The Evolution of LG's G Series: A Flagship Line with a Turbulent History

It's been finally announced and based on feedback from industry experts, the LG G6 is shaping up to be a formable flagship for this year that's comforting, especially what the company had to do for for the last year. Before we get to the LG G6, let's briefly go back to the humble beginnings of this iconic series. This is the evolution of the LG series, and it didn't start with the G1 that was actually 8 HTC with the very first Android smartphone. Instead, we had the LG Optimus G which was released back in 2012 and was the first phone in LG's Camp to be slapped with the G branding. It actually followed after the Nexus 4 so its specs and design language were very similar.

Here in the US, it had limited availability as 18t and Sprint were the only two to sell it so its reach and general popularity were kind of limited. The LG G2 was released in the fall of 2013 and it set forth the distinctive design language that the series would be known for like its rear plan and volume controls and power button. It didn't disappoint one bit because it was a Powerhouse featuring a very large 5.2 in 1080P display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, and a 13 megapixel rear camera. It even brought along an IR blaster for its follow-up Flagship in 2014.

The LG G3 made all the necessary iterative improvements it made sure to maximize its screen real estate cramming in an unbelievable 5.5 in Quad HD screen. The first globally launched phone to have a Quad HD screen, it's also the fair first time we were introduced to the laser autofocus system and then later on a VR specific headset made for it. However, critics had one complaint - its choice to continue using plastic for its body that however was sort of remedied with the LG G4 in 2015 when a new leather-like rear cover was offered giving it more of a natural feel.

I guess it certainly stood out for that just because leather is not an option you often find and this was the phone that was really marketed to photographers. It featured a new 16 megapixel sensor with ois an infrared active autofocus system and an RGB color spectrum sensor which analyzed the lighting to optimize the white balance, and best of all it offered true manual controls with photos. This was then arguably the crowning achievement in the series and after that came the LG G5 - a radically different phone that you could say alienated longtime fans of the series.

Going wory with subtle curves of the chassis and the rear pled volume controls replaced with a brand new premium modular design and a dual camera configuration, now the move to a metal body was a nice touch but the modular aspect never seemed to appeal to customers and even though its friends attempted to enhance the functionality of the phone none of them really flew off the shelves. It's sad to say that life wasn't good when you play more on this all brings us to where we're at today with the LG G6 a totally redesigned phone that has a lot at stake.

It was back to the basics with this one, so rather than continuing with the modular approach from before that was scrapped entirely in LG oped to keep it simple and trust us it's a gorgeous Glass claded phone with features consumers crave like a waterresistant design built-in wireless charging full manual controls for photos and videos and a killer camera best of all it's the first phone to Market with an unconventional 18 to9 screen aspect ratio making for one heck of an impressive screen to body ratio. The verdict is still pending for the LG G6, but we've seen the company go through a whole lot with the G Series last year in particular with the G5 was a learning experience for them however the LG G6 seems like it's in a far better position only time will tell whether they'll have the staying power to remain relevant throughout the year and that is the evolution of the LG G Series.

My personal favorites were the LG G3 and G4 but what about you guys if you guys want to learn more about any of the phones I talked about in this video you could check our website androidauthority.com.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's been finally announced and based on feedback from industry experts the LG G6 is shaping up to be a formable flagship for this year that's comforting especially what the company had to do for for the last year now before we get to the LG G6 let's briefly go back to the humble beginnings this is the evolution of the LG series it didn't start with the G1 that was actually 8 HTC with the very first Android smartphone instead we had the LG Optimus G which was released back in 2012 and was the first phone in LG's Camp to be slapped with the G branding it actually followed after the Nexus 4 so its specs and design language were very similar here in the US it had limited availability as 18t and Sprint were the only two to sell it so its reach and general popularity were kind of limited the LG G2 was released in the fall of 2013 and it set forth the distinctive design language that the series would be known for like its rear plan and volume controls and power button it didn't disappoint one bit because it was a Powerhouse featuring a very large 5.2 in 1080P display a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 13 megapixel rear camera it even brought along an IR blaster for its follow-up Flagship in 2014 the LG G3 made all the necessary iterative improvements it made sure to maximize its screen real estate cramming in an unbelievable 5.5 in Quad HD screen the first globally launched phone to have a Quad HD screen it's also the fair first time we were introduced to the laser autofocus system and then later on a VR specific headset made for it the only complaint critics had was its choice to continue using plastic for its body that however was sort of remedied with the LG G4 in 2015 when a new leather-like rear cover was offered giving it more of a natural feel I guess it certainly stood out for that just because leather is not an option you often find and this was the phone that was really marketed to photographers it featured a new 16 megapixel sensor with ois an infrared active autofocus system and an RGB color spectrum sensor which analyzed the lighting to optimize the white balance and best of all it offered true manual controls with photos this was then arguably the crowning achievement in the series and then the LG G5 a radically different phone that you could say alienated longtime fans of the series gone wory subtle curves of the chassis and the rear pled volume controls replaced with a brand new premium modular design and a dual camera configuration now the move to a metal body was a nice touch but the modular aspect never seemed to appeal to customers and even though its friends attempted to enhance the functionality of the phone none of them really flew off the shelves and it's sad to say it but life wasn't good when you play more this all brings us to where we're at today with the LG G6 a totally redesigned phone that has a lot at stake it was back to the basics with this one so rather than continuing with the modular approach from before that was scrapped entirely in LG oped to keep it simple and trust us it's a gorgeous Glass claded phone with features consumers crave like a waterresistant design built-in wireless charging full manual controls for photos and videos and a killer camera best of all it's the first phone to Market with an unconventional 18 to9 screen aspect ratio making for one heck of an impressive screen to body ratio now the verdict is still pending for the LG G6 but we've seen the company go through a whole lot with the G Series last year in particular with the G5 was a learning experience for them however the LG G6 seems like it's in a far better position only time will tell whether they'll have the staying power to remain relevant throughout the year and that is the evolu ution of the LG G Series my personal favorites were the LG G3 and G4 but what about you guys if you guys want to learn more about any of the phones I talked about in this video you could check our website androidauthority.com this is John V signing offit's been finally announced and based on feedback from industry experts the LG G6 is shaping up to be a formable flagship for this year that's comforting especially what the company had to do for for the last year now before we get to the LG G6 let's briefly go back to the humble beginnings this is the evolution of the LG series it didn't start with the G1 that was actually 8 HTC with the very first Android smartphone instead we had the LG Optimus G which was released back in 2012 and was the first phone in LG's Camp to be slapped with the G branding it actually followed after the Nexus 4 so its specs and design language were very similar here in the US it had limited availability as 18t and Sprint were the only two to sell it so its reach and general popularity were kind of limited the LG G2 was released in the fall of 2013 and it set forth the distinctive design language that the series would be known for like its rear plan and volume controls and power button it didn't disappoint one bit because it was a Powerhouse featuring a very large 5.2 in 1080P display a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 13 megapixel rear camera it even brought along an IR blaster for its follow-up Flagship in 2014 the LG G3 made all the necessary iterative improvements it made sure to maximize its screen real estate cramming in an unbelievable 5.5 in Quad HD screen the first globally launched phone to have a Quad HD screen it's also the fair first time we were introduced to the laser autofocus system and then later on a VR specific headset made for it the only complaint critics had was its choice to continue using plastic for its body that however was sort of remedied with the LG G4 in 2015 when a new leather-like rear cover was offered giving it more of a natural feel I guess it certainly stood out for that just because leather is not an option you often find and this was the phone that was really marketed to photographers it featured a new 16 megapixel sensor with ois an infrared active autofocus system and an RGB color spectrum sensor which analyzed the lighting to optimize the white balance and best of all it offered true manual controls with photos this was then arguably the crowning achievement in the series and then the LG G5 a radically different phone that you could say alienated longtime fans of the series gone wory subtle curves of the chassis and the rear pled volume controls replaced with a brand new premium modular design and a dual camera configuration now the move to a metal body was a nice touch but the modular aspect never seemed to appeal to customers and even though its friends attempted to enhance the functionality of the phone none of them really flew off the shelves and it's sad to say it but life wasn't good when you play more this all brings us to where we're at today with the LG G6 a totally redesigned phone that has a lot at stake it was back to the basics with this one so rather than continuing with the modular approach from before that was scrapped entirely in LG oped to keep it simple and trust us it's a gorgeous Glass claded phone with features consumers crave like a waterresistant design built-in wireless charging full manual controls for photos and videos and a killer camera best of all it's the first phone to Market with an unconventional 18 to9 screen aspect ratio making for one heck of an impressive screen to body ratio now the verdict is still pending for the LG G6 but we've seen the company go through a whole lot with the G Series last year in particular with the G5 was a learning experience for them however the LG G6 seems like it's in a far better position only time will tell whether they'll have the staying power to remain relevant throughout the year and that is the evolu ution of the LG G Series my personal favorites were the LG G3 and G4 but what about you guys if you guys want to learn more about any of the phones I talked about in this video you could check our website androidauthority.com this is John V signing off\n"