LG G5 is a modular smartphone with Slide-out battery, Snapdragon 820 processor

LG’s Mobile CEO Juno Cho has said that ‘smartphones best days are still ahead’ at the launch of the manufacturer’s new flagship G5 device.

The device was launched a major event in Barcelona before the Mobile World Congress show in the city.

Addressing the global slowdown of the smartphone market directly, Cho said: ’Does this mean the era is over? No. At LG we believe smartphones best days still ahead, its way too powerful a device just to be used for people to take photos on social media. LG G5 is designed for people to play: an adventure theme park in your pocket. The future of smartphone still full of possibilities the G5 just the beginning’

The new modular device is designed to help users to customise the device for themselves. It was launched along with a range of other connected products knowns ‘LG friends’ this included a 360 camera, a rolling camera and a VR headset.

Speaking about the new range of products Cho said: ‘the LG friends creates a new paradigm in the smartphone ecosystem, it features VR and 360 video content.’

The manufacturer revealed that in order to make the device as widely available as possible it would be release simultaneously across a number of key markets.

LG Electronics unveiled its LG G5 smartphone with a modular type design for add-on camera and a slide-out battery at the MWC 2016. LG G5 comes with a dual-rear camera set-up, a slide-out battery and runs the latest Snapdragon 820 processor. It also has an Always-on display. The company has not yet announced the launch date of LG G5 in India or its price, but here’s what we know so far about the LG G5.

LG G5 features a 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi). The smartphone comes with an Always-on Display for notifications. It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, has 4GB RAM, 32GB storage space (microSD expandable up to 2TB).

The 2800 mAh slide-out battery of G5 allows users to swap the battery in a matter of seconds. The dimensions of the LG G5 are 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7mm, and the smartphone has USB Type-C for fast charging.

The LG G5 has a dual-camera set-up on the back with a 16 megapixel camera and a wide-angle eight megapixel camera. The front camera is eight megapixels and the smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The LG G5 smartphone will be available in silver, titan, gold and pink colour options

LG also introduced a range of companion devices with the LG G5 launch, which include the LG 360 VR headset, LG 360 CAM, LG Rolling Bot, H3 by B&O PLAY and more.

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  The LG 360 VR headset, which can be connected to the G5 via a dedicated cable and works exclusively with the G5 to simulate a 130-inch TV viewed from two metres away. The VR headset is compatible with 360-degree images and videos captured with LG 360 CAM as well as all Google Cardboard content. Read more here
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  LG Electronics unveiled its LG G5 smartphone with a modular type design for add-on camera and a slide-out battery at the MWC 2016. LG G5 comes with a dual-rear camera set-up, a slide-out battery and runs the latest Snapdragon 820 processor. It also has an Always-on display. The company has not yet announced the launch date of LG G5 in India or its price, but here’s what we know so far about the LG G5. Read more here
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  LG G5 features a 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi). The smartphone comes with an Always-on Display for notifications. It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, has 4GB RAM, 32GB storage space (microSD expandable up to 2TB). Read more here
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  The 2800 mAh slide-out battery of G5 allows users to swap the battery in a matter of seconds. The dimensions of the LG G5 are 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7mm, and the smartphone has USB Type-C for fast charging. Read more here
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  The LG G5 has a dual-camera set-up on the back with a 16 megapixel camera and a wide-angle eight megapixel camera. The front camera is eight megapixels and the smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The LG G5 smartphone will be available in silver, titan, gold and pink colour options. Read more here
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  LG also introduced a range of companion devices with the LG G5 launch, which include the LG 360 VR headset, LG 360 CAM, LG Rolling Bot, H3 by B&O PLAY and more. Read more here
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  The LG CAM Plus is a camera module that can be attached through the battery slot to convert this smartphone into a digital camera. The LG CAM Plus has physical buttons for power, shutter, record, zoom, LED indicator and comfortable grip. The LG CAM Plus provides an additional battery capacity of 1,200mAh to the G5 for longer shooting times.