LG's new V20 smartphone will be the world's first Android N device
This morning, LG announced it will release a new entry in its V-series of smartphones.Dubbed the V20, the South Korean company plans to release the handset sometime this September.The fact that a new V-series smartphone is on its way is not news; LG said it planned to ship a successor to the V10 during its most recent quarterly earnings report.
LG V20 Confirmed To Be Released With Latest Android OS In September
While Google is still mum about when the next version of the company's mobile operating system, dubbed Android 7.0 Nougat, will be released, LG issued a statement Monday with a tentative time frame.The company said it plans to launch the new LG V20 — the successor to its 2015 flagship smartphone, the V10 — in September, and claimed it would be the first handset to come with the new Android version.LG didn't release much information about the upcoming V20, but said that the device "will be a new standard for premium phones (and will feature) more enhanced multimedia capabilities." During its recent earnings report, LG said its smartphone shipments increased 3 percent from the previous quarter with a total of 13.9 million smartphones shipped in the second quarter of this year.
LG V20 Arrives in Q3 With Android Nougat
The LG V20, expected to hit shelves next month, is set to be the first device featuring Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, the phone maker says.The device cribs features from its predecessor, the V10 (pictured), like dual front-facing cameras and always-on second screen, but runs Google's latest OS."We are excited to offer the first phone in the world to feature Nougat out of the box," Juno Cho, president of LG Electronics Mobile Communications division, said in a statement.
Post a Comment