LG Velvet 5G is coming to Canada on Aug. 7
Friday, July 17, 2020 at 6:02AM
Nicole Batac in LG, LG Velvet 5G, Mobile, News, Press release, Product launch

LG Canada just announced it'll be bringing the LG Velvet 5G to the country on August 7. It's now available for pre-order until August 6 through LG.ca and participating carriers. 

The handset will be available through the following Canadian retail partners: Bell, Eastlink, Fido, Freedom Mobile, Koodo, Rogers, SaskTel, Telus, Videotron, Virgin, Best Buy, TBooth, Wireless Etc. (Costco), The Mobile Shop, The Source, Visions, Wal-Mart, Wireless Wave, WOW Mobile, and Xplore Mobile. 

Those who pre-order get a $200 Visa gift card and a pair of LG Tone Free (FN6) wireless earbuds (available while supplies last). LG hasn't revealed the official price of the Velvet 5G yet, but it's listed on Bell's site at $750.

The LG Velvet 5G comes with a 6.8-inch P-OLED panel with a 20.5:9 aspect ratio, HDR10 support and 2,460 x 1,080 resolution. The screen curves a bit to the side, and it's interrupted by a waterdrop notch housing the 16-megapixel front-facing camera. At the back, there's a triple camera setup, including a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor.

This smartphone runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, Android 10, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of expandable storage. Its 4,300mAh battery promises nine hours of "continual multimedia use" and quick-charge support that gets you from zero to 50 percent in around 40 minutes.

The LG Velvet 5G is MIL-STD 810G compliant and comes with IP68 water- and dust-resistance to offer a bit more protection. This handset comes in Aurora Gray and Illusion Sunset. The official launch is happening this month, so we should soon hear more details about its local release.

Article originally appeared on Reviews, News and Opinion with a Canadian Perspective (https://www.canadianreviewer.com/).
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