The forgotten smartphone: LG G3

October 23, 2022 Luisa Rey

In 2014, LG released a new smartphone in the well-known G series; the LG G3. This stylish device continued on the LG G2. We discuss the G3 in this edition of ‘The forgotten smartphone’.

LG G3

In this edition of ‘The forgotten smartphone’ we go back to the year 2014. More than eight years ago, the LG G3 appeared. With this phone you had a 5.5 inch screen with a huge resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It was one of the first smartphones with a QHD display, although the results were not equally positive for everyone in practice. The difference with Full HD would hardly be noticeable.

Less positive reports were also about the speed and the software of the LG G3. At the time, DroidApp also received reports from various users about hairline cracks in the housing of the smartphone. The design of the phone had a plastic that looked like brushed metal, but it wasn’t. As with its predecessor, the LG G2, the power and volume keys were on the back of the phone. However, several improvements have been made to the design compared to the predecessor.

LG G3

Specifications

LG released the G3 with Android 4.4.2 KitKat, after which an update to 5.0 Lollipop and Android 6.0 Marshmallow was later rolled out. There was also a Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor with 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB of storage. With the 13 megapixel camera you could film in 4K and there was Laser autofocus. On the front, the LG G3 was equipped with a 2.1 megapixel front camera. WiFi, NFC and Bluetooth can also be found on the phone. The 3000 mAh battery was exchangeable and you could even charge wirelessly.

In the first 11 months of sales, LG sold 10 million G3s, the best-selling LG smartphone ever. In addition, the phone with a suggested retail price of 549 euros was competitively priced, compared to the competition.

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