Wanted to do a quick review of my LG G4 experience under less than friendly conditions. We recently went to Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia for a 2 day camping trip. It's a great vacation if you have never been there. There are wild horses on the island as well as other wildlife. And the Carnegie houses are there too (they once owned the island). What follows is my experience with the G4.
Battery Life
Without easy access to electricity I was a little worried about my battery making it through our trip. We spent a solid day and night camping out on the island. The first day I started with a full charge around 8am and faced a varying set of conditions that really tested my battery.
Being that we were on the island and I was shooting pictures all day (75+ the first day) the battery performed pretty well. I got about 2.5hrs screen time and 8hrs total on time. I believe the extensive number of pictures, combined with Google Photo Sync, Spotty 3g/4g/no connection at times, combined with 100% brightness all day due to the sun, accounted for the less than average battery life. If I had it to do over again I would have turned off data for the day until I absolutely needed it and/or I would have turned google photo-sync off until I had gotten all the pictures and had found a power source to recharge.
At the 15% mark I turned on the battery saving mode and the phone was marginally useable. The screen gets dark so it's not the best usage experience on power-saving mode.
The second day was much better, I had a chance to recharge that morning and my battery was a little better for day 2 because I put the phone in airplane mode all day and took another 75+ pictures. Didn't record the screen on time but it seemed to perform much better on day 2 due to not having to sync with the photos and because it didn't have to constantly search for 3g/4g towers.
Camera
Extremely happy with the camera. Performed well in all aspects. Nothing negative to say about it.
Display
The myth/worry that I had was whether one could easily use this thing in broad daylight all day due to it's screen brightness. The answer for me is a resounding YES!! I was in bright daylight all day and had no trouble seeing the screen. Was on the beach for a period of time and I could easily see all my camera shots on the viewfinder and I could see the screen for my normal app usage (texting, internet, twitter, etc.). So for me there is no concern about using the G4 in bright daylight. It was fine for me.
Conclusion
Under the most extreme conditions I believe the G4 performed pretty well. If I had it to do over again I believe I could squeeze another hour+ out of the battery if I turn data off and/or put the phone in airplane mode. Well there you have it. Hope this helps someone! [Keep in mind Root was achieved while I was on the island. So if I would have had it rooted with greenify I believe this would have helped battery life as well]
Battery Life
Without easy access to electricity I was a little worried about my battery making it through our trip. We spent a solid day and night camping out on the island. The first day I started with a full charge around 8am and faced a varying set of conditions that really tested my battery.
Being that we were on the island and I was shooting pictures all day (75+ the first day) the battery performed pretty well. I got about 2.5hrs screen time and 8hrs total on time. I believe the extensive number of pictures, combined with Google Photo Sync, Spotty 3g/4g/no connection at times, combined with 100% brightness all day due to the sun, accounted for the less than average battery life. If I had it to do over again I would have turned off data for the day until I absolutely needed it and/or I would have turned google photo-sync off until I had gotten all the pictures and had found a power source to recharge.
At the 15% mark I turned on the battery saving mode and the phone was marginally useable. The screen gets dark so it's not the best usage experience on power-saving mode.
The second day was much better, I had a chance to recharge that morning and my battery was a little better for day 2 because I put the phone in airplane mode all day and took another 75+ pictures. Didn't record the screen on time but it seemed to perform much better on day 2 due to not having to sync with the photos and because it didn't have to constantly search for 3g/4g towers.
Camera
Extremely happy with the camera. Performed well in all aspects. Nothing negative to say about it.
Display
The myth/worry that I had was whether one could easily use this thing in broad daylight all day due to it's screen brightness. The answer for me is a resounding YES!! I was in bright daylight all day and had no trouble seeing the screen. Was on the beach for a period of time and I could easily see all my camera shots on the viewfinder and I could see the screen for my normal app usage (texting, internet, twitter, etc.). So for me there is no concern about using the G4 in bright daylight. It was fine for me.
Conclusion
Under the most extreme conditions I believe the G4 performed pretty well. If I had it to do over again I believe I could squeeze another hour+ out of the battery if I turn data off and/or put the phone in airplane mode. Well there you have it. Hope this helps someone! [Keep in mind Root was achieved while I was on the island. So if I would have had it rooted with greenify I believe this would have helped battery life as well]
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