The iPhone 6: A Solid but Not Impressive Android Competitor
The iPhone 6 is an Apple device that was released in 2015, featuring a 1.4 GHz A8 chip with just 1 GB of RAM. This may not seem like a lot compared to some Android devices, but it has been more than enough to provide a solid iOS experience and plenty of user satisfaction. The iPhone 6 is available in three storage options: 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB, with no expandable storage option available. This lack of expandability may be a drawback for some users who need more storage space.
On the other hand, the LG G4 takes a different approach to hardware specifications. It features a Snapdragon 808 processor with 3 GB of RAM, which may not seem as impressive at first glance compared to the iPhone 6's A8 chip. However, LG worked closely with Qualcomm to optimize the 808 for the G4, resulting in a smooth Android experience on Lollipop.
The LG G4 has several hardware features that set it apart from the iPhone 6. It comes with a removable battery, which can provide up to 20 hours of talk time. Additionally, the phone's battery is replaceable, allowing users to have spare batteries on hand when needed. The G4 also features expandable storage via a microSD card slot, which is not typically found in flagships.
One notable difference between the iPhone 6 and LG G4 is the absence of a fingerprint reader on the G4. However, LG has confirmed that the phone's GPS sensor is one of the most accurate available, using a combination of sensors to provide precise location data. This suggests that while the lack of a fingerprint reader may be a drawback for some users, the G4 still offers many of the features and capabilities found in other high-end Android devices.
The iPhone 6 also has an 8-megapixel rear camera, which is one of the better performers available at the time of its release. The phone's camera also benefits from Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), but overall may be considered a bit modest compared to some other flagships. In contrast, the LG G4 offers a more noticeable upgrade over its predecessor, jumping from 13 to 16 megapixels and featuring an f/1.8 aperture lens. The G4 also includes OAS technology with a wider spectrum and color gamut sensor, which analyzes scenes to achieve accurate white balance.
The camera apps on both devices also offer different user experiences. The iPhone camera is relatively simple, with swipe gestures for accessing different modes on the viewfinder. In contrast, the LG G4 features a more comprehensive manual mode that includes histogram, manual focus, and the ability to shoot in raw and JPEG format simultaneously. Additionally, the G4's camera app offers a wide range of settings and options, including advanced white balance modes.
In terms of software, iOS 8 on the iPhone 6 brings several improvements over previous versions, including enhancements to iCloud, Apple Pay, and notifications. The iOS ecosystem is also known for its ease of use, quick updates, and hardware-software optimization. However, it's still early to evaluate LG's update cycle and how well they will support future software releases.
LG has put significant effort into optimizing their software, reducing lag and stuttering to a minimum. The phone's GUI looks similar to the Glex 2, but with improved performance and fewer issues. Additionally, LG has added several new features, including an enhanced calendar that can save captures from anywhere in the phone to dates, and a powerful Gallery app that groups photos into memories categories.
Finally, it's worth noting that LG has a close relationship with Google, which is reflected in many of the G4's features. The phone includes many of the same capabilities found in Nexus devices, making it an attractive option for users who value simplicity and ease of use. Overall, both the iPhone 6 and LG G4 offer unique strengths and weaknesses, but ultimately come down to individual user preferences and needs.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enLG battles Apple in this a quick look at the LG G4 versus the iPhone 6 while many major oems are ditching plastic many of them are favoring metal or glass unibody designs but the LG G4 takes a different route the G4 comes with the leather backings that we are now all seeing ever since the leaks and there is a stitching in the middle and the leather backings come in a bunch of different colors but if you aren't swayed by this new material choice you can get some highly finished plastic designs including a black titanium finish or even a white ceramic finish as you can see here that for this comparison we managed to get our hands on the black titanium finish version the G4 even Sports a subtle curve a little bit like the glex too but definitely not quite as curved but it will uh benefit from the durability that was afforded the flex line but aside from these changes much of LG's design language Remains the Same the iconic rear power and volume button setup returns with a G4 and the front of the phone once again is greeted by a near bezeless display compare that with the iPhone 6 as Apple continues its recent Legacy of minimalist unibody metal designs offering The Familiar single home button on the front with an integrated fingerprint scanner like the G4 the iPhone 6 is not a major departure in design from its predecessor though the display size took a sizable hike upward and the Aesthetics have been further refined probably the main design cue that differentiates these two phones is the fact that the G4 has a removable back and that means that against the iPhone 6 it does have a replaceable 3,000 Mah hour battery unit and expandable storage so both the G4 and the iPhone 6 are premium devices in their own right but ultimately comes down to personal taste as to which phone is the more attractive one to you large screens have been part for the course in Android but with the latest iPhone Apple has finally caught up offering a 4.7 in IPS LCD display with a resolution of 334 by 750 on the iPhone 6 and the 5.5 in iPhone 6 Plus offering a 1080p display while the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus provide an adequate viewing experience for those that subscribe to the bigger is better philosophy when it comes to displays the 5.5 in Quad HD quantum display of the G4 is certainly a more impressive screen the resolution and size may be the same as found on the G3 but thanks to the quantum display technology LG is looking to meet the DCI standards of General television and Cinema and is hoping to create an even better color spectrum through its display compared to plenty of the other flagships available including the iPhone Ione 6 display experiences on both devices already look quite great with the iPhone 6 bumping up the screen size and resolution uh much to the Delight of Apple users when compared to Android but the G4 already has a Quad HD display that has been further enhanced with even better colors with the quantum construction and the IPS construction has already been well regarded from LG performance between Android and iOS is always a bit of a hard comparison because the two ecosystems require very different things things uh the iPhone 6 will feature a 1.4 GHz A8 chip with just 1 GB of RAM which doesn't exactly impress in the world of Android for 2015 but has been more than enough to provide a solid iOS experience and plenty of Apple users are happy with it but for the LG G4 you get a Snapdragon 808 with 3 GB of RAM now the 808 might not sound quite as impressive as the 810 that was used in the glex 2 uh but LG worked very closely with Qualcomm to ensure that the 808 was as optimized as possible for the G4 the results is a smooth Android experience in lollipop obviously uh that really does kind of surpass what we saw in the glex 2 when we had our hands on it in terms of other Hardware features the iPhone 6 comes available in 32 64 and 128 GB flavors with no expandable storage the G4 on the other hand comes with 32 GB but is further augmented by a Micro SD card slot now the LG G4 has a replaceable battery thanks to the phone's removable bag which LG Claims can get close to 20 hours of talk time and of course as it is replaceable you will be able to have spares on you when you need it the only real glaring difference between these two is the omission of a fingerprint reader on the G4 but we will also mention that LG has told us that the G4 in association with qualcom has one of the best GPS sensors available uh using a combination of all of the sensors in the phone the GPS signal on the LG G4 is supposed to be one of the most accurate available nonetheless however both of these phones offer quite a bit in the hardware department with the g41 uping the iPhone 6 mainly because of a couple of those features the removable battery and the expandable storage that you don't really find on too many flagships today Apple tends to shy away from the specs and megapixel race that is usually found in Android but it's 8 megapixel rear shooter on the iPhone 6 and 6 plus uh happens to be one of the better performers out there the iPhone 6 Plus camera also benefits from Optical image stabilization But ultimately the camera is a little bit modest on paper but does perform quite well however the LG G4 offers a much more noticeable upgrade over its predecessor jumping from 13 to 16 megapixels but more than just megapixels the LG G4 also offers f1.8 aperture this time around the LG G4 also offers OAS technology that has been bumped up with a wider spectrum and a color spectrum sensor that will analyze scenes to help achieve the right white balance automatically and accurately the camera apps show a lot of differences here as the iPhone camera is pretty simplistic with swipes in and out of the different modes on the viewfinder but the LG G4 also comes with a very robust manual mode that includes everything from even a histogram to manual focus to the ability to uh shoot in raw and jpeg format simultaneously and even a uh complete white balance gamut stay tuned for a full camera comparison between these two when we put them together for a much longer versus segment Apple users will swear by their iOS 8 which is found in the iPhone 6 6 and 6 plus uh that now brings improvements to the iCloud Apple ePay uh improved notifications and a new health ecosystem iOS receives a lot of this positive attention from its fans for its ease views its quick updates and the hardware software optimization that Apple puts into its products obviously it's a little too early to talk about uh LG's quick update prowess but LG has put a lot of effort into optimizing their software while the GUI looks very similar to what we saw in the glex 2 for example lag and stutter are now at a minimum and we can pretty much give the credit to the close relationship with Qualcomm in the Snapdragon 808 that has been optimized for the G4 needs LG has also added a few new features including an enhanced calendar that can save captures from pretty much anywhere in the phone to your dates and also a powerful Gallery app that among other things will group photos into memories categories it's also worth mentioning that LG has a very close relationship with Google and much of what you find in the LG G4 will mirror a Nexus likee experience and so there you have it for this quick look at the LG G4 and the Apple iPhone 6 we're obviously going to be putting these two uh devices against each other again for a much longer form verses but we wanted to give you a short look at it right now stay tuned for even more at the LG G4 launch event here in NYC and stay tuned for even more from Android AuthorityLG battles Apple in this a quick look at the LG G4 versus the iPhone 6 while many major oems are ditching plastic many of them are favoring metal or glass unibody designs but the LG G4 takes a different route the G4 comes with the leather backings that we are now all seeing ever since the leaks and there is a stitching in the middle and the leather backings come in a bunch of different colors but if you aren't swayed by this new material choice you can get some highly finished plastic designs including a black titanium finish or even a white ceramic finish as you can see here that for this comparison we managed to get our hands on the black titanium finish version the G4 even Sports a subtle curve a little bit like the glex too but definitely not quite as curved but it will uh benefit from the durability that was afforded the flex line but aside from these changes much of LG's design language Remains the Same the iconic rear power and volume button setup returns with a G4 and the front of the phone once again is greeted by a near bezeless display compare that with the iPhone 6 as Apple continues its recent Legacy of minimalist unibody metal designs offering The Familiar single home button on the front with an integrated fingerprint scanner like the G4 the iPhone 6 is not a major departure in design from its predecessor though the display size took a sizable hike upward and the Aesthetics have been further refined probably the main design cue that differentiates these two phones is the fact that the G4 has a removable back and that means that against the iPhone 6 it does have a replaceable 3,000 Mah hour battery unit and expandable storage so both the G4 and the iPhone 6 are premium devices in their own right but ultimately comes down to personal taste as to which phone is the more attractive one to you large screens have been part for the course in Android but with the latest iPhone Apple has finally caught up offering a 4.7 in IPS LCD display with a resolution of 334 by 750 on the iPhone 6 and the 5.5 in iPhone 6 Plus offering a 1080p display while the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus provide an adequate viewing experience for those that subscribe to the bigger is better philosophy when it comes to displays the 5.5 in Quad HD quantum display of the G4 is certainly a more impressive screen the resolution and size may be the same as found on the G3 but thanks to the quantum display technology LG is looking to meet the DCI standards of General television and Cinema and is hoping to create an even better color spectrum through its display compared to plenty of the other flagships available including the iPhone Ione 6 display experiences on both devices already look quite great with the iPhone 6 bumping up the screen size and resolution uh much to the Delight of Apple users when compared to Android but the G4 already has a Quad HD display that has been further enhanced with even better colors with the quantum construction and the IPS construction has already been well regarded from LG performance between Android and iOS is always a bit of a hard comparison because the two ecosystems require very different things things uh the iPhone 6 will feature a 1.4 GHz A8 chip with just 1 GB of RAM which doesn't exactly impress in the world of Android for 2015 but has been more than enough to provide a solid iOS experience and plenty of Apple users are happy with it but for the LG G4 you get a Snapdragon 808 with 3 GB of RAM now the 808 might not sound quite as impressive as the 810 that was used in the glex 2 uh but LG worked very closely with Qualcomm to ensure that the 808 was as optimized as possible for the G4 the results is a smooth Android experience in lollipop obviously uh that really does kind of surpass what we saw in the glex 2 when we had our hands on it in terms of other Hardware features the iPhone 6 comes available in 32 64 and 128 GB flavors with no expandable storage the G4 on the other hand comes with 32 GB but is further augmented by a Micro SD card slot now the LG G4 has a replaceable battery thanks to the phone's removable bag which LG Claims can get close to 20 hours of talk time and of course as it is replaceable you will be able to have spares on you when you need it the only real glaring difference between these two is the omission of a fingerprint reader on the G4 but we will also mention that LG has told us that the G4 in association with qualcom has one of the best GPS sensors available uh using a combination of all of the sensors in the phone the GPS signal on the LG G4 is supposed to be one of the most accurate available nonetheless however both of these phones offer quite a bit in the hardware department with the g41 uping the iPhone 6 mainly because of a couple of those features the removable battery and the expandable storage that you don't really find on too many flagships today Apple tends to shy away from the specs and megapixel race that is usually found in Android but it's 8 megapixel rear shooter on the iPhone 6 and 6 plus uh happens to be one of the better performers out there the iPhone 6 Plus camera also benefits from Optical image stabilization But ultimately the camera is a little bit modest on paper but does perform quite well however the LG G4 offers a much more noticeable upgrade over its predecessor jumping from 13 to 16 megapixels but more than just megapixels the LG G4 also offers f1.8 aperture this time around the LG G4 also offers OAS technology that has been bumped up with a wider spectrum and a color spectrum sensor that will analyze scenes to help achieve the right white balance automatically and accurately the camera apps show a lot of differences here as the iPhone camera is pretty simplistic with swipes in and out of the different modes on the viewfinder but the LG G4 also comes with a very robust manual mode that includes everything from even a histogram to manual focus to the ability to uh shoot in raw and jpeg format simultaneously and even a uh complete white balance gamut stay tuned for a full camera comparison between these two when we put them together for a much longer versus segment Apple users will swear by their iOS 8 which is found in the iPhone 6 6 and 6 plus uh that now brings improvements to the iCloud Apple ePay uh improved notifications and a new health ecosystem iOS receives a lot of this positive attention from its fans for its ease views its quick updates and the hardware software optimization that Apple puts into its products obviously it's a little too early to talk about uh LG's quick update prowess but LG has put a lot of effort into optimizing their software while the GUI looks very similar to what we saw in the glex 2 for example lag and stutter are now at a minimum and we can pretty much give the credit to the close relationship with Qualcomm in the Snapdragon 808 that has been optimized for the G4 needs LG has also added a few new features including an enhanced calendar that can save captures from pretty much anywhere in the phone to your dates and also a powerful Gallery app that among other things will group photos into memories categories it's also worth mentioning that LG has a very close relationship with Google and much of what you find in the LG G4 will mirror a Nexus likee experience and so there you have it for this quick look at the LG G4 and the Apple iPhone 6 we're obviously going to be putting these two uh devices against each other again for a much longer form verses but we wanted to give you a short look at it right now stay tuned for even more at the LG G4 launch event here in NYC and stay tuned for even more from Android Authority\n"
