<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2016	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
is	O
distinguished	O
by	O
its	O
5.7-inch	O
display	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
taller	O
,	O
2:1	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
18:9	O
)	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
most	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variant	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G6+	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
with	O
128GB	O
storage	O
and	O
a	O
Hi-Fi	O
Quad	O
DAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
metal	O
chassis	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
IP68-rated	O
for	O
water	O
and	O
dust-resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
features	O
a	O
1440p	O
FullVision	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
a	O
diagonal	O
size	O
of	O
5.7	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
G6	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
large-screened	O
phone	O
that	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
compact	O
and	O
feasible	O
for	O
one-handed	O
use	O
;	O
the	O
display	O
uses	O
a	O
2:1	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
18:9	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
taller	O
than	O
the	O
16:9	O
displays	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
with	O
slim	O
bezels	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
slightly	O
smaller	O
in	O
size	O
than	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
also	O
supports	O
HDR10	B-Device
and	O
Dolby	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
high-dynamic-range	B-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
LG	O
G3	O
,	O
G4	O
and	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
's	O
battery	O
is	O
non-user-replaceable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
821	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6+	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
comes	O
with	O
4GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
128	O
GB	O
internal	O
storage	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
includes	O
a	O
3300mAh	O
battery	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
user-accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
models	O
support	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
models	O
support	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G6	O
drops	O
the	O
modular	O
accessory	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
the	O
G6	O
features	O
dual	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
,	O
with	O
standard	O
and	O
wide-angle	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
primary	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
16	O
megapixels	O
but	O
the	O
wide-angle	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
only	O
8	O
megapixels	O
,	O
both	O
cameras	O
have	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
13	O
megapixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
LG	O
UX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
size	O
also	O
complements	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
's	O
native	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
for	O
running	O
multiple	O
apps	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
promotional	O
"	O
G6	O
Game	O
Collection	O
"	O
offer	O
with	O
US$200	O
worth	O
of	O
in-game	O
content	O
for	O
six	O
games	O
on	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
(	O
Cookie	O
Jam	O
,	O
Crossy	B-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
Genies	O
&	O
Gems	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
SimCity	O
BuildIt	O
and	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
oriented	O
towards	O
those	O
built	O
for	O
one-handed	O
play	O
and	O
optimizations	O
for	O
the	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
LG	O
began	O
to	O
deploy	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
Oreo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
''	O
Pie''	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G6	I-Application
although	O
some	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
are	O
not	O
receiving	O
the	O
update	O
or	O
the	O
FOTA	O
update	O
system	O
is	O
not	O
working	O
properly	O
for	O
those	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
contrasted	O
the	O
G6	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
launch	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
G6	O
was	O
complimented	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
elegant	O
and	O
expansive	O
than	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
,	O
albeit	O
less	O
elegant	O
than	O
the	O
similar	O
but	O
curved	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
its	O
shift	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
non-removable	O
battery	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
battery	O
itself	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
larger	O
capacity	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
G5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
G6	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
latest	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
835	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
making	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
perform	O
better	O
on	O
benchmarks	O
than	O
the	O
G6	O
)	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
discernible	O
difference	O
in	O
performance	O
in	O
real-world	O
usage	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
CNET	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
G6	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
users	O
that	O
had	O
lost	O
their	O
trust	O
in	O
Samsung	O
following	O
the	O
recall	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
anything	O
novel	O
or	O
buzzworthy	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
LG	O
's	O
most	O
marketable	O
and	O
widely-appealing	O
phone	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
