LG's V30 puts a big screen in a small package

LG today took the wraps off its Note 8 rival, the equally massive and equally beautiful V30.

While LG's V series has been fraught with gimmicks such as a second screen, the V30 abandons them for a taller 2:1 aspect ratio display that takes up the majority of the phone's front. This has allowed LG to cram a 6-inch display into a phone that's smaller than the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus. The V30 measures in at 151.7 by 75.4 by 7.3mm in terms of dimensions, while the iPhone 7 Plus is 158.2 by 77.9 by 7.3mm. Hectic.

As with the LG G6, the V30 has two cameras on the back; the primary camera is 16MP and has an aperture of f/1.6, making it the brightest smartphone camera currently on the market. This should theoretically result in better low light photography. The secondary camera is a 13MP wide-angle camera that essentially lets you "zoom out" from the main camera.

Key specifications for the V30 include a 6-inch OLED Quad HD+ display running at 2880x1440, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, either 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage, 4GB of RAM, IP68 water-resistance, and a 3300mAh battery. It will ship with Android Nougat 7.1.2, rather than the newly finished Android Oreo.

Notably, the V30 is thought to essentially be the blueprint for Google's Pixel 2 XL.

Local pricing and availability for the LG V30 have yet to be confirmed.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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