LG has announced a smartphone named LG Q61 in South Korea. While it may sound like a new device, it is a rebranded version of the LG K61 phone that went official in global markets in February this year. A large-sized punch-hole display and 48-megapixel quad cameras are some of the major attractions of the smartphone.
LG Q61 specifications
The LG Q61 has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel. There is a punch-hole positioned at the upper-left corner of its display. The screen supports full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
The modest MediaTek Helio P35 chipset is present under the hood of the LG Q61 smartphone. The 12nm SoC is accompanied by 4 GB of RAM. The native storage of the device is 64 GB. There is a dedicated microSD card slot on the phone for more storage.
The LG Q61 has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. The horizontal quad-camera setup placed on the backside of the device has a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, a 2-megapixel macro shooter, a 5-megapixel depth sensor and an LED flash unit. The phone draws power from a 4,000mAh battery.
The Android 10 OS comes preinstalled on the LG Q61. The phone features a rear-facing fingerprint sensor and there is a dedicated hardware button for accessing the Google Assistant. The phone has a 3.5mm audio jack and it supports DTS:X 3D Surround technology. Other features of the LG Q61 include MIL-STD 810G certified chassis, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, GPS, and USB-C.
LG Q61 price and availability
The LG Q61 is priced at 369,600 KRW (~$299) in South Korea. The first sales of the phone will begin on May 29 in the home market.
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