LG Announces V40 ThinQ With Five Cameras, 6.4-iInch OLED Screen (theverge.com) 28
While LG technically announced the LG V40 ThinQ last week in Korea, it left many surprises for its October 3rd event in the U.S. We have now learned that the company's new flagship sports a total of five cameras, a 6.4-inch display, headphone jack with hi-fi Quad DAC, and Snapdragon 845 processor with 6GB of RAM. The Verge reports: [T]he V40 has a very premium price and will range between $900 and $980 from US carriers when it's released on October 18th in black or blue color options. The 6.4-inch, notched OLED panel doesn't have the same "super bright" mode you can find on the G7, with brightness topping out between 500 and 600 nits. But LG says the phone is noticeably lighter -- more than an ounce -- than both the Note and XS Max. The new three-camera setup on the back of the V40 offers a lot of versatility. It includes:
- Standard f/1.5 12-megapixel camera with 1.4um pixels that are 40 percent larger than the G7. Remember that bigger pixels are a key reason for the improved camera performance in the iPhone XS, so hopefully LG fans will see a similar uptick in quality over the G7.
- Super-wide-angle f/1.9 16MP camera with 107-degree field of view. Identical to G7.
- 12MP f/2.4 telephoto/portrait camera, which basically amounts to a 2x optical zoom compared to the regular lens. LG has added new lighting effects such as "natural, studio, contour, stage, stage mono."
With the move to three sensors, LG is also introducing two additional software features that take advantage of this system. A new "triple preview" feature will show you a live preview from all three cameras simultaneously, letting you quickly pick the right one for the shot you're trying to get without having to switch between them. And "triple shot" captures all three angles with a single press of the shutter button; it saves a GIF of the transition between them and also saves each individual shot. [...] If you're curious about battery life, the V40 has a 3,300mAh battery that LG says delivers longevity that's only around 10 percent less than the Note 9. Other specifications include an IP68 water and dust resistance, Qi wireless charging, and Android Oreo that's upgradeable to Android Pie, although there's no official timeline available yet.
- Standard f/1.5 12-megapixel camera with 1.4um pixels that are 40 percent larger than the G7. Remember that bigger pixels are a key reason for the improved camera performance in the iPhone XS, so hopefully LG fans will see a similar uptick in quality over the G7.
- Super-wide-angle f/1.9 16MP camera with 107-degree field of view. Identical to G7.
- 12MP f/2.4 telephoto/portrait camera, which basically amounts to a 2x optical zoom compared to the regular lens. LG has added new lighting effects such as "natural, studio, contour, stage, stage mono."
With the move to three sensors, LG is also introducing two additional software features that take advantage of this system. A new "triple preview" feature will show you a live preview from all three cameras simultaneously, letting you quickly pick the right one for the shot you're trying to get without having to switch between them. And "triple shot" captures all three angles with a single press of the shutter button; it saves a GIF of the transition between them and also saves each individual shot. [...] If you're curious about battery life, the V40 has a 3,300mAh battery that LG says delivers longevity that's only around 10 percent less than the Note 9. Other specifications include an IP68 water and dust resistance, Qi wireless charging, and Android Oreo that's upgradeable to Android Pie, although there's no official timeline available yet.
How about six cameras? (Score:5, Funny)
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>"How about six cameras?"
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I think it should have 12 cameras because there should be at least 6 on the front AND 6 on the back, and a 12 inch screen, and be 3mm "thin", and have 4 cutouts....
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Yes, they'll keep getting on our nerves until we start buying those early 80s "mobile" phones that can be used as a self-defense device or a brick to break a car window.
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This is starting to sound like shavers.
Then in a few years, we can expect someone to announce an amazing phone with only one camera! One superior camera is much better than several!
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Which in fact, why even have a camera? They shall be even bolder to not even have a camera and pictures are subsumed from the ethos that surrounds.
This. No camera, FTW.
What would that take? Courage. [theverge.com]
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This is starting to sound like shavers.
"The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.
Fuck everything (Score:3)
Fuck everything, we're going to five cameras.
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Yep. Possibly the greatest article [theonion.com] The Onion ever published.
Particularly since it predated the actual introduction of 5-blade razors.
OK (Score:1)
Anybody remembers the V40? (Score:2)
This LG is just a copycat V40, the original one was from NEC. I remember a friend of mine had an Olivetti PC powered by it, it was advertised as 286-level when he bought it, but it was nowhere near unfortunately, still better though than our other friend's 8088 Schneider Euro PC II...
What were we talking about again? Oh, yeah, phones. So, LG is going with the Gillette strategy here, screw it, let's do 5 cameras on a phone! Throw in a notch or two for good measure. Yep, sounds great, I'll have a dozen, thank
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I love my V20 (Score:2)
Removable battery, memory card, nice design, best phone I've ever owned. Dual cameras are amazing.
None of the storage issues I routinely had with my iPhones and Samsung Galaxies.
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Did I mention the free projectors I got with purchase to boot? But is the V40 5G?
Not enough cameras (Score:2)
https://www.amazon.com/Dorco-P... [amazon.com]
Four Ears? (Score:2)
Why would you need a a quadraphonic head phone socket? Is that for people with four ears?
Re: Four Ears? (Score:1)
What, you don't have front and back headphones?
When I was your age..... (Score:1)
-signed
Grandpa