LG V40 ThinQ Is Official With 5 Cameras, Snapdragon 845 & More

With the exception of Q1 2017, LG's mobile business has turned in losses since Q3 2015. The South Korean tech giant is working on reviving its mobile business back to profit, and the company's latest attempt to achieve that is the V40 ThinQ.

The V40 ThinQ shares a lot of features with the LG G7 ThinQ Plus which was launched earlier this year in May. The similarities include Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM, IP68 dust and water resistance, and a headphone jack with Hi-Fi Quad DAC. The V40 improves over the G7 with a taller 6.4" P-OLED display (versus G7's LCD) and a higher capacity 3300mAh battery (versus G7's 3000mAh).

LG's V-series smartphones are known for their emphasis on camera, and the V40 ThinQ's camera setup looks impressive on paper. There are five cameras in all: three on the back and two on the front. The main rear shooter is a f/1.5 shooter with 1.4μm pixel size. The other two sensors include a 107-degree wide-angle 16MP camera with f/1.9 aperture and a f/2.4 12MP telephoto camera. On the front, the standard shooter is an 8MP sensor with f/1.9 aperture and the secondary camera is a 5MP sensor with f/2.2 and a 90-degree field of view for group selfies.

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The LG V40 ThinQ will go on sale on October 18 in the United States. It starts at $899 and will go on to $980 depending on the carrier choice. There are four colour options: black, pink, silver and blue. The pre-orders can be placed next week onward, that is, October 11. The early birds will be able to take advantage of LG's 'Second Year Promise Program'. There are some free goodies for those who pre-order including a SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSD card and a DJI OSMO Mobile 2 Gimbal. The availability will expand to other markets in the coming weeks.

Specifications

Device	LG V40 ThinQ
Display	6.4", 1440x3120 P-OLED notched, 538ppi
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9
Dimensions (Length x Breadth x Height)	178.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm
Weight	169 g
Processor	Snapdragon 845 (Quad-core 2.8GHz Kryo 350 Gold and Quad-core 1.7GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Adreno 630 GPU
RAM & Storage	6GB LPDDR4x RAM / 64GB or 128GB UFS 2.1 ROM / microSD (up to 2TB)
Rear Camera	16MP Super Wide (F1.9 / 1.0μm / 107°) 12MP Standard (F1.5 / 1.4μm / 78°) 12MP Telephoto (F2.4 / 1.0μm / 45°)
Front Camera	8MP Standard (F1.9 / 1.12μm / 80°) 5MP Wide (F2.2 / 1.12μm / 90°) 1080p 30fps
Battery	3300mAh Non-removable
Charging	USB-C, QuickCharge 4.0 (QC 3.0 charger included in box)
Security	Fingerprint sensor (rear)
Software	Android Oreo 8.1
Headphone jack	Yes, with 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC
Speaker	Bottom-firing BoomBox speaker with DTS:X 3D Surround Sound
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyro, barometer
Durability	IP68, MIL-STD 810G
Colours	New Platinum Gray / New Aurora Black / New Moroccan Blue / Raspberry Rose
Pricing	$899-$980 (AT&T: $950, T-Mobile: $920, Sprint: $960, Verizon:$980, US Cellular: $900)
Miscellaneous	Bluetooth 5.0

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