LG Velvet: Affordable dual display smartphone

By Md Waquar Haider

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS): When smartphone makers like Motorola and Samsung are busy launching high-end foldable show smartphones, LG has joined the bandwagon with launching a twin show machine at an inexpensive value.

The brand new LG Velvet is priced in India beginning at Rs 36,990, whereas the LG Velvet Twin Display screen combo is priced beginning at Rs 49,990.

Presently, it’s the solely handset within the sub-Rs 50,000 value level that gives a foldable smartphone expertise.

Allow us to learn how the Twin Display screen combo machine in black color performs for its Indian followers.

The Velvet does not appear to be another cellphone LG has launched thus far.

It encompasses a tall and slim look. The cellphone has a metal-glass sandwich design with each the entrance and rear sides being curved.

The proper facet of the cellphone homes the ability button whereas on the left, you’ll find quantity buttons and a Google Assistant key.

A SIM card tray with microSD card enlargement is positioned on prime of the cellphone, and a USB-C port, speaker and headphone jack on the backside.

The smartphone comes with a case for a secondary show with all of the necessary buttons and ports.

The case ships with a magnetic connector for Kind-C charging port so {that a} consumer does not should take out the cellphone each time to plug it into charging. 

The twin-screen accent has cutouts for the audio jack and bottom-firing speaker.

Moreover, the Velvet additionally comes geared up with a hybrid SIM card tray, providing a microSD card to broaden the cellphone’s built-in reminiscence.

The LG Velvet has a P-OLED 6.8-inch principal display with a facet ratio of 20.5:9 and a decision of 2460×1080, 60Hz refresh charge.

The daylight legibility of the machine is nice. One will not be squinting his/her eyes to learn textual content or view a photograph on the cellphone.

We do want LG added a display refresh charge possibility quicker than 60Hz. Refresh charges of 90Hz or increased are commonplace on different mid-range and flagship smartphones.

The edges of the show are curved, which definitely appears fashionable.

The smartphone incorporates a second 6.8-inch display to the common monitor of the Velvet. Within the Twin Display screen case, there may be additionally a 2.1-inch show the place alerts and different info can seem.

LG has a customized internet browser known as “Whale for LG Twin Display screen” created particularly for its Twin Display screen. 

With the assistance of a secondary show, one can learn the information on one show and watch YouTube movies on the opposite one.

One can even use the first show as a gaming console whereas gameplay runs on the secondary display, for a console-like gaming expertise.

The LG Velvet has a triple digicam setup on the again that homes a 48MP main sensor with an f/1.8 lens, PDAF, and 79-degree area of view. There may be an extra 8MP secondary sensor with a wide-angle f/2.2 lens and 120-degree area of view. 

Lastly, there’s a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 lens and an 81-degree area of view. 

The cellphone additionally has a 16MP digicam sensor on the entrance for selfies and video chat that’s paired with an f/1.9 lens and affords an 81-degree area of view.

In daylight testing, almost all of our pictures seemed crisp, with wonderful depth of area. The smartphone affords strong efficiency in low-light circumstances as properly.

Selfies got here out good, even when a bit overexposed. Nonetheless, the photographs weren’t as sharp as what you get on the entrance digicam.

The machine captures video in as much as 4K at 30fps with its mainframe, 1080p at 30fps and 60fps can be found as properly. The ultra-large protection is restricted to 1080p at 30fps. 

The LG Velvet India mannequin is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC as a substitute of the Snapdragon 765G discovered on the worldwide model.

The cellphone packs 6GB RAM and 128GB inside storage. There may be an choice to broaden storage additional utilizing a microSD card (as much as 2TB).

The cellphone’s efficiency is clean for day-to-day duties like multitasking between social media apps, watching a video and sending emails.

Facial recognition on the cellphone is respectable and the in-display fingerprint sensor, we discovered, is a a lot better possibility.

LG Velvet has a battery energy of a 4,300mAh with Qualcomm Fast Cost 4+ help.

Absolutely charged, the cellphone simply lasted for greater than a day on reasonable utilization.

If you wish to use it for taking part in video games and streaming films, then it’s important to plug-in to the charger for twice a day.

The Velvet runs on Android 10 with no advanced menus and the interface is clear.

Conclusion: Little doubt LG Velvet is the best cellphone when it comes to design and efficiency in its class that we reviewed lately.

Nonetheless, it will be not a simple activity for LG to compete in opposition to OnePlus in addition to Samsung foldable gadgets when it comes to shopper satisfaction and model belief.

Affordability is one issue that works completely within the LG Velvet case as you’ll not discover a Twin Display screen machine at this value.