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LG G6 Will Use Snapdragon 821 SoC to Get Advantage Over Samsung Galaxy S8: Report

LG G6 Will Use Snapdragon 821 SoC to Get Advantage Over Samsung Galaxy S8: Report

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 18 February 2017 17:58 IST

Highlights

LG G6 is expected to sport Snapdragon 821 SoC
Thanks to Snapdragon 821 SoC, the G6 to get head start over Galaxy S8
LG G6 expected to be unveiled at the company's February 26 event

LG's next flagship smartphone, the G6, has been rumoured for few weeks now to sport the Snapdragon 821 processor instead of the latest Snapdragon 835. A new report has corroborated to the earlier leak and adds that this will mean that the LG G6 will have a head start compared to the Galaxy S8 availability in the market.

SemiAccurate has shared a screenshot of presentation showcased during a limited media event by LG at the CES 2017. The leaked presentation screenshot indeed confirms the presence of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor in the LG G6. Some of the other details tipped by the leaked screenshot include a water and dust resistant body, a rear fingerprint scanner, and a 5.7-inch QHD display. The leaked screenshot clearly shows the "LG confidential" tagline on top of the presentation slide.

The new report also throws light on the fact that LG's G6 flagship will be getting a comprehensive headstart when compared to the Samsung Galaxy S8. It adds that if LG had gone with the Snapdragon 835 SoC instead, it wouldn't be able to release the G6 before late-May or early-June. The report also reiterates Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835 SoC is built on the 10nm FinFET fabrication process by Samsung and this means that the South Korean company may use major share of the SoC for itself.

SemiAccurate claims that LG's flagship will see the launch event in late February while the "volume launch worldwide in March sometime" which will give the G6 a good gap of at least over a month when compared to Samsung's Galaxy S8. According to previous leaks, the Galaxy S8 is rumoured to go on sale in South Korea first only by late April.

Several leaks have pointed that the LG G6 will sport metal design which will be a departure from the company's current plastic body in the LG G5, which sports a modular design. LG is also rumoured to run additional safety tests on the G6 ahead of its actual launch. Some of the highlights of the handset are said to be the first non-Pixel smartphone to come preloaded with Google Assistant out-of-the-box; dual-rear camera setup, and waterproofing capability with IP68 certification.

LG's G6 flagship smartphone will be unveiled at the company's February 26 event which will begin at 4.30pm IST (12.00pm CET).

LG G6

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KEY SPECS
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Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
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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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