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what's going on guys lawn here from Angela thority and when the LG g3 came out last year it was instant contender for phone of the year and for many reasons but that was then and this is the LG g3 now over the last couple of years LG slowly rose from being somewhat of an underdog to a top-tier contender and that became more apparent than ever with the release of the g3 despite being made of plastic the design was very appealing with some unique aspects like the rear facing buttons and it's still a great looking phone even with the release of its successor the g4 and other competing flagship like the s6 and m9 the back was also removable which gave access to the SD card and a swappable battery which is becoming somewhat of a rarity in 2015 the phone may not feel as high-quality as a phone made out of metal or glass but it's still very solidly constructed the full metal finish also made it feel and look nicer than most other phones made out of plastic and prevented it from being a fingerprint magnet now depending on how careful you are with your device it could be showing signs of wear and tear at this point which mine certainly has but that can be said about pretty much any phone really the most eye-catching part about the g3 design were these super thin bezels on the sides and small top and bottom chin that not only made the phone even more attractive but also a lot easier to use in one hand despite having a 5.5 inch display speaking of the display this also turned a lot of heads because the g3 was the first smartphone in the United States to feature a quad HD display and during that time it appeared to be the best display on the market however as time went on and quad HD screens became more common it was pretty clear that the g3 SKU HD screen wasn't quite ready for primetime that's not to say that the g3 display is terrible because it still packs a ton of sharpness and resolution but in comparison to the competition that followed it lacked color and brightness and didn't really live up to the height that it had when it first hit the market as you'd expect with a flagship device the g3 shipped with the most powerful processor at the time which was the snapdragon 801 and three gigabytes of RAM general performance was pretty good but it suffered from overheating issues if the phone was pushed too hard or having the screen at max brightness which caused the phone to slow itself down in order to stay cool now the phone has gone through several updates including being updated to lollipop that problem doesn't seem to persist anymore but there still is the occasional stutter and dropped frames and even the most simple tasks like swiping down the notification shade it doesn't really ruin the overall experience and this most likely can be chalked up to a lack of software optimization because we all know the Snapdragon 801 is still a very capable processor another really big highlight of the g3 last year was the camera and even though it didn't offer much in terms of manual controls it was capable of taking some really great photos and was easily one of the best cameras on a smartphone last year especially because of a brand new laser-guided autofocus which made the camera experience very quick and snappy some of the more recent flagships out there have come out with some really impressive cameras including the brand new g4 but despite that the g3 can still hold its own and make a lot of people happy upon release there was a lot of concerns about the battery life on the g3 despite packing a really large 3000 milliamp hour battery and being one of the first phones with a qHD screen meant that battery life was going to take a hit and it certainly did now that's not to say that the battery life on the g3 is terrible it basically just sort of leveled out to being average battery life and that still pretty much holds true to this day and for most casual users this will be perfectly fine but for those who are demanding some really crazy high screen on time numbers the g3 may fall a little bit short the software of the g3 hasn't changed all that much since its release but it has recently been updated to lollipop which is great to see some of the material design aspects of lollipop have made its way over to the GUI like the notification panel and the overview screen but for the most part it's still the same experience as it was on KitKat depending on who you are you may love it or you may hate it but there's no denying that the GUI feels bloated despite some really useful features like knock on knock code and dual window LG software design still pales in comparison to the rest of the competition it's certainly usable don't get me wrong but for those who want a more streamlined experience you won't really get that with the g3 all in all the g3 is still a very solid phone and it's aged pretty well of the course of the last year and LG keeping it updated certainly helps even though the g4 is getting ready to hit the market and fixes a lot of the weaknesses of the g3 it obviously isn't going to come without the flagship price if you're looking for a phone with a great camera a qHD display SD card expansion and a removable battery and you're looking to save a little bit of money the LG g3 isn't a bad way to go as always guys thank you so much for watching this video if you did enjoy it please give it a thumbs up down below and also subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already and if you want to see more here from Android Authority make sure to check out the links over here on the side and also don't forget to check the website as well for more in-depth coverage and jordiz or calm because we are your source for all things Android