LG G7 ThinQ

LG G7 ThinQ has a 6.1 inch display with 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution. It has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 ratio and 564 ppi density. The phone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo) OS upgradeable to Android 9.0 (P). Under the hood, the LG G7 ThinQ is powered by a Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 SoC with Adreno 630 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM and 64 GB of ROM expandable up to 400 GB using a microSD card slot. The phone has dual rear 16 MP + 16 MP cameras with features like autofocus, LED flash, laser & phase detection, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, and panorama. The device has an 8 MP front camera. Connectivity options included in the phone are WiFi, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB 3.1 Type-C. It comes with an array of sensors including a rear fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass and barometer. The phone is backed by a non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery. It is available in New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, and Raspberry Rose colours. 

Mention 3 Pros of your review device:

1. Super Bright Display

2. MIL-STD 810G & IP68 Rated

3. Great Rear Camera Experience

Mention 3 Cons of your review device:

1. Below average battery life

2. Sluggish face unlock

3. Front Camera

Write about the performance of your review device:

It packs a Snapdragon 845 processor with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB onboard storage. On paper, it has an AnTuTu score of 221640, Geekbench single and multi core scores of 2408 and 8646 respectively. The device performs as expected. You can quickly switch between apps even when multiple apps are running in the background. Moreover, Asphalt 9 and Injustice 2 breezed without any jitters. Something notable to state- It has an excellent audio quality. It uses its body as a resonating chamber which amplifies the volume.

Write about the software of your review device:

I am not a big fan of LG UI ( except for the camera software) but it does come with a hell lot of optimizations. Presently it runs on Android 9 Pie. Perhaps the LG's UX doesn't hinder the performance, but I do miss the charm and snappiness of Stock Android. But it is among the very few phones which has a dedicated Hi-Fi Quad DAC and supports DTS:X 3D Surround Sound. One thing that again stands out in this department is its tweakability of allowing user to change the color temperature and RGB levels of screen.

Write about the battery life of your review device:

The 3000 mAh battery barely lasts a day which is disappointing. With average usage, the screen on time remains between 3.5-4.5 hours. If you are a big mobile gamer or a movie buff then expect to charge AT LEAST once in a day. Fortunately, via Quickcharge 3.0 it juices up within 100 minutes. It also supports wireless charging.

Write about the design and display of your device:

Nothing extraordinary about the design but it has a fantastic build quality. Solid, sturdy and smaller size makes it easier to use in one hand. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both front and back side. It is IP68 rated and also comes with MIL-STD 810 grading, which makes it more durable.

It has a QHD+ display with a resolution of 1440*3120. It supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision. It has a 6.1 inch FullVision IPS LCD display. Despite being a LCD panel, the display is quite impressive. LG calls the display as "Super Bright Display" because it is capable of going up to 1000 nits brightness which is very much useful in direct sunlight.

Your Smartphone's Camera Review

This is the most paradoxical part regarding this phone. It has dual Sony IMX351 sensors, a 16 MP, f/1.6(OIS) 77 degree main unit and another 16 MP, f/1.9, 107 degree wide angle sensor on rear. Despite of having a small sensor (1/3.09 mm) and tiny 1.0 micrometre pixel size, it snaps really well( after getting all the updates). I won't say it is at par with Pixel 3A but it does manage to sometimes blow my mind with its software optimizations. It has a very intuitive camera UI which even supports 4K recording at 60 fps. I am in love with its manual video and cine video mode. It also has a dedicated "Super Bright Mode" which uses pixel binning technology in low light by combining four pixels into one, giving better details but at the cost of resolution. The dynamic range, sharpness, contrast and detail retention are above average at its best but photos do look good when viewing on it. It tries to keep noise and distortion at minimal. One thing that again impresses me is its accurate color reproduction. On the front it has 8 MP Hynix SF846 sensor which is just average. Oh yes..additionally, it lets you shoot at RAW mode on both the rear sensors!

Final Verdict..!!

If you are an audiophile who wants a sturdy phone with good display and camera but doesn't mind putting it on charge for at least once in a day, then this phone is for you. You just can't get anything better than this at this price range( I got it for less than 20k).

Reviewed By:

Tamoghna Sau