LG G4 Stylus Titanium

Introduction

The new LG G4 Stylus has been launched in India in July 2015 at a price of Rs. 24,990. Though the official LG G4 Stylus price is just below Rs. 25,000 mark, you can browse through different leading ecommerce sites to get the handset well below Rs. 20,000. One of the coolest aspects of this smartphone, besides its amazing specs, is the entertainment zing brought by the Hungama application powered unlimited entertainment package. Some of the add-on features users would love to use in this LG mobile phone include LG True Caller 5.0, Rockstand application, KnockCode, a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, latest Android software, a commendable 3,000mAh battery capacity, and many more.

In fact, the name of this LG smartphone says it all for it comes with a versatile Rubberdium Stylus pen, which enables users to take notes and draw easily on this LG-phone, where the display is generously sized. LG G4 Stylus can be considered to be one of the best offerings of 2015 in the mid-range category until now and is one that can even take on many flagship handsets belonging to the premium price range.

In the words of LG Mobiles India Business head, Deepak Jasrotia, LG has launched a “premium smartphone experience without a premium price”. And with the motto of ease of usage by users, the South Korean giant has not only manufactured this smartphone with great looks but also married it with a commendable performance, which has the potential to give many flagship handsets a run for their money. Some of the latest smartphones against which this smartphone has been pitched against include Gionee Elife E7, HTC Desire 816, Motorola Moto X, Samsung Galaxy S5, Huawei Honor 6 Plus, Nexus 5, OnePlus One, and many more. Importantly, when compared with its current peers, this smartphone surely has an added advantage over others.

Design

One of the first things you notice in this Android phone from LG is its plastic rear panel, which gives any onlooker the appearance of a metal body. And until and unless you touch and feel the body of LG G4 Stylus, you will surely think this phone to have a metal body. The shiny silver texture gives this LG smartphone the required luxurious looks that will make you flaunt the device. Also, the miniature indentations on the phone protect its body from all kinds of fingerprints. There is a primary camera present at the upper middle section of the rear end of the smartphone, with laser autofocus and LED flash located on both sides of the camera. Also, the manufacturer has placed the power button and the volume rocker right beneath the camera.

LG logo has been placed at the middle of the back side with the speaker located in the lowest part. In the front panel just above the display, you will find a secondary camera, light sensors, a proximity sensor, an earphone, and a LED indicator. In comparison to the classic G4 model, the side frame of this smartphone is thicker. However, in relation to most of the mid-range smartphones, the side frames are relatively thinner. On top of the device, noise-cancelling microphone and earphone jack are placed. The dimensions of the phone are 154.4mm x 79.2mm x 9.4mm with a weight of 163 grams. In India, LG G4 Stylus is available in two colours - Floral White and Metallic Silver.

Display

LG G4 Stylus comes with a 5.7 inches (14.4cm) diagonal display having 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) resolution, 16M colour, and a Zero Gap in-cell hybrid touch configuration. Moreover, a pixel density of 258ppi puts it amongst the best smartphones with an amazing screen production. While True-IPS technology is used on screen, the touchscreen type is capacitive with full touchscreen (DOP) being the form factor. Comfortable viewing angles in this phone help users use it with enhanced flexibility.

The phone has a significantly good luminance (375 cd/m²), which, however, seems to be bit insufficient under direct sunlight. One of the most important aspects that make it an amazing mid-range smartphone is its contrast ratio of 1345:1. Also, the Stylus pen and special coating on its ends make for a smoother usage display, which after testing we felt to be more useful and easy-to-use than the traditional touch control. So, whether you want to take a note, draw on screen, or surf online, you will get great results every time.

Camera

When compared to LG G Stylo, this new LG mobile phone has more mega pixels in its shooters. While the former has an 8MP sensor, the new G4 Stylus comes with a 13MP sensor. However, the secondary camera comes with a 5MP sensor - the same as Stylo. The primary camera is of 13MP BSI type with laser auto focus and auto flash (on and off modes) being available too. The smartphone has dual camera modes, namely Auto and Panorama. While the available zoom is of 4x, the video sizes are of Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and HD (1280 x 720 pixels). At the time of video recording, you can also use the Quick snap feature.

Processor

LG has packed G4 Stylus (LGH630D) with a quad-core processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chip) clocking at a speed of 1.2GHz. The powerful processor will help users use the smartphone for multitasking without confronting any glitch or stutter. Playing games is especially enjoyable as most complex games can be played with ease.

Operating system and UI

LG has used the latest Android Lollipop 5.0 OS in LG G4 Stylus (LGH630D). This new software is not only more customizable and secure but also intuitive. Therefore, users can customize the smartphone in the best possible manner, as per their usage and preferences. This new smartphone comes with LG UX 4.0 user interface, which has been derived from LG G4. Some of the highlights of this UI are Glance View, Knock Code, and Gesture Shot.

Connectivity

LG G4 Stylus has dual micro SIM capability with two important networks being made available - 4G LTE Cat.4 and 3G HSDPA 42Mbps. Other connectivity options available are EDGE (Class12), GPRS (Class12), Glonass, A-GPS, NFC, Bluetooth version 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, and micro-USB.

Sensors

Accelerometer and Proximity sensors are present in this new LG mobile handset. 

Memory

Users will get 16GB of in-built memory and should they need more storage space, they can expand the same in the form of external memory – by up to 32GB. Furthermore, LG has incorporated 1GB of RAM in G4 Stylus.

Battery

G4 Stylus comes with a Li-Ion battery having the capacity of 3,000mAh. Hence, no matter whether you are texting, playing games, watching videos, or surfing the internet, you will get more hours of usage with every battery recharge.

Other Features

Below is a list of the 'other features' present in this smartphone:

• Advanced Stylus pen
• Quick memo+
• Rockstand application
• LG True Caller 5.0
• Hungama Application
• Stop watch