LG X5 and X Skin
LG's X series is a constant source of
surprises. The company unveiled two new devices, the LG X5 and the LG X Skin.
Both newcomers are fairly similar to the LG X Power, except in size and battery
capacity.
LG X5
This is the first to break away from the
LG X [word] naming pattern of the series. The X5 has a bigger 5.5" screen
with 720p resolution. The new phone is thinner and very slightly lighter than
the X Power, 7.2 mm and 133 gr (vs. 139 gr). You do lose a lot in the battery
capacity, 2,800 mAh (vs. 4,100 mAh).
The LG X5 is powered by a modest quad-core
processor (1.3 GHz) with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB storage (there's a microSD card
slot) It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The camera is the same as the X Power
camera - 13 MP/1080p. All three phones have 5 MP selfie cameras.
Both the LG X5 and the X Power are
headed to Korean shelves later this week in White and Indigo Black for KRW
200,000 (US$ 175/€ 155).
LG X Skin
This one has a 5" screen and is the
thinnest and lightest of the three by far - 6.9 mm and 122 gr. It too runs Android
6.0 Marshmallow on a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor but has a bit less RAM (1.5 GB).
As you can expect, the battery is smaller - 2,100 mAh.
The LG X Skin also has a lower
resolution camera - 8 MP - despite being the priciest of the three, KRW 231,000
(US$ 200/€ 180).
