So I've had the G6 for 3 days....

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I jumped on the $350 deal on AT&T Next for the G6. And while its a super solid phone offering a great android experience, I can't say its the device for me.

Several days before, I had a S8. Great device, plenty of features (gimmicks) and it worked flawlessly. The only reason I returned it was because I thought the G6 would be "the one" at about 1/2 the price.

Here's my issue. I've been taking alot of pictures, checking in on other people's posts here, and taking more. For some reason, I can't get the quality I was expecting. Low lighting struggles, average lighting difficulty, making adjustments in manual mode, trying to get the gallery to sync with Google Photos. I saw someone suggest that the ISO and f stop is a bit off. Another was convinced the camera itself was bad. I'm having second thoughts about my experience.

I take alot of pictures of my kids with my phone. So its a big priority for me. Everything else, I love about the G6, its the perfect weight and the screen size is #1 . As much as I love it..I just may go back to the S8.

Only if the G6 provided me with the image quality and camera experience as the S8. Some of you have posted some great shots so it may very well be me, or a dud.

Any thoughts?
 

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I jumped on the $350 deal on AT&T Next for the G6. And while its a super solid phone offering a great android experience, I can't say its the device for me.

Several days before, I had a S8. Great device, plenty of features (gimmicks) and it worked flawlessly. The only reason I returned it was because I thought the G6 would be "the one" at about 1/2 the price.

Here's my issue. I've been taking alot of pictures, checking in on other people's posts here, and taking more. For some reason, I can't get the quality I was expecting. Low lighting struggles, average lighting difficulty, making adjustments in manual mode, trying to get the gallery to sync with Google Photos. I saw someone suggest that the ISO and f stop is a bit off. Another was convinced the camera itself was bad. I'm having second thoughts about my experience.

I take alot of pictures of my kids with my phone. So its a big priority for me. Everything else, I love about the G6, its the perfect weight and the screen size is #1 . As much as I love it..I just may go back to the S8.

Only if the G6 provided me with the image quality and camera experience as the S8. Some of you have posted some great shots so it may very well be me, or a dud.

Any thoughts?

Iam having zero issues with the camera...
1) check if camera is set to 13mp instead of 8mp which is default
 

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I have the s8 Plus just now and just about to pull the trigger and buy the G6. I love the s8 Plus in most ways but I'm not feeling the camera. I had the same issue with the s7 edge where it takes lovely pics until you crop them or zoom in and you see how poor the detail is. I had the LG G5 too and loved the camera in good light but had the same issues you mention where low light it struggled and having young kids, the photos ofter came out blurry. I was hoping the G6 would have fixed that but now I'm really unsure if I should jump or not
 

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I have the s8 Plus just now and just about to pull the trigger and buy the G6. I love the s8 Plus in most ways but I'm not feeling the camera. I had the same issue with the s7 edge where it takes lovely pics until you crop them or zoom in and you see how poor the detail is. I had the LG G5 too and loved the camera in good light but had the same issues you mention where low light it struggled and having young kids, the photos ofter came out blurry. I was hoping the G6 would have fixed that but now I'm really unsure if I should jump or not

Jump! This is an awesome phone.
 

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Jump! This is an awesome phone.

The trigger has been pulled. Should receive it tomorrow. I really enjoyed the G5 (minus the awful battery) despite all the bad reviews so quite looking forward to the G6 now. Can't wait to get those dual cameras back too
 

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The trigger has been pulled. Should receive it tomorrow. I really enjoyed the G5 (minus the awful battery) despite all the bad reviews so quite looking forward to the G6 now. Can't wait to get those dual cameras back too

Congrats. I have an Otter box Defender case and Zagg glass screen protector. Both work good together. Enjoy.
 

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I don't understand the Google Photos sync issue?

So when in the camera app, If I attempt to delete a shot it will disappear for a few seconds then reappear. So I go to the Gallery app, and try to delete it from there. Once I delete it, I'll get the notification that Google Photos doesn't have access to the gallery. Small hiccup which I'm sure can be corrected, but its part of my experience.

I'm going to take some more shots tonight and maybe some at the office and post them here.

Maybe someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong?
 

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The trigger has been pulled. Should receive it tomorrow. I really enjoyed the G5 (minus the awful battery) despite all the bad reviews so quite looking forward to the G6 now. Can't wait to get those dual cameras back too

you're coming from the G5, you'll love it.
 

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The trigger has been pulled. Should receive it tomorrow. I really enjoyed the G5 (minus the awful battery) despite all the bad reviews so quite looking forward to the G6 now. Can't wait to get those dual cameras back too
I hope you like it! Mine should arrive within the next hour or two!
 

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At&t deal was too good to pass up. Picked up a black one yesterday. Feels great in hand. Let's see how it goes the next few weeks.
 

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I jumped on the $350 deal on AT&T Next for the G6. And while its a super solid phone offering a great android experience, I can't say its the device for me.

Several days before, I had a S8. Great device, plenty of features (gimmicks) and it worked flawlessly. The only reason I returned it was because I thought the G6 would be "the one" at about 1/2 the price.

Here's my issue. I've been taking alot of pictures, checking in on other people's posts here, and taking more. For some reason, I can't get the quality I was expecting. Low lighting struggles, average lighting difficulty, making adjustments in manual mode, trying to get the gallery to sync with Google Photos. I saw someone suggest that the ISO and f stop is a bit off. Another was convinced the camera itself was bad. I'm having second thoughts about my experience.

I take alot of pictures of my kids with my phone. So its a big priority for me. Everything else, I love about the G6, its the perfect weight and the screen size is #1 . As much as I love it..I just may go back to the S8.

Only if the G6 provided me with the image quality and camera experience as the S8. Some of you have posted some great shots so it may very well be me, or a dud.

Any thoughts?

I've taken some stunning pics with my G6, but I've also taken some crappy ones...I believe the biggest disappointment with this shooter is that it's inconsistent.
 

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