If you’re scouting for a feature rich android smartphone this festive season, then you’re choices got bigger. The South Korean mobile vendor LG has officially launched its flagship android smartphone for 2018, the LG G7+ ThinQ. A phone that’s loaded up with great AI features, powerful hardware which includes Snapdragon 845 SoC, edge-to-edge display, dual 16-megapixel rear camera and 4G VoLTE support.
One of the best thing LG India team has done is the sensible pricing they have put for LG G7+ ThinQ. Competing directly with OnePlus 6, Asus Zenfone 5Z and even Vivo NEX, the LG G7+ ThinQ gets a price tag of Rs 39,990. Combined this with the exclusive offers on Flipkart, the phone would be a value for money deal.
LG G7+ ThinQ specifications and Features
The LG G7+ ThinQ sports a polished metal rim which has also been IP68 rated for dust and water resistance. It boasts a 6.1-inch QHD+ FullVision Super Bright display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The screen can brighten up to a 1,000 nit and can display 100 per cent DCI-P3 colour gamut. Under the hood, the mobile is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform paired with 6GB of RAM. For storing all your media files, the mobile carries 128GB of UFS 2.1 based internal storage. You could further expand the storage up to 2TB via microSD card. The phone runs on latest Android 8.0 Oreo OS based LG UX 7.0 out-of-the-box.
LG G7+ ThinQ sports a dual camera setup at the rear. It’s a combination of 16-megapixel Super Wide Angle (107-degree) primary lens with F1.9 aperture and a 16-megapixel secondary lens with F1.6 aperture. Accompanying it is the AI CAM which offers 19 shooting modes for intelligence-optimised shots. There is also the “Super Bright Camera” mode which uses a combination of pixel binning and software processing to automatically improve the brightness of the photo during low-light conditions. For selfie addicts, the mobile packs an 8-megapixel 80-degree wide-angle front camera featuring F1.9 aperture. You could also use the front camera for face unlocking the phone.
LG G7+ ThinQ comes with a dedicated AI button below the volume buttons. On a single tap, it will instantly launch Google Assistant, while double tap would bring up Google Lens. For audiophiles out there, the mobile packs Boombox Speaker, which essentially uses the internal space of the mobile as a resonance chamber to deliver deep bass. The phone also offers DTS:X to deliver virtual 3D sound for all content and up to 7.1 channel audio with earphones. It’s also equipped with Hi-Fi Quad DAC.
As for connectivity, LG G7+ ThinQ comes with full support for 4G LTE, VoLTE, 3G and 2G networks. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 BLE, NFC and USB Type-C port. There is also a fingerprint scanner placed at the back of the device along with face unlock security option. Finally, fuelling the device is a 3000mAh battery which supports Quick Charge 3.0 and wireless charging.