Below are all the review posts I have written on the LG G Flex.
First Impressions – https://gavinsgadgets.com/2014/05/06/lg-g-flex-first-impressions/
Part 2 – https://gavinsgadgets.com/2014/05/07/lg-g-flex-second-day-impressions/
Part 3 – https://gavinsgadgets.com/2014/05/08/lg-g-flex-camera-thoughts-and-samples/
So the G Flex has a 13mp camera but unlike the G2 it does not have OIS. However, I found it was able to take good shots of my black and dark brown labs. The shutter response was fast at times too. The quality however is not in the same league overall as the Samsung S5 for example. However the camera did not disappoint. I did notice the photos being slightly over exposed as well.
Camera – modes include normal, shot and clear, HDR, panorama , VR pano, burst, beauty, dual camera, time catch shot, intelligent auto, sports and night.
And below some sample shots.
If you want to see the full res plus exif data go to my flickr album https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644114354349/
To be honest, I was rather surprised at the camera, as I thought it would be terrible but it was quite reasonable in the end.
And this surprise is the same for all aspects of the phone so much so that I’m now looking to sell my Samsung S5 and keep the G Flex.
The LG G Flex comes with two homescreens types. The one above is the standard affair that everyone would be used to. With this option you can add widgets and folders and more. The folder colour can be changed, as can the whole theme. Additional themes as mentioned are available from LG Smart World. I installed a few and like the results. But what if you are novice. LG include an Easy Mode.
I thought the Easy mode was one of the best I have seen with everything on one page.
LG include a number of custom apps from a Calculator, Alarm Clock, Memo (sync to Google Drive), Calendar. Displays lots of info. Quick Theatre – shortcuts to photos, video, YouTube, video.
The loudspeaker was of a reasonable volume and clear. The audio quality via the headphones was good too. Other software included Quick remote, FM radio, music, life square, task manager, update centre , lg backup, gallery, file manager, Polaris viewer , notebook, box, tasks, email, contacts, weather and a few more smaller apps.
I will cover off the camera tomorrow.
So the whole experience of this phone has been rather pleasurable. When it cost over £800 was it worth it. Absolutely not. At £379 it represents a very good phablet.
“Holding the G Flex to your face is awkward, too, thanks to that 6-inch screen. To put it into context, the G Flex is slightly bigger and heavier than the
Samsung Galaxy Note III. You almost feel like you’re making a call into a turkey leg you bought at the Renaissance fair.”
More at Gizmodo.
EE has already announced that it will be the first U.K. carrier to begin selling the LG G Flex starting next month.
If you want one without a contract, you can now pre-order one from Expansys. You will need £700 ($1,151).
LG has announced its curved-screen smartphone, the G Flex. The phone uses flexible OLED screen technology to allow for a dramatic curve on the horizontal axis, is between 7.9 and 8.7mm thick at various points, weighs 177g, and has a 6-inch 720p display. Inside there’s a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, and a 3,500 mAh battery.
It has a special protective film on the back cover is designed to get rid of scratches on the phone within minutes. Seeing is believing.
I am so not convinced by this curved phone and at 6 inches in size it is huge. And a self healing back sounds like fairy tale stuff. I suppose seeing is believing. What do you think?
Engadget (www.engadget.com) reported that LG has admitted that “bendable and unbreakable” smartphone displays are already in production. The first such phone will be the G Flex shown above. It will be a 6 inch screened device.
What I cannot understand is why you would want such a curved screened phone, and what the benefits would be over a flat phone. Sure, curved screened phones are meant to have unbreakable displays and that is a good thing, but how will apps and games look and function on such a device that is curved this way?
What do you think?
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