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LG G5 review: The modular phone we weren't quite dreaming of

2016-04-05
with a bottom bezel that you can completely remove and accessories that attach back onto the device the LG g5 takes a stab at the modular fantasy users have dreamt about for a long time but if you want the handset solely for this feature you may be disappointed LG only has two add-ons that take advantage of this capability a camera grip and a digital to analog audio converter with no plans to make more though these accessories are fun the phone's modularity is limited in this narrow capacity and for the time being LG will have to depend on third parties to build out this feature even more but the g5 is still a great device in and of itself it has a USB type-c port a fingerprint scanner and an always-on display that will continuously display the time date and any missed notifications there are two cameras on the back a standard 16 megapixel camera and an 8 megapixel camera with a wide-angle lens the latter lets you capture more space within a frame and LG included some camera tools so you can have a little fun with this perhaps the handsets biggest draw however is that it has a removable 2.8 ampere hour battery during our lab tests for continuous video playback the phone lasted an impressive 12 and a half hours and if that doesn't satisfy you you can still swap out an extra battery in the middle of the day plus reselling it comes easier if you can promise a fresh battery inside the LG g5 isn't water resistant like the Samsung Galaxy a7 nor is it as powerful in terms of processing speed and battery life the g5 also isn't as cheap as say Google's flagship the Nexus 6p with the g5 s unique modular design however limited it is retains the benefit of the replaceable battery for many Android users not having this is a deal-breaker so if it's important to you the g5 should be your top choice it's not the all-around best of the best but it is the best Android phone right now that still has this feature
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