LG launches the G5 in the Philippines

LG Philippines has launched the one of the most awaited smartphone this year, the LG G5. The LG G5 goes to a different route compared to its predecessors because the LG G5 is the company’s first modular smartphone and it will come with accessories called the LG friends. There are also a lot of new features included in the LG G5 that makes it attractive to a lot of consumers.

One of the main features of the LG G5 is its modular design, you can now have a swappable accessories such as the Bang & Olufsen Amplifier and the LG Cam Plus that helps you take better photos with its manual controls. There are also other accessories that work with the LG G5 including the rolling bot, and 360 cams and all of them are called LG friends.

Other cool LG Friends accessories are LG 360 VR which is a very light VR headset that is made for LG G5. The VR headset comes with a built-in display so you don’t have to put your smartphone in it and all you need to do is to plug in the VR headset to the LG G5 although, the VR experience isn’t as good on the Gear VR.

If you’re into recording 360 videos, you might want to look at the LG 360 CAM which lets you record and take photos with its 360-degree angle camera that has a built-in battery and memory so you can use the LG 360 CAM alone with a smartphone. Not only that, the LG 360 CAM works on all devices including iOS devices.

So what about the LG G5? What’s so special about the smartphone? Aside from the latest Snapdragon 820 processor inside it, there are other features that you might be interested with the LG G5 including the always-on display. a Hi-Fi audio, and a dual-camera set up at the back that lets you choose between 78-degree lens or the 135-degree lens for groufies.

LG G5 Specs

• 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display, 2560×1440
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor
• 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
• 32GB Internal storage expandable up to 2TB via MicroSD Card
• 16-Megapixel Rear Camera with 8-Megapixel Wide 135-degree Camera
• 8-Megapixel Front Camera
• LTE
• USB Type-C
• NFC
• Bluetooth
• Colors: Silver/Titan/Gold/Pink
• 2800mAh Battery
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow

The smartphone will retail for P34,990 however, there were no announcements regarding the availability of the LG friends in the country.