LG's New V60 ThinQ Is a Huge Phone With a Removable Second Screen (wired.com) 18
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: 5G connectivity. 8K video recording. A design that folds. These are some of the things you'll get in one of Samsung's newest phones -- but the privilege will cost you at least $1,000 for the most affordable device of the lot. If you want these next-gen features but aren't feeling the four-figure price tags, you could try LG's new phone: the V60 ThinQ. It supports the new mobile network, packs a camera sensor with 64 megapixels for 8K recording, and comes bundled (depending on where you buy it) with the Dual Screen attachment -- a case that adds a second screen to the phone, exactly like last year's G8X ThinQ. You get all of this and a headphone jack, something missing from all of Samsung's flagship phones, for a few hundred dollars less. (LG hasn't announced pricing yet, but the company says it will be priced in the ballpark of previous devices, so around $700 or $800.) "I only spent a few minutes with the phone, and while it's a compelling offer on paper, I'm not convinced the company has improved the areas where the V60's predecessors fell short," writes Wired's Julian Chokkattu. "The cameras are usually decent, but not as nice as what you get from Samsung, Google, and Apple; more megapixels doesn't guarantee better photos. The software still looks dated, and there's no sign of the phone receiving Android updates faster. There's no folding screen here, and while the second screen does turn the V60 ThinQ into a foldable phone of sorts, it comes at the cost of being bulky, heavy, and cumbersome -- and frankly a little ugly too."
Chokkattu also mentions the phone is massive, thanks to the "abnormally large 6.8-inch screen." Paired with the Dual Screen attachment and its 6.8-inch screen, you end up with a phone that's not very enjoyable to lug around. "It's great that the accessory is bundled with the phone, and that it gives you more visual real estate, but the experience still feels clunky," he writes.
Chokkattu also mentions the phone is massive, thanks to the "abnormally large 6.8-inch screen." Paired with the Dual Screen attachment and its 6.8-inch screen, you end up with a phone that's not very enjoyable to lug around. "It's great that the accessory is bundled with the phone, and that it gives you more visual real estate, but the experience still feels clunky," he writes.
Out of Ideas - Second screen the new 3D TV? (Score:2)
Seems like without 5G being rolled out and every phone already having every possible feature, including multiple cameras on each side, we've finally maxxed out on phone features. Good luck with your tablet sized phone with two screens. I salute you for having fit every possible feature in the size of a modern cell phone already and totally run out of ideas.
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The software still looks dated, and there's no sign of the phone receiving Android updates faster. There's no folding screen here, and while the second screen does turn the V60 ThinQ into a foldable phone of sorts, it comes at the cost of being bulky, heavy, and cumbersome -- and frankly a little ugly too.
Those are all pros to me.
It's not like Android is secure on the latest versions anyway. Further, unless you buy a Pixel with the extra baked-in Google spying, you're not getting the latest version for shit.
I just have one question - does it have a removable battery? (Either in the main body or effectively vis-a-vis the second screen attachment?)
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I've been able to find out that the second screen does not include a supplemental battery (previous versions did).
I haven't seen a mention of the battery being removable or not, so that basically means nope. I also see a SIM tray on the edge of the device (typically, if there's a removable battery the SIM and microSD slots are accessed the same way as the battery).
Sorry LG. I'm passing.
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I'd rather have the battery than the waterproofing. I was a V20 user for ages and I loved being able to use it as a video recorder all day because charging it didn't require use of a tethered power brick. I just moved to a G8 because I got it for under $150 with its full warranty. The G8 and the S10 are for all intents and purposes the same phone; the S10 has a little more RAM and the G8 has more storage on the base model. Given the insane price difference, I'll take the trade. Especially since LG doesn't h
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I don't care about a removable second screen. (Score:3)
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A second screen is useful. If the rest of the phone didn't suck I'd be interested in this.
If someone could make a generic USB C second screen that just works with Android...
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LG Phones are INSECURE (Score:2)
LG is proven to not be able to ship timely security updates for Android.
When a "flagship" device is not able to receive patches for known in-the-wild 0 day security flaws for *months*, it is a very very sad state of affairs.
Avoid LG until they get their act together, and prove they can do so.
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Buy an Android One phone from one of the variety of manufacturers (LG included!) and get your timely, frequent updates and no crapware.
No such thing as an Android One flagship, though. Yet another way flagships are worse than mid/low range phones (headphone jack).
Here's an idea (Score:2)
What about instead of a removable screen, they figure out a way to make a removable battery?? I bet that would be interesting for people.