LG launched its Q8 handset in South Korea today for a price of ₩616,000 (~$545) and the Q6 is expected to be released next week. This information comes to us courtesy of LG’s Korean social outreach page. The company had unveiled the existence of both these handsets last month and the Q6 has even launched in India.
Unlike the Q6 range of smartphones, the LG Q8 seems to be a more traditional handset. Featuring specifications which are a mix of last year’s V20 flagship coupled with more recent advancements. The handset is powered by last year’s flagship, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC complemented with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory (UFS type) which is expandable via a microSD card (up to 2TB). The display is a 5.2-inch QHD (1440 x2560) IPS panel. For the cameras, LG has provisioned the device with a dual camera at the rear composed of a 13-megapixel and 8-megapixel sensor with a 135° wide-angle lens. The dual camera setup is optimised for capturing wide-angle photographs and features a dual-LED CCT flash. Selfie and video calling duties are handled by a 5-megapixel sensor with a 120° wide-angle lens to accommodate a groupie.
To power all the hardware LG has provided the Q8 with a 3000mAh non-removable battery. Out of the box, the handset is running on Android v.7.x, Nougat. Just like the V20, it is emulating the Q8 comes packing a quad DAC for better audio output over the 3.5mm audio jack. At the bottom of the handset for powering the device, you get a USB Type-C connector which is becoming more and more popular with recently released mid-range to high-end smartphones.
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On the connectivity front, the device supports Wi-Fi up to ac standard (dual band, 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) apart from Bluetooth v.4.2 and an NFC module.Below the dual camera module at the rear of the handset, is the handset’s fingerprint scanner. To top it all off the LG Q8 comes with IP67 certification for water and dust ingress resistance. The smartphone would be made available in Urban Titan and Pink colour finishes. It would be interesting to see when LG will launch the Q8 in other markets and at what price.
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