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LG’s V20 Beauty & Beast

LG is not successful in the Pakistani smartphone market like samsung or HTC, but surely LG smartphones are gradually seeking the attention of Pakistani cell phone users. Ask anyone who has used LG G3 or G5 or V10, he will tell you that LG is as good as any smartphone in the world. With a very unique design and very light Customized UI LG G series and V series have been a good addition to the smartphones world. LG V series was introduced to compete the popular note series of samsung.V10 was introduced in 2015 and after the success of v10, company decided to launch another phone in the V series naming it LG V20.


LG announced the V20 in September 2016, as a successor to the 2015 LG V10. The V20 is the first smartphone to run Android 7.0 Nougat straight out of the box. V20 comes with a 5.7" QHD IPS LCD, and retains the secondary display above the main screen, as it was seen on the V10. This second display is dedicated to display shortcuts, notifications and other gimmicks. This beast is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, which comprises of a quad-core 2.16GHz Kryo CPU and Adreno 530 GPU, along with a massive 4GB RAM. Internal storage comes in 32GB or 64GB, with a microSD expansion slot capable of storing up to 256GB pf data. On the rear a superb dual-camera setup, consisting of a 16MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and OIS, plus a wide angle 8MP sensor with aperture of f/2.8 makes this beauty a perfect choice for the photo lovers. The selfie camera consists of a 5MP sensor with wide-angle f/1.9 aperture. Video recording has also been improved with Qualcomm's Steady Record, which utilizes the phone's gyroscope to minimize shaking. The phone also features a 32-bit quad DAC setup, this setup provides improved audio and excellent audio philes. The LG V20 runs has a 3200mAh removable battery, with Quick Charge 3.0 support and USB 3.0 Type-C port.

The LG V20 can easily be termed as the future of smartphone multimedia. The only thing LG needs now is a strong marketing and an effective and efficient chain of franchises in the Pakistani market. Pakistani smartphone users rarely buy a pinpack phone without any warranty and currently LG top mobile phones including this beauty V20 are available without warranty in the Pakistani market.V20 can easily beat any of its competitors on the multimedia and performance grounds but with no warranty and aftersales service available in Pakistan, the buyers usually consider it a risk to buy. This expensive phone. Samsung has been able to penetrate in the Pakistani market because it established a strong network of dealerships and after sales service centers across Pakistan. If LG can do that too, then there is no reason that phones LG V20 cannot beat note series of samsung. For now, if you are a smartphone geek and want to enjoy a perfect android phablet, this beast V20 really worths your money and time.

Syed Tanzeel Ashfaq

Syed Tanzeel Ashfaq is Software Engineer by profession and has over ten years of experience. He loves to express himself through blogging about Information Technology, Software development, Urdu literature, Islamic history and several other topics.