The charging port at the bottom is now USB-C, the next industry standard, which is already being used by the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, HTC 10 and other handsets soon to follow. The volume buttons have been moved to the side. The power button on the back remains, and now doubles as a fingerprint sensor. The HiFi Plus raises audio fidelity boosts audio to high-resolution using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), to upscale all music playing on the phone to better quality. It also has a built-in 1200mAh battery to add to the G5’s own, adding up to 4000mAh total. The Cam Plus is a camera grip with a hard shutter button for still photos, a separate button for video recording and a dial for zooming in and out and switch between the two rear lenses. To date, there are only two - the Cam Plus and HiFi Plus. The battery can then detach from the bottom piece to accommodate compatible hardware accessories that could alter or enhance existing features on the phone. The 2800mAh battery slides out from the bottom by holding down a release button at the bottom on the left edge. Making the battery removable and adding hardware modularity to it is the X-factor the company is hoping will catch on. Metal isn’t a differentiator anymore, so LG going that route isn’t a game-changer, by any stretch, but doing it in a way where the antenna signal passes through is impressive engineering. Personally, I loved the leather backplates for the G4, not only because they were full grain and resilient, but also because they gave the phone a unique look no one else had. Going all metal meant LG abandoned its previous attempts at plastic and leather. This is a premium handset armed with excellent hardware, improved software and enough flexibility to rival the best in the business. Too soon to judge what the modular strategy will yield for LG, its approach to the G5’s build and feature set does warrant serious consideration, nonetheless. This might seem crazy, or unnecessary pie in the sky, but it’s the real deal. Not only is the battery removable, but the idea is to enhance the phone’s features with hardware add-ons. Having embraced an all-metal body for the phone, the design philosophy swerves dramatically to make it modular, too. Quietly building momentum with the previous two flagship smartphone iterations, the G3 and G4, the G5 has turned the company’s previous efforts on their heads. In some respects, LG has nothing to lose. Modularity: Removable bottom for adding other compatible accessories Display: 5.3-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD IPS display with 554 pixels per inch OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow Processor: Snapdragon 820 64-bit processor Memory: 4GB RAM, 32GB (microSD card slot expandable up to 2TB)Ĭamera: 16-megapixel standard rear camera with optical image stabilization, 8-megapixel wide-angle camera, 8-megapixel front-facingĬonnections: LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, A-GPS, NFC, Fast Charging, USB-C
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