Peter, 08 November, 2015

The LG V10 garnered a very positive response from our readers and it is indeed an excellent phone. It has two potential drawbacks – the Snapdragon 808 doesn’t have the best GPU for 3D gaming and the 3,000mAh battery is a bit too small for a phone of this size and weight.

Indeed, the LG G2 – a noticeably smaller and lighter phone from 2013 – had a 3,000mAh battery and it didn’t have a huge, high-res 5.7" QHD display to feed.

And then there's the second screen. LG could have gone with AMOLED, but chose a more complicated engineering solution to keep the second screen always on in a power efficient way. We ran a standby test with the screen on and off and found that it leads to a 70% increase in standby power draw.

Still, the impact on the endurance rating isn’t huge, it goes down from 56h when the second screen is off to 46 hours. You'll get around two days of moderate usage in either case. There's an option to enable the second screen only when the main display is on, if you want to stretch out the battery.

The talk time of under 17 hours was a little disappointing. The LG G Flex2 lasted an hour longer and the Galaxy S6 edge+ almost doubled the result, both have the same 3,000mAh capacity.

Talk time

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

46:44h

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

33:20h

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

33:19h

Oppo R7 Plus

30:46h

OnePlus 2

30:29h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

30:29h

Motorola DROID Turbo

30:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

29:46h

HTC One (M8) for Windows

28:34h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

28:34h

Nokia Lumia 1520

28:34h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

28:31h

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE

28:25h

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

28:23h

Samsung Galaxy S5

27:37h

Sony Xperia Z1

26:53h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

26:29h

Motorola Moto X Play

26:28h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

25:45h

LG G3

25:38h

LG G Pro 2

25:37h

LG G Flex

25:19h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

25:16h

LG G2

25:15h

Huawei Ascend Mate

25:12h

BlackBerry Passport

25:12h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

25:12h

Motorola Nexus 6

25:03h

Samsung Galaxy A8

25:02h

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

25:02h

Alcatel Hero

25:02h

Oppo N1

25:01h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

24:52h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

24:23h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

23:49h

LG AKA

23:20h

Sony Xperia Z3

23:13h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

23:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

23:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

23:09h

Oppo R7

22:58h

Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

22:42h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

22:36h

Motorola Moto X Style

22:23h

ZTE Nubia Z9

22:20h

Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue

22:16h

Sony Xperia Z2

22:13h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

22:13h

HTC One Max

22:13h

Lenovo ZUK Z1

22:13h

Nokia Lumia 1020

22:13h

Nokia Lumia 1320

22:13h

Sony Xperia C3 Dual

22:11h

Meizu MX4 Pro

22:09h

Yota YotaPhone 2

22:09h

Samsung ATIV SE

22:05h

Xiaomi Redmi Note

21:41h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

21:39h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

21:18h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

21:02h

Meizu m2 note

20:55h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

20:45h

HTC One M9

20:44h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

20:42h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

20:24h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

20:07h

Huawei Ascend Mate7

20:06h

Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

20:04h

Samsung Galaxy E7

20:04h

Samsung Galaxy A3

20:04h

Oppo Find 7

20:03h

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

20:01h

BlackBerry Q10

20:00h

OnePlus One

19:56h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

19:55h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

19:54h

Sony Xperia SP

19:49h

Samsung Galaxy S6

19:48h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

19:48h

Sony Xperia T3

19:48h

HTC Butterfly 2

19:23h

HTC Butterfly S

19:14h

HTC Desire Eye

19:11h

Oppo R819

19:03h

Asus PadFone X

18:45h

Samsung Galaxy J7

18:37h

Xiaomi Mi 4c

18:31h

Huawei P8lite ALE-L04

18:25h

Xiaomi Mi 4

18:15h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

18:12h

Oppo Find 7a

18:11h

LG G2 mini

18:11h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

18:03h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

18:02h

Samsung Galaxy A5

18:02h

LG G Flex2

17:51h

Sony Xperia ZR

17:48h

HTC One (E8)

17:47h

Huawei P8lite

17:38h

Nokia Lumia 735

17:30h

vivo X5Max

17:23h

Sony Xperia Z5

17:13h

Huawei Honor 6

17:13h

Lenovo K3 Note

17:13h

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

17:09h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

16:57h

vivo X5Pro

16:57h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

16:56h

Acer Liquid Jade S

16:51h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

16:41h

LG V10

16:40h

Sony Xperia M2

16:40h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

16:40h

Nokia Lumia 930

16:40h

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

16:40h

LG G4

16:40h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

16:39h

Motorola Moto E

16:38h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

16:38h

Meizu MX4

16:25h

Sony Xperia Z3+

16:13h

Sony Xperia Z

16:03h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

16:01h

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

15:51h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

15:50h

Microsoft Lumia 435

15:50h

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML

15:47h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

15:47h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

15:32h

LG Optimus G E975

15:30h

Archos 50 Diamond

15:23h

Sony Xperia ZL

15:22h

Nokia Lumia 720

15:17h

ZTE Blade S6

15:01h

Nokia Lumia 830

14:56h

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual

14:53h

Meizu m1 note

14:53h

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

14:53h

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

14:51h

HTC Desire 816

14:46h

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)

14:45h

Alcatel Idol X+

14:41h

Huawei Honor 7

14:33h

Xiaomi Mi Note

14:31h

BlackBerry Q5

14:31h

Sony Xperia E3

14:28h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

14:24h

Microsoft Lumia 532

14:24h

The web browsing time proved average, lasting around 8 and a half hours. The AMOLED-based G Flex2 lags significantly behind, but the S6 edge+ is ahead by a couple of hours (different AMOLED tech).

Web browsing

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

16:41h

Sony Xperia E4

16:40h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

16:25h

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE

15:05h

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

14:52h

Sony Xperia Z5

14:35h

Meizu MX4

14:06h

Huawei Ascend Mate7

13:53h

Huawei P8

13:32h

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

13:14h

HTC Butterfly 2

13:11h

Meizu m1 note

13:05h

Huawei Honor 6

12:59h

Sony Xperia C

12:45h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

12:42h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:40h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

12:37h

HTC One (M8) for Windows

12:31h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

12:30h

HTC One (M8)

12:29h

Apple iPhone 6s

12:27h

ZTE Nubia Z9

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy A8

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

12:18h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

12:17h

Sony Xperia Z3

12:03h

Nokia XL

11:54h

Motorola Moto X Play

11:52h

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

11:51h

Sony Xperia Z3+

11:51h

HTC Desire 816

11:48h

Sony Xperia C3 Dual

11:47h

LG G2

11:42h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

11:36h

Samsung Galaxy A5

11:36h

Sony Xperia Z2

11:32h

Sony Xperia E4g

11:32h

Motorola DROID Turbo

11:31h

Sony Xperia E1

11:30h

HTC One Max

11:20h

Sony Xperia ZR

11:20h

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

11:20h

HTC Butterfly S

11:07h

Asus PadFone X

11:07h

LG G2 mini

11:02h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

11:01h

Nokia Lumia 1320

10:58h

Samsung Galaxy S6

10:56h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

10:56h

HTC Desire 510

10:53h

Microsoft Lumia 532

10:52h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

10:52h

Motorola Moto G 4G

10:52h

Lenovo ZUK Z1

10:46h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

10:43h

Oppo R7 Plus

10:39h

LG AKA

10:38h

Huawei Honor 7

10:38h

Nokia Lumia 830

10:36h

Apple iPhone 6

10:29h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

10:25h

Meizu MX4 Pro

10:24h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

10:23h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

10:23h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

10:23h

Nokia Lumia 630

10:18h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

10:14h

BlackBerry Passport

10:12h

BlackBerry Q5

10:04h

HTC Desire Eye

10:02h

HTC One (E8)

10:02h

Nokia Lumia 635

10:00h

HTC One

9:58h

Apple iPhone 5s

9:58h

Apple iPhone 5

9:56h

Meizu m2 note

9:54h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

9:54h

Sony Xperia M2

9:48h

Sony Xperia E3

9:48h

Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

9:47h

OnePlus One

9:46h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

9:43h

Alcatel Hero

9:40h

Samsung Galaxy S5

9:39h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

9:37h

vivo X5Pro

9:34h

Xiaomi Mi 4c

9:32h

LG G Flex

9:31h

Xiaomi Mi 4

9:31h

LG G Pro 2

9:31h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

9:30h

Sony Xperia T3

9:23h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

9:22h

Microsoft Lumia 435

9:22h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

9:20h

vivo X5Max

9:19h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

9:16h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

9:12h

HTC Desire 820

9:10h

Oppo R1x

9:10h

HTC Desire 820 dual sim

9:10h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

9:10h

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

9:05h

Apple iPhone 5c

9:05h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

9:05h

Oppo N1

9:05h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

9:05h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

9:04h

Samsung Galaxy J7

9:04h

Motorola Moto G

9:04h

Meizu MX5

9:03h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

8:51h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

8:48h

Motorola Moto E

8:42h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

8:42h

BlackBerry Q10

8:42h

Huawei P8lite ALE-L04

8:42h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

8:38h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

8:27h

Huawei P8lite

8:27h

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

8:25h

Nokia Lumia 735

8:20h

Asus PadFone 2

8:20h

LG V10

8:20h

Nokia Lumia 810

8:20h

Motorola Moto X

8:17h

Samsung Galaxy E7

8:17h

Huawei Ascend Mate

8:17h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:17h

Oppo N3

8:16h

HTC One mini

8:12h

OnePlus 2

8:05h

HTC One E9+

8:05h

Xiaomi Mi 3

8:04h

Lenovo Vibe X2

8:01h

Nokia Lumia 610

8:01h

HTC One X+

7:56h

LG G4

7:54h

Motorola Nexus 6

7:54h

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML

7:52h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

7:52h

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo

7:43h

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

7:42h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

7:42h

Sony Xperia E dual

7:42h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:38h

BlackBerry Leap

7:37h

Nokia Lumia 720

7:37h

Video was more disappointing at 7 and a half hours. The LG V10 finds itself among older devices that were not particularly optimized for video playback. This is an area that hasn’t been LG's strong suit, the G4 scored a bit less.

Video playback

LG G Flex

19:57h

Oppo R7 Plus

18:04h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

18:03h

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

18:01h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

17:52h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

16:35h

Samsung Galaxy J7

16:22h

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

15:03h

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE

14:58h

Samsung Galaxy E7

14:57h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

14:17h

Lenovo ZUK Z1

14:14h

Huawei Ascend Mate7

14:04h

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

13:57h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

13:53h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

13:51h

Motorola DROID Turbo

13:41h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

13:32h

Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

13:12h

Nokia Lumia 1020

13:12h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

13:12h

HTC One Max

13:11h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

13:04h

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

13:04h

Sony Xperia C

12:53h

Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260

12:51h

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

12:51h

Huawei Honor 6

12:51h

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos

12:45h

Samsung Galaxy A8

12:45h

Meizu MX4 Pro

12:41h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:31h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

12:30h

BlackBerry Q5

12:28h

Sony Xperia C3 Dual

12:22h

Huawei Ascend Mate

12:18h

Sony Xperia Z2

12:16h

Samsung Galaxy S6

12:12h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

12:12h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

12:10h

Motorola Moto X Play

12:06h

LG AKA

11:54h

Sony Xperia Z3

11:47h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

11:38h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

11:37h

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

11:29h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

11:27h

OnePlus One

11:23h

HTC One (E8)

11:16h

Oppo N1

11:15h

BlackBerry Q10

11:15h

HTC One (M8) for Windows

11:15h

Samsung Galaxy S5

11:15h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

11:15h

Meizu m1 note

11:09h

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

11:02h

Asus PadFone X

11:01h

Xiaomi Mi 4c

10:47h

Apple iPhone 6s

10:46h

BlackBerry Passport

10:46h

vivo X5Max

10:44h

vivo X5Pro

10:41h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

10:41h

HTC Desire Eye

10:35h

LG G Flex2

10:35h

HTC Desire 816

10:34h

Apple iPhone 5s

10:31h

HTC Butterfly 2

10:26h

LG G2 mini

10:23h

Nokia Lumia 735

10:20h

Apple iPhone 5

10:12h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

10:11h

HTC One (M8)

10:11h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

10:08h

Samsung ATIV SE

10:07h

Sony Xperia M2

10:04h

HTC First

10:03h

HTC One

10:02h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

10:01h

Motorola Moto X

10:01h

Motorola Nexus 6

10:01h

Huawei P8lite ALE-L04

10:00h

Nokia Lumia 635

10:00h

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

10:00h

Nokia Lumia 630

10:00h

Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus

10:00h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

9:58h

Nokia Lumia 830

9:58h

Sony Xperia T3

9:56h

HTC Desire 510

9:54h

Nokia 808 PureView

9:53h

Oppo N3

9:49h

Sony Xperia M

9:49h

Alcatel Hero

9:49h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

9:43h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

9:43h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

9:43h

Huawei Honor 7

9:43h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

9:42h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

9:34h

Oppo R7

9:33h

Meizu MX4

9:31h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

9:30h

LG G2

9:28h

HTC One S C2

9:28h

HTC One S

9:28h

Xiaomi Mi 3

9:28h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

9:27h

Huawei P8

9:25h

Apple iPhone 4s

9:24h

Apple iPhone 6

9:24h

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

9:22h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

9:21h

Oppo Find 7a

9:19h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

9:18h

Samsung Galaxy A5

9:18h

Nokia Lumia 1320

9:17h

Motorola Moto X Style

9:14h

Meizu MX5

9:13h

HTC Butterfly S

9:03h

Oppo R1x

9:02h

Sony Xperia E4

9:00h

Huawei P8lite

9:00h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

9:00h

Sony Xperia E

9:00h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

8:59h

BlackBerry Leap

8:59h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

8:51h

Microsoft Lumia 532

8:51h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

8:45h

BlackBerry Z10

8:44h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

8:41h

Nokia N9

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

8:40h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

8:40h

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML

8:34h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy A3

8:34h

HTC One A9

8:33h

LG G3

8:30h

HTC Butterfly

8:28h

OnePlus 2

8:28h

Microsoft Lumia 435

8:27h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

8:27h

Sony Xperia E3

8:26h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

8:25h

Archos 50 Diamond

8:24h

HTC One M9

8:21h

LG Optimus GJ E975W

8:15h

Samsung Galaxy S III I747

8:14h

Sony Xperia J

8:11h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

8:11h

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082

8:11h

HTC One X+

8:11h

Huawei Ascend P7

8:10h

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

8:05h

Xiaomi Redmi 2

8:01h

ZTE Blade S6

8:00h

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

8:00h

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual

7:58h

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

7:58h

Samsung Focus S I937

7:55h

Sony Xperia Z5

7:53h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

7:52h

HTC Desire 500

7:50h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:46h

Sony Xperia Z3+

7:46h

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

7:45h

Apple iPhone 5c

7:41h

Yota YotaPhone 2

7:41h

Asus PadFone 2

7:38h

Huawei Ascend P1

7:38h

Nokia Lumia Icon

7:34h

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769

7:33h

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)

7:31h

Lenovo S90 Sisley

7:30h

Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

7:30h

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2

7:30h

Samsung Galaxy Note I717

7:30h

LG V10

7:30h

HTC DROID DNA

7:30h

Sony Xperia ZR

7:30h

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

7:29h

Motorola Moto G 4G

7:27h

Sony Xperia SP

7:27h

HTC One mini

7:23h

Nokia Lumia 610

7:23h

LG G4

7:23h

LG Optimus G E975

7:16h

ZTE Nubia Z9

7:11h

HTC Desire 820

7:10h

HTC Desire 820 dual sim

7:10h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

7:03h

HTC One E9+

7:00h

Xiaomi Mi 4

7:00h

Pantech Discover

6:55h

Keep in mind that the brightness slider of the V10 is not very linear. You only get close to the 430nit max brightness very near the right end of the slider, at half (the position we used for testing) it's closer to a quarter of the max value. So to reach the numbers we did, you'll have to be conservative with the brightness.