The LG G6's screen has a 5.7-inch diagonal, but that doesn't necessarily make it a large display

So, in actuality, when consuming most video media, you use less of that screen real estate. How much exactly? Well, we went and checked it in two ways — with a math equation and by just measuring the glowing screen area when viewing a YouTube video. Both theory and practice gave us very similar results. Ready for the drum roll?
Now, that's not to say that LG is trying to trick us, or that the 5.7-inch size is complete mumbo-jumbo. As previously mentioned, the phone's user interface does stretch to make use of it; websites and books will show a bit more text on the longer screen; most apps scale automatically to fit the weird ratio, and the ones that don't will probably get updated to do so soon (with Samsung's own Galaxy S8 coming with a weird resolution as well). But if you think you will be getting a movie screen that fits in the palm of your hand — that's not exactly true.
The conclusion? While the G6 does have a 5.7-inch display, this doesn't necessarily mean you will be getting a bigger picture all of the time. This is a good thing to keep in mind for non-16:9 displays, as it seems we will be seeing more of them pop up in the near future. Even if the new aspect ratio becomes a mainstay in the smartphone industry, we are still having a hard time seeing creators switch to it — especially since PC monitors, TVs, and even tablets don't look like they may be getting the elongated treatment. And 2:1 is not exactly an industry standard to shoot in, as seen on the right.
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