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Our quick take

LG V50 ThinQ initial

Design and Build

  • Gorilla Glass front and rear 159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3mm, 183g IP68 + MIL-STD Notch display

Hardware specs

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, 6GB RAM, 128GB RAM + microSD 4000mAh battery

A second screen story

  • Phone screen: 6.4-inch OLED QHD+ Dual screen accessory: 6.2-inch OLED FHD+

Triple cameras

  • Rear: 12MP f/1.5 1.4µm; 16MP f/1.9 1.0µm wide-angle; 12MP f/2.4 1.0µm 2x zoom Front: 8MP f/1.9 standard; 5MP f/2.2 wide

To recap

Much of what the LG V50 ThinQ offers sounds familiar - and that’s because it is. The LG V50 is an evolution of the LG V40, bringing much the same experience, a similar design and pretty close tech specs, but with some important bumps to accommodate 5G.