



With 2016 on its way out, and the smartphone rumor mill in full swing as usual, it is time to take a good look at all the information we've got regarding next year's flagships, review it, and sort it out neatly for your reading pleasure and convenience. With the Galaxy S8/S8 Edge out of the way, it is now time to turn our attention toward LG and the successor to this year's modular G5. However, save for the seemingly universal assumption that it will continue LG's flagship naming scheme by moving on to the next digit, rumors regarding the LG G6 have thus far been as contradictory as they have been scarce.

With some reports suggesting that the LG G6 may ditch the modular concept of its predecessor in favor of a less-adventurous, waterproof design with non-removable battery, while others still claiming the battery will be removable despite the added water resistance, even educated guessing is becoming a bit difficult at this point.





DESIGN:





Sources have claimed that LG will be dropping the whole modular thing it experimented with on the G5 and opt for a more traditional design instead. The various reports on the matter cite multiple reasons for this suggested change, including low sales of the G5, troubled production yield due to the phone's complicated modular build, as well as big shifts in the executive circles responsible for the development of the G5. Whether the company will drop modules entirely for its upcoming flagship is up for debate, but it does make a lot of sense and ties up with other rumors regarding the phone's design.





DISPLAY:





The company already producing OLED displays for its own smartwatches and TVs, as well as the Apple Watch, so an OLED-equipped G6 is a possibility. Furthermore, mobile VR is going to be big next year, and since Google's guidelines for building a Daydream-ready device require that it has an OLED screen, we may see a lot more Android phone makers adopting the technology.





As far as resolution goes, the LG G6 will either retain the current Quad HD resolution of the G5 and V20, or bump things up a notch. The G6 will be going head-to-head with the Galaxy S8/S8 Edge, which are heavily rumored to pack 4K displays, so LG may very well decide to implement a higher resolution panel in its next flagship.





HARDWARE:





Not much is known at this point, but the G6 is expected to sport last year's Snapdragon 821 chip, backed with at least 6- or even 8 GB of RAM, if LG wants to compete with the beefy Galaxy S8 brothers. The G6 will likely feature a USB Type-C port, as well as retain the same 32 GB of expandable, internal memory found on the G5. If the G6 is to be Daydream-ready and sport a 4K screen, then capable hardware is a must.





CAMERA:





We wouldn't hold our breath for a revolution in front-facing cameras, but rather an evolution. Back in November, word got out that LG is working on an all-in-one iris scanner/front-facing camera module capable of switching between the two functions with the help of an IR light filter. Although the company has since confirmed that such module has been developed, this doesn't mean it will be implemented in the G6, or any of LG's 2017 phones for that matter. Still, numerous reports agree that the G6 will likely feature an iris scanner in some form or another.





LG G6 SPECS:





NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE LAUNCH Announced Not announced yet Status Rumored BODY Dimensions - Weight - SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.3 inches Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~554 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

- Always-on display - LG Optimus UX 6.0 UI PLATFORM OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM CAMERA Primary Dual 16 MP (29mm, f/1.8) + 16 MP (12mm, f/1.8), laser autofocus, OIS (3-axis), LED flash Features 1/2.6" sensor size @ 29mm, 1/2.6" sensor size @ 12mm, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Secondary 12 MP SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers 3.5mm jack Yes

- 32-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS NFC Yes Infrared port Yes Radio No USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM Browser HTML5 Java No

- Fast battery charging: 83% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Ion battery MISC Colors Yes





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