Hot on the heels of learning practically everything Samsung could possibly announce at its Galaxy S10 press conference later this month, including up to five phones an entire wearables lineup, the news just leaked that LG’s new super secret superphone — the LG V50 ThinQ — has just broken cover. It turns an entire trail of bread crumbs into a remarkably decent picture of a phone worth watching for.
Although hints at the release are scheduled for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month, but prominent phone leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) has released what’s almost certainly the full first press pictures of the V50, and it seems those two reports are describing the same thing. The LG V50 ThinQ appears to be headed to Sprint’s 5G nacent network, and you should see an announcement on February 24.
That leaky date is due to the fact that LG already officially stated its first 5G phone will be unveiled on the 24th in a Korean press release. And because that press release officially announced some early details of that phone, it’s probably safe to assume those details will apply to the V50 ThinQ as well, which means you should expect this phone to come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 855 processor, a new (and large, with 2.7 times the surface area) vapor chamber cooling system, and a fairly high-capacity 4,000mAh battery as well.
In that release, LG suggested that the battery in particular would help address fears that 5G phones might have lower battery life, which is a pretty dang valid one considering how poor the first 4G LTE phones’ batteries were (or even overheated and kind of imploded, necessitating a panicked trip to the Verizon store), and now its possible that more capable cooling systems will be a necessity for the first 5G phones as well.
It’s not clear from Blass’s image how thin the LG V50 ThinQ might be or whether it’ll still have a 3.5mm headphone jack, but you can see a few notable features nonetheless — while the inclusion of a rear fingerprint divot might be disappointing for those who are hoping LG migrates to in-display fingerprint sensors, it’s impressive to see that LG may have managed to cram the LG V40’s three rear cameras – wide angle, normal, and telephoto zoom — into a package that lays flat instead of bulging out the back of the phone.
More will certainly be revealed at LG’s event scheduled for February 24 at the Mobile World Congress. Stay Tuned!
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