The first concrete LG G8 may have a second screen option and better speakers, according to the latest leaks.
Update:The LG G8 launch date is speculated late February and it may include a second screen option and a new type of speaker technology previously reserved for high-end TVs.
The LG G8 release date will be announced at MWC 2019 in late February, but we’re already hearing about the smartphone’s new features and price ahead of time. MWC 2019
New LG G8 ThinQ leaks suggest that LG is making a flagship handset with a second screen attachment. How the two screens attach, and if it’s a feature truly intended for the LG G8, remains a mystery as of today.second screen attachment
This is supposedly LG’s take on the soon-to-be-trendy foldable phone idea that will take off in 2019. However, it should prove to be cheaper than something like the Samsung Galaxy X that uses a single display that flexes down the middle. Samsung Galaxy XWhat is LG G8 The next flagship in the LG G rangeWhen does LG G8 release? Launch expected at MWC 2019What will LG G8 cost? Similar to the LG G7 launch price
Other LG G8 rumors suggest it’ll abandon the traditional speaker grille in favor of the Sound on Display technology seen in some LG televisions. This means the audio would come out of the screen through vibrations.
The LG G8 release date is poised to be much earlier in 2019 (the LG G7 came out in May 2018) and make its debut in Korea before anywhere else. Since we don’t know a lot about the LG G8, we’ve also outlined features it could really use in the year-over-year upgrade. LG G7
The LG G8 is poised to be unveiled in February
The LG G8 is being readied for a late February launch event at MWC 2019, according to what we’ve heard from leaks. That’s just nine months after last year’s flagship.
This may not be the only LG smartphone in attendance at the mobile conference. That’s why we’re unsure if the LG G8 will be the one with the leaked second screen attachment, or if that feature will come to a separate phone.
Since MWC starts on February 25, you can expect LG to make its announcement by then. Usually, press conferences are held the day before the start of major events.
Since Korea is usually the first location in which LG phones launch, you can expect the LG G8 to release in late March. LG usually takes a month from the date of the announcement to roll its phone out to the US and UK.
Rumors about the price come from a report out of South Korea that suggest it’ll be in line with current premium-tier flagship phone pricing. The LG G7 ThinQ cost $749 / £619 / AU$1,099, so prices for the G8 may be similar.
The LG G8 isn’t destined for a foldable phone future, according to the latest leaks out of South Korea, but it may get a unique second screen attachment. That’s coming to at least one LG phone at MWC 2019.
