LG reveled the G4 today, its iPhone 6, One M9, and Galaxy S6 competitor for 2015. This Android smartphone is an obvious evolution of the designs we've seen from LG since the 2013-era G2. However, LG went nuts with the specs and claims to have created a powerful multimedia device.
First and foremost: leather. Yes, leather. LG has an optional back cover for the phone that's 100% genuine vegetable-tanned leather. There's no doubt the leather gives the G4 a Game-of-Thrones look. I mean, where else is a skin-covered phone acceptable? (Motorola has been offering leather-covered smartphones since 2014.) I think the leather looks and feel great, though there surely are some who will disagree. LG will eventually ship six different leather colors, including black, brown, yellow, blue, gray/brown, and maroon. What's not clear is which carriers will offer what colors. where to buy meizu mx5 Sprint, for example, has only committed to selling the black leather version. Perhaps LG will make the rear cover available as a separate accessory purchase.
The general shape and look of the G4 shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attain to LG's handset designs the last few years. The phone has a very (and I mean very) gentle curve to the overall shape. It's not full-on G Flex 2, but the curve is there. LG says this gives the phone some extra strength, and of course makes it fit better in the hand. It is a slim and lightweight device, of that there's no doubt. The G4 is basically the same as the G3, only slightly curved and covered in leather. I will say that it doesn't carry the premium feel that glass-and-metal phones (iPhone 6, M9, S6, etc.) offer. Some people will be fine with that, but I think LG is taking a slight risk in ignoring today's trends.
