Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News AgencyThe LG G7 ThinQ launches today, and we know almost everything about the new flagship smartphone from LG.
Our our exclusive reporting has given us plenty of insight into the Android handset.Sure, the G7 is a little behind the competition, with the Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, Sony Xperia XZ2, Huawei P20 and P20 Pro already launched.
But that just means that LG has more to prove.So what's in store for the come-from-behind LG G7 ThinQ It'll be a bigger overhaul compared to the incremental LG V30S ThinQ that's for sure, so don't worry.
We already know it'll have a 6.1-inch bright display based on leaks and the company's own admission.We're hours away from the LG G7 ThinQ release date.
Here's everything we know so far about the new smartphone.Cut to the chaseWhat is it LG's 2018 flagship smartphoneWhen is it out Being announced today, May 2How much will it cost G6 was $650 (649, AU$1000), but G7 ThinQ could be moreLG G7 ThinQ release date and priceHottest leaks:LG G7 ThinQ to be announced today, May 2Likely to cost upwards of $650 (649, AU$1,000)The LG G7 ThinQ will be announced today, May 2 in New York, LG has confirmed.
The company hasn't said when you'll be able to buy it, but the latest rumors point to mid-May.
It's later than last year's G6, but not too surprising, as apparently the company recently started redesigning the phone from scratch.Whenever it lands in stores it won't be cheap.
In line with other LG flagships, we expect it to cost at least $650 (649, AU$1,000), the price of the LG G6 at launch.If you believe some LG G7 price rumors, it may even rise in price by $90 (70, AU$120).That's a lot of cash, but it's not as expensive as some other flagships, including the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.LG G7 ThinQ designHottest leaks:An all-screen design in five colorsA rear-facing fingerprint scannerRecently we've seen a leaked render of the LG G7 ThinQ, showing off the design and the five colors it will apparently launch in.These are said to be called Aurora Black, Platinum Gray, Moroccan Blue, Moroccan Blue, and Raspberry Rose.This is likely the LG G7 ThinQ's final form in five shades.
Credit: Android HeadlinesThe design meanwhile includes an almost all-screen front with a notch at the top, while the - likely glass - back is fairly plain and houses a dual-lens camera and fingerprint scanner.It's a design that's since been shown off in a press render by reliable leaker @evleaks, so it's very likely that this is the design of the LG G7 ThinQ.The angle here also highlights the slightly rounded metal frame and the power button on the right edge.
Evan Blass has also shown off additional images of the phone, highlighting the black color scheme and the presence of a 3.5mm headphone port.We've also seen other leaked images of the phone.
It's partially obscured by a plastic case, but you can see the notch and almost bezel-free screen, plus a power button on the right side and what might be an AI button on the left.Image 1 of 2This could be an early look at the LG G7 ThinQImage 2 of 2The G7 looks to be yet another phone with a notch in the screenThe design overall then looks similar to the LG G6, but with a vertical rather than horizontal camera, smaller bezels around the screen and a notch.LG G7 ThinQ displayHottest leaks:LG itself has revealed a lot about the screen of its upcoming phone, saying that it will have a 6.1-inch QHD+ LCD display, with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and an impressive 1,000 nits of brightness.This isn't the first time we've heard it will be bright though, as a leak suggests that it will use more white pixels than previous LG phones, allowing for the screen to get twice as bright as the LG G6's.
This will also apparently make it more colorful, yet won't hamper the battery life.The same leak mentions that the screen will be HDR10-compatible, so you can view HDR content on it, and that the notch that we've seen pictured multiple times will be optional, as there will apparently be a setting that blacks out the screen to either side of it, thereby hiding it.This is something we've heard before, and which has even been pictured in action, as you can see below, so it's likely true.The blacked-out notch can protrude into the screen, as on the iPhone X, or it can be concealed within a flush on-screen bezel, as on the Samsung Galaxy S9.
It's your choice.This is done through the settings menu.
The advantage here is that the notch gives you about a half inch of extra screen space at the top right and left sides.
It's enough room for the time, battery life and notification icons.Google's forthcoming Android P update is moving this top-line information to the top right and left corners of its mobile OS in anticipation of more notch-bearing phones, so LG's proactive idea makes a lot of sense.While we know about the notch display, we don't know for sure if it'll be an OLED or LCD.
Reports claimed that LG would switch to OLED screens in its late 2017 flagships, and we did see that in last year's LG V30, but the G series has had IPS LCD screens.
That could be the key differentiator between the two phones.The most recent reports say LG will stick with LCD, to keep costs down and that makes sense.
LG's V series of smartphones seem to be the ones touting OLED screens.
It's a way to differentiate to two smartphone lines.LG G7 ThinQ camera and batteryHottest leaks:A dual-lens 16MP rear cameraA focus on low light shootingAI-powered scene recognitionThanks to a recent leak we may now know a lot about the LG G7 ThinQ's camera.
Supposedly internal LG documentation has revealed that there will be two 16MP cameras on the back of the phone, one of which will be a wide-angle one with a 107-degree field of view, and the other of which will be a normal one with an f/1.6 aperture.The highlight of the camera might be its low light skills, as there's said to be a 'Bright Mode', which can detect when the lighting is bad and combine pixels to form a 'superpixel', thereby allowing for images and videos that are up to four times brighter than those taken by the LG G6 or LG V30S ThinQ.The camera is also said to have a number of modes, including a manual mode, a live photo mode and a portrait mode - the latter of which creates a bokeh effect and can be used with either the rear or front camera.You'll also apparently be able to add animated 2D and 3D stickers to images, and AI will be used to detect what kind of scene you're shooting and recommend the optimal camera settings for it.And the video camera is said to be capable of shooting HDR10 content, which you'll then be able to view in its full glory on the HDR10-compatible screen.Want to know how photos will actually look in practice We can help there too, as an image seemingly shot on the LG G7 ThinQ has leaked, and while it's supposedly not as high quality as you can expect from the final hardware it's still quite detailed.We don't yet know anything about the battery life of the LG G7 ThinQ, but we'll update this section once we hear more.LG G7 ThinQ power and storageHottest leaks:A Snapdragon 845 chipset4GB of RAM, 64GB of storageWe've heard that the LG G7 ThinQ will have a Snapdragon 845 chipset, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage - high-end specs then, and indeed an early benchmark saw it beating even the Samsung Galaxy S9.
We've since seen another benchmark pointing to the same set of specs.This chimes with an earlier leak, with one source claiming LG is working with Qualcomm to ensure the G7 uses the Snapdragon 845.That would make sense, since many criticized the G6 for its use of the dated Snapdragon 821, and LG won't want to make the same mistake twice.You won't find the Snapdragon 835 in the G6LG's earnings for 2017 have shown that the LG G6 has been slow to sell, likely a result of that phone launching in the midst of the competitive release season alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus.However, its internals, which we noted were slightly behind the times, could have been part of the issue.
Knowing that phones with the Snapdragon 835 were coming put an obstacle in front of the G6 before its launch.You can bet that LG will be gunning to have the most powerful phone around this year, or to at least be on a par with its competitors.Other LG G7 ThinQ news and rumorsHottest leaks:Powerful speakersFar-field voice recognitionA Google Assistant buttonThe LG G7 ThinQ might have great speakers, at least according to one leak, which states that the phone will have a 'Boombox Speaker' that works like a resonance chamber, bouncing the sound around inside it before outputting it.
This apparently leads to louder audio, as does the apparently larger speaker size.The same source claims that the phone will have far-field voice recognition, allowing it to hear you from up to 17 feet away.This will probably mostly be useful for voice commands, something which it might excel at, thanks to apparently having greater integration with Google Assistant than most phones, including 32 LG-exclusive device-specific tasks that the Assistant can carry out.Elsewhere, we've heard that there might be a dedicated Google Assistant button on the left edge of the phone - and indeed image leaks do show one unexplained button.All that said, LG has apparently recently started over from scratch with the LG G7 ThinQ, potentially ditching whatever progress had been made, so some of what we've heard previously may no longer be true, but most of the rumors have rolled in quite recently, so LG starting over probably hasn't affected many of them.kapbUHJEVj57hVp5yE27VC.jpg#