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with curved displays starting to pick up a little bit of steam LG is also at the forefront with its own version of the curve however it doesn't just bend it also bends the rules a little bit hey it's Josh regard from Andhra Authority what's going on everybody and this is the unboxing of the LG G flex it's a unique looking box that definitely is a little bit eye catching and pretty much alludes to what we hope would be a very nice stylish and pretty good looking device all right so let's go ahead and jump into the LG G flex right here so there is the LG G flex now this for all intensive purposes does feel like a very large phone and since its curve goes from top to bottom having it in your hand feels pretty normal it just feels like a larger phone however the fear index finger that comes up to the top of the phone does curve in a little bit there's no discomfort at all this is this is by far not a uncomfortable phone to have in your hand at least by my first impression and it sits pretty snugly a sim tool a sim tray tool that is in the shape of a G so that's nice and stylish and of course the microUSB charging cable so put those right over there and of course and always welcome addition of earbuds in this case LG's own brand of quad beat 2 premium earphones all right so quite obviously you did not see that there was a battery inside of the package and that's because this is a unibody design that takes on that top to bottom curve it makes for a pretty thin device it's definitely not the thinnest one out there but it is still noticeable and like I said before it fits pretty snugly in the hand and this is the the back panel of the LG G flex that's supposed to be self-healing that's something we're going to take a look at throughout our coverage of the LG G flex and see how the scratches that could be given onto the back of this device seem to disappear after a while and of course you have the button layout on the back which makes perfect sense especially considering that there is a bit of a curve and your index finger will pretty naturally just rest right on there to provide support after that pretty much you have the same type of experience that you would have on say the LG g2 only this phone is of course bigger so another thing that the phone definitely has is a little bit of weight and the reason why I mentioned that right now is because after typing in my Wi-Fi password I noticed that like I said before the keyboard being around this area allows for rocking back and forth to be at not just a minimum but almost completely eliminated it's only when you are down here on the bottom or at the top that when you press down pretty hard you start to have a rocking motion if big screens are going to be the trend like six inch screen devices then I also realize that these curves provide a little bit of an interesting perspective on the galaxy round by Samsung the left-to-right curve I realize that even though that curve was there and the screen was very large with that curve it allowed for slightly easier maneuvering because since the curve goes upward a little bit it doesn't take as much for you to thumb to reach over to the other side of the screen on the G flex on the other hand you have a top to bottom curve and it actually has the same function since the phone is in your hand and you when you go to reach for the top let's say for the notification drop down a little bit of a double actually quite a bit of adjustment with your hand is possible but I find it just feels easier because the tilt of the actual device due to that curve allows you to reach the top a little bit easier so now I'm starting to realize kind of what the curve actually means for these particular devices and in the case of the LG G flex it works just as well and then of course there is that feature of the LG G flex that it is able to become completely flat it's something that when you test it out for yourself if you ever do it's something that kind of scares you because you're not used to at least in my case putting an elbow down on your phone like an elbow drop just to make it flat and to see if it will bounce right back luckily though one thing you do notice when you try to flatten the phone yourself is that it takes quite a bit of force so when it bounces right back it makes pretty much perfect sense that the shape is still retained and that it's malleability while it does take a lot of force is something that really speaks to this phone's build quality overall though the phone does fit quite well in my hand and despite there being a little bit more weight to it it doesn't really hinder from the maneuvering at all this is after all a very large screen so you just have to kind of assume that you're going to use two hands on it anyway never really presume that you're going to just have one handed usage on here as easily as anything smaller than it but that being said the glossy plastic all around despite being fingerprint prone does provide this thin profile with its little curve a very very nice form factor it's just a very nice looking phone and with that black slate design up front that now has a bend to it this entire phone actually is quite the looker so if we're going to be seeing curved displays on much larger much larger devices if they all look this good well I think we're in for a pretty good time so that was your look at the LG G flex with its curved from top to bottom it may feel like a pretty unique phone but as you have it in your hands for a little bit longer it begins to sort of make more sense and with its flexibility literally the LG G flex does have a nice build quality that makes it feel very nice premium and sturdy in the hand it's quite nice stay tuned to android authority for all of our continuing coverage on this curved phone and don't forget to drop likes on our videos to subscribe to our channel if you haven't already and to follow us on social media you can me as well at the 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