If you got excited with the LG G3, then this will probably interest you too. Design & Trend said that a new LG flagship device is set to be unveiled -- the LG G4, the successor of LG G3.
According to a Techradar report published last October 31, the main feature of this new flagship device is its super thin bezel. If LG G3's 1.15 millimeter bezel on each side impressed you, then LG G4's less than a millimeter bezel on each side will probably amaze you even more. Its bezel on each side measures 0.7 millimeter! It's a "phone with absolutely no bezel at all," Techradar says.
How does LG do something like this? LG said in a statement that they are using Neo Edge technology. This type of technology, it revealed, uses an adhesive tape instead of double-sided tape in attaching and sealing the circuit board and the backlight unit of the panel.
Byeong-koo Kim, Vice President and Head of IT/Mobile Development Group at LG Display, said in the statement that there is an increasing trend for phones with narrow bezels.
"With the growing trend for large screen smartphones, customer demand for displays with a narrow bezel is increasing, because it enables users to enjoy the maximum use of screen area without compromising excellent grip and design," he said in the statement.
"With this innovative product having many advantages, ranging from its narrow 0.7mm bezel and high resolution picture quality to its slim design and touch-embedded solutions, LG Display will continue to lead the growing market for large screen smartphones, meeting the expectations of customers and users by enhancing the quality of devices," he added.
Aside from the Neo Edge technology, LG also said that it is using "Advanced In-Cell Touch (AIT)" technology to keep the narrow bezel. This type of technology which the company personally developed allows phones to have thinner bezels by embedding the touch panel into the LCD module. Another advantage of having slimmer designs, LG noted, is that it is more cost saving.
LG has not yet identified and confirmed that the new phone that has 0.7 mm bezel is the LG G4, but tech experts have already been saying that this will probably be LG G3's successor. LG said that the new phone will be a 5.3 inch full HD device.
Here are the other features being eyed in the new device:
Processor
Design & Trend said that it will have a Nunclun processor, an octa-core processor that is capable of LTE-A Category 6 and is packed with four 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A15 cores and four 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A7 cores. This new processor is personally developed by LG.
20.7 megapixel camera
As for the camera, it is expected that it would be upgraded to a 20.7 megapixel that has an updated optical image stabilization technology. LG G3 has a 13-megapixel camera.
Quad HD display and microSD card slot
The new device is also expected to have a better resolution and Quad HD display. It is also possible that it would allot a microSD card slot for the new device.
The new device will be mass produced and be released in China this November, LG announced.