The mid-range dresses handsome, we analyze the LG Q6

Unlike the competition like Samsung or Huawei, LG is a firm that has not achieved significant successes in the mid-range for a long time, its commitment to the G range earned it recognized merit, but it is clear that today it is the mid-range that is predominant in the territory of pure and hard sales, this is how the two companies mentioned above have positioned themselves as the two with the most growth in recent years, people are beginning to look for the good, beautiful and cheap in mobile telephony, leaving a little more aside the high and exclusive range.

However, LG has wanted (and known) to take advantage of the significant popularity pull generated by the LG G6 and its tiny frames. This is how we got hold of it LG Q6, the model that dresses up the mid-range. Let's see how this device moves and if it really is as efficient as it is beautiful, or there is a lot of difference between both parameters.

As always, to carry out the review we are going to stick to a series of factors that are directly related and that will make us consider. That is why the design, the hardware, the camera and all these aspects will be reviewed in detail in this review. Once again, we advise you make use of our index If you want to go directly to certain points of your interest, and without further delay we will go there.

Design and materials: The mid-range puts on the tuxedo

It is clear that the world of mobile telephony is going to end up focusing on the next breakthrough, frameless phones. LG has known how to take advantage of that with its fantastic G6 that is reflected in a mirror in this LG Q6. The device has no less than 13 centimeters of screen, while the width is 69,3 millimeters, and the thickness of 8,1 millimeters, all quite in step with its 149 grams of weight. We are facing a device where ergonomics has been quite studied, without a doubt.

The sides (basically the chassis) are made up of Aluminum 7000, the same one used by brands like Apple for their devices, which gives us a plus of design, resistance and lightness in equal measure. The truth is that aluminum looks pretty good. On the left side we will find the two volume buttons, while the right side is relegated to the SIM card tray and the Power button.

For the front design we already know what we have, a spectacular thirteen-inch Fullvision screen with rounded corners. In the upper part the small frame hides the sensors, the speaker and the front camera. For the lower part we only have the LG logo in the center. At the back we will find painted glass, as well as the Q6 indicative, at the bottom left we have the speaker, and at the top the camera with a single color flash.

Hardware: Power is not your most determining point

Having the design of one of the most beautiful smartphones on the market comes at a price, we have no choice but to consider that if the most powerful hardware on the market were hidden under that spectacular disguise, we would be directly in front of an LG G6. That's where the ups and downs begin. To move that Fullvision screen we are going to find a processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 of undisputed mid-rangeAt least, to accompany this processor we are going to find some well-regarded 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM (storage), which in combination has been shown to be more than enough to move the most relevant applications from the Google PlayStore.

Regarding connectivity we have LTE Cat 6 to ensure good navigation with mobile data, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi? Fi 802.11ac and a detail by the LG team, something that companies forget more and more, a FM radio for all audiences. The rear speaker fights back, it sounds pretty good, although its situation has created some frustration in its daily use.

These are the pluses, but now we are going to consider the minuses. In the first place, the device suffers from what from my point of view is the greatest of its defects, does not have a fingerprint sensor, which at this point could position it as one of the few mid-range devices that lacks it, although it has Android facial recognition, the fingerprint reader has become a standard that is highly demanded by the vast majority of users, and without which I myself would not know how to live. Another detail to keep in mind is that it lacks TrueTone flash, something we will talk about later.

Display and camera: Front high-end, rear mid-range

The screen is truly spectacular 5,5 inches with virtual buttons, When used quickly, it offers us very vivid colors in a fairly good resolution, well above other mid-range, with 2160 x 1080p which gives us a total of 442 pixels per inch. The reality is that the brightness is extremely good (above 600 nits) as you can see in the photos of the review. Also, its rank 18: 9 fullvision It leaves you instantly dazzled, it is a mobile phone that captures the eyes of those around it who will hardly be able to determine if we are facing a mid-range or a high-range, the front part has been very well worked by the Korean firm in this LG Q6. We will also not forget that we have Dolby Vision / HDR.

It should be noted that the front panel curiously does not have a 2.5D panel, it is Gorilla Glass (like the back), but having the flat edges can be shocking today. On the other hand, this design favors the use of tempered glass for protection, among other things, despite the fact that The LG Q6 has several certifications for resistance, not including the one for water resistance.

The front camera has a 13MP sensor that defends well in good light conditions, which perhaps takes a little longer than it should to capture the photographs, something understandable within the mid-range. However, in indoor conditions or in low light, noise will be the faithful companion of our photographs. For the front camera we will have only 5MPHowever, it defends itself quite well considering its wide angle capable of capturing 100º image. The reality is definitely that at the camera level the LG Q6 basically gives what a mid-range terminal promises, among other things we see details such as the lack of a dual flash.

Software and autonomy: Android 7.1.1 Nougat

At the software level we are going to meet Android 7.1.1 Nougat, updated to more power. However, you well know that LG has its own personalization layer whose determination about its necessity we will leave to the taste of each user. The reality is that without being too annoying, its rounded pastel designs and flat design are quite pleasant, on the other hand, we have certain pre-installed applications that the vast majority of users would prefer to ignore, but that we can disable as standard in the session of settings.

In terms of autonomy we will have 3.000 mAh, specifically 300 mAh less than the LG G6, so taking into account the spectacular yet thrifty screen, as well as the mid-range processor, we have been able to reach the end of the day and part of the next without much complication. Be that as it may, the battery will reach us for a day of use in the vast majority of users, so working in autonomy we are faced with a device that does its job and is not going to cause us too many headaches.

Our experience with the LG Q6

With the LG Q6 we ensure an extremely beautiful device, it is designed with great taste, and it would be hard to say that we are dealing with a mid-range device. The aesthetic section as well as its incredible screen are undoubtedly the most in favor of the LG Q6. In terms of hardware, it is a reality that we are faced with a mid-range that does not intend to show off, so much so that we could say that we are facing a perhaps excessively concise processor, however, its 3GB of RAM memory has allowed us to run without everyday applications problems. Perhaps the weather is what ends up determining the performance of the processor, when apps begin to demand more.

But the LG Q6 has its lights and also its shadows, starting with the incomprehensible fact that they have omitted the installation of a fingerprint reader, a move that has created a strong frustration in its use. On the other hand, other details such as the use of MicroUSB instead of USB-C, or the fact that we have a fairly restrained camera with a single color flash, bring out the splendor that we are facing. a strict mid-range device that costs 349 euros.