Right on cue, LG took to the world wide web to announce the V35 ThinQ – an upgrade to the V30s ThinQ that LG revealed just a few months ago. While the V30S ThinQ was just a slight software rework of the original V30 , the just-introduced V35 ThinQ actually packs a number of hardware improvements under the hood.





Galaxy S9+ The LG V35 ThinQ stays true to its power-user idea, but it mostly borrows some new-generation components from the mainstream G7 flagship. The most significant upgrade is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system chip, which ensures that LG's V line remains fully competitive in 2018. A more dramatic successor is rumored to be in the pipeline for an autumn introduction, and will possibly be called LG V40 (ThinQ). The Snapdragon 845 is the same chip that powers the V35's biggest rivals, such as the, the OnePlus 6 and others.





LG V35 ThinQ Display 6.0 inches

2880 x 1440 pixels

Camera 16 MP (Dual camera)

8 MP front

Hardware Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

6GB RAM

Storage 64GB, microSDXC

Battery 3300 mAh

OS Android 10

LG UX UI







A reworked dual-camera was among the key features of the G7 (unveiled earlier this month), and this new configuration now makes its way to the V35 ThinQ as well. It consists of two 16 MP rear cameras, one standard and one that is super wide-angle. This sounds similar to what we had before, but the new setup promises to capture better night / low-light photos, wide images with less distortion towards the edges, and also support for a suite of 19 'AI' effects designed to optimize the image profile depending on the scene you're capturing. The front-facing camera is also getting a resolution bump, from 5MP to 8MP.







As part of the AI-fication of the smartphone, there's support for the Google Lens visual recognition technology, just as on the G7. However, in terms of software and features, there doesn't seem to be anything here to differentiate the V35 from the G7. It does have its unique, bezel-less design that doesn't have any cut-outs though. It looks basically the same as before, except for the New Aurora Black color option, which is only complemented by the New Platinum Gray variant that we already know. On top of that, the V35 keeps its predecessors' biggest differentiating feature, which is the 6" high-resolution OLED panel. The latter was subject to a bit of criticism initially with the V30 , but hopefully LG has worked out any production kinks at this point.





The LG V35 price is set at $900, which is notably more expensive than the $750 G7 ThinQ. Perhaps this is due to the costly OLED screen in use. The phone's release date is set for June 8, with planned availability across the Americas, and in select markets in Asia, Middle East and Africa. In the US, the LG V35 ThinQ will be available on AT&T and Google Project Fi.







