LG G4 review

An Android smartphone that's all about its camera and a strange look

LG G4 review

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LG G4 review

Mixed colours and textures are well represented

LG G4 review

HDR mode is quite slow, but get it right and you'll be impressed with the results

LG G4 review

The low light capabilities are excellent

LG G4 review

Mixed scenes still see the G4 excel - this is taken with HDR mode

LG G4 review

This evening shot was taken in seconds with no setting tweaks needed

LG G4 review

Even at half zoom, the detail is impressive

LG G4 review

HDR mode caught all the detail I was looking for here

LG G4 review

Fast moving images are well represented
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Gareth Beavis
Formerly Global Editor in Chief

Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grew with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.

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