
LG V20 smartphone has been launched in India today, and the price is Rs 54,999. LG V20 shall be available across India starting December 6 through retail stores and online exclusively at Amazon. The price of the phone was earlier leaked by retailers, but LG had refused to confirm it at the time. LG V20 runs Android Nougat straight out of the box, and the company will be hoping that this phone does better that the G5, which didn’t set the market on fire. LG is giving away free Bang & Olufsen headphones with the smartphone and it is launched the 64GB storage version in India.
LG V20 was launched in launch in September, but doesn’t follow the modular design of the G5. The V20 has a large 5.7-inch QHD (2560×1440) display. But it also has a secondary display, just like the V10. This secondary display is 2.1-inches and has a resolution of 1024 x 160 pixels. LG has improved software support for this second screen.
The new phone runs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with 4GB RAM, 64GB of internal memory. Expandable storage support is upto 2TB. The V20 comes with a dual-rear camera with a 16MP F/1.8 camera lens and an 8MP F/2.4 wide angle lens offering a 135-degree view. The front camera is 5MP with 120-degree wide-angle support and F/1.9 aperture.
LG’s V20 comes with a removable 3,200mAh battery, USB Type-C and is compatible with Quick Charge 3.0. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the back.
On the audio front, the V20 comes with 32-bit Hi-Fi “Quad DAC” configuration, which offers great audio quality when used it with headphones which support this. It also comes with features like Studio Mode in the HD Audio Recorder which supports two-track recording. In this, a user can record their voice on top of an instrumental background.
LG V20 also supports Google’s In Apps feature, which allows users to find content such as contacts, emails, text messages and photos from apps that are installed on the phone. Dimensions of the new LG V20 are 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6mm.