LG G5 rumoured to have twin displays and rear camera lense

Rob Attrell

December 31, 2015 7:44am

With another year going into the history books, it's finally time for leaks and unconfirmed reports for the smartphones coming in 2016. While we've already heard a lot of noise about upcoming phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the next generation iPhone, information about other manufacturers' flagships has been pretty scarce, up until now.

This week, a report from VentureBeat by Evan Blass (the prolific @evleaks) gave us a few things to expect about the yet unannounced LG G5 flagship when the phone is officially unveiled in the "first quarter of 2016." First up, the secondary display from the LG V10 will be making its way to other phones in LG's lineup, including the G5. The small ticker display running along the top of the phone helps preserve battery power when showing notifications, and you can read a little more about it on the V10 here.

The G5's screen is reportedly going to be 5.3-inches, slightly smaller than the G4, while maintaining a 1440 x 2560 resolution. The battery will also be just slightly smaller, by about seven percent. The leaked camera setup on the G5 might be the most interesting thing about the new device, with a 16 MP dual-lens setup that can take regular pictures and 135-degree wide angle shots. The camera will also sport a dual-LED flash and two different laser assisted autofocus elements.

Finally, the G5 is reportedly going to come with an intriguing hardware feature called the "Magic Slot". The mysterious connector will allegedly enable the ability to link additional hardware, like external camera lenses, an audio amplifier, or a physical keyboard. Very few details were given about this slot, so we will just have to wait to find out more.

As mentioned above, the timeframe for the phone's release remains vague, but the LG G4 was released in April of last year.

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