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LG G6 to Reportedly Launch Soon, Do Away With Modular Design

LG G6 to Reportedly Launch Soon, Do Away With Modular Design

By Shekhar Thakran | Updated: 18 February 2017 18:04 IST

Highlights

LG G6 will be first launched in North America, Europe, and South Korea
Will be only available online in China
Expected to be launched at MWC 2017 next month

LG's Chief Technologist Skott Ahn has reportedly said that the company will be moving away from the modular design seen on the G5 flagship with the launch of its upcoming LG G6 smartphone. Even though the company is expected to launch the smartphone at MWC 2017 next month, a spokesperson from the company has said that the company is considering a couple of other dates for the launch.

The South Korean company will be launching the successor to its G5 smartphone, named G6, "in the very near future," Ahn told the Wall Street Journal in an interview on the side lines of CES on Wednesday. Even though the LG's G5 smartphone was heavily criticised by users as well as critics for its poor implementation of modular design and its mobile segment has seen contraction in market share as well as quarterly sales, the company said it was committed to its smartphone division.

"Spinning off the smartphone division is not something we would consider," Ahn was quoted as saying in the report. Another spokesman from the company said that with its upcoming G6 smartphone, the company will be responding to the customer feedback, as per the report. He further said that as the company struggled to convince users to purchase modular accessories,

this time around, LG is focussing on the aesthetics and usability of the phone.

The phone will reportedly be launched first for North America, Europe, and South Korea. It will only be made available online in China. Even though the pricing is expected to vary from region to region, the spokesperson from the company suggested that it might be priced between $500 (roughly Rs. 34,000) and $600 (roughly Rs. 40,800).

LG G6

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Value for Money

Good
Impressive material and construction quality
Excellent screen
Great camera quality and dual lens implementation
Solid battery life

Bad
Processor will be outdated soon
Inconvenient power button
Not as stylish as the competition

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Display 5.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2880 pixels

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