MWC 2019: LG launches G8 ThinQ phones

Aside from its 5G phone, LG has two new variants of its new flagship, the G8 ThinQ. It doesn't stray from the design language of the G7, but has a few features up its sleeve that might be interesting. Its notch houses a new Z Camera time of flight camera tech to implement gesture-based navigation as well as Hand ID authentication. Yes, you can unlock the phone with your palm, specifically the veins on them, by having your palm hover over the camera. LG promises this is a secure way to unlock the device. But there's still Face Unlock as well as a fingerprint sensor in the back.

LG gets rid of the speaker in the notch but turns the display into a speaker itself with LG tech it calls Crystal Sound OLED, which we believe is present in some of the company's TVs.

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LG G8 ThinQ gets leaked in new renders

LG plans to release its newest flagship, the G8 ThinQ, at MWC 2019. And while LG has somewhat been able to keep the new device under wraps, Evan Blass got his hands on rumored leaked renders of the phone. Its rear looks are similar to the V30. This render debunks the rumour that we're getting a triple camera system this time around. Instead, we're still getting a dual camera setup. The front is similar to the G7 ThinQ but the camera has been relocated to the left to make space for the only confirmed feature: the ToF front camera. It is said to offer better, more secure facial biometrics.

Port layout seems to be the same. You get the volume controls and an extra button on the left (the latter could be a Google Assistant button); the power button and SIM tray on the right; and speaker, USB-C port, and headphone jack at the bottom. The LG G8 ThinQ is expected to get 128GB storage. It'll be launched on February 24.

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New render shows what the LG G8 ThinQ might look like

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen renders for the upcoming LG flagship, but coming from the usually reliable XDA Developers team, we want to give it more of a benefit of the doubt than the others. The render doesn’t differ much from the others offered before, which suggests that the design wouldn’t look that different to the LG G7 ThinQ. LG Electronics Head of Global Corporate Communications Ken Hong has previously dismissed the earlier renders as “speculative” and “not real,” so you still need to take these renders with a grain of salt.

According to XDA, an “anonymous source” provided the design templates for these renders but they didn’t reveal new details about the phone’s internals. It’s said to be getting more advanced facial recognition, though. And one other rumoured feature coming to the phone is Sound on Display technology, where the screen’s vibrations will be used instead of a speaker (similar to what the Huawei Mate 20 Pro does). But that means there should be a smaller notch needed, since this could take away the speaker grille, and that is in contradiction with the render. What we do know is hover gestures might be coming to the new phone. LG is set to unveil its newest products at Mobile World Congress on February 24.

Source: TechRadar