LG will be announcing new phones at IFA 2019 at the
start of next month - the LG G8X and the dual-screen LG V60 ThinQ are expected.
There were also the trademarked monikers V60S and K50S, so we might be looking
at four new devices.
Now, a fifth model appeared in Korean media - LG
V50s ThinQ, but that's actually a renamed LG G8X for the domestic market of the
company. Earlier this year the president of the Mobile Communications Division
at LG Electronics, Kwon Bong-seok, revealed the G-series will be the 4G lineup,
while the V phones will support 5G.
Local media suggests this is due to the fact that
the G flagships are better known across the world, while the V portfolio has a
limited reach on the international market.
We expect the LG G8X to start appearing around the
world with 4G LTE connectivity, while the local variant is likely shipping with
5G modem. According to YNA, 5G subscribers in South Korea are 2 million, more
than anywhere else in the world.
