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after the mediocre reception of the g5 last year LG switched gears with the g6 it's a lot like most typical flagships you see but by playing it safe LG made the smarter move the g6 has a polished design and its 5.7 inch display has an uncommon 18 by 9 aspect ratio because of this taller proportion your eyes will get an extra helping of content to view not all apps are compatible with this ratio though so you'll need to adjust it in setting the phone is also dust and water resistant it can be submerged in about three feet of water for up to 30 minute it kept on ticking after I dunked it in a fishbowl and splashed it in a shower for 30 minutes each water resistance unfortunately usually comes with non-removable batteries and the same applies for the g6 the longtime LG fans this might come as a disappointment but there are some upsides LG increase the battery capacity just a notch to 3.3 ampere hours during our lab tests for continuous video playback on airplane mode the handset lasted an average of 13 hours and 21 minutes which is better than a g5 s 12.5 hours for us customers it can wirelessly charge now - even when it's wet the handset has a dual camera setup with 230 megapixel cameras on the back there's a standard englands and a 120 degree wide angle lens so you can capture more content in each frame the five megapixel front facing shooter has a wide angle as well if you do take wide-angle shots know that angles will be distorted and elongated from the side especially when it comes to selfies with a front facing camera the camera also took underwhelming muddy shots in low light but other than that you'll be satisfied with the cameras which generally takes sharp and vibrant pictures LG added a separate camera app - called square camera it offers a number of different tools to take neat square photos some parts of the app can be confusing to figure out first but once you get the hang of it the results can look pretty cool aside from the Google pixels the g6 is the only other phone so far to have Google assistant natively you can chat with assistant to look up random facts the news and nearby places it's deeply integrated with Google services - so it can remind you of events in your calendar or call up your emails the g6 is less exciting this year she is covering the basics and doing it right the s8 may still be the superior phone it looks better and has a more recent Snapdragon 835 chipset for example but Samsung is still suffering through some note 7 fallout the g6 is capitalizing on that especially since it's about 30 to 100 dollars less than the s8 depending on where you get it it may not have anything novel or buzz whether you go for the first time in a long time it's LG's most marketable and wide appealing flagship yet