LG on Thursday announced its latest high-end smartphone, the LG V30.
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LG's latest smartphone is shaping up to be a well-rounded alternative to the Galaxy S8
LG's latest smartphone, the V30, and, seems likely to land toward the top of the Android phone heap.
I've spent a few days testing out an early version of the device, so I can't give a full review just yet.
But based on what I've seen thus far, it seems safe to say two things about the V30:
Here's a quick rundown of what I've seen thus far:
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- The V30 is effectively an enhanced version
- The first thing you'll notice is those tiny borders around its display.
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- Despite the giant screen, the V30 doesn't feel particularly unwieldy.
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- If you've never used an LG phone, you'll probably need a few moments to get used to the placement of the power button.
- There's a headphone jack!
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- The 6-inch display is excellent.
- It could stand to be a little more visible in direct sunlight.
- Like recent Samsung phones, the V30's screen has an 18:9 aspect ratio, which means it's taller than usual.
- It's too soon to say if the V30's camera is anything special.
- The V30 will not ship with the
- no needless "second screen"
LG isn't saying how much the V30 will cost or when exactly it's coming out in North America. But assuming the price isn't unusually high, the V30 seems likely to be a solid high-end Android phone. It has the right specs, the tiny bezels everyone is going crazy for these days, and a headphone jack.
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Even if isn't the kind of giant leap LG probably needs to beat Samsung's marketing machine, the V30 is shaping up to be a perfectly fine alternative to the Galaxy S8, the Galaxy Note 8, and the inevitable Google Pixel 2. If the camera holds up, that'll be hard to complain about.
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