LG Electronics (LG) has taken the wraps off the new LG V30 smartphone at IFA 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The V30 features many mobile innovations – a F1.6 aperture camera lens, a glass Crystal Clear Lens, an OLED FullVision display, Cine Video mode for producing movie-quality videos, premium sound with advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC and Voice Recognition.
The LG V30 also features powerful video capabilities – the main camera on the rear features an F1.6 aperture and a Crystal Clearglass lens. This, according to LG, improves the light transmittance by 4 percent, thus letting you capture more accurate colours and clearer images. The second lens in the V30 dual camera is an upgraded 13MP wide angle lens.
LG’s new Cine Video mode allows anyone to produce movies like a pro, thanks to its powerful Cine Effect and Point Zoom features. Users can now take high-quality videos enhanced by the cinematic hues of various movie genres with only a smartphone. A new feature called Point Zoom allows you to zoom in on any subject smoothly using the zoom slider, regardless of its position in the frame.
The Cine Effect, meanwhile, provides a palette of 15 presets to give videos a unique movie-like look, from romantic comedy, summer blockbuster, mystery, thriller and classic movie, among others. The LG V30 features LG-Cine Log, which supports Log Recording Files, the industry standard video format.
The camera’s Manual Mode supports a feature called Graphy. With Graphy, any shutterbug can produce quality photos simply by choosing the image and pressing the shutter. Available in Manual Mode, users can select professional images from the Graphy website or mobile app and apply the same presets such as white balance, shutter speed, aperture and ISO to photos taken with the V30.
The LG V30 comes with a large 6-inch 18:9 OLED FullVision display. The phone is just 7.3mm in thickness and weighs 158-gms. The advanced dual camera module featuring a 16MP standard angle camera and a 13MP wide angle camera is smaller than the module in the V20, resulting in the near flat rear profile of the V30.
The main standard angle camera is supported by Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) and Hybrid Auto Focus that combines both Laser Detection Auto Focus and Phase Detection Auto Focus. The QHD+ (2880 x 1440) OLED FullVision display offers fast response time with minimal afterimages when viewing an action-packed movie or playing a game with quick movements.
Under the hood, the V30 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor that also supports Daydream, Google’s platform for high quality, mobile VR. LG has also equipped the V30 with a Hi-Fi Quad DAC – delivering an authentic and superior acoustic experience.
According to LG, the V30 is the first smartphone to support MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) technology that allows for the streaming of high-resolution audio. MQA captures the sound of the original studio master and folds it into a small file to make high-resolution audio easy to stream.
The phone also features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and is IP68 water and dust resistant certified. With Quick Charge 3.0, the V30 charges from empty to 50 percent in around 30 minutes. No pricing or regional availability details have been announced yet.
