I remember last year, just before the LG V40 ThinQ was launched, the device appeared on Geekbench. The benchmark result revealed the phone would run Android Oreo out of the box, and I was disappointed.

For a phone launching two months after Android Pie was released, it wasn’t acceptable for a flagship. Manufacturers like Huawei was also going to launch its own flagship around that period with Android Pie pre-installed.

Eight months after the release of Android Pie and six months after the release of the LG V40 ThinQ, LG is yet to update the device to Android Pie. Yesterday, the Korean company revealed the update schedule for the phone and other V series phones such as the V30, V30S ThinQ, and the V35 ThinQ.

According to the source, the four phones will get the Android Pie update by the end of June, ten months after Android Pie was released.

At the moment, the LG G7 One and the LG G7 ThinQ are the only two LG Phones that have been updated to Android Pie. The former got it first because it is an Android One phone.

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LG really needs to improve on how quickly it updates its devices. If flagships are getting updates several months after their release, when will mid-range and entry-level phones get the update?

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South Korea electronics giant LG‘s newest flagship, the V30s ThinQ is now available for pre-order in the U.S, a couple of months after it was launched. Interested buyers can now pre-order the device on U.S retailer B&H where it is listed with a price tag of $930. The B7H listing is available in Glossy Moroccan Blue and Matte Moroccan Blue.

The LG V30S ThinQ was launched in March this year and has been available in South Korea since then. The device doesn’t look different from the V30 released last year, save for some minor tweaks. The V30s ThinQ sports a 6-inch P-OLED QHD+ FullVision display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. The processor is paired with a 6GB RAM and there is 128GB ROM onboard.

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The device packs a 5MP selfie camera while at the back, there is a 16MP f/1.6 + 13MP f/1.9 wide-angle dual rear camera. The device comes with an IP68 rating and there is a 3,300 mAh battery with QC 3.0 support. The handset is compatible with all major US carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint. However, the date successful orders will ship wasn’t mentioned.

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LG had unveiled the LG V30S ThinQ and V30S ThinQ+ smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech expo. However, at that time, the South Korean company did not disclose the pricing of the V30S ThinQ duo. Today, the company has released a press release to confirm the arrival and pricing of these phones in the home market.

The LG V30S ThinQ and V30S ThinQ+ will be available for buying in South Korea starting from March 9. These smartphones will be available in color options like Platinum Gray and Moroccan Blue. The V30S ThinQ is priced at 1048,300 won (~$975) and the V30 ThinQ+ carries a price tag of 1097,800 won (~$1,021). These phones are expected to arrive in the U.S. and Europe in Q2 this year.

The V30S ThinQ and V30S ThinQ+ carry the same specs that are available on the LG V30S smartphone from last year. The ThinQ models come with some interesting AI driven camera features.

The AI Cam function analyzes the subject and prompts uses with the best shooting mode from options like portrait, food, pet, landscape, city, flower, sunrise and sunset. The Q Lens feature can be used for scanning bar-codes and QR codes. It can be also used for real-time language translation by pointing the camera to the text. Bright Camera can be used to capture better shots by brightening up the subject up to 2 times in dim-light conditions.

The Voice AI is another AI feature available on the V30S ThinQ duo. It can be used to run apps, capture photos in different shooting modes, and modify settings through voice commands.

The LG V30S features a 6-inch QHD+ P-OLED display that supports 18:9 aspect ratio. The Snapdragon 835 chipset present under its hood is coupled with 6 GB of RAM. It comes with 128 GB of inbuilt storage and comes with support for microSD card.

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It has a pair of 16-megapixel dual rear cameras and a 5-megapixel selfie camera. It features include an IP68 certified and MIL-STD 810G approved chassis. It is fueled by a 3,300mAh battery. Its other features include 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, USB-C, NFC and GPS.

The LG V30S ThinQ+ has an internal storage of 256 GB. The rest of its specs are same as V30S ThinQ.

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LG has taken the wraps off the improved version of its last flagship, the LG V30. The new phone which is called the LG V30S ThinQ brings a ton of new features with a focus on AI.

Rather than announce a whole new smartphone, LG’s new strategy is to release upgraded versions of its flagships. That doesn’t mean there is no new flagship on the way, it just will arrive later.

LG V30S ThinQ Design and Specs

The LG V30S ThinQ doesn’t look different from the V30 released last year. Their physical appearances are identical. The specs are also the same –

• 6-inch P-OLED QHD+ FullVision display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
• 6GB RAM
• 128GB ROM (256GB LG V30S+ ThinQ)
• 5MP selfie camera
• 16MP f/1.6 + 13MP f/1.9 wide-angle dual rear camera
• 3,300 mAh battery with QC 3.0 support
• IP68 rating and MIL-STD 810G compliance

There is more RAM and storage but that isn’t new. The LG V30 Signature Edition comes with 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. So what has changed?

The software! The LG V30S ThinQ has been infused with AI (Vision AI and Voice AI). Vision AI covers image related tasks and is split into AI Cam, QLens, and Bright Mode.

AI Cam is a smart feature baked into the phone’s cameras. It can identify the object you want to take a picture of and recommend the best shooting mode. This is similar to what Huawei does with its Mate 10 Pro.

This means that the camera can detect if you are trying to take a picture of your food, pet, or a person and modify the settings that will give the best representation of the object.

There is also Bright Mode which adds a bit of lighting when shooting in low-light conditions without making the photos noisy.

Think of QLens as LG’s version of Google Lens which is a Pixel exclusive feature. With QLens, you can point the phone’s cameras at an object and get information about it. You can also scan QR codes and barcodes, or get landmark descriptions. LG also says you can perform an image search using QLens.

For Voice AI, this is Google Assistant with thirty-two LG V30S ThinQ tricks. You can simply say “Okay Google” like on other devices but ask it to do specific tasks like:

• take a picture/selfie on a wide angle,
• record a video on a wide angle,
• take a documentary cine video
• take a thriller cine video
• take a food photo
• take a low-light photo
• take a slow-motion video etc.

Some of the above commands are already available on the LG V30 but the last three are some of the new ones released along with the V30S ThinQ.

You can also connect to other LG smart devices and even monitor their statuses. For example, you can simply ask your device about your LG smart washing machine and it will bring up the requested info.

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LG V30S ThinQ Price and Availability

The LG V30S ThinQ will be available in a new Platinum Gray color as well as Moroccan Blue. There is no info on price yet and release date yet. Notwithstanding, we already know its home country, Korea, will get it first.

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