LG Signature Edition (2018) Smartphone launched

South Korea, July 30: In a good news for smartphone lovers, The Giant electronic company, LG Electronics on Sunday said it will sell the super-premium version of the V35 smartphone, priced at $1,830 (Rs.1,25,500 approximately), from August 20.

Before the "LG Signature Edition" smartphone hits store shelves next month, interested customers will get a two-week pre-order period, Yonhap news agency reported.

Only 300 units of the limited edition phone will be sold overall. The device will be covered with the zirconium ceramic material, which is resistant to abrasion and corrosion, LG said.

The South Korean tech major said it had allocated staff exclusively for warranty services of the device, and it can also engrave the names of users on the device upon request.

The device comes bundled with earphones made by Danish consumer electronics company Bang & Olufsen and will have 256GB internal storage.Running on Android's latest Oreo operating system, the device supports LG Pay, a payment platform developed by LG that can be used on traditional credit card machines.

The 2017 version of LG Signature Edition launched in December was sold out and the company expects the same kind of demand this time around.

LG Signature Edition (2018) specifications
The LG Signature Edition (2018) runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with LG UX, and it sports a 6-inch QHD+ (2880x1440 pixels) OLED display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, HDR10, 538ppi pixel density, and Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor paired with Adreno 630 GPU, and 6GB RAM. The smartphone offers 256GB of internal storage that can be expanded further with the help of a microSD card slot (up to 2TB).

Camera includes two 16-megapixel cameras,the rear unit supports LED flash as well. At the front, there is an 8-megapixel camera. The LG Signature Edition (2018) packs a 3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging and wireless charging support as well.

Connectivity options include 4g VoLTE, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C, and Wi-Fi 802.11 ac. The smartphone dimensions measure at 151.7x75.4x7.3mm and it weighs 157 grams. It is IP68 certified for water and dust resistance and supports Hi-Fi Quad DAC and DTS: X 3D Surround Sound.