LG G7 announced: 7 things you need to know

You’ll love the hardware

As you’d expect from a flagship device in 2018, the G7 is packed with powerful hardware, from a Snapdragon 845 processor to a dual-camera setup, the latter of which includes a 16-megapixel sensor with f/1.6 and a 71-degree field of view and another 16-megapixel camera with f/1.9 and a 107-degree field of view. The G7 also sports a 6.1-inch QHD+ FullVision display (more on that below), 4GB of RAM with 64GB of expanadable storage on the base model, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage on the Plus model, and a 3,000mAh battery.

As with most premium flagships, the G7 features an all-glass design that allows for wireless charging. The rear is slightly curved for supreme comfort, with a flat front (as opposed to the iPhone X’s slight curve), which I happen to like because it makes the device easy to grip.

The narrow width (71.9mm) also helped to accentuate the taller display, which features an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The physical volume and power buttons gave nice tactile feedback, while the rear fingerprint sensor was easy to reach. The fingerprint sensor, by the way, doesn’t double as a physical button, for what that’s worth.

There’s a notch

For better or worse, the G7 features a display notch, which is becoming increasingly popular among Android manufacturers. The good news is LG will allow users to hide the notch through a software setting. Like the iPhone X, the notch pretty much disappears once you start to use the device, so it isn’t really an issue during daily tasks, though notches are still a little funky on Android.

If you do decide to hide the notch, you can customize what the experience looks like. Instead of a black bar, you can choose different colors, some of which really bad. It’s essentially a background for that space up at the top.

Dedicated Google Assistant button

Below the volume rocker on the left side lives a dedicated hardware button for Google Assistant, which LG said cannot be reprogrammed. LG didn’t justify why it won’t allow people to customize the hardware button, though the company did say that’s it’s open to changing this approach in the future. At launch, however, it’s only for Google Assistant.

The camera is really smart

LG introduced smart features into the camera of the LG V30S, giving it the ability to recognize objects and people. Driven by advanced machine-learning, the G7’s camera is said to be even better, capable of identifying up to 18 different categories, including landscape, sky, beach, lowlight, and more.

The premise behind LG’s AI camera software is to help the average user take better pictures. For example, if the camera recognizes it’s looking at fruit, it will dynamically adjust settings for the best possible shot of fruit. It’s like using the G7’s pro mode without having to make manual adjustments.

In addition to smarter AI, LG said the G7’s camera uses “pixel binning,” which combines four pixels into one super pixel. The technology should allow for improved detail and better low light performance. LG said the G7 will take photos and video that are 4x brighter than what the G6 was capable of.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/05/02/lg-g7-announced-specs/