LG presented in Mobile World Congress ( MWC 2016 ) in Barcelona its new smartphone G5 , its new flagship phone now has become modular to allow for the exchange of parts. Also launched A camera that records videos of 360 degrees and expressed their intention to enter into the business of virtual reality with its own viewer.
the company’s first major companies that markets a modular phone: the G5 allows coupling three modules add different functionalities: digital camera with physical buttons, extra battery and high-definition speaker Bang & amp; Olufsen.
LG ensures that the mobile phone has almost become a commodity, like electricity or water, and that people are bored with their phones as the latest innovations that have been introduced are small and focused on software.
“we do not see much enthusiasm. (…) Does this mean that now is the end of the era of mobile smart? of course not, at LG are convinced that the best days of ‘smartphone’ are coming, “the CEO of LG Mobile Communications, Juno Cho.
to do this, the company enters modular technology, developed by Google with its Project Ara is that the phone can be broken down into different parts to use, renovate or repair concept independently. For the G5, the modules are inserted in the space of the battery, which is removable.
G5 is a high-end phone with body “unibody” aluminum -plateado, gold, pink or dark-gray screen of 5.3 inches and resolution of 2.560×1.440 ask, dual rear camera (with lens 16 and 8 megapixel capture up to 135 degrees) and 8-megapixel front camera.
inside, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 32 gigabytes of storage, which is expandable up to two teras via microSD card. It has a battery of 2,800 milliamps, which can become 5,000 with additional battery module.
The terminal will be marketed simultaneously in all the “key markets” although LG not specify neither the price nor the departure for sale.
virtual reality
virtual reality will be one of the major trends in the Mobile World Congress that starts morning, analysts, and LG was the first to take this issue to confirm that, at least for her, is an interesting business.
also presented a lightweight virtual reality glasses, LG VR 360, which no need to use the phone as a lens, although work associated with it through a cable.
Thus, the company would come to compete with Facebook and Oculus Pre HTC Vive, and would add to Google and Apple would also be working on virtual reality goggles.
House of 360 degrees
the company has also introduced the LG CAM 360 camera that records videos through 360 degrees the combination of the images of the two lenses 13 megapixels.
in this ecosystem is also part Rolling Bot, a slightly smaller ball a ball equipped with a camera that can be used as a security element in the Her home images can be viewed remotely from the phone and also used to operate some controls, such as light- or toy
Source:. EFE / El Comercio
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