LG G4 Mobile review: A new contender in the top 3

Overview

Featuring a large 5.5-inch, high-resolution 1440 x 2560 pixel screen and running a powerful Snapdragon 808 chipset with quad-core 1.44Ghz and dual-core 1.82 Ghz Cortex processors, along with 3GB RAM, the G4 is certainly equipped for performance.

The primary camera is promising, too, offering a 16Mp (5312 x 2988 pixel) resolution on a 1/2.6in sensor, with the secondary camera still a respectable, albeit lower resolution, 8Mp snapper. Other notable camera features include laser autofocus, optical image stabilization, LED flash, simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection, and HDR processing. Shooting moving images, the G4 records at either 2160p/30fps or 1080p/60fps on the primary camera, and a lower-resolution 1080p/30fps on the secondary camera when Skyping and the like.

With so many DxOMark enthusiasts requesting an in-depth analysis of the G4’s image quality, we’re delighted to bring you a full round-up review of our latest mobile tests.

Photo

DxOMark Mobile Photo

86

Exposure and contrast	86
Color	80
Autofocus	94
Texture	90
Noise	84
Artifacts	76
Flash	81

Pros

- Very accurate and repeatable autofocus.

- Good detail preservation in all lighting conditions.

- Good noise reduction in low light.

- Pictures are generally well-exposed.

- Pleasant colors.

- With flash, good detail preservation and color rendering.

Cons

- Blue sky saturation, moiré, fringing, and other artefacts visible on outdoor shots.

- In very bright light conditions, some high-dynamic scenes tend to be over-exposed.

- Occasionally, severe white balance failures occur in outdoor pictures.

- Some luminance noise visible in outdoor shots.

- Autofocus lacks smoothness in preview.

- When using flash, chroma noise visible in the corners.

Video

DxOMark Mobile Video

79

Exposure and contrast	89
Color	76
Autofocus	76
Texture	84
Noise	92
Artifacts	80
Stabilization	65

Pros

- Generally good exposure and color rendering.

- Good detail preservation and noise reduction, especially in bright light. 

Cons

- Ineffective stabilization, with visible jello effect.

- Visible color shading, especially in low light.

- Under tungsten light, white balance turns slightly pink.

- In very bright light, highlights are occasionally blown out.