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LG G8s ThinQ Launched in India: Check Specs, Price and Availability

| By DWR Editor

LG has quietly launched the LG G8s ThinQ in India. The smartphone was first unveiled at the MWC 2019 earlier this year. It touts a FullVision FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 855 along with a new triple camera setup. It is launched with a price of Rs 36,990 and will be available starting September 29.

LG G8s ThinQ Specifications

LG G8s ThinQ brings a 6.2-inch FullVision FHD+ OLED screen with a notch. The LG G8s ThinQ features a triple camera setup on the back and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Powering the LG G8s ThinQ is an octa-core Snapdragon 855 chipset paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone supports storage expandability via microSD card (up to 2TB).

The triple camera setup on the back includes a 12-megapixel main camera, 13-megapixel 137˚ super wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens. Upfront, it has a 8-megapixel sensor and a 3D ToF front camera that measures the distance between the subject and the camera in millimeters to control the intensity of the background blur up to 256 levels for selfies with more depth. It also offers enhanced security with Hand ID and Face Unlock. Hand ID uses the Z Camera’s ability to scan a user’s unique circulatory pattern using infrared light making unlocking the phone in the dark just as accurate as during the day. The Z Camera is Air Motion, a touchless command interface that allow users to perform various actions without touching the screen.

The LG G8s ThinQ houses a 3,550mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and runs on Android 9 Pie operating system.

The phone also comes with stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack and DAC, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass back. The handset is also MIL-STD 810G compliance and IP68 water and dust resistance.

Connectivity options on the handset include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C 2.0 (3.1 compatible). It measures 155.3 x 76.6 x 7.99mm and weighs 181grams.

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