The South Korean company LG at an event, launched its first V-series Smartphone, The LG V10.
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Then there’s the V10’s two front-facing 5-megapixel cameras for ultra-wide selfies (and no 3D depth-sensing gimmicks).
Alongside the second screen sit a pair of 5 MP front-facing cameras. These cameras have different fields of view – one has 120 degrees, while another has 80 degrees and both cameras can be used to take 3D photos.
For those of you who missed the scoop on the LG V10, we’re taking the opportunity to remind you that the phone comes with a 5.7-inch display with 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution with 513ppi. It also has a Steady Record feature, which minimises hand shake with its electronic image stabilisation, as well as a 15-second auto edit function which lets you cut longer videos into 15-second clips for sharing on social media – all of which you can do within the camera app itself.
It’s always-on, and and can be set up to display key information like weather, time, date and battery life when the main screen is powered off. When the main screen is on, however, the second screen can switch to showing and launching shortcuts or favourite apps. But as premium-tier as those features are, they aren’t the ones that really make the LG V10 stand out. The V10 runs on Google’s Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS. If LG’s innovate design choice becomes industry standard in the future, we can expect to see the fledgling selfie stick market implode, which can only be a good thing so well done, LG. All of those features are wrapped in a stainless steel frame that also has a “resilient but soft” Dura Skin on its back and sides.
Internally, it’s much the same as the existing LG G4.
It features a 16MP rear camera with F1.8 aperture, while there is a 5MP dual sensor in the front. It also has a sizeable 3,000 mAh battery, 64GB of storage, a microSD card slot and a fingerprint scanner. You can adjust the shutter speed, frame rate, ISO, white balance, and focus while you’re recording video.
The V10 is out in Korea this month and will spread elsewhere in the world at a later date.
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Lastly, the V10 offers complete manual video controls. It will also launch in the U.S. and China and further markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America at a few point in the future.
