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A model poses with LG Electronics' new smartphone LG Q61, which will hit local shelves on May 21
Priced at 369,600 won ($300), the handset targets budget consumers. / Courtesy of LG Electronics |
South Korean tech giant LG has launched the Q61 smartphone in its home country. The handset arrives as a rebranded version of the LG K61, which was unveiled globally in February this year.
It offers a hole-punch display, military-grade durability, quad rear camera setup, and mid-tier internals.
The LG Q61 comes with a punch-hole design with noticeable bezels on all sides and offers MIL-STD 810G durability. On the rear, it gets a quad-camera setup and a physical fingerprint reader.
The phone features a 6.5-inch Full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) screen with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a pixel density of 394ppi. It comes in two color options: Titanium and White.
LG Q61 houses a quad rear camera setup comprising a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 5MP depth lens, and a 2MP macro camera with LED flash On the front, it sports a 16MP selfie shooter.
Both the front and rear cameras support 1080p video recording at 30fps.
Powered by a MediaTek Helio P35 octa-core chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (expandable up to 2TB). Under the hood, the device runs on Android 10 and packs a 4,000mAh battery.
In terms of connectivity, it offers support for dual-band Wi-Fi, LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, a headphone jack, and a Type-C port for charging.
LG Q61 is priced at KRW (Korean Republic Won) 3,69,600 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The device will go on sale in South Korea starting May 29. However, the company has not shared any details about the international availability of the handset.
| BODY |
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| Dimensions | 164.5 x 77.5 x 8.3 mm (6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | - |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| | MIL-STD-810G compliant |
| DISPLAY |
|---|
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density) |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass |
| PLATFORM |
|---|
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
| MAIN CAMERA |
|---|
| Quad | 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| COMMS |
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| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| FEATURES |
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| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| BATTERY |
|---|
| | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
