Everything you need to know about LG’s next phone in the V series, including rumors, confirmed features and release date.
While some might argue that LG plays it relatively safe with its flagship smartphones, the same cannot be said about its V-series devices.
However, as we gear up for the LG V30 launch it appears the company isn’t going to follow the same path it took with the LG V10 and LG V20 .
While it’s likely to build the most feature-packed phone that it can, it’s looking increasingly likely that the second screen feature — that made the V10 and V20 stand out — will be dropped.
It leaves the phone looking far more similar to the LG G6 which launched earlier in the year, so it will be interesting to see how the South Korean firm manages to make the two stand out in their own unique ways.
Here’s everything we know about the LG V30 and following that, we’ ve listed out exactly how we hope this upcoming release shapes up.
There’s no question about it, the LG V30 launch date is August 31.
How are we so sure? Well LG has sent out an invite for an event on that date which reads «Lights. Camera. Action. LG V30».
We were already pretty confident about this after receiving a slightly more cryptic invite to an LG press conference on August 31 back in July.
LG didn’t put the V10 or V20 on sale in the UK or many countries outside of the US, so it may there’s no guarantee we’ll see a more global LG V30 release either.
However, considering the launch of the V30 is set to take place just at IFA 2017 in Berlin, Germany it may hint at a European release for the phone.
An internal document supplied to Android Authority suggests the phone will launch in Europe on September 28, and the same source claims you’ll be able to pre-order the V30 in the US from September 17.
As far as price goes, this smartphone won’ t be cheap. Though this isn’ t a flagship in the typical sense, you can expect to shell out flagship prices for the V30.
Details on this new phone are still filtering out, though Google might have dropped the biggest hint to its existence at Google IO 2017 when it said that it will support Daydream VR out of the box.
This, of course, means that not only will it meet spec in terms of power with the Snapdragon 835 likely to be behind the wheel, but it will be the first LG phone to have an OLED screen since the LG G Flex 2 — a mandatory inclusion to be Daydream-compatible.
It could also apparently have upgraded audio, including a collaboration with B&O, and could be made of 6000-series aluminum and Gorilla Glass 5, with IP68 water and dust resistance and military standard protection.
We do have more information on the LG V30 display and cameras though, which we’ve detailed in their own sections below.
To date, one of the key features of LG’s V-series smartphones have been their second screen displays which site a-top the main smartphone display.
For the LG V30 though, this feature is increasingly looking less likely to be included .
The most recent rumors and leaks suggest the V30 will stick with a large, single display on its front — already confirmed as a curved 6-inch QHD+ OLED Full Vision offering, making it bigger and brighter than the screen found on the flagship LG G6.
LG also says the screen on its next flagship smartphone (which is almost certainly the V30) will be ‘ideal for VR’ — so expect a heavy virtual reality slant with the new phone.
Thanks to tweets from respected tech insider Evan Blass, we now have a better idea of what the V30 will look like, including the fact that the V30 may be sticking to its predecessors screen-under-screen display.
An early series of leaks from established leaker @evleaks suggested an extending second screen on mock-ups of code-named handset Project Joan, but these rumors have since stayed quiet with more recent reports pointing towards a more traditional finish, similar to that of the G6.
In addition to my previous #LGV30 leak, just a little extract from its user manual… pic.twitter.com/6UYjBHwv4I July 31,2017
It’s looking ever more likely that the LG V30 might only have one screen, as another source has now said as much, adding that it could have a «floating bar» instead.
This may serve a similar purpose — giving you access to shortcuts and potentially letting you see notifications — but using a software screen rather than a second physical one.
The LG G6 and LG V20 both boast dual rear facing cameras, and the LG V30 will follow suit with a couple of snappers on its rear.
LG has even confirmed as much, sending out a press release several weeks before the phone’s launch revealing «an F1.6 aperture camera and glass lens in the dual camera of its upcoming V30 flagship smartphone.»
The V30 will be the first smartphone to boast a F1.6 aperture camera, which should let in a lot more light, allowing for cleaner looking images in poorer lighting conditions.
In fact, a leaked shot (below) appears to show the dual cameras of the V30 in the flesh alongside a flash and laser focus block, and above a fingerprint scanner.
