New Delhi: Consumer goods’ manufacturing giant LG has finally launched its latest flagship modular smartphone G5 in India at an event in Gurgaon on Wednesday.
The smartphone has been listed on Flipkart’s website for pre-booking and will go on sale right after the launch. According to the e-commerce site's listing, the device is priced at Rs 52,990 with out an exchange offer.
One of the highlighting features of this smartphone is its modular design, allowing it to incorporate numerous add-ons or modules, collectively known as LG Friends.
The G5 comes with a brand new design with a sleek, metal uni-body featuring a slide-out battery tray and a modular type design that enhances the overall smartphone experience. This is accompanied by LG Friends, a collection of companion devices that can transform the G5 into a digital camera, Hi-Fi player, and much more.
The phone comes in a sleek metal aluminium body with a 135-degree, wide angle lens which allows you to get more in the shot. The phone has 5.3-inch display with a 3D Arc Glass feature which creates a gentle curve. The phone runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with a 32 GB internal memory and a 4 GB RAM. The phone has a microSD slot which can support up to a 2TB card.
The phone utilises an Android (6.0) Marshmallow operating system and has a 16 megapixel camera at the rear and an eight megapixel camera on the front.
LG G5's insulative antenna is invisibly integrated into the body without disrupting handsets seamless look of the metal uni-body. LG's designers took the metal body concept one step further by adding a shiny cut edge for added contrast and a more comfortable grip.
LG's innovative Modular Type design gives the LG G5 the ability to transform into a digital camera, Hi-Fi player and more, while evolving to marry the traditional removable battery in a full metal uni-body design for the first time ever. It is your life companion, make it a phone, camera, player depending upon your mood.
Other than that, the South Korean company also displayed some of the companion devices with the G5, at the event. The list of devices include LG 360 VR, LG 360 CAM, and LG Friends.
The LG 360 VR
