LG Wing with swivel screen launched in India
LG Velvet 4G also announced alongside
LG Wing is the company's first 5G phone in India
The LG Wing and LG Velvet have launched in India as the latest phones from the company. The LG Velvet debuted back in May and was offered in both 4G and 5G variants while the LG Wing with its swivel display was launched globally in September.
The LG Velvet 4G model is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor with triple cameras on the back and a premium build. The LG Wing 5G, on the other hand, looks like just another near bezel-less smartphone but is a unique take on dual screens with its swivel design. Let’s take a brief look at the pricing, specifications and availability of the LG Wing and LG Velvet.
LG Wing and LG Velvet pricing and availability
The LG Wing is priced at Rs 69,990 for the single option with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It goes on sale starting from November 9 across major online and offline retailers.
The LG Velvet is priced at Rs 36,990 and Rs 49,990 for the Dual Screen accessory. The Velvet goes on sale from October 30 across major retailers in India.
LG Wing specifications
The LG Wing has an aluminium build that measures 10.9 millimetres in thickness and weighs 260 grams. It is also IP54 rated, making it resistant to usual splashes of water.
The phone features a 6.8-inch Full HD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses a plastic OLED panel topped with Gorilla Glass 5 for added protection against daily wear and tear. The smaller display underneath measures 3.9-inches with a Full HD+ (1240 x 1080 pixels) resolution and uses a glass-based OLED panel.
LG Wing is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 620 GPU. This is paired with 8GB RAM and upto 128GB storage options to choose from with support for microSD cards up to 2TB. The phone runs on Android 10-based interface with a special Swivel mode UI for the different use cases that make use of both screens.
The LG Wing has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 117-degree field-of-view and another 12MP ultra-wide-angle gimbal camera with 120-degree field-of-view. On the front, there is a 32MP camera house in a pop-up mechanism and the rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 60FPS with OIS support.
The front screen is also home to an in-screen fingerprint sensor and the LG Wing comes equipped with a 4,000mAh battery with support for fast wired charging courtesy of Quick Charge 4.0+ and wireless charging.
LG Velvet 4G specifications
The LG Velvet features a 6.8-inch OLED screen with a Full HD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) resolution, a waterdrop notch cut out for the selfie camera and an in-screen fingerprint sensor. It has an aluminium build that measures 7.9 millimetres in thickness and weighs 180 grams. The phone has also received an IP68 rating making it resistant to dust and water along with MIL-STD-810G certification.
It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 630 GPU. This is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage with an option to further expand the storage by using microSD card. The Velvet runs on Android 10-based LG UX 9.
The Velvet has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 120-degree field-of-view and a 5MP depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout. The rear cameras can record 4K UHD videos at upto 30FPS with support for EIS.
LG Velvet is equipped with a 4,300mAh battery with 15W charging support and 9W wireless charging support.
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