LG G3 S review

A cut down LG G3 in more than just size

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By Andrew Williams
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LG G3 S review
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LG G3 S review

Zoom into this picture and you can see where the 8MP sensor offers less detail than a top-end camera

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Despite using HDR, the foreground is still largely blacked-out there. The HDR function isn't effective enough

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With the right lighting conditions you can get some punchy-looking results

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Here's where we see the dynamic range of the LG G3 S fail a bit. A better HDR mode would really come in handy

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The sky to the left is overexposed, but with limited native dynamic range it was the right exposure choice in this case

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The LG G3 S doesn't try too hard to brighten up night skies

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In dusky light conditions is where we see the LG G3 S colours lose some of their realism

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Check out the sky to see the level of grain to expect

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Here's a good demo of the LG G3 S's low-light skills. The sky is quite grainy, but has kept a nice lifelike black tone. Aside from London's usual light pollution at the horizon

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Andrew Williams
Andrew Williams

Andrew is a freelance journalist and has been writing and editing for some of the UK's top tech and lifestyle publications including TrustedReviews, Stuff, T3, TechRadar, Lifehacker and others.