg G3.
Great review. One of most technical and to the point review of any gadget i have seen on youtube.
So, Erica Griffin , what would you get, an S5 or a G3? I want to retire my Galaxy S2 and I really liked the G3, until I saw your review and the disappointing screen and battery. Looking forward for your in-depht review!
i got my g3 a month ago and i was starting to regret buying this phone too, but i found a solution for that battery life issue.. i lowered the brightness to 60%, closed and uninstalled running apps (these apps continues on running even if its closed or not used atm) and installed DU Battery saver.. now im loving my phone.. slept 6-8hrs with 100% battery and waking up with 99-98% and with moderate usage for like 7-8hours, i can say that this phone's battery life is way more better than iphones and samsung in my opinion specially when going outside for whole day.. the only thing that bothers me with this phone is the heating issue when playing games on g3 .. but since this is a high end phone, then why dont just buy a TAB, PSP or GAMEBOY for gaming purposes right? ^_^
sorry about my english :)
I have mine on 50% brightness, disabled useless apps, turned off gestures, and auto sync. WiFi only don't even have a carrier yet, 4 hours of battery life. Checked the battery usge and everything is below 10 Percent use except screen. Screen ues 70% battery. It's on 50% brightness! T mobile version.
Dido to tito's comment .. Truly the best review I've seen so far.. Very impressive details and overview of the saturation and sharpening effects... And i also am appreciative of the battery review, its my main concern on purchasing a phone... I think I'll be getting a g2 for the time being, which will also allow some time to pass and see if a prime version will be released as I've been hoping for a device with with a 805 or 810 chip...Thank you
By the way, Knock Code works anywhere on the display- not just in the center and you can enter your Knock Code in a grid size as small or as large as you want.
You are right. This is exactly why it's so easy to do the wrong combination with a big long code. Practically everyone is going to type in a very small area. So if the code is long and you tap in a small space...imagine how easy it gets to accidentally tap a little too much in the wrong spot.
Thanks Erica for the great info. Your reviews are so helpful. Please keep us up to date on the g3. I use the g2 and just love it. Thanks again.
thanks for the review. Battery is very important to me as I am away from power sources for long stretches
I also like a bright vivid display
the sharpening issue has been found not to relate the display but actually the kernel used, there is now a fix kernel that gets rid of the over sharpening on XDA
excellent, now i can buy this phone, but what about lag ??
i found this comment at some sites, please answer
"Things I dislike:
1. Quad-HD screen. I've downloaded some 2k wallpapers to fully appreciate this quad HD screen (By the way, Quad-HD and 2K are same). To be fair, those 2k resolution images look pretty amazing on this phone. But that's about it. For every day use, like texting, browsing web, etc, having a quad-HD does absolutely nothing, it only makes the phone noticeably slower, which leads me to #2
2. Lag. I come from iPhone 4 (running iOS 7), so I know what lag is. And this phone has it, surprisingly and unbelievably a lot, too. Sometimes I wonder if this phone has more lag than my iPhone that is 4 years old. One time, I needed to check what time it was, so I pressed the power button. The screen turned on roughly about 2 seconds later (lag), froze for about 4 seconds (more lag), and finally updated the clock after ~6 seconds of lag. Now, I'm not a heavy user; I have maybe 15 apps at most, and I always turn off apps after I use them. Still, I notice lag quite frequently, and while it's bearable now, I fear that after 1+ years of use, it may become quite unbearable. I can only hope that LG phones have longevity... By comparison, I notice much more lag on this phone than I do on my Galaxy S5."
Finally, a fair and honest review. All the others say since it's good only because of the 2K resolution. The quality of this screen is horrible, it's not all about numbers. I would take a 1080p phone over this any day. Your reviews and Mobiletechreview's are the only fair, honest, and unbiased reviews on TH-cam
Does it support art or just dalvik? if it does could you check how using art impacts battery life?
The camera shortcut problem on ~18.00 might be caused by your finger or something blocks the proximity sensor near the earpiece. My G2 also do the same "not responding" thing if I block the proximity sensor & press the camera shortcut key. I think it is actually pretty cool, it detects when your phone is on your pocket so it doesn't drain the battery if the shortcut key accidentally pressed.
That's why I just love your reviews, Erica, cause u r always saying the naked truth about devices...
None of other "big" reviewers do not mention about sharpening, poor display quality, bad battery life, also lagging interface?!...
I had my LG G3 D852 model since it came out in Canada. I keep my brightness at 38% most of the time and my battery lasts two days. If I'm conservative enough i can go a day with only using 5-10% of battery life in a day!
I noticed that, on your video, you had the auto-brightness still toggled, while you were moving the slider. Contrary to other devices, where auto-brightness gets de-toggled when moving the slider, the G3 allows manual adjustment (while still having auto-brightness toggled). If you un-check the auto-brightness toggle, the brightness goes up a lot and is much more significant. I wouldn't have known that, until I finally purchased the phone this past Friday.
I like that your videos talk about saturation, contrast, and nits. I f***in hate that no one talk about nits or microns in the camera. I'm wondering what is lowest nits you can use, and put it on future videos.
I've got an LG g3 eu version and the screen is very bright I also have an HTC one and the screen is brighter than that on the htc and the battery life lasts all day ...I think battery life gets better with use overtime !
Erica Griffin You got yourself a subscriber, your in-depth reviews are second to none, keep up the good work. Looking forward to the Oppo Find 7 review; it is between that and the Find 7a as an upgrade to the Nexus 4. Sadly the Oneplus One doesn't support UK LTE bands.
I've had this phone for about 2 weeks now and I gotta say the battery life is amazing and the quality it pretty sick! it'll last me about a day and a half even if i'm playing video games. my only complaint is sometimes the home buttons are unresponsive for about 3 seconds.
it happen to me twice that i put the lg g3 charging, during the nigth with the battery below 15% the phone is off the next day on the mornign . I dont understand why.
Nicely done Erica.
Erica, I was surprised you didn't mention the ability to adjust the overall size of the keyboard. There was also a recent power management software update you should install.
Erica I just have to say, I've now got this in The UK and the battery life is amazing. I've never had a phones battery last as long as this. I have an iPhone 5s at moment and it has worst battery life Ive had. A very close second to ridiculous battery is the htc M7, awful and the battery takes ages to charge. I don't know about comparing to say Galaxy S5, but you have to say it blows away those two I mentioned.
Wow, you got a new subscriber right here! Never seen such an in-depth review :)
I agree about the display. I saw it at the store at full brightness, and it was still too dim. Also some people complain about this phone overheating all the time.
I'm not sure if this has been addressed, but the bug you mentioned might have been because you were covering the proximity sensor at the time.
Its so that you don't trigger the shortcut in your pocket.
I had the G2 mini and had the problem of it turning on when I didn't want to and found it really annoying as it heavily drained my battery.
I agree with what you are saying about the quad HD display... I rather have a slightly brighter display for when I am outside in the day time... Other than that, I think that the LG G3 is worth a look... Now, I have added that to my choices of upgrades when I get my next device here shortly...
Great battery life (read 1 day+) is the #1 app or feature request for new smartphones. If the LG G3 doesn't pass this test, it's off my wish-list.
wow, i was wondered about, that you use that program for checking display, you are the first youtube reviewer. you are not the only blogger, who says, that its not that good, like many people say, for excample gsmarena says the same, and about camera with its slowmotion...
Another reviewer got amazing battery life. How good is the 1 watt speaker?
Thanks Erica
Did you know that you can also double tap on any blank area in the home-screen to sleep the device?
I've been going back and forth between this and the Xperia Z2 as my new phone. The internal storage of the LG versus the Z2 has me torn, and I was hoping the display would be the deciding factor, but after seeing your video of it so far, I'm very disappointed in the G3 (more because it didn't solve my decision instantly as I was hoping). What phone do you use as your daily driver? I know you had a high opinion of the Z2.
Great videos and thank you for providing such in-depth information.
i agree with you and hopefully you will reply for this and you can deactivate the ''over sharpening'' in settings and it is automaticly on when you get the phone
Thanks for "helping to move the industry forward"
Erica, does the camera still have HDR settings? Do you notice any light bleed when the display is showing dark pictures? Was your battery life with power saving modes (and other things like that, other than brightness) on? When you do your battery tests, do you close apps when you're done, or do you just leave them open? How often or easily does the phone heat up to the point that LG limits the brightness?
Hi Erica I am a keen photographer and both camera and screen rendition are important. So I wanted your opinion on whether or not you you think this or the m8 is a better phone for me? I did have the LG G3 for a day or two and I noticed the colours were drained as you mentioned, I also noticed which concerned me a little was banding in some photos, the wall papers in the blue gradients and some you tube vids in 2k and maybe blacks arn't so dark. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your hard work :)
I found you G2 review so insightful that it was the deciding factor. I'm now looking for a new phone and am seeing one feature being ignored by reviewers: Voice Recognition. The G2 I have is from from T-Mobile, and since they updated the OS to Kit-Kat 4.4.2, it has an utterly useless voice recognition.
My state, Utah, just enacted a law where you can be fined $100 for interacting with the screen while driving, so voice recognition is of utmost importance.
So what I am asking is: How are the VR features of the G3? What are the best / good phones for VR?
Oh, and please could you make that a feature you regularly check on phones you review?
Thanks Again.
Love the G2 ( minus the VR derp...)
Good honest opinion of the G3 it's very obvious to me that QHD is not going to make that much of a difference, but just seeing the oppo find 7 looks more of a design elegance. But you also have the oneplus one with all the hype surrounding this phone I would be hard pressed to ignore it. I look forward to see your reviews on the oppo 7 and oneplus.
Hey Erica, I was thinking about buying a new phone, would u say 28mobile is trustable? They have really nice prices. Gr8 vídeos like always, GL :)
I really like the look of the LG G3 and the HTC one. I think I'll get the LG g3 though since the camera quality is poor on the HTC one
Erica can you voice an opinion on whether or not the G3 is worth an upgrade from a G2 in your full review. I do own a G2 and have done some modifications to get extra features that may or may not be innate in the G3. Would a G3 be worth it to a savvy Andriod user? Or is the LG G2 the best bang for buck of the two? In your opinion. I think you are great and i respect your points of views.
I just love the design aesthetics of the G3 above all else, everything else is a bonues afaic
Erica Griffin when you pull down the notification bar I noticed you had a brightness adjuster underneath the quick toggle icons. I have a G3 for At&t and I do not have that feature. Did you find that feature in settings or do you think it is specific to the international version of the G3?
The thing I love the most about this phone are the flat icons, I know is just software but I love them.. Are these available in the PlayStore? or maybe some that look like?
Hi Erica, will you be doing a full review of this device? Really interested in buying it and want to see if it lives up to the hype and specs.
I typically get anywhere from 6-7 hours screen on time on my Note 3, if I don't game too much. Brightness stays somewhere between 20-30%
Hey Erica, I know that you do your "all you need to know videos" I was just wondering if you were planning on doing one for the m8, I'm trying to decide between that and something like the note 3 as I have an upgrade in about a month. Warm regards -Austin
Woooh all these phones, I had the chance to come and check this video for the 2nd time.. expect to have me coming through your window soon. Thanks.
Okay I love your reviews but honestly, who gives a shit about "Intuitiveness"?! I believe a lot of people will want to do some research about their new phone. Its pathetic how you say that it's got some "Frustrating things about it". These Frustrating things you speak of are your own personal opinion, not what the majority of big reviewers and websites state. You say the facts are the truth, well in some cases, yes it is but the brightness is just fine. The m8 is crazy, almost unnecessarily bright. You speak of it as if it were a bench mark score. IT DOESN'T MATTER! As long as it seems bright and is able to be viewed properly outdoors in sun light is fine for almost every consumer. I digress, thanks for the reviews, keep em coming! (I hope I don't come off to stern, I really do love your videos, now I am giving my own opinion :))
The hideable menu button feature is genius!!! I was actually thinking about this feature exactly as it's implemented by LG today because the home button kept getting in the way when playing Threes. Other than that though... ehhh.. only 4 hours of screen on time? I get over 8 hours with a Z2. I hope someone on XDA brings that hideable menu buttons feature to other phones.
Erica the hiding on screen buttons is not a new thing - Android 4.2 introduced immersive mode which removes the bars and makes it full screen if possible. It has to be coded support into by developers of apps, but there is a app called Immersive that makes any app full screen. Must have for M8.
Just FYI or you might have already known about this, LG G3 natively shoots at 2160P30, 1080P60, 720P60.
Miyabi Igarashi 720p 120fps
does the international device works LTE in the us?
Hi, does the Korean version actually come with an aerial?
Do you think the display calibration issues could be solved with a mod or installing a new rom? Or is it baked into the display?
It cannot be solved with a new rom or mod, no.
Erica Griffin what about faux display settings. Its possible to get better brightness range and color temp with it.
Good luck doing any of that without a colorimeter and spectrometer
Erica Griffin I have a colorimeter, but no spectrometer, i just got my g2 to a relatively perfect 6473k color temp, so for me there is no need for a spectrometer. Still i enjoy watching your videos and cant wait for a full indepth review. I may buy the g3 just for its display because it seems to have potential other than the color shifting and contrast problems.For example... if i take the time and calibrate it correctly i can fix most of the displays gripes, especially brightness, i got my htc one m8's display to about 538 nits, its amazing what android phones can do when devs put their mind to.
yes you can..i have done it on my nexus 5 with franco's display control..
Was looking to get this phone when it came out. But after hearing many reviews talk about the lack of brightness on its LCD display, made me wonder if I really wanted to deal with the problems of viewing the display in direct sunlight.
Had this problem with my og droid incredible and my galaxy nexus. Both AMOLED displays. HTC's LCD displays are beautiful and very bright, and they seem to always have the right amount of brightness when auto brightness is enabled.
I could be wrong but, I believe Sharp provides HTC with their LCD panels.. But anyway.. I went with the GS5.. This display is awesome while using it out doors....
Hey Erica Griffin Try to get a European variant. I heard they improved the display color and brightness.
Where you heard it?
Thanks for the awesome video- really enjoyed the insights into the display. I think I'll be sticking with my HTC One M8, but this looks like a sweet phone!
you said the battery is that great but what about phone arena's battery g3 battery test? according to them it's got better battery life than any other smartphone
People are just blinded by Lg's QuadHd display feature but they forget other smartphones also has QuadHD screens as well. Like you said QuadHD screens seems to be more like a test, they were not ready yet and they need some time to solve stuff with sharpening and brightness, just like 1080p was in the beginning like S4 or the ZL/Z. I've seen G3's personally and it looks awesome, you need some time to realize that has a bit issues with sharpening, it's hard to tell only by seing once. I'm pretty glad with my Z1 but sometimes the screen bothers me by being a little bit washed out some times, I'm really into going back to Samsung or even LG, since HTC, Oppo or One Plus One aren't available in Brazil.
I have a G2 and Note 3 and have to say the G2 has a dimmer display than the Note 3. Samsung's AMOLEDs are definitely brighter in general than other phones. However, I do love my G2 with its 1080p display and it has great battery life. I find LG's knock on/off (off by tapping twice on the notification bar) and button placement features extremely helpful. I basically use the Note 3 for watching videos in bed and the G2 for everything else.
Hello erica very nice job with your video, would like to know if the lg g3 will come with usb cord for charging along with the wireless capability. Thanks
hey, interesting info on the display, do you think these issues are something that could be fixed in software? perhaps with a different rom?
ahh from your other video, android doesn't do colour management.., they should!
how does it look when using a web browser, as this would possibly show the advantage of the extra resolution
What are your initial thoughts on battery life and display brightness in direct sunlight? Currently, I am using a G2 and love it. The screen is sharp and I keep it at 50% brightness unless I am walking outside and it's sunny. Then I increase it to full brightness. However, at full brightness it still seems that it could be brighter. My phone is charged just once a day. I am concerned about the G3's screen draining the battery quickly. I also want the next phone to have a crisper and louder speaker.
I am upgrading soon and would like to have expandable memory in the new phone. So I am deciding between the S5 and the G3. Which would you recommend?
I wish reviewers would include how long a phone takes to charge. Particularly now that Samsung and Oppo offer fast charging batteries. 30 minutes charging time for a full day's use (assuming a ~3,000 mAh battery) means that a 15 minute charging battery won't be too far off. Otherwise this is an excellent review.
Please research on display in sunlight, if possible difference between Samsung GS3. And how is the GPS reception.
Hi Erica Griffin i have liked your honest views. I have only one question. Which one would you buy from the xperia z2, htc one m8 or lg g3 or anything else.? Considering a good overall package.. I want to upgrade from nexus 4 (just love the phone but hated the camera like anything)
You do good reviews Erica. BUT you need to speed up! Its difficult to concentrate without me speeding up to 1.25x. So, maybe you should take care of it in post processing.
But I am a fan of your in depth reviews.
Erica...thanks for recommending the site you mentioned, I had a look at it no bad at all, previously I had a look on amazon, but your video feed had help me understand the negatives detail to the phone and positive indetail features on this phone, but I don't know what colour to get...lol...!!!
Can you please comment if there is any possibility to turn the sharpening off. Watching the rest of video, I couldn't see sharpening artefacts (while you were typing a message or browsing settings).
Is sharpening applied in certain situations, or on certain type-faces or fonts?
I'm pretty much sold to G3's 5,5" screen that keeps 1080 sharpness and then some, but this sharpening effect is really a deal-breaker which would push me for SGS5 or Xperia Z2 and M8 (hard to decide on those being a lot into screen quality).
Hi Erica. If you were to choose between the G3 and Z2, what will you choose? There are things i like on the Z2 that the G3 doesn't have and vice versa.
can you do comparison between G3 and the Find 7? and which one you would prefer? :D, nice review as usual anyway...
Hi Erica Griffin I am interested in G3, I took your review words and looked at the video very carefully. I couldn't see the halos around text, is this halo effect will be more pronounced if I'm looking at G3 in person?
How snappy would you say the display is on this phone? The #1 biggest pet peeve of mine in smart phones are touch displays that react slowly, or just have some (even a minuscule amount) lag to it.
And about the oversharpening of the icons. What if as a developer I put borders around it, that would be considered as oversharpening?
hey... Erica Griffin
i wanted to buy the lg g3 but after what you said about the display brightness , and other people said about the device over-heating..i'm not so sure what i preffer..
the LG G3 or LG G2...
what do you think? how's bad is the brightness issue? in sunlight it is useable? and how's bad is that overheating issue ?
thank you
any one ?
It's plenty bright and does not overheat...it does get warm after extensive gaming. Overal an awsome phone even today
Hey Erica, was just thinking, which I guess I sometimes do :P
Is it worth getting the Korean model, or waiting till the US version comes out? Considering the Korean model bands would already work for the US (and Canada), not really sure what LG has in mind in terms of having a difference between the two models
Well, if you don't mind the display as it is with the Korean model then go for it. It is a really nice package. If you want to take a chance and wait to see what happens with the display then wait.
Hi Erica, good video. Are you able to do a review on the Moto 360?
Thanks.
awesome vid! im thinking about getting the G3 what is your opinion on if i should get it, its either the g3 or the s5
Thanks so far - great info. It would be great if you could do an outdoor (100% brightness) and a dark room (minimum brightness) comparison between this and the S5/HTC One. (If you could throw in a iPhone 4 I'd pay to see that)
Also... how is the audio quality through the headphones?
People saying the phone hasn't got the best battery life(including the reviewer)-Are you kidding me?Over nine hours of heavy usage is not enough for you?My current LG Nexus 4 lasts four hours when trying to do something with it(2100mah battery) and that is on auto brightness(which also brings me to the brightness point-anything lower than 70% ain't bright enough?Really?!).The phone is quite good,only problem and a big one would be the overheating(please keep in mind that everything on this phone-3G/4G/WiFi/Graphics/CPU is on one chip-meaning that if that shit overheats so fast,in an year max that phone is dead).
Couldn't have said it better. thanks
That 9 hours was off the charger not actual usage time. 9 hours with 4 hours screen on time isn't good at all but about what I would expect from a 5.5" QHD IPS LCD. My Nexus 5 can get 4 hours screen on time with 12-15 hours off the charger depending on what I'm doing. I consider that pretty bad.
I bought the phone and am glad to say that the battery life is impresive for that screen.Just keep in mind that I am using it in about 35% brightness.
hello erica, your videos are very well made and i definetly enjoy the fact that remain neutral for your reviews. i dont know very much about the internal workings of the phone but i wanted to know if the sharpening is something could fix with a software update or something like that, or is this not something that could be fixed once the phone is out of the factory?
Her emphases on the "sharpening" is just an opinion and most likely won't bother any other users, so it's highly doubtful LG would fix such an issue.
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