LG Q8 with Quad HD display, dual rear cameras, water-resistant body launched in Korea, price revealed


LG Q8

LG unveiled Q8, a smaller version of the V20 smartphone last month in Italy. Today the company launched the phone in Korea and revealed the price of the phone. It has a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen along with a 2.1 (160 x 1040 pixels) second screen. It has a 16MP rear camera with 78-degree lens along with a secondary 8MP secondary camera with 135-degree wide-angle lens.

The phone has IP67 ratings for water resistance, 32-bit Hi-Fi ESS SABRE ES9218 Quad DAC for a clearer sound by minimizing distortion and ambient noise by up to 50%.

LG Q8

LG Q8 specifications

  • 5.2-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS Quantum display, 564 PPI Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, secondary 2.1-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) IPS Quantum Display at 513ppi
  • Quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
  • 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB (UFS 2.0) internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • 16MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, dual-tone LED Flash, Laser AF, 78-degree lens, OIS and 4K video recording, 8MP secondary rear camera with f/2.4 aperture, 135-degree lens
  • 5MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture, 120-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions – 149 x 71.9 x 8mm; Weight: 146g
  • Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
  • Water and dust resistant (IP67)
  • ESS SABRE ES9218 Quad DAC, B&O audio, High AOP Mic
  • 4G LTE, dual-band WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 3.0

The LG Q8 comes in Titan and Pink colors, is priced at 616,000 Korean Won (US$ 545 / Rs. 34960 approx.) and will be available from August 25th. The company said that it will also introduce LG Q6+ that comes with 3GB with 32GB and 4GB with 64GB storage on August 29th.

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