Contents

1、 Unpacking

2、 Appearance

3、 Screen: Compare iPhone 6S Plus

4、 Performance: running score and game experience, including video

5、 System: Detailed explanation of system functions

6、 Power: endurance and charging speed

7、 Shooting: Focus on taking photos in low light environment, compare with iPhone 6S Plus (including video)

8、 Summary

1、 Unpacking

The appearance design of the box of G5 reflects the characteristics of the detachable chin: the outer layer is a simple white package, with the outer contour of G5 printed. The inner layer is fluorescent green. The design of downward withdrawal is adopted, and the outer box does not completely cover the inner box, but exposes the chin.

Pull out the inner box downward, just like removing the chin of G5. The inner box is printed with the connection buckle between the chin and the body and the battery.

Open the cover downwards, and G5 lies quietly inside. The color of this G5 is TITAN, that is, the grey of the sky, More business temperament.

When the whole family gets together in one second, the group photo or something is to be positive. Hurry up, take your positions, 1, 2, 3 Cheese!

The sequence in the picture is: nobody looks at it Quick Guide (Not detailed instructions), leading actor G5 host Cute and responsible Circular clip Necessary for commuting Earphones Minister of Energy Charger (Support 100V~240V wide voltage, 9V/5V 1.8A two output specifications), economic lifeline USB Type-C data cable One of the main character's equipment Photo genie (Including 1140mAh battery, 4 entity keys for video recording, photographing, zoom and camera switch, leather surface) and its instructions.

2、 Appearance

Next, let's take a look at the G5 Sky Grey in an all-round way. You can supplement the appearance of G5 SE by yourself. G5 will show slightly different metallic luster under different light.

There is no Home key on the front, and the Android virtual key is used, so double clicking on the bright screen/lock screen is still necessary. In addition, there is a tap to unlock function, which is convenient for unlocking when the phone is placed on the front, and will be introduced later.

The four corners of the fuselage are rounded corners. Although the screen part is flat, the top and tail of the fuselage are designed with bevels to make the overall appearance more rounded, thin and silky smooth.

Rear dual camera 16 million pixel standard camera+8 million pixel 135 ° wide-angle camera, the pixel of wide-angle lens is slightly worse, but the social network is still more than enough to show the picture (b). Color spectrum sensor, flash lamp, laser focus sensor, power key (fingerprint sensor, which supports screen locking and fingerprint unlocking). In addition, NFC antenna is also at the upper position.

The back side of the frame is not a 45 ° section, but a 1 mm groove with silver plating. I think this design not only has a bright appearance but also is more wear-resistant than the flat section.

Front left side: volume button, chin drop button (officially called module eject button)

Front right side: There is only one card slot (the power key is also the fingerprint unlocking key on the back)

The card slot supports two out of three NANO SIM cards and TF cards. I wonder whether G5 can support dual SIM cards and TF cards at the same time by polishing the SIM card invincibly. People with strong practical ability can try it in the operator's business hall. If it is worn out, you can immediately replace the card. Don't blame me for teaching bad kids!

Top

Chrysanthemum: speaker, USB Type-C interface, microphone

Overall dimension

·Width without volume key: 73.90mm

·Width including volume key: 74.22mm

·The thinnest part of the fuselage: 7.87mm

·Including camera protrusion thickness: 8.99mm

With official size: 149.4 * 73.9 * 7.7mm, little difference

frame

·Left and right margin: 2.75mm

·Bottom margin: 3.88mm

In addition, I was surprised to find that G5 has the same height of forehead and chin! The distance from the screen edge to the upper and lower edges of the phone is almost the same, about 15.88mm. In other words, the G5 screen is in the middle of the phone, which is perfect for Virgo!

On the whole, the screen proportion of G5 is 70.15%, which is not too high, but in actual use, thanks to the design of rounded fuselage and slightly inclined upper and lower parts, it feels very comfortable. For users who are accustomed to using iPhone, it is still quite amazing.

Let's look at the weight of G5

Overall 158.6g , battery 45.4g, chin 11.8g, body 101.1g. It seems that the accuracy of this electronic scale can only be accurate to 1g. Hey, don't you come to evaluate the electronic scale!

Well, what's the weight of 158.6g? Let's take a look at the parameters of other mobile phones:

·6S Plus 5.5 "192

·Samsung Note5 5.7 "171g

·Samsung Galaxy S7 5.1 "152g

·Huawei P9 5.2 inch 144g

· Meizu Pro6 5.2 "160g

·ASUS Zenfone Zoom 5.7 "185g

It can be seen that compared with the G5 5.3 inch screen, and the expandable modular design has been made, the overall weight is controlled within 160g, which is good, and it does not feel heavy in the hand. The iPhone 6S Plus and ASUS Zenfone Zoom in the above phones can be used for self-defense...

3、 Screen

Next, let's take a look at the screen display effect of G5!

Apart from the G5 mobile phone border, there are almost no black edges on the screen, which is better than that of other individual manufacturers. True conscience!

For the following comparison, G5 and iPhone 6S Plus are manually adjusted to the highest brightness.

Four colors of red, yellow, blue and green are contrasted. The larger screen is the iPhone 6S Plus. Also! Use! You! Say!

As you can see, the color performance of G5 is better, and the iPhone is warmer.

Let's take a look at the pure white screen

How about the screen backlight of both?

Let's see the actual picture display effect

4、 Performance

Symbolically run a point. Snapdragon 820, 4GB LPDDR4 memory, Adreno 530 GPU, the undisputed flagship configuration, I believe that running a point is not much worse.

The factory settings were not restored during the test, and 100000 of them ran multiple background programs that time. Normal conditions are around 120000.

The factory settings were not restored during the test, and 100000 of them ran multiple background programs that time. Normal conditions are around 120000.

Game experience

Usually I don't play online games, and single player games are only interested in racing. Experience the best speed car: hot blood tracking HD, real car racing 3, the game performance is no problem, occasionally play on the way to and from work during the evaluation period, the mobile phone is not hot when playing the best speed car, I wonder whether it is related to the old game. However, after playing real car 3 for about 10 minutes, the G5 starts to heat up, but the overall temperature is not high. It's probably a low fever. As for the power consumption, we played the real car for about half an hour, and the power consumption was 15%. Are you satisfied with this result?

However, it must be pointed out that the overall operation of the G5 UI is smooth, and the opening of the App is very fast, but there will be slight frame skipping in the process of screen scrolling. It seems that there is still room for improvement in the animation effect of the system. I hope it can be further optimized in the subsequent system upgrade.

The following system demonstration video can be seen at the beginning.

5、 System

The previous video roughly demonstrates the basic functions of the system. In fact, there are many highlights and shortcomings in LG's UI. Next, we will introduce the actual process in detail.

Startup speed

According to the test, G5 takes about 40 seconds to start up (excluding the time for entering the power on password). It can be used immediately after entering the desktop, and there will be no more stuck time.

Lock screen and unlock

It supports double clicking the desktop lock screen. Everyone can rest assured that this function is particularly convenient when the phone is placed flat on the desktop. It can be solved with only one finger. Even if the power key is on the side of the body, it requires at least two fingers to lock the screen.

In addition to unlocking without lock screen, sliding, pattern, PIN code and password, the unlocking mode also supports Tap to decode 。 Fingerprint unlocking coexists with the above unlocking methods. Of course, fingerprint unlocking can also be avoided.

Among them, individuals like to tap decoding very much. When the screen is locked, they can complete the screen lighting+unlocking by tapping the tagline. Tap decoding, that is, tap at least 3 squares of the field character grid in the lower area of the screen at least 6 times (at most 8 times) as a password to unlock the screen.

As shown in the figure above, G5 can be set to enter the password when starting up, otherwise it cannot access the system, which provides additional protection for the security of mobile phones.

Fingerprint unlocking

Fingerprint input is very fast. It can be completed by 7 finger clicks, and can be recognized within 1 second each time. Here's a video:

The success rate of fingerprint unlocking is very high, and it supports direct unlocking in the locked screen state without first lighting the screen. The unlocking process can be completed within 1 second.

homepage

By default, the home page does not contain an application drawer (similar to the iPhone, where all applications are placed directly on the desktop). At present, many Android manufacturers also use this method. This has the advantage of reducing the level of mobile desktop and making it more convenient to use.

In addition, you can also choose EasyHome and the homepage with application drawer according to your preference.

EasyHome is more intuitive and simple. At the same time, the system font will automatically select "extra large", suitable for the elderly and children.

Application market

The application market built in the G5 version of the Bank of China is the AZ market. For some applications, the AZ Chinese version will be launched, which is more convenient, such as the "screen tester".

However, the update speed of the app is not as fast as that of App Bao. The AZ market has shown that there is no software that needs to be updated, but 4 updates can be detected in the App Store. In addition, the integration degree between the AZ market and the G5 system is not high, and the automatic installation function also needs to set the "worry free installation" service in "Settings - General - Auxiliary Tools", which can be fully integrated in the system.

System settings

As can be seen from the above video, the G5 system has two modes: "tag view" and "list view", which are convenient for different usage habits.

Smart Secrets

In the settings, you can open a "Smart Secret" function. After opening, a screen will be added on the left side of the home page, including calendar, music, and Quick remote control functions, which is more convenient.

standby display

As a feature function of G5, you can select on or off in the settings. The text brightness of the standby display will be adjusted according to the ambient brightness. If you block the sensor on the front of the phone with your hand, the standby display will automatically turn off. So when you put the phone screen down or in your pants pocket, the standby display will also be turned off, so you don't need to worry about the power. In actual use, when the standby display function is turned on and off, there is no obvious impact on the endurance.

conversation

Here's a main point. Because G5 puts the SMS and phone records together, but the distinguishing mark is not obvious, many friends may be confused. In fact, there is an option in the upper right corner, which can make the information not displayed.

Home page touch button and QUICK multitasking application

The home page touch button can be selected in black and white as required, and it can also be set to hide the touch button in an application, which can be slid up from the bottom of the screen when needed.

The combination and order of touch buttons can be edited. The available buttons include: return, home page, multitask (these three buttons cannot be removed), notification, capture+, Quick multitask, and SIM.

The QUICK multitasking application is relatively convenient in some scenarios, such as sending messages in chat or using a calculator. Unfortunately, there is no QUICK memo+.

Capture+that is, you can doodle in the screenshot at the same time, which is a powerful tool for social sharing!

Recently uninstalled applications

In fact, when uninstalling an app, you "deactivate" it first, and then delete it 24 hours later. In practice, the practicability of this function is not high, because when most applications need to be uninstalled, they really need to be uninstalled, either they don't like it or they need to clean up space. If you just disable it, you can't clean up the space in time. Instead, you need to operate again to delete it completely.

browser

The browser has ad filtering function, which I like! On the left side is G5's own browser, and on the right side is Chrome. The abominable Baidu is finally clean, either pushing apps or adding spam ads on its web pages.

6、 Power

Endurance

The G5 battery of the Bank of China version is 2700 mAh, while that of the South Korean version is 2800 mAh. This is a pity. After all, 100 mAh can increase the standby time of the G5 by about 2 hours. How can you estimate this? Look at this screenshot. The time of the screenshot is 2016-6-7 15:44

When the frequency of use is not high (answering a phone, listening to music for an hour, taking 11 photos, and taking 3 videos for 5 minutes in total, which is not counted as deleted), the G5 battery has lasted about 45 hours. If it is just standby, I believe G5 can last more than 50 hours.

Charging speed

Put G5 into automatic mode, then plug in the charger, wait until 1% appears on the screen to get the camera, wait for 1 minute to take out the camera and adjust the aperture shutter, it has reached 2%, and now it is 22:50..

Then turn on the machine, and the power has reached 3%. The following is an irregular screenshot and a table of charging time.

It took 85 minutes in total, and two photos were taken during the period.. If it is powered off for charging, it should be several minutes faster.

In addition, at 23:19 in half an hour of charging, the temperature was only warm, 36.3 ℃. Don't worry about the electricity bill being used for "hand warming".

7、 Shooting

Now comes the popular photography and video evaluation, and I am looking forward to it.

First, the last video of focusing speed benefited from laser assisted focusing. The focusing speed of G5 is satisfactory.

7.1 First, let's take a few samples of ordinary lens and wide-angle lens.

First of all, the G5 camera starts very fast, and can be ready in 1 second, so that you will not miss any moment of beauty.

Secondly, the speed of taking pictures is also very fast in sufficient light, which is on par with the iPhone 6S Plus, and much faster than the Zenfone Zoom I evaluated earlier. When Zenfone Zoom finishes shooting, the preview button of the photo will have about 1 second to load, and G5 will be able to view it immediately.

However, the algorithm of G5 wide-angle lens is a little worse than that of ordinary lens, and the white balance is poor in the case of complex colors. The last sample uses manual mode to adjust the white balance, and the effect is much better.

7.2 HDR comparison in a restaurant

HDR is a good thing. When two mobile phones do not turn on HDR, the chandelier explodes and the dark details of the hay are all gone. The photo of G5 looks more beautiful, but it is slightly brighter than the implementation scene, and the color is slightly too bright. The iPhone is slightly dim, but closer to the naked eye.

Camera parameters of HDR mode two mobile phones:

G5： F/1.8, 1/24 second, ISO-200, photo resolution 3984 x 2988 (in order to be closer to the iPhone, I set the photo to 4:3, so it can only reach 12 million pixels)

6SP： F/2.2, 1/33 second, ISO-200, photo resolution 4032 x 3024

7.3 Then there is a group of comparisons that require higher camera tolerance

Here we can see the word "junk". The iPhone performs better, while the G5 does not control the exposure well.

This is still life shooting. We are not very sensitive to the shutter speed. Let's continue to look down.

7.4 Come on, let's count wool together.

7.5 Continue to dim the light and check the white balance

The runway is grey... Although there are red lights on the opposite side, the white balance of G5 is really poor.

Camera parameters at this time:

G5： F/1.8, 1/25 second, ISO-300

6SP： F/2.2, 1/10 second, ISO-80

It seems that the iPhone 6S Plus has less noise due to its optical anti shake, lower sensitivity and lower shutter speed. But the noise control of G5 is also excellent. White balance or something, please adjust it later~

7.5 Continue, color and edge image quality

Intercept the upper right corner position

The color of G5 seems slightly purple, but the noise and clarity of the two are comparable.

7.6 Weak light capture

The contrast above is still life, which cannot fully represent the effect of both in weak light. Now let's welcome Her Royal Highness the Queen and the Prince.

You can send pictures of your circle of friends. I took them with my iPhone first, and then changed them to G5. My son hates my slow home photographer a little..

Failed to capture the picture

As you can see, the G5 has 1.8 aperture, while the iPhone has optical anti shake, which can be said to be a draw again.

7.7 Video comparison

The LG G5 has two anti shake modes, Steady and OIS. Steady has better effect when shooting in motion, and OIS is used to reduce slight jitter. However, when shooting 4K video, both anti shake modes are invalid.

The following G5 compares the video shooting of iPhone in OIS anti shake mode. Since two mobile phones are taken at the same time, they do not deliberately control their hands when walking, so we can see that the shaking of both is quite obvious, and the effect is basically the same.

8、 Summary

Summarize the advantages and disadvantages:

advantage:

1. Modular design, strong scalability, high playability, I like it, although I can't afford it.

2. Flagship configuration+removable battery, and the volume and weight are well controlled, like it manually!

3. The camera is fast to start, focus and take pictures. The world's martial arts are fast and unbreakable!

4. F1.8 Large aperture, high availability in weak light.

5. The 135 ° wide-angle lens is very practical in some scenes, such as shooting long legs.

6. The screen occupies a high proportion, and there is no black edge in the screen. Some manufacturers, please reflect on yourself!

7. The standby display function is practical, and the power consumption is low.

8. The charging speed is fast enough without heating.

9. The advertising function of the browser is well received!

10. The tap unlocking function is very useful.

Insufficient:

1. The camera needs to be optimized: the white balance is not accurate enough, and the sharpening is slightly excessive

2. The screen brightness is slightly low

3. The built-in AZ market applications update slowly and cannot be automatically installed by default

4. There was a period of inexplicable fever during the experience. Later, the new applications installed at that time were deleted and returned to normal. It seems that it should be a problem of some junk software. I hope that these unstable applications can be screened through system upgrade optimization.

5. The recently uninstalled application features are not very practical

6. The QUICK multitasking application does not support QUICK memo+, which is strange. After all, a very important application scenario of multitasking is note taking.

7. The system UI is not smooth enough. I hope this problem can be optimized through subsequent system upgrades

8. The replacement module needs to be powered off, which can only be improved on the next generation of mobile phones.

9. The wide-angle lens is located on the right side of the back. When taking photos on the horizontal screen (press the photo button with the right hand), it is easy for the left hand to enter the lens. Why not put the wide-angle lens on the left?

10. The photo genie module cannot be used when it is connected to the mobile phone without power. When the mobile phone is used normally, the photo genie will charge the mobile phone battery as an external battery, so it always loses power first.

In general, LG G5 is full of creativity, modular design and abundant accessories bring more playability to everyone, and the system functions are perfect and simple, which makes it easy to use quickly. The degree of care in product development can be seen. Although some details still need to be optimized in the evaluation, the flagship still deserves its reputation.

In addition, I would like to say a few words about the modular design. The HiFi module and camera module are designed for the appearance of the G5. I hope that the design of the next generation of products can consider compatibility with this module. After all, products like the HiFi module can be used for several years if they are of high quality and mature technology. If you need to change your mobile phone at the same time, Then the modular design seems to lack long-term consideration, which also makes it impossible for third-party module manufacturers to follow up.

The above is all the content of this evaluation. Finally, the youngest user of LG G5 appeared again. Thank you!