LG today announced that it has opened new Software Upgrade Center in South Korea, the first such facility aimed at providing customers worldwide with faster, timelier, smartphone operating system and software updates. It is located in LG’s new research and development campus in Magok-dong, western Seoul. Continue reading “LG promises faster software updates for its smartphones with new Software Upgrade Center”
LG today confirmed that their next flagship smartphones will be called the LG G7 ThinQ and also announced that the phone will be unveiled on May 2nd. Last week live images of the G7 ThinQ surfaced online showing off the notch and the model number LM-G710M. Today a new press render of the smartphone shows the phone in Aurora Black, Platinum Grey, Moroccan Blue, Moroccan Blue (Matte), and Raspberry Rose colors. Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ announcement scheduled for May 2, press render surfaces”
LG posted record profits of 921.5 billion won (US$ 798.3 million), up 82.4% YoY in Q1 2017. The company today released preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2018 which shows operating profit of 1.1 trillion won (US$1 billion), up 20.2% year-on-year, marking the highest first quarter revenues and operating profit in the history of the company and highest quarterly operating income in nine years. Continue reading “LG forecasts highest quarterly profit in 9 years in Q1 2018”
Last month live images and video of the upcoming flagship LG smartphone surfaced from the MWC 2018 as G7 (Neo). Now the first image of the LG G7 ThinQ with the model number LM-G710M has surfaced in live images, which is said to be in early testing phase in the US. This coincides with earlier images and shows the top-notch. Earlier this week @evleaks said that the G7 will be released as G7 ThinQ, after the V30 ThinQ that was introduced at the MWC 2018. Continue reading “LG G7 ThinQ surfaces in live images”
LG Electronics today announced that it has signed up South Korea’s most popular K-Pop boy band, BTS as its brand ambassador for smartphones globally. BTS group will star in a series of TV and social media campaigns for LG’s mobile products, beginning with the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone, which will likely be the G7 that is expected to go official later this month. Continue reading “LG ropes in K-Pop boy band BTS as global brand ambassador for smartphones”
LG may not have introduced the G7 at the MWC 2018 event but the device is surely staying in the news thanks to leaks and rumors. Today we are hearing that the device is said to feature a dedicated A.I button and f/1.5 aperture. According to the ETNews, the device is expected to go official in Seoul at the end of April and will be launched in Korea in mid-May. Continue reading “LG G7 said to feature a dedicated AI button, dual-rear cameras with f/1.5 aperture”
LG Electronics to likely roll back to LCD display for its upcoming G7 flagship in a bid to reduce costs and sustain market losses. Though OLED displays are slimmer and more energy-efficient, they almost cost double or triple the price of LCD panels. Continue reading “LG G7 said to feature LCD display instead of OLED as a cost-cutting measure”
Usually, LG unveils a new flagship every year at the MWC 2018 event, but this time the company has opted for a new strategy, by introducing the mid-cycle upgrade of the V30 with Artificial Intelligence (A.I) added in it as an interim device to sell till its next flagship releases. LG does this in the form of ‘V30S ThinQ‘ with a very little difference from a hardware perspective. Continue reading “LG V30S ThinQ Camera Samples”
LG introduced the V30s ThinQ at the MWC 2018 with integrated AI features like AI CAM, QLens and more. It also mentioned that these features would make their way to the original V30 and V30+. Keeping with the promise, LG has finally started rolling out the update to Korean users. A V30+ user who is also an Android Police reader in Korea has received an update that the ThinQ features. Continue reading “LG V30 update with ThinQ AI camera, Q Lens, Q voice and more rolling out starting from Korea”
LG announced V30S ThinQ , the company’s first ThinQ mobile device with integrated AI features ahead of MWC 2018 last month. Today the company launched these smartphones in for the South Korean market and also announced the price. LG also confirmed that existing V30 customers will get these new AI features starting tomorrow in Korea. Continue reading “LG V30S ThinQ and 256GB V30S+ ThinQ launched in Korea, price revealed”
Last week live images and video of the upcoming flagship LG smartphone surfaced from the MWC 2018 as G7 (Neo). Now based on the images, TechnoBuffalo has posted concept renders of the smartphone created by Benjamin Geskin. This shows iPhone X-like notch and earlier rumor said that it will feature a 6-inch (1440 x 3120 pixels) FullVision display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a whopping 900 PPI pixel density. There is a small bezel below the screen.
LG at an event in Seoul has introduced a range of OLED and SUPER UHD TVs with ThinQ AI and advanced α (Alpha) processor. The large OLED display TVs with AI include W8, G8, E8, C8, and B8 with features like Picture-on-Wall, One Glass Screen, Picture-on-Glass, and Cinema Screen design. Continue reading “LG introduces new OLED and SUPER UHD HDR TV line-up with ThinQ AI and Dolby Atmos”
After introducing X4+ earlier this year, LG has introduced X4 (LM-X410S) smartphone in the ‘X series’ in Korea. It packs a similar 5.3-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 425, but this runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera.
Continue reading “LG X4 with 5.3-inch display, fingerprint sensor, HD DMB TV announced”
LG and Huawei backed out from announcing their flagships at the MWC 2018 earlier this week. However, according to a report from Ynet, the company is said to have showcased the upcoming LG flagship in a private conference at the MWC 2018 event. Going by the flake and how viral the video has become in the short period of time, we might actually be looking at the G7 indeed. Continue reading “LG said to have showcased its next-flagship in a private conference at MWC 2018 ahead of announcement in June”
LG just announced V30S ThinQ , the company’s first ThinQ mobile device with integrated AI features ahead of MWC 2018 next week. Apart from the A.I features, it has similar specifications of the V30, but this has 6GB RAM and comes in 128GB (V30S ThinQ) and 256GB storage (V30S+ ThinQ) variants. Continue reading “LG V30S ThinQ with integrated AI features, 6GB RAM, 256GB storage announced”
