LG G Flex Reviews

Technological developments are increasingly realizing what was once just a delusion . Last October , two South Korean vendors , Samsung and LG , respectively launched a series of curved screen mobile . We got a chance to do a review for the LG G Flex ( LG - D598 ) , an Android 4.2.2 smartphone size 6 inch curved sail which also carries the latest spec in the kitchen spur , call 800 Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset , 2GB RAM and 13MP camera . Of course not only the kitchen runway that are the hallmark of this smartphone , but exotic curved body . Not only exotic , but also flexible body , making squeezing durability will be better than cell phones in general . Intrigued with the overall performance of a premium smartphone exotic Indonesian who immediately went into this ?

Impression Design and Materials

Actually, with a 6 -inch screen belonging to the G Flex , this smartphone is enough to invite attention because the body is great . Plus a curved shape , then get ready you will be the center of attention . Google had released the first ever Samsung Galaxy Nexus is curved body ( not the screen ) , but the curvature of the G Flex is much more visible than the Nexus .


Overall the LG G Flex has a shape similar to the LG G2 , a very reasonable thing . Bezel or frame on the bottom side and G2 are not slim , but that does not mean making it look fat phablet . Although no steel touches such as G2 , but it color and premium materials more memorable than G2 because the back is given a touch of the brush with a pattern that is more presentable .

LG G Flex has a unibody design , the back cover can not be opened , so the battery is not removable automatic , and the SIM card slot on the left side , can be opened with a SIM ejector , safety pin or needle if there is no SIM ejector . LG also inherit unique Flex G2 to G , the lock and volume buttons are located on the back . If you first use it you may be confused , but after a long time you will feel comfortable even familiar with the key. The lock button also serves as a marker notification LED lights , LED bulbs though a smaller notification is also present at the front , at the top of the screen . Micro USB port and audio jack on the LG G Flex is not closed .

Despite its size has been classified as a giant with a 6 -inch screen , but the G Flex can still pocket dikantungi in materials that are not tight . Precisely because the body arch , part of the phone wedged in your pants a little , though still you have to be careful when sitting with the phone situation is in your pants . The large size also does not sacrifice comfort , because LG G Flex fixed thanks to the body ergonomically curved and the sides are not rigid . G Flex curved body is somewhat flexible ( see video ) , but still not as flexible as many had expected , considering it one of the first mobile product with this technology . Rear body claimed self-healing , so it seems you will not need a protector .



screen
Unquestionable , flexible OLED screen is the main selling G Flex . Flexible display is indeed one future direction smartphone technology and gadgets ( especially wearable gadgets such as watches , for example ) , although its use has not been felt significantly, because it is still early stage .

Flex OLED display at G character is not too over- saturated like the Super AMOLED on some Samsung Galaxy devices . His character is like a mix AMOLED and IPS , which is widely used type of display device is LG . Contrast levels remain high , with the absolute black OLED display properly in general . Bluish white color is not like the Super AMOLED , especially with no over- saturation , so the color is quite natural , there is still a Natural screen mode . There was also the Vivid mode if you want the colors are sharper .

The disadvantage of this is the LG G Flex screen has a resolution of only 1280x720 pixels , given the large screen size ( 6 inches ) , so the pixel density of just 245 ppi , still under the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ( 1080p 5.7 inch , 386 ppi ) and Sony Xperia Z ultra (6.44 -inch , 1080p , 342 ppi ) . Luckily G Flex uses three RGB sub - pixels , not two subpixels on the Super AMOLED , so that the sharpness of the display is maintained.


interface

As a whole is almost the same as the G2 , with just a few cosmetic changes only. There are two Themes that can be selected , Flex and LG . Flex course is exclusive to the G Flex interface , there are differences in accent colors , icons , lock screen effects and so on . While the LG interface makes exactly the same interface with the G2 . To wake Knock On screen there is a feature , simply tap the screen display in a state of death . To turn off the screen also simply tap the screen twice , could be in the area of ??the notification bar can also be in an empty area on the homescreen . Other options to turn off and wake the screen is to press the lock button on the back of the phone .

Lock screen look very attractive and spoil your eyes as G Flex users . Lock Swing effects , so if you move the phone vertically so Lockscreen screen will also move to follow your movements . It still added some effects that can be used when unlock screen . Lockscreen weather animation effects can be added , if the weather is rainy lockscreen then the screen will be filled with dew . Not only beautiful and attractive , the lock screen also has many uses , can bring a certain application shortcuts as well as proprietary information .


The screen can be a maximum of 7 pages homescreen with setting themes , wallpapers , swipe effects , looping and enables landscape mode . Hold down the Home button for a while then you will be brought to the Task Manager Recent Apps as well , where you can stop all applications that are running . LG G Flex features a 3 finger gestures , to move applications quickly , swipe the phone screen using 3 fingers simultaneously.


Notification bar is very functional , but the impact was too full zoom so it seems complicated , to the extent that the notification itself is not very visible because there is at the bottom . You can choose a lot of the Quick Settings , like Qslide , WiFi , Bluetooth , and so on , the sequence can be modified freely as you like . In addition to quick setting , there is access to QSlide , brightness level settings and notification settings noise levels and call on the phone .


Performance G Flex is very smooth , thanks to a blend of 800 Snapdragon chipset and 2GB of RAM plus the screen has a resolution of only 720p . Just check the benchmark rate at the bottom of this review for more details . Settings and interface customization on any lot ( for example, you can change the size and type of font used ) as well as very functional , although seemed a bit complicated because so many features . Like the G2 , G Flex also has a Touch Button Front setting , from standard ( Back + Home + Menu ) , a la Samsung ( Menu + Home + Back ) to increase the notification pull knob or button QuickMemo access . Not only that , you can memilihlatar behind the front touch buttons , whether transparent , white or black . There are features Screen Smart and Smart Video for example , which is quite helpful as long as the front camera can capture your face . With G Flex you can also choose to have the time of Screen Capture ( hold the Lock button and Volume Down ) captured screen does not cover the notification bar area and area Front Touch Buttons .


Features QSlide and Quick Memo is always faithful present in large sail Android smartphone from LG , the G Flex is no exception . There was also the Guest Mode feature which is useful for keeping your privacy . Qslide allows total there are 3 apps running at once ( two applications minimize size , and full screen applications running in the background ) . The amount of space for each application can be changed , so did the level of transparency ( overlay functions ) . Phone performance when running Qslide function tends to remain smooth , not surprising considering the use 2GB of RAM and processor upper class in G Flex .


In addition there is now QSlide Dual Windows , which is very similar to similar features on some type of large sailing Galaxy . Activated by holding the back button for a few seconds , turn it was the same way , despite different execution views . Only a few selected applications that can fit in the dual feature of Windows.


While the Quick Memo is a feature to scribble on the screen with some type of virtual graffiti tools such as pens , markers and highlighters . Although more modest , but this feature is more practical than the Note features Samsung Galaxy Note series . Also present interesting effects such as writing on a layer of dew on the glass , and wall scribbling .


There are times when your cell phone is borrowed by friends or family. If there is something which you do not want to be seen by them , you can use this feature Guest Mode . So the phone will use the lockscreen Pattern models , but there are two Pattern that can be stored . Pattern only for your own ( everything is open as usual ) Pattern specific to one borrower . Then you can choose which applications are allowed to be seen , which again should not be seen by the borrower . The entire application on the phone can be put in the list of applications that should / should not be seen .


input Text
Default keyboard ( LG Keyboard ) filled with a lot of features , but the impact was so impressed complicated , such as the LG interface in general . Suppose one of you can press the Space key because the key size is less long . Regarding the display , you can change the themes and setting keyboard models . Keyboard and text input on the G Flex is equipped with emoji , although somewhat different shape and design of Emoji on iOS devices and apps WhatsApp , but in essence this is the same emoji . One hand typing on the LG G Flex is almost impossible to do because of the wide body . Therefore there Keyboard Split mode , and the mode of the left or right side for one-handed typing easier .

Camera and Video Recording
Equipped with a 13 megapixel sensor as G2 , is a pity LG did not equip G Flex with Optical Image Stabilization ( OIS ) as the G2 . Equipped with a 9 point focus , you can take pictures using both volume buttons , so the photograph becomes easier . There are various modes in the photograph , please complete than previous LG phones . The modes are:

Normal , Shot & Clear , Dynamic Tone ( HDR ) and Intelligent Auto
VR Panorama and Panorama
Shoot Burst , Beauty Shot , Time Catch Shot ( shooting shortly and after the shutter button is pressed , so you do not lose the moment )
dual Camera
Sport and Night

While the features and settings equally many , such as :

Cheese Shutter ( photographed using a voice command such as cheese , smile , whiskey , kimchi , LG )
brightness , setting the focus mode ( auto , manual , face tracking ) , color effects , ISO level , white balance , and resolution
timer
geotagging
Shutter sound and volume adjustment keys ( can to take photos , it could be for zooming )

The camera is surprisingly good , with noise and watercolor effects are minimal in indoor lighting . For outdoor results are clear , sharp and quite natural , but still vivid and can be enjoyed by most people . For more details download the original file at this link , or click on the photos below for a look at the gallery on Photobucket .


Although there is no OIS , but for video recording even more complete than G2 . There is a recording of 4K Ultra HD resolution ( 3840x2160 pixels ) . Full HD video recording 60 fps it was better than the G2 , because in light places less feel the benefits of this feature on the G2 ( G2 read the reviews ) , but in G Flex 60 fps video recorder is in fact the results are more visible . Allegedly the cause is no OIS on G Flex . There are several modes in video recording , among other things : Normal , Live Effects ( object reshaped into a big-eyed , big -mouthed and so on ) , Dual Recording and Tracking Zoom ( choose the most area in the viewfinder to be zoomed while recording video ) . In addition there are features Audio Zoom . When recording video you can turn on the LED lights flash on and off manually .


The results of the video recording is nice and sharp , do not be questioned because the maximum resolution of 4K (about 8megapiksel ) , where most phones currently only capable of up to 1080p ( about 2 megapixels ) . The disadvantage is the continuous autofocus response on this phone is a bit slow when you record a video . 4K video recording itself produces a file of 218MB for recording lasted 1 minute , with a 30Mbps bitrate and framerate of 30fps . Watch the video below , and select the option to watch a 4K resolution with maximum resolution . 60fps for 1080p video , as well bitratenya 30Mbps , so the results of the file is approximately equal to 4K video . Recording duration of 30 seconds produces a file of 106MB . Because Youtube can not display 60fps video ( converted to 30fps ) then we upload it on this link ( Mediafire ) .

Photo Gallery
As in the other on the Settings menu , this time also a photo gallery using a black background , not white as in the previous LG smartphones . The reason of course is the OLED display is more power efficient if the display black . Which also includes a photo gallery of this video album to use the standard Android slightly altered by LG .. Photo shared by Album , location and date of photo taking . As in the contacts and SMS , screen zooming feature is also present here , so you can vary the size of thumbnail images with pinch to zoom . You can rename files , rotate images, do cropping , perform simple editing and displays detailed pictures pretty much like camera model , focal length , ISO settings and others. Photos can instantly be shared via Bluetooth , email , social networking , and others .

Video players
Curved screen resulted in the G Flex watch the video as watching a movie, let alone the size of the screen is quite large . We tried a video titled Blue Planet IMAX and indeed deeply felt vision of excellence is on display curved G Flex . Formats supported is wide. Video 4K ( 3840x2160 pixels ) downloaded from Youtube rotated smoothly . Files . Mkv and . Mov to 1080p resolution also rotated , so does the subtitle format . Srt with some features and settings such as synchronization , font size and color .


As in the application of MX Video Player , you can adjust screen brightness while watching a video , with a vertical sweep motion . The touch screen can also be locked when playing video . Another feature , change the aspect ratio of the video and of course minimize Qslide video with features so you can watch videos while doing other activities , complete with overlay feature / setting the transparency level .


Music Player
As in G2 , LG complement G Flex with the ability to play the file . Flac with HiFi quality ( 24 bit , 192kHz ) . In addition the same look and features with the G2 , with the exception of the use of black and dark colors in the background . There are several equalizer settings , but not by genre based music and sound effects such as bass , treble and vocal only, to be more simple . Of course you can still adjust the equalizer as you like . The sound quality is something like the G2 , loudspeaker loud but not clear enough and tend to be deafening . As for the use of a headset , the sound is very high quality, with a wide soundstage and separation voice steady .


connectivity

• Quadband GSM / HSDPA ( micro SIM )
• LTE
• Wi - Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac
• Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP
• MicroUSB 3.0 ports
• Infrared ( as a TV remote )
• NFC
• GPS with A-GPS support

web browsers

There are two the Chrome browser and the Internet . For the default browser ( Chrome ) there is an interesting feature that is a plus capture ( capture and store a page in image format ) . In opening the full site with lots of content such as the Home page belongs TeknoUp fast performance , almost no wait time loading content ( assuming the internet is used quickly ) and smooth , good when scrolling , pinch and zoom and others . The features and settings that are certainly not inferior to other phones , namely : incognito window , Find, share , Bookmarks , the option to always open the desktop site , save for offline reading and setting screen brightness level . Also of course there is the standard setting the cache , cookies , form data , javascript , zoom, page content , accessibility , and others.


HTML5test.com : 431 out of 555 points
SunSpider : 856.5 ms

benchmark results

Antutu : 35644 points
Quadrant Standard : 20164 points
Nenamark 2 : 60fps
Multitouch Tester : maximum 10 touch
LG G Flex Review Gallery

Battery Life

Screenshot for purposes of review : 20 percent depleted in 157 minutes ( the screen remains lit conditions )
Watching 720p video . Mkv : 16 hours
* conditions of the Internet using WiFi only , mobile is turned off , screen brightness level of 50 percent . For video playback using the headset , full volume level .

conclusion
LG G Flex is a unique blend of design , new technology , strong performance and a complete feature . The screen is quite flexible and innovative curved body , plus self-healing capabilities that include the new . Considerable weakness was at most only display only 720p , and the price is suppose to be very premium .

Pros :

Unique curved design
6 -inch OLED screen
top performance
Innate features a very complete
Results nice camera and video recording
Battery life is very strong

Disadvantages :

6 inch screen is only 720p
There is no micro SD slot ( 32GB internal )
Continuous autofocus in video recording rather slow

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