LG Sets Launch Date For 5G Phone

There has been a lot of chatter about the new range of exciting  smartphones and their 5G capabilities. Many new phones including the Samsung S10 are expected to have this feature. However, non have set an official launch date for the public. Phone companies have been trying to outdo themselves for a while now and LG has taken a big leap. The South Korean  company officially announced that it would launch its 5G phone at the WMC (World Mobile Congress) 2019. The event is slated to hold from 25 – 28, February.

Other features of the phone that have been leaked include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU and a powerful 4,000mAh battery. There is no confirmation on whether it will be the ThinQ V50 which would be an improvement of the LG V40 ThinQ or another phone entirely.

LG V40 ThinQ Specs

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2018, October
	Status	Available. Released 2018, October

BODY	Dimensions	158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm (6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	169 g (5.96 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		– IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) – MIL-STD-810G compliant

DISPLAY	Type	P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		– Dolby Vision – HDR10 – Always-on display

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); LG UX 7.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 630

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	12 MP, 27mm (standard), f/1.5, 1/2.6″, 1.4µm, 3-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF 16 MP, 16mm (ultrawide), f/1.9, 1/3.1″, 1.0µm, no AF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA	Dual	8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm 5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm
	Features	HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 32-bit/192kHz audio – 24-bit/48kHz audio recording – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – DTS: X Surround Sound – Tuned with Meridian Audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		– Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) – Fast wireless charging 10W

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery