Hands On With the LG G3

The new LG G3 phone has an amazing 5.5-inch, 2,560-by-1,440 screen.

Smart Notice, one of LG's custom software features, gives you tips on how to maintain your phone.

The LG G3 has a tapered shape and a metallicized plastic back.

Like the LG G2, the G3 has its power button on the back. The button is bigger and easier to use than on the G2.

The LG G3 is slim; LG calls this a one-handed phone, but I found it just a bit too wide.

Just like the Samsung Galaxy S5, the LG G3 comes with a custom health tracking app.

The LG G3's UI has a lot of animated transitions, which I worried slowed down the interface a bit.

The LG G3's 13-megapixel main camera has a laser autofocus and optical image stabilization.

Here's the LG G2, at left, with this year's LG G3 at right.

Here's the LG G2, at left, with the LG G3 at right. Notice how the back power button has become much more clear and prominent on the G3.

LG says its custom keyboard reduces mistyping by 75 percent.

The LG G3 runs Android 4.4.2, although many of the default app icons have been changed.

The LG G3 is capable of multitasking programs either in the background or in small windows over a foreground app.

The "QuickCircle" case for the LG G3 shows key information when the case is closed.