LG Electronics has just announced the LG Q Stylus, an upper mid-range Android device that comes with a stylus. According to LG, the device will be released on a limited basis this month in North America and Asia. Before a bigger rollout much later. The LG Q Stylus is the latest phone from LG to feature a stylus.
Also, the LG Q Stylus will come in three slightly different models: the high-end LG Q Stylus Plus, the middle of the ark LG Q Stylus, and the low-end LG Q Stylus Alpha.
The LG Q Stylus also features LG’s “palm rejection” system. Which tells the difference between an intentional touch with a stylus and an accidental touch with your palm.
Let me go ahead and review the LG Q Stylus.
Design and display
The LG Q Stylus has dimensions of 160.2 x 77.8 x 8.4 mm (6.31 x 3.06 x 0.33 in). And it also weighs 172 g.
This phone also has a 6.2-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Touch-screen, with 16M colours. With a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it has an 18:9 aspect ratio (~389 ppi density).
The LG Q Stylus is MIL-STD-810G compliant, also its IP68 certified, meaning that its dust/waterproof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
This Smartphone also supports Multitouch. With Fingerprint Scanner at the back of the phone. This device comes in three colours: Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, and Lavender Violet.
Hardware and Software
The LG Q Stylus smartphone comes with Android 8.1 (Oreo) operating system.
This device is powered by an Octa-core processor that clocks at 1.5 GHz or 1.8 GHz.
The LG Q Stylus Plus comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, while the other two devices have 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. The internal storage can expand up to 400GB using a microSD card.
Sensors on this device are Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass.
Camera and Battery
The LG Q Stylus Alpha has a 13 MP rear camera setup, with phase detection autofocus and LED flash. While the other two sport a 16 MP rear camera setup, also with phase detection autofocus and LED flash.
Upfront, there’s an 8 MP or 5 MP selfie shooter in the Q Stylus/Q Stylus+. While there’s a 5 MP selfie camera in the Q Stylus Alpha.
Also, it has other features like Geo-tagging, auto-focus, touch focus, face detection, HDR.
Battery wise, there’s a Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery. With a Fast Charge feature included.
Specifications
Now, here are the full specifications of this LG phone
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, June |
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| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, Q3 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 160.2 x 77.8 x 8.4 mm (6.31 x 3.06 x 0.33 in) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – Stylus – IP68 certified – dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) – MIL-STD-810G compliant |
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.2 inches, 99.7 cm2 (~80.0% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~389 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Octa-core 1.5 GHz or Octa-core 1.8 GHz |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 400 GB |
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| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM – Q Stylus+ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM – Q Stylus/Q Stylus α |
| CAMERA | Primary | 13 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash – Q Stylus α 16 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash – Q Stylus/ Q Stylus+ |
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| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | [email protected] | |
| Secondary | 8 MP or 5 MP – Q Stylus/Q Stylus+ 5 MP – Q Stylus α |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| – DTS:X sound |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
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| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging – DivX/MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery |
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| MISC | Colors | Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet |
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