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One of the world's eminent smartphone maker LG has announced that its newest flagship the LG G5 will go on sale globally on March 31. The company has not revealed any pricing details for the LG G5 yet, however, a Reddit user has shared an image of a promotional banner showing the G5 pricing of $99.99 on Sprint and Verizon mobile carriers for a 2-year in the US. The unactivated or unlocked price is mentioned as $799.99 (roughly Rs. 53,000).
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Earlier, the company had unveiled LG G5 at the carnival of MWC 2016 held in Barcelona. LG last month had confirmed that it would launch the G5 flagship smartphone in India in the next quarter. The LG G5 has already garnered critics and users alike with its innovative removable battery and modular design, which expand the phone's functionality.
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The different modular design includes the LG Friends, meant to signify the companion devices that can be attached to the G5. LG Cam Plus is a camera module that adds physical buttons for camera operations along with expanding the total battery capacity to 4000mAh. The Hi-Fi Plus module, co-developed by Bang & Olufsen, is a portable Hi-Fi DAC which can be used as a standalone portable DAC or with the G5 to enable 32-bit audio playback. The South Korean company can also be expected to showcase the companion devices in India with the LG G5 including LG 360 VR, LG 360 CAM, LG Rolling Bot, LG Tone Platinum, H3 by B&O Play, LG Smart Controller, and LG Friends Manager.
B&H a huge online retailer of Manhattan has also posted both the Silver and Titan colored LG G5 on its site with an availability date of April 1st. The site lists the LG G5 as unlocked and identifies the unit as a North American variant. The description says the unit is compatible with CDMA or GSM networks.
Currently, the company has revealed its future approach and said that the LG is in an attempt to expand the modules available for the smartphones. Korea IT News reports quotes LG's Cho Joon-ho, Department Head (President), Mobile Business Department, "We are going to establish a module ecosystem that will be started with G5 and LG Friends. We are going to create the variety of programs that will support developers." The company has also revealed plans to introduce SDK (Software Development Kit) and HDK (Hardware Development Kit) through developer.lge.com website in April for developers to come up with new modules.
It's noteworthy that The LG G5 features a Snapdragon 820 processor paired with 4GB of RAM, a 5.3 inch, QHD IPS LCD display, 32GB of internal storage with optional expandable memory, as well as a 2,800mAh removable battery. LG also has its own modular accessories specially made for the LG G5.
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