This is the phone LG hopes will take on Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Apple's iPhone 7. The phone loses a bit of its character in the process, but there is some good news here - the drawbacks usually associated with unibody phones don't apply here.
The G5 is 7.7 mm thick, with rounded edges and a protruding bar for the two (yes, two) rear camera lenses.
I only had the opportunity to take a couple of quick snaps with the G5's camera, but the images looked sharp and rather vibrant.
On top of those ecosystem-related enhancements, LG also announced more standard enhancements to the G5, including: that it will now use the USB-C cables that most of the phone industry is expected to move to in the near future; that it has an improved, wider-angle camera; that it has a screen that partly keeps running even when the phone is asleep, allowing users to the clock; and that it has a new processor and graphics engine that should be better for virtual reality.
No price has been set for the phone, but if the LG G5 is priced like other flagship smartphones and the two previous versions, expect the price to be £385.
The LG G4 was more of the same in terms of design from LG, but this year LG have thrown out the rulebook and started again from scratch.
Onboard storage totals 32GB, and this can be extended by up to 2TB with a microSD card. The G5 is powered by a 2,800 mAh battery that can be ejected from the case, making this phone the only unibody metal smartphone we're aware of that has a replaceable battery. Sticking to its roots, LG yet maintains the focus on these basic things and is providing removable battery support in the G5 that features an anodized aluminium build along with slim aesthetics. The G5 has a lot to offer, and delivers more than the G4 from past year. The cameras sit on either side of the sensors and LED flash, one with a 78-degree standard lens and another with a 135-degree wide-angle lens (the 8MP), which LG says is "the widest available on any camera". One notable difference is that the display has shrunk from the 5.5-inch size we've come to know and love to a more manageable 5.3-inch display. The battery capacity is slightly down at 2,800mAh, but this should be offset by the more power efficient chip an d display technology.
The QHD display has an always-on mode.
All the usual premium connectivity options are here, including LTE, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, and Bluetooth 4.2.
Last year the LG G4 was one of the best LG phones in years.
But, what's this about modularity? The phone's modular design brings in a separate camera module which has buttons to take pictures. Basically, this allows the phone to transform to a bunch of other products including a digital camera, a Hi-Fi player and more.
The LG Cam Plus module, for instance, comes with buttons for releasing the camera shutter, flash and zoom.
LG Hi-Fi Plus is an external 32-bit Digital-to-Analog converter (DAC) and amplifier unit, created in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen, a company known for its sound equipment. The foldable goggles are meant for watching VR content on the go, and LG claims the accessory is "one-third as heavy as competing smartphone VR goggles". We've been covering all things LG today, and have the full announcement to read and a closer look at what's on the inside here. As we revealed earlier this week, the phone features an expansion slot you can use to swap in batteries and other modules. The LG CAM Plus, 360 VR camera and headset are all part of that system. Two other promised friends - a camera-equipped rolling ball that doubles as a home-monitoring device and a mortal enemy to your pets and a drone controller that promises to simplify piloting an aircraft - weren't available for hands-on demos.
Source: LG G5 Top 5 Features: Modules, Dual Rear Cameras, and More
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