The LG G5 is now official in Mobile World Congress 2016 and the company is once again making phones interesting this time, as the G5 is going to be the first ever smartphone that sports a modular design – Nope, you can’t remove any hardware you do not need on the phone, but rather, snap on additional hardware to the phone for improved usability. In terms of specs, the LG G5 gets a major upgrade from its predecessor, it sports Qualcomm’s fastest Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, an always on 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display and dual cameras that offers standard (16MP) and wide (8MP) shooting angles, the front camera is still an impressive 8-megapixel shooter and this time, the G5 comes with a removable 2800mAh battery that makes it one of the rare features for a fully metal unibody smartphone design.
The LG CAM Plus and LG HI-FI Plus with B&O Play are the modular accessories introduced with LG’s new flagship, the CAM Plus is an camera module that can be attached through the battery slot to offer 1200mAh of additional power as well as serving as a camera grip, this accessory offers physical buttons for power, shutter, record and zoom. Featuring a built-in DAC that supports 32-bit 384kbps audio, the HI-FI Plus is co-developed with Bang and Olufsen to offer a high fidelity listening experience on the G5, it can be attached to the phone otherwise be used as a dedicated DAC for any PC.
LG also announced LG Playground, an ecosystem that complements the experience of LG smartphones and currently has three devices to go with – the LG 360 VR goggles that pairs with the G5 to simluate a 130-inch TV two metres away, LG 360 Cam that offers two 13-megapixel 200 degree wide angle lens, and LG Rolling Bot that works like a Sphero robot and comes with a 8-megapixel camera onboard that can also be used as an IP camera. With these new announcements, can Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 put up a great fight against it? We’ll know soon.
SOURCE: LG
