LG has filed design
patents for a new phone, which sports a quad camera and a traditional
fingerprint reader on the back. The design was submitted in three version, each
with more rounding on the corners (of the screen and of the phone itself).
LG’s recent V40 was
its first with three cameras and this new phone may go up to four. They are
arranged in a square a la Huawei. No flash is indicated in the drawings, so it
is possible that just like the Mate 20 phones one of the circles is actually
the flash and not a camera.
The company is
keeping things old-school – not just the fingerprint on the back, but also the
design of the front. There’s no notch and no clever ways (sliders, pop-ups,
etc.) of hiding the selfie camera. The phone just has enough room for the
camera, earpiece and other components. This design is so old-school, it even
has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Both of LG’s
flagship series – G and V – now have notches, so this represents a step back
towards older designs. And we really don’t mind.
