SpecEagle review · LG

LG X Cam review: Dual-cam mid 2016.

Item: LG X Cam
Rating: 65
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2016·$280

Overall

65/100

Class rank

#16 of 27

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

LG X Cam.

X Cam brought LG G5's dual + ultrawide cam to a $280 mid-range.

01Display

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.2"

Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2016.

ChipsetHelio P10

RAM2 GB

Storage16 GB + microSD

03Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Main13 MP + 5 MP ultrawide

Front8 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Capacity2,520 mAh

05Software

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2016.

What works

Dual cam + ultrawide at $280.
118 g — light.
Aluminium body.
8 MP selfie.

What doesn't

Helio P10 weak.
2 GB RAM.
2,520 mAh small.
16 GB storage.

Cross-shop it against

Honor 9

$430 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 27-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .