It’s official: LG takes the wraps off its LG V20 Nougat-loaded phone

LG has officially announced the successor to its V10 smartphone: the V20.

LG is live at Pier 27 in San Francisco, where it holding an event to announce the LG V20. LG USA’s Frank Lee took the stage to show “the newest iteration” in LG’s V series. He said LG examined what consumers liked and needed, and then it built upon the V series to make a phone for “storytellers” (not just celebrities and influencers — anyone). With the V20, it wants to help everyday people embrace the “spectacular”.

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The LG V20 features a metal body, which LG described as a lightweight aluminium with a light silicon-based material (the same as what’s on aircraft), and a thin bezel. It also has MIL-STD 810G drop protection, which means it should withstand some water ingress and up to 4ft-drops.

The V20 also has Steady Record 2.0, which analyses each frame to minimise unintended hand movement and then applies it to the overall video, and it’s capable of 4K video capture and playback. To complement this, the V20 offers Qualcomm Audio, which combines a Quad DAC with high-quality speakers and sensitive mics. Speaking of Qualcomm, the V20 has the Snapdragon X12 modem that supports 600Mbps download speeds.

LG said the V20 is the only phone in the world to include a 32-bit Quad DAC from ESS, and it’s the first phone to have ESS’s HyperStream 2 audio technology. And thanks to three mics built into the chassis, the V20 has a HD Audio recorder, which allows you to adjust gain and frequencies. To go with these high-quality audio specs, LG said consumers will get a pair of B&O Play H3 headphones with each V20 purchase.

Going back to the camera, other features include an improved manual video mode, such as ISO, shutter speed, microphone volume, and more. It’s the first smartphone to integrate a high-quality wide-angle lens on the front and rear of the phone. Not only do you get two cameras on both front and back, but also support for Hi-Fi audio capture (as well as VoLTE, though the latter is only supported by select carriers).

LG and Google have already confirmed the LG V20, the newest member of the V series, will be the first device to launch on Android Nougat right out of the box, as well as Vulkan API support for 3D games. Here’s everything we know so far about the LG V20, but be sure to check out Pocket-lint’s feature on the device for more information about pricing, release date, and features:

• LG V20: Specs, release date and rumours

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If you want to know even more about the LG V20, LG on Twitter has asked consumers to add LG Mobile on Snapchat (@LGUSAMobile) in order to see the LG V20 in action. Also, if you tune into the company’s Facebook Live at 5:55pm PST, you’ll get a closer look at the LG V20 (the playback video — embedded below — should remain on LG’s Facebook page once the stream ends).

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