Because with the V10, LG decided one screen wasn’t enough and stuck a
second one above it. This second screen is a 2.1-inch 160 x 1040
display that comes in at 513 pixels per inch and can stay on and show
you the weather, time, date and battery life when the main screen is
off.
Turn the main screen on and it will switch to showing
shortcuts to your favourite apps. Then if you get a message or call
while playing a game or watching a video the second screen will alert
you to it so as not to interrupt what you’re doing.
Dual screening
It’s
a sound idea, but when that main screen is already a 5.7-inch 1440 x
2560 display (for the same pixel density of 513ppi) you’re looking at
one big phone.
The innovation doesn’t end with two screens. The LG
V10 also has 5MP dual front-facing cameras, with two separate lenses
allowing you to capture wide-angle shots of up to 180 degrees by
stitching two images together.
Then there’s its build, which
consists of a stainless steel frame and intriguing ‘Dura Skin’ back,
which is designed to be highly resistant to nicks and scratches. If
nothing else it’s got to be better than the leather-backed LG G4, right?
The
core specs and features aren’t too shabby either. It borrows a lot from
the LG G4, with the same Snapdragon 808 processor, 3,000mAh battery and
16MP main camera, but it’s been boosted up to 4GB of RAM.
Rounding out the specs there’s 64GB of storage, a microSD card slot, Android 5.1.1 on board and a fingerprint scanner.
The
LG V10 is set to start rolling out across the world in the weeks to
come, though there’s no specific UK information and no price has been
attached to the phone, but you can bet it will be expensive.
