LG V40 ThinQ review: Delayed launch makes it lose out in premium segment

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After a huge gap of around four months, South Korean electronics major LG has launched a flagship smartphone, the V40 ThinQ, in India. The phone boasts a triple-camera module on the back and a dual-camera module on the front. It has a premium glass-metal-glass build, top-notch specifications and a vivid P-OLED screen of a QHD resolution. With all these, it would have been an aspirational product, but only if it was lauched in time. Considering that the smartphone landscape is changing rapidly, the LG V40 ThinQ might seem a misfit among current-generation premium smartphones of today.

Design
The LG V40 ThinQ is covered with glass on the front and back and has a metallic chassis sandwiched in between. The sand-blasted glass on the back has a matte finish, which makes it less prone to fingerprints. The triple rear cameras are stacked horizontally, covered under a single piece of glass for a uniform profile. The circular fingerprint sensor under the camera module is easy to reach with your index finger.

On the front, the phone is dominated by a notch-based screen. Unlike other notch-screen smartphones which normally have almost no bezels on top and sides but a huge one at the bottom, the LG V40 ThinQ has proportionate bezels all around it. That gives it uniform look. The phone’s notch is also small, considering that it sports a dual-camera module, speaker and sensors all crammed in together.

Display
The LG V40 ThinQ has a 6.4-inch QHD resolution P-OLED screen that is bright, vivid and sharp. The screen is a delight to use, especially as it renders high-definition videos or HDR clips. It has a good sunlight legibility that makes it easy to use in bright outdoors. Though the screen is set to use all available pixels by default, there is an option to lower the screen resolution to fullHD+ or HD+ for lower battery consumption at the expense of sharpness. Besides an auto colour profile, the LG V40 ThinQ screen also supports cinema, sports, gaming, photos, web and expert. Readmore

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