Introduction
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is in full swing and LG has just announced its flagship lineup for the upcoming season. Two new phones premiered on the stage – the LG V50 ThinQ 5G and the LG G8 ThinQ.
The V-series have always brought us the coolest devices from LG and the V50 is no different. It packs a high-res OLED screen and Snapdragon 855 with a 5G modem into a cool and durable body, there is a triple-camera at the back, a large battery, stereo speakers, among others.
LG V50 ThinQ 5G specs
- Body: Aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass on front and rear; MIL-STD-810G transit drop test compliant; IP68 rated for dust and water resistance.
- Screen: 6.4″ QHD+ FullVision OLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio with a notch, 537ppi; HDR 10 support.
- Camera: Primary: 12MP, 1.4µm pixel size; f/1.5 aperture, 78-degree FOV lens, 25mm equiv. focal length, OIS, dual pixel PDAF; Ultra wide-angle: 16MP; f/1.9 aperture, 107-degree FOV lens, 16mm equiv. focal length, fixed focus. Telephoto: 12MP; f/2.4 aperture, 47-degree FOV, 50mm equiv. focal length, 2x zoom, PDAF.
- Selfie cam: Primary: 8MP, f/1.9 aperture, 80-degree FOV lens; Secondary: 5MP, f/2.2 aperture, 90-degree FOV lens.
- Chipset: Snapdragon 855 chipset, octa-core processor (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Adreno 640 GPU.
- Memory: 6GB of RAM; 128GB storage; microSD slot.
- OS: Android 9.0 Pie with LG UX.
- Battery: 4,000mAh Lithium Polymer (sealed); Quick Charge 3.0/Power Delivery fast charging; Qi fast wireless charging.
- Connectivity: 5G, LTE-A, USB Type-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS; Bluetooth 5.0; FM radio.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted); Hi-Fi Quad DAC; 3.5mm headphone jack; 2 mics, Boombox speaker.
Then there is the G8, which is a more compact but still a very much flagship device with a 6.1″ OLED screen of QHD+ resolution, Snapdragon 855 chip with a 4G modem, and the same triple camera as the V50. The G8 replaces the wide-angle selfie snapper with a ToF camera, which works for the new Hand ID unlock. More on that later.
LG G8 ThinQ specs
- Body: Aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and Gorilla Glass 6 on the back; MIL-STD-810G compliant; IP68 rated for dust and water resistance.
- Screen: 6.1″ QHD+ (1440 x 3120) FullVision OLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio with a notch, 537ppi; HDR 10 support.
- Camera: Primary: 12MP, 1.4µm pixel size; f/1.5 aperture, 78-degree FOV lens, 25mm equiv. focal length, OIS, dual pixel PDAF; Ultra wide-angle: 16MP; f/1.9 aperture, 107-degree FOV lens, 16mm equiv. focal length, fixed focus. Telephoto: 12MP; f/2.4 aperture, 47-degree FOV, 50mm equiv. focal length, 2x zoom, PDAF.
- Selfie cam: Primary: 8MP, f/1.9 aperture, 80-degree FOV lens; Secondary: Z Camera (3D ToF sensor).
- Chipset: Snapdragon 855 chipset, octa-core processor (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Adreno 640 GPU.
- Memory: 6GB of RAM; 128GB storage; microSD slot support for up to 2TB.
- OS: Android 9.0 Pie with LG UX.
- Battery: 3,500mAh Lithium Polymer (sealed); Quick Charge 3.0.
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, USB Type-C 3.1; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS; Bluetooth 5.0; FM radio.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted); 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC; 3.5mm headphone jack; 2 mics, Boombox speaker + Crystl Sound OLED Stereo Speaker.
And now, it’s hands-on time!