LG's 2018 Signature Edition smartphone costs more than iPhone X
What's the story
As the latest addition to its premium Signature series, LG has launched the 2018 LG Signature Edition smartphone.
Priced at a whopping 1,999,800 Korean won (approx. Rs. 1,22,820), the key highlights of the phone are its Zirconium Ceramic back panel, QHD+ OLED display, dual rear-camera and top-end internals.
Here's everything about the 2018 LG Signature Edition smartphone.
Design & Display
LG Signature Edition (2018): At a glance
Up front, the phone gets thick top and bottom bezels, giving the phone a dated look. However, the rear is quite premium and eye-catchy, thanks to the scratch-resistant Zirconium ceramic panel (black or white variants).
The LG Signature Edition features a 6-inch QHD+ (2880x1440 pixels) OLED display with a pixel density of 538ppi, 18:9 aspect ratio, HDR10 support and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.
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For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The smartphone sports a dual rear-camera setup comprising a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.6 aperture and 71-degree wide-angle lens, and a 16MP secondary sensor with f/1.9 aperture, and 107-degree super-wide-angle lens. Up front, the phone gets an 8MP camera with f/1.9 aperture.
Internals
Under the hood
The LG Signature Edition 2018 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, coupled with Adreno 630 GPU, 6GB of RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage which is expandable up to 2TB via a microSD card.
The phone runs Android Oreo with LG UX skin on top and packs a 3,300mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 as well as wireless charging.
Nitty-Gritty
The LG Signature Edition 2018 is IP68 rated
The phone is IP68 rated, meaning it can even survive rains.
In term of connectivity, it gets 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/c, Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C and 3.5mm headphone jack.
The phone also supports Hi-Fi Quad DAC and DTS: X 3D Surround Sound, and comes bundled with free Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H9i headphones.
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The LG Signature Edition 2018 costs more than iPhone X
As stated before, LG Signature Edition (2018) is priced at 1,999,800 Korean won which is approximately Rs. 1,22,820 in India. In comparison, the 'notch' trendsetter Apple iPhone X (256GB variant) retails at Rs. 1,02,425.