LG has officially launched the LG V30, the third iteration of its V series with the aim of changing the opinion of this family of samsung note 5 display price . The thing that's always been slightly strange about the V models is the limited availability and the strong focus on advanced video capture skills.
In fact, LG found through its own research that people saw the V device as something for professionals. That's not what the V series is really about and the best manifestation of that is the LG V30, which is every inch a flagship handset to compete with the best out there.
We've had our hands on a pre-production model and been using it since launch. We've taken quite a shine to it.
LG V30 preview: Design
Both LG and Samsung have made a major shift in smartphone design in 2017 and that's adopting a different screen aspect. The advantage this move makes is allowing lots of screen space without the phone getting too wide in the hand.
For the LG V30, that means a display that measures 6-inches on the diagonal, yet a body width that's only about that of a 5.3-inch device. Reducing the front bezels top and bottom and shifting away as much of the clutter to maximise display space dominated the LG G6 design, an act repeated on the LG V30.
For the V30 the result feels more accomplished in the hand than the LG G6 ever did. The metal core of this phone creates the edges, while the Gorilla Glass 5 front and back of phone curve neatly to meet those edges. It's smooth, it's sleek, it's very refined, but it's also a great size too. This shift in display aspect isn't just a fad - even Apple is embracing it with the iPhone X. Remember - LG did it first.
Coming in four colours - Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Cloud Silver, Lavender Violet - it's the silver we have in hand here and it looks great. There's a depth to that rear colouration, it's not a flat silver like the metal lg g3 screen replacement of 2016, thanks to the use of glass. LG has also tidied up the rear space, shrinking the rear camera for a better look overall.