LG G5 Smartphone Features All-Metal Design, Detachable Accessories

The new LG G5 handset sports an all-metal body, a 5.3-inch quad HD display and accessories, including a VR camera and a Hi-Fi sound module.

The new LG G5 phone features a Qualcomm 820 octa-core processor, 4GB of LPDDR4 memory, 32GB of on-board storage, a microSD slot for expanded storage up to 200GB, a removable 2,800mAh battery, a fingerprint scanner and the Android Marshmallow 6.0 operating system.

The G5 has dual rear cameras—a 16-megapixel camera with a 78-degree field of view and an 8MP wide-angle camera with a 135-degree field of view—as well as an 8MP front-facing camera to help users capture great images in a wide variety of situations. The G5 also now gains the collage photo mode that is available on the LG V10 smartphone, which stitches the images together using multiple lenses. The new G5 comes in silver, Titan Black, gold or pink.

The LG CAM Plus is a manual camera module that can be attached through the battery slot to give users the ability to control more photo features through their G5 phones. The LG CAM Plus also doubles as a handy gripping surface and includes distinct shutter and video camera buttons, a jog dial for video zoom and an embedded battery with another 1,200mAh of power for extended use.

Also available as an accessory to the G5 is the LG 360 CAM, which is a compact 360-degree angle camera equipped with two 13-megapixel, 200-degree wide angle cameras, a 1,200mAh battery and 4GB of internal memory (expandable with a microSD card). The LG 360 CAM can be connected to the LG G5 to allow users to create 360-degree content using 2K video and 5.1 surround channel recording on three microphones.

The LG 360 VR goggle is a 360-degree, full HD 1080p VR headset, which connects to the smartphone with a USB-C cord to bring VR capabilities to the smartphone. The LG 360 VR works exclusively with the G5 to simulate a 130-inch television picture viewed from about 6.5 feet away, according to LG. Unlike other smartphone-based VR viewers, it does not require that a smartphone be inserted into its headset.

The LG Hi-Fi Plus module is an audio attachment for improved sound capabilities for music and video audio when using the G5 smartphone. Engineered with help from Bang & Olufsen’s B&O Play devices, the Hi-Fi module is a portable Hi-Fi DAC audio player that adds 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC up-sampling technology to the G5. The LG Hi-Fi Plus module can be used with the LG G5 or as a separate Hi-Fi DAC by connecting to any smartphone or PC.

The LG Rolling Bot accessory to the G5 is a remote-controlled rolling “robot” that has a built-in microphone, a speaker and a laser with a “pet mode” that flickers a laser that pets can chase for entertainment. The Rolling Bot can be navigated remotely to move from room to room, capturing images and videos with its embedded 8MP camera. With an Internet Protocol-equipped camera connected via WiFi, users can remotely monitor the interior of their homes with the LG G5 via live streaming.