LG launched its G Stylo smartphone with a built-in Stylus Pen back in 2015 and the Stylo 4 was launched last year. Expanding its lineup of smartphones with Stylus, today LG has announced LG Stylo 5 smartphone with Stylus, Octa-core processor, USB Type-C and more.
LG Stylo 5 is the successor to LG Stylo 4 and the Stylo 5 flaunts a 6.2-inch FHD+ Full Vision display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. It is powered by an Octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz, but there is no mention if it is a Qualcomm or MediaTek SoC. It comes with 3GB RAM with up to 32GB internal storage which can be expanded further up to 2TB with a microSD card.
Regarding the optics, LG Stylo 5 sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front camera. The rear and the front camera are capable of recording FULL HD 1080p videos. The connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2 and the smartphone measures 160.02 x 77.7 x 8.38 mm. It comes with a 3500mAh battery, features a USB Type-C port and also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Additionally, this smartphone is rated for hearing aids M3 and T3 and there is also stylus-optimized apps like Pop Memo and QuickMemo+ for notetaking & Draw Chat to create and send special GIF animated messages
LG Stylo 5 specifications
- 6.2-inch (1080 x 2160 pixels) FULL HD+ Full Vision display
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 9.0(Pie)
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 160.02 x 77.7 x 8.38 mm
- 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C
- 3500mAh battery
Pricing and Availability
LG Stylo 5 comes in two colours- Platinum Gray and Blonde Rose, is priced at US$229.99 (Rs. 15,850 approx.) and is available with Cricket Wireless carrier and at US$199.99 (Rs. 13,775 approx.) from Boostmobile in the USA. There is no mention of the global availability of the smartphone yet.