LG Mobiles has officially announced its latest premium smartphone, the LG V20. The successor to the LG V10; is the first smartphone to run Google’s Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box and also the first to support the new search mode featured in the Google app.
Now sporting a metal body frame and cover, the LG V20 Keeps some features from last year’s V10 and improves on so many of them. It sports a 5.7-inch QHD display and a smaller secondary display on top which shows the time, missed notifications and is customisable to suit function of choice.
LG V20 Specifications
- Dimensions: 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm
- Weight: 173g
- Network: LTE-A 3 Band CA
- Colours: Titan / Silver / Pink
- Operating System: Android 7.0 (Nougat), LG UX5.0+
- Primary Display: 5.7-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS Quantum display at 513 ppi
- Secondary Display: 2.1-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) IPS Quantum Display at 513ppi
- Processor: Quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor
- Graphics: Adreno 530 GPU
- Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
- Storage: 64GB (UFS 2.0) built-in + up to 2TB with microSD card
- Main Camera: 16MP rear camera with OIS 2.0, F1.8 aperture, dual-tone LED Flash, Laser AF, PDAF, CAF, 75-degree lens and 4K video recording and 8MP secondary rear camera with f/2.4 aperture, 135-degree lens
- Front Camera: 5MP camera with f/1.9 aperture, 120-degree wide-angle lens
- Connectivity: X12 LTE (up to 600 Mbps LTE Category 12 with 3x Carrier Aggregation), Dual Band Wi-Fi (802.11 a, b, g, n, ac), USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2 BLE, NFC
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, ESS SABRE ES9218 Quad DAC (32-bit Hi-Fi), B&O audio, High AOP Mic, Hi-Fi Video Recording, Steady Record 2.0, HD Audio Recorder, Studio Mode
- Battery: 3200mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 (removable)
Taking a cue from the LG G5, the V20 has a rear Dual camera set-up, opting for a 16MP f/1.8 camera with OIS + 8MP camera with 135-degree wide angle lens, f/2.4 lens. Upfront a 5MP camera with 120-degree view hands selfies.
Other key features of the premium smartphone include – Steady Record 2.0, Hi-Fi Quad DAC, HD Audio Recorder and Hi-FI Video recording. The V20 also comes with the LG UX 5.0+ mobile user interface, an upgraded version of the UX5.0 on the LG G5.
There is no word on pricing yet but the LG V20 might look to undercut rivals like the Galaxy Note 7 and the upcoming Apple iPhone 7 Plus. It will be available starting this month in South Korea and will arrive in Pink, Silver and Titan colour options.
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