LG teases again the LG Dual Screen

Counterpoint Research has issued its latest smartphone market stats, so let's check it. Globally, Samsung is the world's leader with 21% market share (2% up YoY), followed by Huawei with the Honor brand - 18% (4% up YoY). Apple is third with 12% market share (no change YoY). Oppo is fourth with 9% closely followed by Xiaomi and Vivo,e ach with 8%. Realme takes 3% of the global smartphone market. The rest of the...

5 Décembre 2019

This morning LG announced the launch of two affordable smartphones from the brand in Europe and Latin America. The LG K40s and LG K50s are now available in Italy, Spain, Poland as well as in Brazil, Mexico and Panama. The LG K50s has a 6.5-inch HD+ display and a 4000 mAh battery. The LG K40s has a 6.1-inch HD+ display and a 3500 mAh battery. Both models are based on a Helio P22 chipset with a 2GHz octa-core CPU...

2 Décembre 2019

LG has unveiled the LG G8X ThinQ at the IFA 2019. In South Korea, the model is dubbed LG V50S ThinQ but the Korean variant also offers 5G connectivity via the Snapdragon X50 modem. Either way, the smartphone comes with a more advanced LG Dual Screen. "For the new version, LG sought out consumer feedback and implemented a number of improvements including an additional 2.1-inch Cover Display. This handy extra display...

6 Septembre 2019

LG Q70 will be launched in South Korea on September 6th. The device will be priced at 548,900 won (USD 454) and has a 6.4-inch display with a punch-hole - a first for an LG smartphone. The display has an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and an FHD+ resolution (1080 x 2310). The body is available in mirror black colour, weighs 198 grammes and is 8.3 mm thick. It houses a 4000 mAh battery wth Quick CHarge 3.0 support and is based...

29 Août 2019

LG has announced two new smartphones that reflect the latest trends such as large screen, rear multi-camera and large capacity battery. LG K50S has a 6.5-inch HD+ FullVision display, a 2GHz octa-core CPU, and a 4000 mAH battery. Its camera department includes a 13MP front-facing shooter and a tripe rear combo - a 13MP main camera with PDAF, 5MP and 2MP auxiliary ones. The RAM and storage measure 3GB and 32GB...

21 Août 2019

LG has launched a teaser video of the LG Dual Sceen. The company announced that its H2 2019 flagship will be unveiled on September 6th at the IFA 2019 in Berlin and will be launched soon after that. The 15-seconds video starts with a clock face. The watch shows 0°, 104° and 180° teasing the new "Free Stop Hinge", which is used in notebooks. It allows you to fix the screen at any angle from 0° to 180° In the second...

12 Août 2019

LG has officially sent out invites for its IFA 2019 event, which will be held on September 6th in Berlin and during which it will introduce its flagship smartphone for the second half of the year. The invitation is a 20-seconds video with a strong gaming motif and a hint that the upcoming device will have two screens. However, whether this will be the same solution as on the LG V50 ThinQ or something else will be...

6 Août 2019

LG X2 (2019) has been announced in Korea and will go on sale in the country on August 9th priced at 198,000 won (US$163). The device will also be available in Europe, including Italy, Germany and Poland, and North America as LG K30 (2019). LG X2/K30 (2019) is built around a 5.45-inch HD+ display (720 x 1440) and is powered by a 3000 mAh battery. The handset is based on a Snapdragon 425 chipset with a 1.4GHz...

4 Août 2019

LetsGoDigital has found out LG patents for names of foldable smartphones. In October last year, LG's CEO said that they are working on a foldable smartphone but at that moment it was too early for the company to join the trend. In November 2018, LG registered several trademarks such as LG Flex, Foldi, Duplex and Bendi. Now, there are two new trademark applications in Korea which seem to be for LG foldable...

25 Juillet 2019

According to industry sources cited by the Korea Herald, Samsung is looking for domestic (South Korean) suppliers for smartphone displays and batteries. That's due mainly to the Japanese restrictions on exports of three key hi-tech materials - fluorinated polyimide, photoresist and hydrogen fluoride, which are essential for both semiconductors and smartphones. Samsung is reportedly exploring new suppliers of...

23 Juillet 2019

SK Telecom, in partnership with Swisscom (the largest telecommunications provider in Switzerland.), starts rolling out its 5G roaming service in the country. Now, owners of Samsung Galaxy S10 5G with SK Telecom's 5G plan will be able to connect to Swisscom's 5G network when they visit Switzerland after a software upgrade on their smartphones. SK Telecom plans to offer such a software upgrade to owners of the LG V50...

16 Juillet 2019

Digitimes cites a tech.qq.com report, according to which Apple might source out OLED display panels for the iPhones from BOE as well. This will be done in order to overcome Japan's recent restrictions on exports of fluorinated polyimides to Korea, which directly impacts Samsung's and LG's businesses because fluorine polyimides are used in the production of OLED screens for TVs and smartphones. Import of photoresist...

9 Juillet 2019

The official launch of the LG W series of smartphones in India is a fact. The Korean giant announced a trio of new models - LG W30 Pro, LG W30 and LG W10. Each of the three models has a 4000 mAh battery with no fast charging. All support face unlock and have rear-mounted fingerprint sensors, Micro-USB 2.0 ports and 3.5 mm audio jacks. In addition, each runs on pure Android 9 Pie with Google Launcher, Google...

26 Juin 2019

The Ericsson Mobility Report released by Ericsson-LG on June 24 says that 5G subscribers worldwide will reach 1.9 billion by 2024 that's 22.9% of the 8.3 billion mobile subscriptions. This marks a 27% increase in the expected growth compared to the November data of 1.5 billion. In the short term, 5G subscribers will be more than 10 million worldwide. The peak of LTE subscriptions is projected for 2022, at around 5.3...

25 Juin 2019