It’s no secret that LG’s smartphone division has been struggling for quite a few years now. Despite toying with new ideas and excellent offerings like the LG G7 ThinQ, and even the LG V30, the arch-rival of Samsung has failed to make its mark in the mobile market. Now, rumours are that the Korean smartphone maker might fuse its two flagship series – the G series and the V – into one. Echoes of these rumours were heard earlier in the year as well but now there seems to be some evidence to back it up.

As per a report by LetsGoDigital, five V series trademarks ranging from V50 to V90 were unearthed from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office as the company has sought approval of these monikers. The LG V90 moniker, in particular, was also trademarked in Mexico in July. Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that LG will be combining the two flagship ranges but the sheer amount of trademarks hint that it is a possibility. The other possibility is that LG continues its way with the current lineup. And the way in which the company has been churning out V series variants, it’s only a matter of time before it requires these trademarks.

Of course, combining the G and V series makes more sense since there isn’t much of a differentiating factor between the two and merging them would help sales figures. For now, this is all speculation and there are no concrete details as to what the troubled smartphone giant has in store for the future of its flagship devices. The company’s latest flagship device is the LG V40 ThinQ  rocking five cameras.

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LG has announced a new device, LG V40 ThinQ with a prominent focus on its cameras. It follows the same essence as like of its predecessor, LG V30 which was launched last year. After several leaks and rumours, finally, LG has announced it with five cameras – two on the front and triple camera sensors on the back. LG has established itself among manufacturers who give users a premium camera experience. Also, it is the first smartphone available to the public with five camera modules. It runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 6.4-inch notched display.

Design and Display

The LG V40 ThinQ has many changes in its design and display than its predecessor. It carries 6.4-inch P-OLED display featuring a resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels. There’s an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 with 537 ppi of pixel density. It carries the largest display among all LG V-series devices. It measures around 158.8 x 75.4 x 7.6mm weighing 169 grams. It is available in four different colours – Aurora Black, Platinum Grey, Carmine Red, and Moroccan Blue.

Performance – Hardware and Software

The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC coupled with Adreno 630 GPU for graphic processing. It is available in 6GB RAM with 64 GB of internal storage. LG V40 supports microSD card for expandable storage. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and soon will get Android 9.0 Pie. It carries high-end specs as like of its predecessors.

Camera:

In-camera department, LG V40 ThinQ has got a triple 12-megapixel standard, 16-megapixel wide-angle f/1.9 (107 degrees), and 12-megapixel telephoto f/2.2 triple rear cameras. On the back, its primary camera supports OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) with a f/1.5 aperture for better light sensitivity with 1.4-micron pixels. The triple shooters will allow it to capture images with a much broader perspective. It carries built-in AI features such as AI beautify, AI stabilisation with Multi-frame HDR technique.

On the other hand, there’s an 8 megapixel f/19 and 5-megapixel wide angle f/2.2 front-facing cameras. All cameras on the front and the rear side supports portrait mode.

It can shoot 4K videos at 60 frames per second with HDR support.

• Read More: LG V40 ThinQ render leak showcases the phone’s five camera setup

Other features:

LG V40 has powered its speakers with Boombox Speaker technology which allows you to boost its low-frequency output. Coming to the rescue for most of the people, LG has kept 3.5 mm jack with 32-bit Quad DAC support.

It carries a 3,300 mAh battery with the QC 3.0 fast charging support. In connectivity, there’s a 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and FM radio. LG V40 ThinQ is IP68 dust and water resistant.

It is available in four different colour variants of Aurora Black, Platinum Grey, Carmine Red, and Moroccan Blue. LG V40 ThinQ will be available for $900 to $980 from all major US carriers starting October 19.

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LG released an official teaser for the V40 today ahead of its release next week. The teaser confirms the phone will come with five cameras – triple rear cameras and dual front-facing camera. The teaser leaves nothing hidden about the design of the phone but didn’t say anything about the specs. Now the LG V40 has been seen on Geekbench and we are not so pleased.

The LG V40 will come with the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform (sdm845) under its hood as shown in the benchmark result below. It will also have 6GB of RAM. However, the phone will come with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box which is disappointing.

By the time the LG V40 launches next week, it will be two months since the launch of Android 9.0 Pie. When it eventually goes on sale it will be almost three months since Android Pie was released.

LG’s track record when it comes to speedy delivery of updates isn’t great even for its flagships. The LG V30 didn’t get updated to Oreo until December, four months after Android Oreo was released and after the phone, itself was announced. The LG G6 didn’t get updated to Oreo until April 2018, eight months after Oreo was announced.

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The sad thing is LG isn’t the only manufacturer guilty of this. People pay a lot for flagship phones and they do not deserve to get devices running old software which remain so for months before getting updated. If a phone will be priced at over $800, the least is for it to come with the latest version of Android out of the box.

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The V40 may not be the only interesting device from LG that will launch before the end of the year. According to a leakster identified by the nickname MadSimar on Twitter, the Korean giant is working on another device which will be an upper-midrange phone. The tipster has shared some of the main specs of the handset and if we exclude flagships from the G series, this one seems definitely the most interesting LG phone of the year. However, at least from the info shared by the leakster, this device will be a step backward in terms of performance if we compare it with its predecessor LG Q8.

Indeed, LG Q9 is tipped to come with an octa-core Snapdragon 660 chipset by Qualcomm running at a max frequency of 2.2 GHz, instead of the Snapdragon 820 found on the Q8. The chipset will be paired with 4 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of internal storage depending on the variant you will choose to buy. On the other hand, this device will be equipped with a larger battery which should attract a higher amount of potential buyers. The battery is expected to come with a capacity of 3550 mAh. MadSimar also said that the device will be launched with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.

LG Q9 Specs
SDM 660
4GB+32GB+64GB
Android 8.1
3550Mah#LGQ9 #LG

— MadSimar (@Hackersimar) September 3, 2018

We do not know anything about the display size, but given the specs, we believe it will have at least a 5.5-inch screen. Further, we expect it to come with a dual camera setup just like its predecessor, with a secondary wide-angle sensor. Unfortunately, no info has been disclosed about the launch date and the possible pricing of this phone. The Q8 came with a small secondary display above the primary one and Hi-Fi DAC, so you can also expect the LG Q9 to come up with another innovative or unique feature.

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The tradition at LG is to release two flagship smartphones each year. The G-series is for the first half of the year while the V-series usually gets announced in the second half of the year. This year, LG changed things a bit by announcing the LG V35 in May, a small refresh, sort of, over last year’s V30. But the main V-series flagship, the LG V40 will launch this half.

Popular leaker @Onleaks has gotten his hands on CAD drawings of the LG V40 and has collaborated with Slashleaks to make 3D renders as well as a 360° video.

The LG V40 takes a cue from Huawei’s P20 Pro and packs triple rear cameras, however, LG is using a different design. The three cameras are lined up horizontally at the center. They share a single housing and are flanked by a LED flash on the left. There is also a fingerprint scanner below the setup and the device’s name etched a few millimeters below.

The LG V40 has a 6.3-inch display and will also sport a notch like the LG G7 but its own notch will house dual cameras bringing the total number of sensors on the device to five. The notch isn’t wide or deep like we have seen from some other manufacturers. If you do not like the notch, there will be a settings menu where it can be hidden.

There is a bit of bezel at the bottom below the screen which is sort of standard on Android devices with a notch. The only difference may be the thickness. From the renders, we can also see that the LG V40 has a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB-C port, and a speaker grille at the bottom.

The dimensions of the phone have also been provided. The LG V40 will measure 158.8 x 75.8 x 7.8mm. It has a camera bump so if you factor that in, it measures 8.2mm at its thickest point.

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There is no news yet as to when the LG V40 will be announced but seeing as the V30 was announced in September last year, LG may stick to the same release schedule this year too.

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A report from the previous month had claimed that the LG V40 ThinQ would be arriving with five cameras. It revealed that the notch of the phone would be housing a dual selfie camera setup at the front. And, the backside of the phone will be equipped with triple camera setup. Waqar Khan who is known for making renders of upcoming smartphones has recently released LG V40 concept renders to tease the expected design of the smartphone.

The LG V40 renders show off its notched display design. The notch houses two camera sensors along with an earpiece. Since it features a notched screen, it will be offering a higher screen space than the predecessor LG V30.

The backside of the LG V40 features a design very similar to that of LG V30. Instead of the dual camera setup, the V40 houses a horizontally arranged triple camera setup with a fingerprint scanner placed below it. The report from the previous month claims that the triple camera setup of the V40 ThinQ will include a super wide-angle lens, a standard wide-angle sensor and an unknown third sensor.

The specs of the LG V40 ThinQ are still under the wraps. The upcoming flagship phone from LG is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 845. It may possess topnotch multimedia features like the predecessor model. It is also pegged to feature proprietary Quad DAC and a dedicated button for accessing Google Assistant.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slated to debut on Aug. 9. The LG V40 ThinQ will be one of the major rivals for Note 9. Like the predecessor V30, the V40 ThinQ is likely to get unveiled at the beginning of IFA 2018 that will run between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5. The recently unveiled V35 ThinQ was launched with $899 pricing. The V40 ThinQ is likely to priced higher than $899.

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Science and Knowledge is a YouTube channel which often publishes concept videos about upcoming flagships phones based on the existing information. Three days ago, the channel has published a new concept video showing the LG V40 ThinQ. Note that the video only reflects the designer’s thoughts about the upcoming flagship and it has not to be considered an official video. According to Science and Knowledge, the V40 will have even narrower bezels than V30 and G7. t will be fully borderless on three sides and there will not be a chin, unlike the other Android phones with borderless designs.

LG V40 ThinQ will only have one bezel on the upper part which will contain the earpiece, selfie camera and other sensors. According to the designer, the backplate will be made of glass, while the frame will be made of metal just like other LG flagships. The power key is placed on the back side and it doubles as a fingerprint reader. There is also a dual camera setup in a vertical configuration, a laser autofocus mechanism, and a rear LED flash. The volume balancer has been placed on the right side, while on the lower border there are a microphone, a speaker grille, and a USB Type-C port to charge the device.

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LG V40 ThinQ concept phone has both the IP68 certification (which makes it fully waterproof and dustproof) and the military certification (MIL-STD-810G) like rugged phones. It boasts a 6.1-inch display with a Quad HD+ resolution and HDR10 technology for richer colors, as well as a 90.2 percent screen-to-body ratio (still lower than the latest Oppo and Vivo flagships). It is equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm, 6 or 8 GB of RAM and 64, 128 or 256 GB of internal storage depending on the configuration. The dual camera has 23 and 19 MP resolution with OIS and PDAF, while the front camera has 16 MP.

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The Huawei P20 Pro was the first phone to launch with three rear cameras. News going around says the LG V40 will also come with triple rear cameras but up the game by adding dual front-facing cameras for a total of five cameras.

Android Police says a source informed them of the Korean giant’s plan for its next flagship. LG will stick to its wide-angle lens + standard lens configuration for two of the rear cameras but the job of the third sensor remains unknown.

For the front cameras, one of the sensors or even both will capture details of the face for 3D face unlock. Those two sensors will sit in a notch. So if you don’t like the LG G7 ThinQ because it has a notch, you may be disappointed again. However, you should be able to hide it if you want.

The choice of the display panel isn’t yet confirmed though. LG used an IPS LCD screen for the LG G7 ThinQ while the V35 ThinQ has a P-OLED display. Chances are it may stick to OLED for the V-series.

Other features mentioned include quad DAC, a dedicated Google Assistant button, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845. So, basically, we are looking at an LG G7 ThinQ with more features (read more cameras).

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Since the cameras are the big deal, we hope LG does come out with something super impressive. Google has shown that you can achieve a lot with a single camera and it is sticking to that for the 3rd gen Pixels. Samsung has also upped its camera game with the Galaxy S9/S9+ and will repeat the feat with the Galaxy Note 9.

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It was revealed in the previous month by Android Headlines that apart from the LG G7 ThinQ and the rumored LG V40 smartphones, LG is also working on a phone called LG V35 ThinQ which is codenamed as Emma. Today, the same publication has shared leaked renders of the LG V35 smartphone to reveal its design.

The LG V35 ThinQ renders reveal that it features a tall display that offers an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is speculated that the V35 features a FullVision OLED display of 6 inches. However, it is unlikely to feature P-OLED display that were made available on the LG G6 and LG V30 smartphones in 2017. The Quad HD+ resolution supporting display of V35 ThinQ is expected to offer a screen-to-body ratio of 80 percent.

The rear side of the LG V35 ThinQ features a horizontally arrange dual camera setup. It is expected to feature the same pair of 16-megapixel camera sensors that is available on the LG G7 ThinQ. The V35 ThinQ is rumored to be packed with various AI capabilities for camera.

The V35 ThinQ may also feature 32-bit ESS Sabre 9228 quad DAC and far-field voice recognition like the G7 ThinQ. The backside of the V35 also features a fingerprint reader. The handset will be available in Black and Grey color variants.

In the U.S., AT&T won’t be releasing the new LG G7 ThinQ. The publication claims that the LG V35 ThinQ will be exclusively available through AT&T in the country. AT&T is also mentioned at top-left corner in the display of the LG V35 ThinQ in the first render.

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There is no information available on the launch date of the LG V35 ThinQ. However, the handset is supposed to break cover after the recently unveiled LG G7 ThinQ. The LG V35 ThinQ may debut on August 10 as the date is mentioned on its display in the first render. As far as the LG V40 (codenamed as Storm) is concerned, the flagship phone may debut in fall this year. Unlike the AT&T exclusive LG V35 ThinQ, the LG V40 phone is expected to be available through all the carriers in the U.S.

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On May 2, LG will be launching the LG G7 ThinQ smartphone. Recently, it was reported that the South Korean company is also working on a smartphone called LG V35 ThinQ. Vital information on the specifications of the V35 ThinQ have already appeared in the recent past. Today, popular tipster Evan Blass has claimed that there will be another V-series smartphone this year and it will be called LG V40. He has also revealed that the V40 phone is codenamed as Storm.

V35 ThinQ (Emma) is arriving around the same time as G7 ThinQ (Neo/Judy), while V40 ThinQ (Storm) is the late summer / early fall flagship. https://t.co/dDLeTYwKEf

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 20, 2018

Blass has not revealed any information on the specifications of the LG V40. However, it is speculated that it could be arriving as a successor for the LG V30 phone from last year. The LG V30S ThinQ that was launched in February cannot be dubbed as the successor of V30 as both the phones carry similar specs.

The tipster has stated that the LG V40 will be unveiled by late summer or early fall this year. This suggest that the LG V40 may debut at the end of August or early September probably through IFA 2018 tech trade show in Berlin, Germany.

He is of the view that the LG V35 ThinQ that is codenamed as Emma will debut around the same time as G7 ThinQ. The LG V40 is likely to be packed with flagship specs and it could feature the Snapdragon 845. Hence, the phone may sport an iPhone X-like notched display.

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The V35 ThinQ is rumored to arrive with an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting 6-inch OLED display. It will be equipped with 16-megapixel dual rear cameras that will bring some AI capabilities. It is also expected to feature 32-bit ESS Sabre 9228 quad DAC. However, there is no information available on its chipset and RAM. Also, the pricing details of the V35 ThinQ are still under the wraps.

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LG is known for releasing G-series and V-series flagship phones in a year. The South Korean company was expected to launch LG G7 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech expo this year. However, instead of launching G-series flagship, it announced the LG V30S ThinQ and LG V30S+ ThinQ smartphones. Recent information reveals that LG’s next flagship will carry LG G7 ThinQ moniker and it will be unveiled on May 2. Newer information revealed by AndroidHeadlines states that LG’s upcoming V-series phone will be called LG V35 ThinQ.

Citing information received through a reliable source that has been crosschecked by LG’s in-house documentation states that the successor for LG V30/V30 Plus and V30S ThinQ / V30S+ ThinQ phones will be indeed called LG V35.

Design

When LG had launched the LG G6 with 18:9 display in 2016, it was marketed as a large-sized display phone designed for one-handed operation. The South Korean company is expected to use the same marketing strategy for the LG V35 ThinQ that will be equipped with an edge-to-edge design. The company will also advertise it as a lightweight device that offers immersive experience. It is expected to hit the market in two colors like Black and Grey with premium glossy finish.

Display

Leaked information reveals that the LG V35 ThinQ won’t be featuring the MLCD+ technology display that is speculated to arrive on the LG G7 ThinQ. Also, it seems that the P-OLED (polymer OLED) display that is available on the LG V30 and V30S smartphones won’t be available on the LG V35 ThinQ as its internal documentation does not contain any information on POLED panel. The handset will be arriving with an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting 6-inch FullVision OLED display that will offer 80 percent screen-to-body ratio. The documents do not suggest that it will have a notched display like G7 ThinQ.

Cameras

The LG G7 ThinQ is expected to come with a pair of 16-megapixel camera sensors. The same dual camera setup is expected to available on the V35 ThinQ. For color capturing, it will include an f/1.6 aperture 16-megapixel primary sensor that is equipped with a glass lens and 10-bit HDR compatibility. It will be coupled with a 16-megapixel secondary wide-angle lens that will offer a field of view of 107 degrees. The camera features like AI Cam, Google Lens, Super Bright Mode and camera related AI tweaks that are available on the G7 ThinQ will be also coming to the V35 ThinQ.

Artificial Intelligence

The LG V35 ThinQ will be a “super-smart device” and the company will be greatly focusing on its AI benefits. AI will allow users to carry out various tasks and do more on the phone by using less time while using voice assistant, camera and other features of the phone.

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Audio

The LG V35 ThinQ will include the 32-bit high-performance ESS Sabre 9228 quad DAC. It will be packed with various customization features and digital filters for improving the audio output. Also, it will be equipped with far-field voice recognition in order to take advantage of the capabilities of the voice assistant at a larger distance of up to 17 feet.

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LG isn’t expected to launch the V40 until the second half of 2018 but it isn’t too early to get the chance to see what the flagship would look like. That is what this Concept video by Science and Knowledge affords us. Although this is just a third-party concept design and the real device may be different from this one, we still can’t rule out a similar design which wouldn’t be a bad idea.

The LG V40 in this video resembles the LG V30 quite a bit, which is perhaps a suggestion that the device will draw much of its design from the V30. The body is made of metal and glass just like the V30 but the bezels around the display are very much thinner than that of the V30. The glass is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 which by our records is not yet announced. The concept utilises a curved edge design at the rear and a dual camera setup. The rear cameras are placed horizontally with dual LED flash at the right side of the shooters and an autofocus sensor at the left just like on the V30. The difference is that there is no rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as the device is conceptualised to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. LG’s logo is also placed on the back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev42kWyHmRY

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The specs of the Concept LG V40 is given as a 6.1-inch QHD+ (2960 x 1440) P-OLED HDR10 and Dolby Vision-compliant display. The device will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset paired with 6GB of RAM and 8GB RAM on some models while the storage comes in 64GB and 128GB versions. The rear camera is configured as two 19MP sensors both with a f/1.6 aperture, OIS, and PDAF. The front camera is a single 13MP sensor with f/1.7 aperture. The lights will be kept on by a non-removable 4000mAh battery while the device will have an IP68 waterproof and dustproof build. The V40 Concept video showcases the device in four radiant colours including Blue, Red, Silver, and Black.

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During a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018, the newly appointed LG Electronics Vice President and CEO Jo Seong-jin had said that the company won’t be unveiling smartphone just because rivals are launching them. Hence, LG will be introducing new smartphones only when it is needed. A fresh report from The Investor, a South Korean publication has reported after the message from CEO at CES 2018, the mobile division of the company to restarted the work on LG G7.

An unnamed LG official has revealed that after CES 2018, the team responsible for building the upcoming LG flagship has been ordered to stop working on it and redevelop the project. Even though the rumor mill is speculating that the successor of the LG G6 from 2017 will be launching as LG G7, a recent report has revealed that it may not launch as G7 as the company is reportedly working on rebranding its G series of smartphones.

Since the South Korean company has reportedly building the LG G6’s successor from the scratch, it is unlikely to get announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 event in the next month. Some reports have claimed that the LG’s upcoming flagship will be launching in March or April. The company is expected to decide on a new timeframe around the Lunar New Year (Feb. 16).

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It is speculated that the LG G7 will bring its LG Pay mobile payment solution to the U.S. It is also rumored to house an 18:9 aspect ratio display LG V30, Snapdragon 845, dual rear cameras, dual selfie cameras, iris scanner and LG’s AI assistant.

The probable reason behind the delay of the LG G7 is that the company is struggling to find strong selling features for it. The late arrival of the smartphone can also impact the release of the LG V40 flagship that is slated to debut in the Fall. As far as future smartphones are concerned, the company will be launching more variants of the G and V series.

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Since the past few years, LG has been launching G series smartphones in the first quarter of the year and it has been releasing the V series smartphones in third quarter of the year. In a bid to help its struggling smartphone business that has encountered losses in 11 straight quarters, LG has decided that it will not be setting a regular timeline for launching its smartphones.

On Wednesday, when LG Electronics Vice Chairman Cho Sung-jin was asked about the estimated launch time of the LG G7 during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018, he responded by saying that the company won’t be announcing new phones just because rivaling companies are doing so and it will be launching new smartphones only when it is needed. It However, he added that the company will continue to launch more variants of the G series and V series smartphones.

LG has been doing well in home appliance business and other sectors, but it has met with very slow growth in the smartphone business. In 2017, it had released the LG G6 and LG V30 with full screen design, but most of its earnings did not come from its flagship smartphones, but from budget phones. Compared to 2016, LG was to reduce its losses in mobile business by 40 percent in 2017. Analyst are of the view that LG’s mobile business will suffer in this year too, but it will continue to reduce it losses.

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Cho did not directly confirm that the company is changing the strategy towards mobile business because of the losses it has been facing. Instead, he said that it is necessary to retain a good platform for a long time while stating the concerns about the supply of materials for lithium batteries. A recent report had also revealed that LG is planning to rebrand its G series of smartphones. Hence, it is speculated that the company may launch the LG G7 with a different moniker.

Will LG’s new strategy for its mobile business allow it to reduce its losses and become a better brand? Share us your views by adding your comments below.

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LG Pay, the mobile payment and digital wallet solution from LG has been available in South Korea since last year in June. However, LG has now confirmed that the LG Pay service will be heading to the U.S. by June this year.

On Tuesday, LG announced that it will be bringing its mobile payment solution to the U.S. in the first half of the year, Yonhap News reported. The availability of the LG Pay in the U.S. will be timed with the release of its upcoming flagship phone.

LG Pay can be used by placing the NFC-enabled smartphone at a payment terminal. The transaction can be authenticated through fingerprint scanning. Apart from NFC, the Wireless Magnetic Communication (WMC) technology can be used for making payments at regular credit card readers that do not feature NFC radios.

LG is speculated to bring the LG Pay feature as LG Wallet in the U.S. Earlier in this month, the South Korean company had released LG Wallet app in the Google Play Store. The description of the app states that it will work with only with the unannounced LG G7 phone.

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It indicates that when LG releases the LG G7 smartphone in the U.S., it will be also introducing the LG Pay/Wallet payment solution in the country. It is also expected to be available on the LG V40 flagship that will be arriving in the latter half of the year. Starting with flagship phones, LG is expected to make the service available on its mid-range smartphones in 2019.

LG is speculated to launch the Snapdragon 845 powered LG G7 flagship phone in March this year. It is expected to arrive with FullVision OLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio, 6 GB of RAM, dual selfie cameras, dual rear cameras and more.

Rivaling services such as the Samsung Pay has been available in 12 devices across 14 countries whereas the Google Pay which includes Android Pay and Google Wallet services are available on NFC-enabled Android devices in 17 countries. LG Pay will not only receive tough competition from Samsung Pay in the home country but also from it and Google Pay in the U.S.

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The Snapdragon 845 mobile platform was officially unveiled by Qualcomm earlier in this month. It is the second-generation 10nm chipset that has arrived as a successor for Snapdragon 835. It is expected to several flagship phones in 2018. A leaked image showing the list of rumored phones that will be powered by Snapdragon 845 has appeared on Weibo. The leak also reveals the expected announcement timelines for those phones.

The above image shows that Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in February. Even though the rumor mill has not revealed much information on the upcoming LG G7, the leaked photo states that the LG G7 and G7+ will be released in the same month. This shows that the LG G-series phone for 2018 won’t be coming with a non-flagship chipset.

In April, Xiaomi Mi 7 is speculated to debut as China’s first Snapdragon 845 powered smartphone. Just as the HTC U11 had debuted in May this year, its successor – the HTC U12 is speculated to debut in the same month in 2018.

In June, the OnePlus 6, ZTE Nubia Z18 and Sony Xperia XZ Pro-A smartphones are expected to arrive in the market. It appears that the Sony’s flagship may get unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in February, but it will be hitting the market later in June. The Nokia 10 flagship is likely to get announced in August.

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The month of September will see biggies like Samsung Galaxy Note 9, LG V40 and Xiaomi Mi MIX 3. The Google Pixel 3, Pixel XL, ZTE Nubia Z18S, Sony Xperia XZ2 and HTC U12+ are rumored to debut in October. Motorola is speculated to debut the Moto Z 2019 flagship phone in November. Lastly, the OnePlus 6T and Samsung W2019 flip phone are rumored to release in December.

The list does not contain any information for the successor phones for Essential Phone and Razer Phone. Apart from the Motorola flagship that is speculated to arrive late and the HTC’s second flagship that is rumored to launch a bit early, most of the phones mentioned in the leak are arriving at the same time as their predecessors did this year However, we advise our readers to digest the report with a pinch of salt.

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The Essential Phone is one of the uniquely designed phones we have seen this year. The circular cut-out at the upper part of its display has been well received seeing as it wasn’t the butt of jokes like the notch of the iPhone X. So well received that a recent LG patent has the same design.

Images of a new smartphone design patented by LG has surfaced online and the design is nearly identical to that of the essential phone. The phone has a tri-bezelless design with the upper part of the display featuring the same cut-out in the middle for the front facing camera. LG has however added its own flavor to the design.

While the Essential phone displays the usual icons for app notifications, network signal, battery level and clock on each side of the cut-out, the patent shows LG will use it as a sort of shortcuts for apps like messaging, dialer, music player, and also player controls. We presume it will function as a sort of secondary screen like that of the LG V20, rather than as a part of the whole display.

Other images from the patent shows that the phone will have a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB-C port and a single speaker grille at the bottom while the top will be bare.

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Some have speculated that this might end up being the design for the LG G7 or LG G40, though we think it will likely be the latter.

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