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The phone of content creators becomes even more creative
LG's V Series began as an experimental device, evolving over the years to become what is now known as the "content creator" phone. Last year, we congratulated the LG V30 for its incredible manual modes and control, even replacing our existing video equipment for our YouTube channel with the V30. This year, LG did more than just enhance its specs: it added two more cameras, adding up to 5 cameras on the device, and introduced a host of unique new features that go hand in hand with them. The LG V40 ThinQ picks up what we liked from the V30 and boosts all sides, but does that make sense for more than the content creators? We will take a look.
Specifications and unpacking
LG launches the V40 ThinQ in mid-October on all US carriers, as well as an unlocked version available worldwide. The device is expected to sell for about US $ 800 per carrier, but its price will be slightly different depending on the carrier of your choice. At present, international pricing has not yet been revealed. However, LG says the phone will also be available in Europe and South Korea. Colors differ by region, with the United States receiving only black and blue, while the other regions receive the four colors: black, blue, red, and gray. On the front is a 6.4-inch (537 DPI) Quad-HD + HDR10 OLED display, larger than the 6.0-inch V30. Much of this increase in display comes from reduced edges at the top and bottom, with a smaller chin at the bottom and a notch at the top.
The V40 ThinQ is larger than the V30 in all respects, with a height of 158.7 mm, a width of 75.6 mm, a thickness of 7.6 mm and a weight of 168 g. This compared to the V30, which was 151.7 mm in height, 75.4 mm in width, 7.4 mm in thickness and 158 g in weight. A SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 supports home processing, with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. MicroSD cards are supported, as well as the dual SIM card on most models. A non-removable 3,300 mAh battery is located inside the IP68 waterproof and dust-proof chassis, and LG still provides users with a USB Type C port (USB 3.1 speeds) and a 3.5mm audio port (32-bit DAC). The LG G7 ThinQ's Boombox speaker has been replaced by the V40 ThinQ, dramatically improving the quality of the audio experience compared to the V30's already unique high-quality speaker. The V40 ThinQ comes with Android 8.1 Oreo.
LG changes its camera game with V40 ThinQ in an extremely significant way. Starting with the main sensor, we are looking at a 12 megapixel sensor with 1.4 μm pixels; a 40% increase in the pixel size compared to the V30, but also a reduction in the number of pixels (instead of 16 megapixels). This camera has a f / 1.5 glass lens with a 78 degree FoV. The wide-angle lens uses the same Sony IMX351 sensor as the LG G7 ThinQ, a 16-megapixel sensor with pixel support for ultra-bright wide-angle shots at a 107-degree shooting angle with a value f / 1.9. A third lens is also added to the rear, a 12-megapixel sensor, identical to the main camera, but featuring a f / 2.4 telephoto lens with a 45-degree FoV (2x optical zoom). At the front, you'll also find two cameras, just like the original LG V10, featuring an 8-megapixel sensor with a 71-degree FoV and a 5-megapixel wide-angle sensor with a FoV 97 degrees.
There is not a lot of extra packaging in the box, but LG includes a pair of 3.5mm earbuds with a superb braided fabric cable. Apart from this you will find a fast charging power adapter (9v / 1.8a), a USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable, a SIM tray thruster and a set of manuals and brochures. guarantee. Something that LG does better than almost every business, it's the 2-year warranty that comes with every phone, offering customers the peace of mind of their devices for two full years after purchase . LG calls this the promise of the second year, in which they guarantee the complete replacement of any defective phone at no cost or deductible.
Display
Last year, we witnessed a considerable improvement in quality when LG switched from the LCD on the G6 to OLED on the V30. This is the beginning of LG's large mobile OLED display deployment, with LG having begun to provide screens for more than its own phones over the past year. However, the panel of the V30 sometimes posed some quality problems, and we found that LG's panels were less impressive when they were installed on the Google Pixel 2 XL last year as well, but Subsequent shipments of both phones showed that LG's display quality significantly improved in just a few months after the review of the process. Although LG singularly decided to use an LCD on its recently released G7 ThinQ, they have remained faithful to the V35 ThinQ's OLED displays, and now to V40 ThinQ.
Last year, the most serious problem with the V30 OLED display was its "dirty" appearance, in which pixels do not all display the same brightness or color hue. This is largely due to LG's "inexperience" in OLED manufacturing at this level. Although LG's TVs were still of the highest quality, the panels on their OLED phones also suffered from this problem in other phones such as the Google Pixel 2 XL. This year, it is clear that LG has solved its quality control problems with its OLEDs, the V40 ThinQ screen being one of the best OLEDs on the market. The screen can become very bright and is easily visible in the sunlight. It's almost as hard to see, even in a dark room, giving it an incredible range of brightness for all levels of ambient light.
That said, it's not as bright as the G7's LCD, which was designed specifically for an extreme brightness of 1,000 nits, but if you only need one ultra-bright display, every other Display quality measurement favors the OLED display of the V40. on the G7's LCD screen. The colors appear and look more natural on the V40, thanks to the infinite contrast ratio of the OLED panels, which enhance the colors by providing truly black levels of black and not a shade of dark gray. This makes the colors more realistic because they are not faded faintly, and allows the screen to look more like a quality impression than what many people are used to seeing on a digital display.
Motion resolution and pixel persistence rates are also perfect on OLEDs, as they do not lose resolution during motion, or present ghosting and unseen pixels in high-contrast scenes with motion. The perfect black levels that OLEDs can offer are particularly useful for "hiding" the notch, which is enabled by default this time. LG introduced a display notch on the G7 ThinQ and, by default, left the default color-changing behavior of the status bar, making the notch removed from the screen rather obvious. While the option to "hide" the notch by making the black bar permanently available, the black levels are not really black on the LCDs and, therefore, did not do a great job to hide this horror. On the V40, LG has enabled this mode "noth notch" by default and, as pixels are actually disabled on an OLED when displaying the black color, the display itself does not differ from that of the frame or the black notch that takes up a bit of room. the status bar at the top.
As a result, the status icons at the top appear to be nested in the cache, making it look more like the "second screen" on the V10 and V20. That said, it does not behave like the second screen on these phones, although LG still calls it that. It's literally the status bar, as on all other Android phones, but at least LG offers the second-screen feature in the floating bar on the V30 and G7, as well as on the V40. It's a way to quickly launch 5 favorite applications, communicate with 5 favorite contacts or perform some quick actions. It is not as robust as the similar features offered on Samsung or HTC phones, but it is still better than most other phones on the market for this type of fast access feature.
Material and construction
LG's equipment has evolved considerably over the past year, with the V30 being the first to signal the significant change we were going to witness in this short time. Over the years, LG has seen many evolutions, especially with regard to high-end natural materials such as leather, to try metal phones and finally to adopt a glass body with a metal edge, as we know now. However, size has become a bit of a burden for many users. While last year's cameras had bigger screens than ever before, the G6 and V30 housings were exactly the size of the previous generation. This year, we've seen an increase in the size of screens and phones, and the V40 ThinQ is no different. The V40 is 7mm higher, 0.2mm wider and 0.2mm thicker than the V30, and 10g heavier. It is still much lighter than most flagship products, which makes it more stylish and stylish, and the giant 6.4-inch screen does not feel as big as this sleek screen.
A height of 7mm is still quite impressive considering the significant increase in screen size, a 0.4 inch screen larger than the V30, which was partially offset by a smaller chin , but especially by the advent of the upper notch. The extra 0.2mm thickness does not come in the form of a larger battery, but rather to provide the little space needed to create the Boombox resonance speaker we saw on the LG G7 ThinQ. This without sacrificing battery size or eliminating quality of life features like wireless Qi charging. LG's manufacturing quality has increased significantly over the past year, and while the G6 seemed to be the beginning of a new era for LG, the V30 was the revolution in design and hardware. It looks a lot like a modified G7, not a refined V30. It's not a bad thing, but it's really more of a super-charged G7 than a refined V30.
LG continues to use the industry's best vibration engines, which must be felt to be truly understood. These vibration motors are absolutely sublime to use and feel absolutely incredible in all situations. LG also uses them to create creative ringing effects, which vibrate a melody in multiple ways and intensities, and this also occurs throughout the user interface. If you delete a notification, you will notice a slight slide of slides that will coincide. By tapping the UI buttons, you emit a slight click that solidifies without hurting you. It is interesting to note that the buttons on the phone are small and barely above the body, and in some situations they may be slightly difficult to feel against the smooth edge. These buttons require less actuation force, which is quite different from the click needed to press the volume buttons on the V30. They are not hesitant and they almost feel like pressing a home button on old Samsung phones.
Security and performance
LG sticks to its rear-facing fingerprint scanner that has proven itself on the V40 ThinQ, but like the G7, it's separate from the power button. It's one of the fastest and most accurate fingerprint scanners on the market, and it's certainly a positive thing LG has not spoiled with success. Other manufacturers have begun to turn to glass fingerprint scanners or abandon the fingerprint scanner instead of facial recognition, but many prefer the speed and accuracy of a fingerprint scanner more classic. comfortable to use than other configurations. Unlocking LG's face and voice is still optimized with Sensory's Truly secure biometric suite, which means extremely secure and accurate biometric recognition, even when you're only using the front camera. Sensory's technology is based on machine learning and aims to recognize a user through organic facial elements rather than a simple facial structure. It also works incredibly quickly.
The V40 ThinQ uses the latest mobile processing technologies from Qualcomm, but does not use any hardware different from what we saw in the LG G7 ThinQ version a few months ago. This is due to the fact that the industry has no novelty for autumn broadcast phones. As a result, all of this year's flagship products will have incredibly similar specifications and performance levels, based entirely on the amount of RAM and optimization levels built into the system. Android skin on each device. LG's skin has been fast and dynamic for a long time, and unlike some other skin-heavy and time-consuming OEMs, never slows the life of the phone. As we are still using the LG V30 for our YouTube filming process here on Android Headlines since the start of the review period last year, it is safe to say that this phone will not slow down over time. LG also offers gaming tools to control the battery life and performance by allowing users to reduce the number of frames per second or the resolution of the games, according to their needs.
Wireless connectivity, sound and battery life
LG mainly sells its phones through operator channels, so many of them are locked to the provider to which the phone was purchased. This may vary by region and operator, but all V40 ThinQ units have identical processors and cell radios, which means that the phone works perfectly in all areas where it is sold, as long as it is compatible. has been unlocked. Since this phone is sold through the operator channels, you can rest assured that all advanced operator options, such as voice over LTE and WiFi calls, will be supported immediately without require tinkering. LG also ships 4 × 4 MIMO radios in the ThinQ V40, ensuring the fastest LTE speeds from your preferred network.
As a content creator, sound is essential for creating quality content via video or audio recording. While many manufacturers abandon the 3.5mm audio jack and reduce overall functionality, LG remains true to the quality of its sound and recording by providing the best sound quality on the market, thanks to its quad-DAC system. Supports USB Type-C digital audio and high quality Bluetooth audio. LG's high-resolution microphones, located around the body, simultaneously record 3D spatial audio data and HD-quality audio signals. Only the HTC U12 + offers something that the V40 does not have, with its directional recording capabilities when zooming in on a video, but this phone is not able to simultaneously record spatial and HD audio data, which gives each phone an edge over the other.
LG has significantly improved the V40's body speaker compared to the V30 because it has the same LG G7 ThinQ's Boombox Resonance Speaker. In terms of volume and quality, the loudspeaker sounds the same as the V30 when you hold the device, but you do not need to cut the device to hear it properly. . Instead of relying solely on the sound emitted by the speaker grille located at the bottom, LG has integrated a resonance chamber into the phone's case, which adds 0.2mm to the total thickness of the speaker. 39, while allowing the sound to flow through the glass and aluminum. frame to greatly amplify the volume. This is accentuated when you place the phone on a surface, especially a wooden surface, as the sound will also resonate through this material, amplifying and deepening the sound quality. It will not replace stereo speakers or face-to-face when you hold the phone in one hand, but it offers better quality and performance when you place it to listen to music. The positive effects will therefore vary from person to person depending on how they listen. to audio via their phone.
Most people realize that the V40 ThinQ's battery lasts almost a full day, which is exactly what we saw on the G7 ThinQ. What is surprising is that this battery has a size greater than 300 mA, we have not found a very slight improvement in the life of the battery, if any. This screen is 0.3 inches larger than the G7, an increase of 5%, while the battery is 10% larger than the G7. That said, it is expected that the battery life of the V40 is approximately equal to that of the G7, given the rest of the hardware and software similarities, and the same goes for the load. This phone supports fast 10 Watt wireless charging, as well as Qualcomm's new QuickCharge 4.0 specification. However, the phone only comes with a QuickCharge 3.0 brick. This means that you can expect a full vacuum load in less than 2 hours, or about 50% load in 30 minutes. QuickCharge 4.0 will increase the load to about 50% in 15 minutes.
Software
LG delivers the ThinQ V40 with Android 8.1 Oreo instead of the newer Android 9 Pie. This is the second year in a row that LG is launching its latest phones with an older version of Android, unlike the LG V20, which was the first phone to use Android 7.0 Nougat. Do not launch the latest version of Android is not quite negative, especially if we consider the number of controversial changes made by Google in Android 9 Pie, and the expectation of to see what LG decides to do here may well be worth it in the end. . LG's Android skin has long been waiting for a complete overhaul, as it has only received a few minor tweaks and updates over the years.
That said, LG's Android skin is not bad, it's actually one of the fastest skins on the market, and it's packed with features. The biggest drawback, without any major updates here, is of course not having any software functionality to use, leaving the V40 ThinQ a bit bland by eliminating all the new camera options. LG offers many options that are not found in the stocks of Android 8 Oreo, or even Android 9 Pie, although it is equipped with the old Android 8 Oreo. LG offers a great "context detection" feature that allows you to automatically change the sound profile, Bluetooth and Wifi connectivity options when you arrive at a specific location (at home, at work, etc.) or launch a specific application when connecting to a site. some Bluetooth devices or when headphones are connected.
Hardware and Software Camera
LG has created one of the most interesting camera hardware configurations in recent memory, but it does it in a simpler way than other OEMs. OEMs such as Huawei use a monochrome camera to boost the dynamic range and low-light details of the main sensor, but LG uses three very different lenses for each of its three cameras, two of which share the same sensor. There are also two separate Qualcomm (ISP) signaling processors. The main and telephoto sensors are identical and share a single ISP, while the wide-angle sensor is different and has its own ISP. These main and telephoto sensors are the same 12 megapixel Sony sensors with 1.4 μm pixels. This main sensor is behind a f / 1.5 glass lens at 78 degrees, while the telephoto camera uses a f / 2.4 lens at FoV (2x optical zoom) of 45 degrees. The wide angle sensor is the same Sony IMX351 as the LG G7, which was the main sensor of the LG V30 camera last year. This 16-megapixel sensor features 1.0 μm pixels and a f / 1.9 wide-angle lens with FoV at 107 degrees, or 13 degrees less than the ultra-wide-angle lens of the V30.
The major advantage of disconnecting the 13-megapixel Samsung S5K3M3 wide-angle sensor last year is not just a resolution, it's the ability of this sensor to do what is known as the "bin-pixel" , which virtually combines pixels for more light in low light situations. The other two sensors also have significantly improved low-light capabilities thanks to 40% larger pixels and, of course, thanks to a telephoto lens, the V40 will have better zoom detail while using the viewfinder zoom slider compared to other LG phones available on the market. On the front are two cameras that recall the days of the original LG V10, with an 8-megapixel main sensor behind a 71-degree lens and a second 5-megapixel sensor behind a 97-degree FoV lens. In addition, LG has upgraded the video recording to 4K at 60 frames per second, while the idle mode is recording an improvement in quality, from 720p to 1080p from 720p last year.
LG is able to use the three back cameras as once in a brand new mode called Triple Shot, which will allow users to review the three photos and choose their favorite photo in the pack, or even turn them all into short film. clip. When you press the shutter button, there is no delay because the picture is captured instantly. However, the processing time is a bit long, which means that you will have to wait several seconds before taking a new Triple Shot photo. However, other shots can be taken during this time. Therefore, if you switch to another mode, you will be able to use this mode while the phone finishes processing the triple take.
Some important improvements include the ability not only to record 4K videos at 60 frames per second, but also to choose the HDR10 recording. Last year, we attended an introduction to HDR-lite, if you will, with LG's Cinelog feature in manual video mode, but this year the appropriate HDR10 specification video is provided by the camera in manual video mode . This means the ability to view and download HDR content to supported services, such as YouTube, where HDR playback will be supported without having to manually edit and cut the content. Support for 4K60 in both automatic and manual video mode is also extremely important for LG, both to stay in step with the rest of the market in this category, but also to surpass everyone, again, thanks to the LG's ability to provide powerful manual video tools for content. creators. Support for 4K60 mode in manual mode is a boon for creators looking for both high resolution video and high frame rate in a package. LG is again offering the absolute best manual camera on the market.
Both 60FPS and HDR10 are available in manual video mode, which not only allows you to manually adjust the focus or white balance, but also to set the ISO and shutter speed at any time. These two parameters, in particular, are essential for the use of the camera under serious conditions. That said, the use of manual video mode still has some restrictions that are not just disappointing, but represent a real missed opportunity for LG. First, this telephoto lens can not be used in manual video mode. When using the HDR10, you will only be able to use the main sensor, but not the telephoto or wide-angle lenses, which is also a missed opportunity. LG's Cine-log has been moved exclusively to Cine Video mode. If you are looking for a color calibration, this is the mode in which you want to do it.
LG always integrates its camera in depth with the Graphy service, which provides a "market" of choice of manual modes and presets. Want more power from your camera using manual mode, but you do not quite understand or are not fast enough to draw to change all the settings yourself? The Graphy Market can be visited in virtually any situation, with presets for things like a city street lit at night, photographing pets or children, indoor situations, perfect portraits, etc. . Once the preset has been found, just a click to add it to the camera. It then appears as a sub-mode in the manual camera application mode, offering users a click or two for each situation rather than having to adjust. a bunch of cursors at a time. You can also create your own presets or modify those of Graphy using them as a basis for easy configuration. It's a brilliant set of tools that only LG phones offer, and that really helps to enhance the prowess of the manual V40 ThinQ camera experience.
Another new feature is the AR Sticker mode, which uses Google's ARCore engine to add awesome AR stickers to your photo experience. These are fun 3D characters and animated objects that can be placed anywhere in the scene and that work really well. The placement is superb and realistic, with fantastic animations that bring pictures to life. This is similar to what Google does in the Playground mode of its camera app, which was recently renamed to Pixel 3. These are available here and seem to work better than any other AR characters we've seen on an Android phone. have a little fun if you want to add them to the mix. There is also a multitude of download packs, with a wide variety of characters and objects.
Replacing some of the collage modes on the V30 overall feels like a good thing, but LG's camera starts to feel a little bloated, not because of too many applications, but because of his performance. Sometimes loading takes only a few seconds or two seconds, for example when Super Bright is automatically turned on or off, causing a strange pause in the viewfinder. LG a conservé sa transition douce et soyeuse entre les zooms, comme nous l’avons vu sur le V30, mais cette fois-ci, le zoom doux et soyeux n’est possible qu’entre les appareils photo ordinaires et les appareils de type téléobjectif. Le zoom entre les appareils photo ordinaires et grand-angle a une secousse certaine dans le viseur lorsqu'il réinitialise l'autre appareil photo. Cela aurait été bien d’avoir un zoom parfaitement régulier entre les trois caméras, mais ce n’est pas la fin du monde. Ce qui est très frustrant, c’est qu’il existe une étrange dichotomie dans l’enregistrement vidéo. Une fois que l'enregistrement a commencé, vous ne pouvez pas basculer entre les caméras grand angle et standard, mais vous devrez au préalable les choisir. Sur le côté lumineux, vous pouvez utiliser la caméra téléobjectif pour zoomer si vous la choisissez ou la caméra normale avant de frapper un enregistrement, donc au moins, c’est ça.
Résultats de la caméra
La qualité de la caméra grand angle est comparable à celle du G7, ce à quoi on peut s’attendre puisque c’est le même capteur et le même objectif. Ce capteur Sony IMX351 16 mégapixels est une mise à niveau des spécifications par rapport au Samsung S5K3M3 de 13 mégapixels du V30. Les deux avantages ici sont l’augmentation de la résolution de 3 mégapixels et la possibilité pour ce capteur d’utiliser le binning de pixels, qui associe les pixels de manière virtuelle à plus de lumière lors de prises de vue en conditions de faible luminosité. Dans les prises de vue très faibles, ce nouveau capteur est clairement gagnant, apportant plus de détails fins et plus de lumière que celui du V30. La différence de performance n’est en aucun cas effrayante, mais c’est nettement meilleure. Cet avantage diminue lorsque la lumière est modérée, car il est difficile de savoir quel capteur fera le mieux. Parfois, le capteur du V30 est plus lumineux et parfois, celui du V40 est vraiment super dépendant de la situation.
Cependant, dans la plupart des cas, les prises de vue de jour montrent régulièrement une plage dynamique considérablement améliorée par rapport au capteur du V30. Les seuls inconvénients sont l’angle de l’objectif, que nous avons noté à propos du G7 dans cette étude, car il n’est pas aussi large que ce que nous avons apprécié sur le V30, mais il est bien entendu toujours beaucoup plus large que la plupart des appareils sur le marché. beaucoup Malgré l’augmentation de la résolution de 3 mégapixels, les détails fins ont également subi un léger ralentissement, ce qui est un peu irritant et n’a pas de sens compte tenu de la quantité de détails que ce capteur produit avec l’objectif standard du V30. Malheureusement, cela correspond à ce que nous avons vu sur le G7 également. Ce n’est donc pas surprenant, mais c’est définitivement un point négatif. Il est peu probable que vous zoomiez beaucoup sur les plans grand-angle, c’est pourquoi je suis un peu tatillon.
La mise au point est rapide mais ne semble pas être aussi rapide que celle des autres téléphones dotés de la fonction autofocus à détection de phase à deux pixels. Il est également un peu difficile dans des situations plus sombres, ce qui n’est pas exactement ce que l’on attend de ce type de technologie. La mesure de l'exposition semble également être un peu cassée dans les situations de faible luminosité, car elle tend à empêcher que la surexposition ne se produise et semble totalement oublier que le reste de la scène est horriblement sous-exposé. Un simple tapotement dans la partie sombre de l'image corrige complètement le problème. Vous constaterez qu'il n'y a plus de partie sous-exposée, le tout sans provoquer de surexposition sur les parties les plus lumineuses de la photo. Celui-ci semble plus qu’un bug, car il n’est pas présent sur le V30 ou le G7.
Les deux autres capteurs sont identiques et, bien qu’ils aient une résolution inférieure de 4 mégapixels par rapport au capteur principal de l’année dernière, ils ont des pixels 40% plus volumineux. L'ajout d'un téléobjectif à zoom 2x devrait également contribuer aux détails du zoom lorsque vous effectuez un zoom dans le viseur, mais le fait-il réellement? Lorsque vous comparez avec le V30, le V40 présente un avantage certain: un zoom optique avec un capteur de 12 mégapixels produira simplement des images plus détaillées à chaque fois. La téléobjectif est toutefois moins impressionnante si vous la comparez à d’autres téléphones dotés d’objectifs similaires. Le Galaxy Note 9 et le Huawei P20 Pro ont tous deux battu le V40 lors d’un test côte à côte dans la plupart des scénarios. décisions de traitement de la part de LG. Le faible éclairage, en particulier, donne au téléobjectif une apparence particulièrement mauvaise comparé à d’autres téléphones dans la plupart des cas. Le manque de détails dans de nombreux plans est décevant, et la gamme dynamique et la précision des couleurs ne semblent pas correspondre à ce que nous voyons pendant la journée.
D’autres fois, on a l’impression que le logiciel choisit la mauvaise caméra pour saisir l’image, car j’ai rencontré plusieurs fois où la qualité n’était pas uniforme entre les photos prises avec le téléobjectif. Prenons cet exemple. Dans le viseur, vous pouvez voir très clairement les détails supplémentaires que le téléobjectif devrait me donner sur la gauche, mais lorsque je prends la photo, elle est boueuse et dépourvue de détails. Quelque chose est vraiment génial ici, car cela le fera de manière inconsistante. De plus, cela ne semble pas très bien fonctionner en mode vidéo, ce qui est un peu étrange étant donné qu’il ya un bruit visuel lorsque vous zoomez au-delà de 2x, ce qui indique que le téléphone est en train de changer de caméra pour pouvoir zoomer. C’est toujours pire que la concurrence et est décevant.
Ce problème de détail s’applique à l’appareil principal, où vous constaterez qu’il produit des photos moins détaillées que la concurrence dans toutes les conditions d’éclairage. Nous avons eu cette plainte avec le G7, et ce n’est pas différent ici. Ceci est particulièrement décevant de la part du V30, qui gagne régulièrement en détail d’image, mais il existe quelques domaines dans lesquels les nouveaux capteurs 12 mégapixels du V30 sont plus performants: précision des couleurs, plage dynamique et contraste général. . In fact, there were quite a few shots where things were sharper on the V40 because of these three categories. The results here seem to be more or less opposite of what the V30 produced; less overall detail, but better dynamic range, color accuracy, and contrast.
Having 40% larger pixels means these sensors take in more light than last year’s phone, but results are just plain disappointing when comparing to the competition. Last year we saw the V30 do well in lower light because it was still able to pull lots of detail out of shots, even if they were darker, but LG’s response to this is, unfortunately, one of bringing in the light and forgetting about the detail, sometimes in pretty drastic ways. It’s consistently worse detail than low light champions like the Galaxy Note 9 or the Huawei P20 Pro, and this happens particularly when that Super Bright mode gets enabled, which lowers the resolution for the sake of taking in even more light. I’m not sure I like this trade-off, personally, but the dynamic range and color accuracy are typically pretty good, oftentimes coming out more saturated than other phones, which in low light can look nice, as lack of light generally typically means lack of color.
Last are the front-facing cameras, of which a pair sit above the screen in the notch, harkening back to the original LG V10 dual-camera days. Why LG bothered to put two cameras on the front with only a 10-degree difference between them is pretty puzzling, especially since the wider-angle one is such a significant drop in resolution, and on top of this, they only used a single 90-degree camera on the front last year to achieve the same result. The only logical reasoning is that they wanted two cameras to do proper portrait mode, and it definitely does a better job of portrait shots than some of the crummy software solutions out there. Quality wise it’s pretty close to the competition in every lighting condition, but consistently lower detail overall.
Le bon
Two-year warranty
Significantly improved OLED display
Amazing vibration motors
Boombox speaker is nice and loud
3.5mm audio jack with quad DAC
The best manual camera experience on any device
Significantly improved dynamic range in the camera
New cameras enhance the overall experience
4K60 FPS and HDR10 video recording options
Camera software is as feature-packed as it gets
High resolution audio recording
QuickCharge 4 support
Wireless charging support
Google Assistant button is brilliant
The Bad
Camera detail has taken a big step back
Camera software is a bit slow
A notch is never a positive
Larger and heavier than last year’s V30
Conclusion
The LG V40 is a remarkable device in every which way, from the incredible display to the stunning design and build quality, the superb audio reproduction and output to the vast array of options in its camera. The manual photo and video modes are a creator’s dream come true, and deliver a host of new features and quality options that are sure to please anyone looking for a top-of-the-line manual camera experience. While the auto mode has made some improvements, it has also taken a few steps back in detail and speed, so while it’s an improved experience overall, it’s not a perfect one. It’s a phone that offers a rich media experience all around, and it’s most certainly a content creator’s dream come true.
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