LG Velvet video shows wildly different Samsung Galaxy S20 rival

LG Velvet video shows wildly different Samsung Milky way S20 rival

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LG'south steady drip of rumors almost its next phone continues, as the consumer electronics giant has posted a teaser video that shows what the upcoming LG Velvet will actually expect like.

Announced before this calendar month, the LG Velvet is LG'due south latest effort to carve out a space for itself in a smartphone market place dominated past Apple and Samsung. With Velvet, LG says it'due south doing away with the alphanumerical naming schemes that have characterized past phone releases similar the 1000 and V series of phones.

More chiefly, the LG Velvet heralds a new focus on pattern, with features like the rear cameras bundled like descending raindrops on the dorsum of the device.

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That raindrop effect is on full brandish in LG's Velvet teaser video, which starts with a drib of water falling and transforming into the phone'southward rear camera array featuring a trio of lenses. The video, which is captioned in Korean, also emphasizes the LG Velvet'south slender design.

Verbal specs for the LG Velvet are few and far between in this video, though we exercise get a sense of the colors LG is planning for the phone. In addition to traditional black and argent options, information technology looks like the LG Velvet will come in green and fuchsia as well. The back of the phone looks very sleeky — a popular appearance for handsets these days — and LG clearly is using gradients to requite the LG Velvet a shimmery look.

For many users, the most interesting matter virtually the LG Velvet video will be the Snapdragon 765 logo in the lesser left corner of the screen. LG had previously said the Velvet would be powered by one of Qualcomm'due south Snapdragon vii serial chipsets, merely this video confirms the speculation that it'southward the 765. That'southward significant because it means the LG Velvet will have a built-in 5G modem.

The 765 is a reasonably powerful chipset, though it's not as hefty as the Snapdragon 865 that powers leading Android flagship phones. That gives the states a hint equally to the toll of the LG Velvet, which seems unlikely to control the $one,000 price that major flagships routinely charge. For context, the recent LG V60 ThinQ 5G features a Snapdragon 865 processor, and information technology costs $899. You'd imagine the LG Velvet would sell for less than that.

The LG Velvet is rumored to be arriving in May, with many sites pointing to May 15 equally a possible releasee date for the telephone. The number of LG-sanctioned leaks almost the phone certainly would suggest that a launch is coming sooner rather than afterward.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has strong opinions well-nigh Apple, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.