LG has announced its flagship G8 ThinQ smartphone at its MWC event as it had promised. It has a 6.1-inch FullVision OLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie, has triple rear cameras, 16MP 107-degree super wide-angle, 12MP standard and 12MP telephoto with 2x optical zoom. It has 3D ToF front camera that measures the distance between the subject and the camera in millimeters to control the intensity of the background blur up to 256 levels for selfies with more depth. It also offers enhanced security with Hand ID and Face Unlock
Other features include Air Motion to answer or end calls, take screenshots, switch between applications or adjust the volume without touching the screen. Hand ID identifies owners by recognizing the shape, thickness and other individual characteristics of the veins in the palms of their hands to unlock the phone. Video Portrait lets you control bokeh while filming video in Portrait Mode with the rear camera by analyzing distance and depth with Dual FOV technology.
It has Boombox Speaker that is now capable of stereo output with new Crystal Sound OLED (CSO) technology that utilizes the phone’s OLED display as an audio amplifier. It has DTS:X, 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC and Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) technology.
There is also a dual rear camera version of the G8 ThinQ for some regions that cuts out the telephoto lens. Looks like this version is for markets where V50 5G is available, so the other 4G markets should get the triple rear camera model.
LG G8 ThinQ specifications
- 6.1-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) 19.5:9 FullVision OLED Display
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android Android 9.0 (Pie)
- 12MP rear camera with f/1.5 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size, 78° lens, 16MP super wide camera with f/1.9 aperture, 1.0µm pixel size, 107° lens, 12MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, 1.0µm pixel size, 45° lens, LED flash
- 8MP front camera, f/1.7 aperture, 1.22μm pixel size, 80° lens, 3D ToF sensor
- Fingerprint sensor, 3D face unlock
- Water, dust resistant (IP68), MIL-STD 810G certified
- 3.5mm audio jack, 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC, DTS: X 3D Surround Sound, Boombox Speaker with stereo output
- Dimensions:151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4mm; Weight: 167g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C 2.0 (3.1 compatible)
- 3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
LG G8s ThinQ specifications
- 6.2-inch (2248 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9 FHD+ FullVision OLED Display
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android Android 9.0 (Pie)
- 12MP rear camera with f/1.5 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size, 78° lens, 13MP super wide camera, 12MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, 1.0µm pixel size, 45° lens, LED flash
- 8MP front camera, f/1.7 aperture, 1.22μm pixel size, 80° lens, 3D ToF sensor
- Fingerprint sensor, 3D face unlock
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions:155.3 x 76.6 x 7.99mm; Weight: 181g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C 2.0 (3.1 compatible)
- 3550mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
The LG G8 ThinQ comes in Carmine Red, New Aurora Black and New Moroccan Blue colors and will roll out from March. No word on the pricing yet.