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Introduction
Design
The phablets that show Samsung's and LG's sophisticated understandings for “premium”.
Samsung and LG seemingly have a wildly different understanding of "premium", for the Galaxy Note5 and LG G4 are nothing alike. Samsung opted to study the design patterns of its closest competitor, Apple, and follow the prevailing industry tendency of hi-end smartphones being built out of metal and glass. The result is the Galaxy Note5, a prime example of modern day industrial design with its sleek aluminum lines and glassy sheen. To execute its revamped design vision, Samsung needed to shelve the removable battery and microSD slot, deeming them inessential for the type of customer looking after hi-end smartphones.
The LG G4 is the complete opposite. It puts the "warm, organic touch of leather" against the cold, hard industrial look of present-day flagship smartphones, making for a completely different feel for build quality and design philosophy. This rings true even if you remove the leather from the equation and take a look at the "plain plastic" LG G4 flavor. Without the leather back representing LG's fashion-rooted understanding for luxury, the LG G4 is pure utility, right down to the presence of a removable battery and microSD card slot. Placing it next to the perfectly chiseled cyborg that is the Galaxy Note5 results in a full-blown clash of aesthetics — it's the old versus new, the finely aged versus the modern, the hand-sewn versus the machine-milled.
Truth be told,both phablets have their unique virtues in the design department, and choosing between them is a question of taste, with some practical issues mixed in — can you live without a removable battery and microSD slot? Do you need a stylus, or an IR blaster? Samsung happily omitted the removable battery, microSD slot, and IR blaster from the Note5, citing lack of popular demand, but the LG G4 has all of that - except the S-Pen. Oh, and can you handle the LG G4's back-positioned power and volume keys? Truth be told, you should be able to, but everyone has their preference!
Dimensions-wise, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 measures a bigger 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30in (153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm) than the already big LG G4, which stands at 5.86 x 3.00 x 0.39in (148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm). Same goes for weight, as the LG G4 is 5.47 oz (155 g), whereas the Note5 is a beefier 6.03 oz (171 g).
All in all, facing a choice between the Galaxy Note5 and the LG G4, two polar opposites, could tell one a lot about their design tastes. There's no winner here, as the "battle" is merely a question of preferences and needs. If you like a modern, metal and glass aesthetic, and don't mind the lack of removable battery and microSD card, go for the Note5. Otherwise, you can go for something different and more practical with the LG G4.
Read more at http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Note5-vs-LG-G4_id4063#YTUS0EtSg0HgIPLq.99
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