Is The LG G5 Made Of A Layer Of Plastic Over Metal?

Nothing wrong with plastic to us mind you, but metal does feel more premium. In a teardown done by JerryRigEverything on YouTube (embedded above), he’s revealed that the back plate of the G5 has a thick plastic layer on top of aluminum. That sort of contradicts LG’s all metal claim, but technically it is still covered in metal but just not all of it? LG’s response to this is that there’s a small insulative antenna integrated into the metal without making it look like there’s a non-metal part on the back plate. So which is it? We don’t know. But we suppose more investigation and LG debunking is needed for this.

	Brand	Device	Launch Date	Launch Price (SRP)	Lowest Price	Processor	Display	Version (At Launch)	Skin	Rear Camera	Front Camera	RAM / ROM / MicroSD	Battery	Telephony	Extra Connectivity	USB OTG / SD Install	Miscellaneous	Updates	Links	Buy Online	UI Smoothness	Antutu Score	Work Battery
	LG	LG G5	2016-04-28 (PH) 2016-02-21 (Int.)	34990 (PHP)		2.2Ghz Quad-Core Snapdragon 820	5.3" 2560x1440 Quantum IPS Gorilla Glass 4	6.0 Android Marshmallow	LG UI	16MP OIS LED Flash + 8MP Wide	8MP	4GB / 32GB / Yes	2800 mAh	Single or Dual SIM LTE	NFC, Fingerprint scanner, USB Type C	??? / ???	Modular design, optional camera grip, HiFi dac, always on display			Lazada

The LG G5 is slated to be launched in the Philippines this 28th of April, so watch out for our coverage then.

Note: Not an April Fools joke article.