LG G4 getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS update in Canada

Still one of the best flagship Android smartphones from last year, the LG G4 is getting even better thanks to an over the air OS update thta brings the latest Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) features and fixes. I received the update to my LG G4 on Telus earlier today and the update weighed in at around 930MB and took twenty minutes to install. Rogers, Bell, Virgin Mobile and Wind are reportedly seeding out updates on LG G4's on their networks as well.

Cameras and photo quality are the new proving ground for flagship smartphones

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By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Over 1.5bn new photos are shared every day on Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat alone, which equates to about 550bn a year

Forget processor speeds, performance or screen resolution. The battleground for flagship smartphones today is camera and picture quality. We're taking an insane amount of pictures on our devices, everything from baby and pet shots, to selfies and food shots and our smartphones are the best devices for this sort of manic snap-happy photography fest.

Most smartphone users don't even take calls anymore, they may message or text and even play games and use apps and social media services, but you can be certain almost everyone takes pictures and video. Smartphone makers have responded by packing in the megapixels and improving the aperture for better low-light photography.

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Why the LG G4 deserves a second look

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Since my initial review, I’ve had a second chance to use the Canadian variant of the LG G4 and I made this device my daily driver and relied on it for work and personal use. It was then that I quickly started to reconsider my initial impressions of the LG G4. There was more to this device than I had originally discerned. 

First impressions, they don’t always stick, that’s true with some people as well as with some smartphones.

When I first looked at the LG G4, I have to admit that I found it iterative and unremarkable. There’s a precedent to this, aside from the impression that not much changed in terms of design and materials from its predecessors, I was still starry eyed from seeing what the competition had to offer. With a major move to stainless steel, aluminum, glass and in some cases bamboo and leather, the premise behind the LG G4 seemed lacking by comparison.

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LG G4 is available today from TELUS for $200 on a 2-year term, $700 outright

The sleek new LG G4 is now available to TELUS customers starting at $200 on a 2-year term or $700 outright. Users looking to get the most out of their new device can gear up with the latest accessories or talk to our Learning Centre Specialists to pick up a few tips and tricks.

The LG G4 features artisan-like build quality perfectly pairs leather and metallic designs, a 6MP rear facing camera has been completely revamped and includes an image sensor 40 per cent larger than the LG G3 a wide aperture of f/1.87 for unprecedented detail. Check out our review of the LG G4 here.