KEY FEATURES
- 5.3-inch IPS QHD screen
- Snapdragon 820 processor & 4GB RAM
- 32GB onboard storage and microSD slot
- 2,800mAh battery
- USB Type-C v3.0 port
- Fingerprint sensor
- Additional 8-megapixel wide-angle rear camera
- LG UX 5.0 on Android Marshmallow
- Manufacturer: LG
- Review Price: £529.00
LG G5 – DESIGN AND MODULES
Metal body, removable battery, modular system, rear fingerprint sensor, sloped top, 159g
In pictures the LG G5 looks curvy and sleek, but pick up the smartphone and it feels oddly hollow.
LG played up its switch from the plastic body of the LG G4 to a metal one on the G5. However, in the hand the G5 really doesn’t feel like any other metal phone I’ve come across. the handset has an odd finish that feels much more like plastic than the advertised “microdized” metal. I do like the slightly sloping top, though, but it's the only feature that sets it apart.
The G5's design is very clean too, with only a single volume clicker and SIM-tray present on either side. The volume control suffers from having a very shallow push, but it's usable nonetheless. While LG has ditched the volume keys on the rear, the lock switch remains in the slightly unorthodox position just below the camera sensors.
In my opinion it's far better to have all the buttons in the same spot, be it on the back or sides of a phone. Positioned as they are, I’m forced to move my hands around the G5 more than normal just to reach everything.
The standby switch now also houses a fingerprint scanner – something I consider a must for any 2016 flagship. V10 aside, for which there's been no UK launch, this is the first phone from LG to use a fingerprint scanner.
I'm pleased to report that it does a superb job – it’s fast and accurate. In addition, you don’t even have to press down to unlock the phone; simply glide your digit across and it’ll bypass the lockscreen completely.
As with all back-mounted scanners I’ve tried, it can sometimes go off randomly in my pocket. On more than a few occasions I’d pull it out of my pocket to be met with a message reporting "too many incorrect attempts, fingerprint blocked". But I guess this is a side-effect of it being so sensitive. The scanner itself is also quite small, which might be issue if you have large fingers.
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