ISSUE 50 • ANDROID ADVISOR 57REVIEW(in the UK at least), so you’ll have to be a little more
careful with it around water, but we used it in the
rain and it came out unscathed.
The G6 Play is a bit chunkier than most phones
at 9mm and weighs a reasonable 175g. These aren’t
huge differences to the other G6 phones, though and
the bulk and weight actually help to make it feel more
premium – but if you want a slim, sleek phone this
is not it. Our review unit is an attractive hue though
somewhat a fingerprint magnet. But the way it reflects
light is very cool for a budget phone and helps it to
stand out, along with its circular camera module.
Display
The G6 Play’s screen is a 5.7in 18:9 LCD, but not a Full
HD resolution at 1440x720p. We still really liked using
the phone, and the lower resolution of the display in
comparison to the G6 and G6 Plus isn’t an issue in
our eyes. It can deal with colour reproduction well
in standard mode, but has the option to change to
vibrant to boost the saturation. The display is more
than sufficient at this price, and this is one of the
cheapest 18:9 phones we’ve seen, and Netflix on
the bus was no trouble at all.
Processor, memory and storage
It’s impressive to see the G6 Play has 3GB of RAM
and 32GB of storage, which matches the entry
configuration of the regular G6. However, the
processor drops from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
to a 430. The lower-grade chip means performance
isn’t as good, and in a tangible way, though we found