The flagship smartphone of LG from V-series, the LG V20 was launched in September at an event in San Francisco. It is the world’s first device to come with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. Now, the LG V20 is expected to arrive soon in India.
According to a Mumbai-based retailer, Mahesh Telecom, the smartphone will sport an MRP of Rs 60,000. However, the MOP (Market Operative Price) of the device will be Rs 54,999. Along with this, the retailer also assured an exchange program for users to exchange old Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge handsets for Rs. 27,000, or iPhone 6S (128GB variant) for Rs. 32,000.
To recall, the smartphone features a 5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) display and a 2.1-inch secondary display with 160 x 1040 pixel resolution. It is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, coupled with Adreno 520 GPU and 4GB RAM. It comes with 64GB internal storage that is expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card.
Coming to the cameras, the LG V20 sports a 16MP rear camera with dual LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, OIS and Hybrid Auto Focus (HAF) integrating three AF mechanisms — Laser Detection AF, PDAF and Contrast AF — for both videos and photos along with a secondary 8MP rear camera with f/2.4 aperture and 135-degree lens for capturing wide shots. There is also a 5MP front-facing wide-angle lens camera.
The LG V20 is backed by a 3200mAh battery with Quick Charge support. It comes equipped with a fingerprint sensor. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC and USB Type C. It includes B&O audio and High AOP Mic.
The LG V20 comes in Titan, Silver and Pink colors. Even though offline retailers are claiming availability of the smartphone from tomorrow, the smartphone is still listed with Coming Soon caption on the LG India website. There is no official word about the launch from the company yet. Stay tuned for more updates!