LG teases the LG G4 and its vegetable-tanned leather cover, may run a Snapdragon 808
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Despite suffering an extremely revealing leak a few days ago, LG is still content to tease its latest flagship, the LG G4, at its own pace. It’s now teased the leather cover in its entirety, mentioning on Facebook that the LG G4 and its vegetable-tanned leather cover are designed to be “authentic luxury”. It’s definitely a brave move by LG, and we’ll have to see if it pays off, but we know that LG will also be launching plastic versions if leather isn’t exactly your cup of tea.
Always have authentic luxury in hand.The brand new LG G4 with vegetable-tanned leather cover.See the great, feel the great.#LG #LGG4 #G4
Posted by LG Mobile on Wednesday, 15 April 2015
We’re also getting wind that instead of the Snapdragon 810 processor that is featuring most flagships announced to date, including LG’s own LG G Flex 2, the LG G4 will instead be powered by a 64-bit Snapdragon 808, which is a very interesting turn of events. As suggested by their model numbers, the Snapdragon 808 is marginally less powerful than the 810, but if the overheating issues on the 810 are to be believed, then LG’s decision to go with the 808 for the LG G4 may be a smart one.
What do you think about the LG G4 and its leather back? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Facebook, Twitter via Droid-life, Phone Arena
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Screenshot allegedly confirms LG G4 will be powered by the Snapdragon 808
A couple of weeks ago a benchmark surfaced indicating the LG G4 will sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 under the hood. This came as a shock since the G Flex has the better Snapdragon 810.
Now we have yet another confirmation. This time it’s a screenshot, but there is no proof that it’s actually from a G4.
Assuming both the benchmark and this screenshot are true representations, it still doesn’t solidify that the G4 will have the 808. This information could be from prototype devices. Still, one has to wonder if the 810 really does suffer from the claimed issues. There has been a lot of back and forth going on and Qualcomm’s spin has always been that Samsung wanted to use their own Exynos processor, so they cooked up the rumors.
The 808 is a hex-core processor, which is 64-bit and consists of a quad-core Cortex-A53 and a dual-core Cortex-A57.
If this news is true, are you more unlikely to buy the G4 when it’s available?
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Alleged LG Stylus, model number LS770, press render surfaces
This afternoon, an alleged press render of the LG Stylus (seen above) surfaced online. The image, obtained by TechnoBuffalo, shows the handset believed to be LG’s competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note series. Not too much is given away by this leak, though. The biggest takeaway is that LG will continue with its rear button setup, but we already had a feeling that was the case.
The model number for the Stylus is apparently LS770.
Source: TechnoBuffalo
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LG confirms that leather backs will be used on G4
LG has confirmed via its Facebook page that the G4 will have leather variants for the back of the design. The above photo has a G4 with what the company calls a vegetable-tanned leather cover.
With less than two weeks until the events on April 28th and April 29th, will know soon what internals will grace the smartphone’s design.
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LG G4 shows its leather back in new teaser image
Now the cat is out of the bag. On Facebook, LG Mobile posted a teaser image (seen above) that confirms the upcoming LG G4 will be available with a leather back. The leather material spans across the entire back panel with stitching going down the center vertically. The camera trim and rear button setup are highlighted with gold.
The copy of the Facebook post reads the following:
Always have authentic luxury in hand.
The brand new LG G4 with vegetable-tanned leather cover.
See the great, feel the great.
The LG G4 will be announced on April 28.
Source: LG Mobile (Facebook)
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LG confirms the LG G4 leather back cover
It seems LG really doesn’t want to have any surprises left for April 28th. First, LG announced some of the changes heading to its software and then confirmed the phone will have a 16MP shooter with a f/1.8 aperture. Yesterday LG highlighted their “Quantum QHD” display in a teaser. And now this morning we have news that LG has confirmed that the LG G4 will in fact have a leather-clad design.
Early this morning or late last night, depending on your time zone, LG Mobile posted the image seen above on its Facebook page. Alongside the image was the following description:
Always have authentic luxury in hand.
The brand new LG G4 with vegetable-tanned leather cover.
See the great, feel the great.
As you can see, the image falls perfectly in line with all the leaked LG G4 images that surfaced last weekend. That means you can expect additional colors aside from the one in the above image.
Leaked image showing off G4 colors.
For those not impressed with the leather rear cover, the good news is that the leaked images for the LG G4 suggest that at least a few rear cover options will not have the leather-clad design and will likely be made of plastic — though LG has yet to confirm this detail.
Excited to learn even more about the LG G4? Be sure to check out our G4 rumor roundup post!
LG G4’s 2015 competition
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G Flex outranks Galaxy S5, iPhone 5s in battery longevity survey
Phone manufacturers have to make a clear choice when they design devices. They can add a little more capacity to the battery, or they can shave off an extra millimeter or two from the phone’s thickness. Sadly, millimeters trump milliampere-hours in most cases. Coupled with the rise of power-thirsty high-definition displays, that has made battery life an area of the user experience that has stagnated or even regressed over the years.
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More than that, battery life actually worsens over time, due to the inherent decay of the cathode inside. But how bad is this decay? Consumer Council, a consumer watchdog based in Hong Kong, teamed up with the International Consumer Research and Testing (ICRT) to find out.
The research group tried to replicate the effect that two years of typical charge-discharge cycles would have on the battery life of eight smartphones. To do so, researchers assumed an average of 365 charges (once every two days) and ran standardized benchmarks on the devices until battery life hit 20 percent. After that, the devices were recharged and the cycle repeated.
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The researchers then compared the battery life achieved when the battery was new to the battery life after a simulated two years of use.
ICRT found that there are substantial differences between the best (smallest drop) and the worst (largest drop) performing batteries. LG’s G Flex ranked first, with a drop of just 3% – from 8h:40m to 8h:23m. Nokia‘s Lumia 1020 fared worst, with a massive 20% drop, from 8h:10m to 6h:32m.
Consumer Council revealed the results for two other high-profile devices: the Galaxy S5 went from 9h:31m to 8h:22m (about 12% drop) and the iPhone 5s went from 5h:50m to 5h:03m (13.5% drop). Unfortunately, the results for the other four phones that were tested have not been revealed, though Consumer Council said that only the Lumia 1020 was worse than 15%.
It’s important to note that the actual decay of battery performance in time may be influenced by factors such as operating temperature or the user’s habits (e.g.: short charging sessions vs all-night charging).
With most phone makers now opting for non-user replaceable batteries, the longevity of batteries is increasingly important. The good news is a well-functioning device should not lose more than 15% of its capacity over a two-year period.
If the battery decays faster than that, you may be entitled to a replacement, depending on the warranty policy of your manufacturer. Just today, we reported that Samsung will replace the battery inside the Galaxy S6 for free if the battery loses more than 20% of its capacity within a year. After that, replacing the battery will cost you $45+shipping. Other manufacturers offer six months of warranty for their batteries, though the warranty of the device may be longer.
What’s your experience with battery decay over time?
LG G4 teaser video focuses on the QHD display’s improvements
On April 28, the LG G4 will be unveiled to the world. Running up to that date, plenty of teaser videos are going to be posted. The latest video building hype for the G4 highlights its improved QHD display (2560×1440) and how it differs from others of the same resolution. The display used for the G4 is 25% brighter and has a color range 20% wider than LG’s previous model. The difference, according to LG, is “obvious.”
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LG teases the new Quad HD display for the LG G4 ahead of announcement on April 28th
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There are a spate of flagship devices that are due for launch in the month of April, but none more anticipated than LG‘s latest, the LG G4. Continuing its steady stream of teaser trailers of the device’s features, a video detailing the Quad HD display for the LG G4 has been released today. None of it is particularly surprising seeing as LG announced the new display a few weeks ago, but it’s nice to finally put a name to the display. Chief among the displays improved abilities is a 25% increase in brightness and 20% increase in colour range when compared with the LG G3‘s Quad HD display, which was no slouch itself.
LG looks like it’s going to build on the solid success of the LG G3 with the LG G4 and has changed a few things up, as shown in a recent leak, in particular the fact that the LG G4 will be available in several forms of leather. We’re not expecting anything groundbreaking from the hardware of the device – at least not compared to the other flagships – which should make the LG G4 a strong performer in 2015.
What do you think about the Quad HD display for the LG G4? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: YouTube
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LG G4 teaser highlights the flagship’s ‘Quantum’ QHD display
LG is gearing up for its April 28th launch event for the LG G4, steadily teasing us with clips, images, and other small tidbits of information about their latest and greatest handset. In its latest teaser video, LG starts by asking the question “Do you think all QHD displays are the same?”, and from there briefly highlights some of the changes found in their new “Quantum QHD” display.
This will be the second member of the LG G flagship series to utilize a QHD resolution, but that doesn’t necessarily mean LG is standing still when it comes to display tech innovation. While LG is pretty vague on details, as you’d expect from a teaser, they do reveal the new display is 25% brighter and has a 20 percent wider color range when compared to its previous QHD display and notes that the “difference is obvious”.
The video tells us nothing else, but we already have a nearly full picture of what to expect from the LG G4 thanks to a combination of official announcements regarding the UI and camera, as well as leaks that have even highlighted what the phone will look like. For an even better look at the rumors surrounding LG’s upcoming flagship, be sure to check out our LG G4 rumor roundup.
Regardless of what LG brings to the table later this month, Android Authority will be on scene to bring you all the details as they hit.
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