LG V40 ThinQ, with five-camera set-up, OLED screen announced: Details here

The LG V40 ThinQ has a bigger screen with narrow bezels, new camera module on the back and front, enhanced multimedia capabilities and a stronger profile to survive water, dust and accidental drops

Technology News | South Korean electronics giant LG on October 4 announced the LG V40 ThinQ smartphone, featuring a total of five cameras – three on the rear and two on the front. The new member in the company’s premium V-series portfolio targets content producers and multimedia enthusiasts. Compared with its predecessor, the LG V30, the V40 ThinQ has a bigger screen with narrow bezels, a new camera module on the back and front, enhanced multimedia capabilities. and a stronger profile to survive water, dust and even accidental drops.

Though the LG V40 ThinQ retains the V-series design philosophy, it now has an improved 6.4-inch FullVision OLED display. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip, paired with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB or 128 GB of internal storage. Though most of the new upgrades are incremental, it is the new camera set-up of three shooters on the back and two on the front that put it ahead in the premium smartphone segment.

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Camera : The rear-camera module in the V40 ThinQ has three lenses: a 16-megapixel super wide-angle one, a 12MP standard angle and a 12MP telephoto lens. These lenses allow content producers to frame different shots without changing their position in relation to the subject. The wide-angle lens’ 107-degree frame of view (FoV) enables the phone to capture more subjects in a single frame. The telephoto lens enables a 2x optical zoom, allowing the phone to take shots from distance without amy loss in image quality.

On the front, the phone (LG V40 ThinQ) sports a 5MP wide-angle lens and an 8MP standard lens.

Both these lenses work in tandem to create portrait shots with enhanced bokeh effect, and an on-screen slider to adjust the amount of background blur adds to the overall ease. The phone’s camera interface is also loaded with selfie lighting and special-effect features, allowing selfie enthusiasts to personalise their photos.

In terms of camera specifications, the pixel size of the 12MP standard rear camera sensor has been improved by about 40 per cent over the LG V30, increasing from 1micron to 1.4micron, and the image sensor is now more than 18 per cent larger than that in the LG V30. In addition, this lens has a faster f/1.5 aperture size that reduces the shutter lag to half and increases the burst mode capture compared to the LG V30.