LG G5
LG's upcoming G5 flagship will be unveiled on Sunday at an event in Barcelona and the company has already confirmed it will showcase a galore of devices at the launch. While confirming the launch event, LG Mobile on its Facebook page said, "Come meet the new friends on the playground. LG G5 Day."
Now just a day before the launch, new details about the LG G5 smartphone's various features including 'Magic Slot' apart from other devices such as a 360-degree camera have surfaced. The smartphone was also leaked in two press renders, where it is visible from both front and back.
Evan Blass of Venture Beat in a report has claimed that the LG G5 will not be the only "piece of hardware on stage" as the company will showcase plug-in modules and customised accessories for the handset. This also means that the LG G5 may be the South Korean company's first attempt at modular handset.
While it is not immediately evident, the bottom of the G5 appears to be detachable, and replaceable with new modules. This fact is further emphasised with the bottom part of the handset seen attached to a removable battery in a new leaked image. The leaked image (shared both on Weibo and by French mobile site Nowhereelse) is presumably of the retail box of the LG G5 handset, alongside a tagline that said, "Life's good when you play more." The image also re-confirms the presence of Magic Slot, which is widely expected to be the bottom part of the handset.
The South Korean is also said to debut a 360-degree camera dubbed LG 360 Cam which will be a spherical camera and will be able to capture 360-degree shots as well as videos at 16-megapixel and QHD resolutions, respectively. Also expected to be showcased at the MWC event is the company's LG 360 VR. Blass says that the VR headset from the company will feature nine-axis sensors and an 83-degree lens with its own LCD display. It adds that the LG 360 VR will be lighter than the competition including the Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, or the Oculus Rift. It suggests that LG's VR headset should be compatible with YouTube's 360-degree videos. Lastly, LG will also show a drone at the MWC 2016 event. Called Rolling Bot, the drone is likely to be remotely controlled and is expected to be capable of turning on or off the smart appliances at home.