Sort of the G8

As they say ‘good things take time’, we guess? In terms of specs, the G8S is largely similar to the G8 but is fitted with a lower resolution screen. It has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip, 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage as the G8, and like the G8, it also has a 3.5mm headphone jack. The only difference being that the G8S’s 6.2in OLED display has a resolution of 2248 x 1080 (compared to the 3120 x 1440 res on the G8). South Africa will only be treated to the shiny black version and will skip out on the teal and white versions. 

The front-facing camera offers “simulated studio lighting” for Insta-ready selfies with a bokeh effect and simulated studio lighting effects, and there’s a triple-lens camera setup on the rear — one of these is a wide-angle lens (obvs). It has the widest field of view of any phone camera to date at 137 degrees and has something called “continuous zoom”. We’ll tell you how well that works once we get our hands on a phone to test. 

The cheapie Q60

On to the Q60 — it’s fitted with a 6.26in HD+ FullVision display and has one camera sensor up front, and three around the back. The 13MP front sensor features LG’s AI CAM that does exactly what other ‘AI-clad’ smartphone cameras do, namely recognise subjects and tweak the capture settings accordingly. Again, we’ll let you know how well this works when we’ve had a chance to test it. 

It also has a 3,500mAh battery under the hood, as well as a 2.0GHz Octa-Core chipset, DTS:X 3D surround sound, a fingerprint sensor and a dedicated Google Assistant button (which can hopefully be re-assigned to, well, something else). 

The LG G8S ThinQ will cost R12,000, while the Q60 will only set you back R3,700. Both handsets will be available from Cell C, Vodacom and MTN from 8 July.

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LG’s reveal concerns a trio of upcoming mid-rangers. These are the Q60, K50 and K40, and they will be showcased at MWC in Barcelona next week. We’re just hearing about them a little early. All three come with LG’s HD+ FullVision displays, 2GHz octa-core processors and AI functionality in the snappers. The Q60 and K50 sport waterdrop-cutouts (or just a U-shaped notch) — a design element we might be seeing a lot more of this year.

Do they tally up?

The LG Q60 has a 6.26in HD+ display, a triple-camera setup around the back (16MP+2MP+5MP), and a 13MP shooter up front. It packs just enough memory to be considered a standard mid-range phone — 3GB RAM and 64GB storage. It also promises a respectable 3,500mAh battery.

The K50 offers more or less the same specs as the Q60, but the rear-camera setup is reduced to only two sensors (13MP+2MP) and it has just 32GB of storage.

Last but not least, the LG K40 will likely be the most ‘budget’ of the three. This is thanks to just 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage inside, and a smaller 3,000mAh battery. Display-wise, it has a 5.7in HD+ display and no notch.

This category is booming with impressive devices, like the Huawei P-Smart, Honor 8X and fresh Xiaomi devices, and even OnePlus (which is on import, soz). We’re not sure yet when these handsets will make it to SA or what they will cost. As always, we’ll let you know once we find out.

Source: Android Authority

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