South Korean electronics company LG announced today that they would release V50 ThinQ 5G on April 19, 2019, and the phone price has been settled at KRW 1,199,000 (around $1050).
LG’s first 5G smartphone, V50 ThinQ, comes with a dual-screen accessory with a 6.2-inch full-HD (2160 x 1080 pixels) OLED display for better gaming and multitasking experience. The price of the LG Dual Screen is set at KRW 219,000 (approximately $190). But LG Electronics said that anyone who purchases the phone by the end of May would get a dual-screen accessory at no additional cost.
LG said the pricing of V50 ThinQ is comparatively low(less than KRW 1.2 million) because it’s a 5G device, which costs more in manufacturing than a 4G device. LG V50 ThinQ 5G will be cheaper than Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G (8GB/256GB variant) in the domestic Korean market. The phone costs KRW 200,000 (around $175) less than the Galaxy S10 5G.
The V50 ThinQ 5G will be released through Korea’s three telecommunications networks, SK Telecom, KT Corporation, and LG Uplus (LGU +). The smartphone will also be available in LG Electronics shops and open markets.
Talking about the specifications, V50 ThinQ 5G comes with a 6.4-inch OLED full-vision display, a 4000 mAh battery, and Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 855 chipset, along with X50 5G modem.
This device has a triple rear camera setup consisting of two 12 MP CMOS image sensors and a 16 MP CMOS image sensor. For the front camera, a dual camera setup with an 8 MP CMOS image sensor and a 5 MP CMOS image sensor.
This device uses a single SIM, and the SIM size is Nano-SIM.
The phone has 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. Additionally, it comes with IP68 dust and waterproofing certificate.
The V50 ThinQ 5G will run on Android 9 Pie. USB Type-C charging port is adapted for this device by LG. Also, it supports wireless charging.
For security, this device has biometric authentication and Face authentication.
