LG's Velvet might be welcome departure from the company's G series smartphones

LG is unveiling a new smartphone called the Velvet in the near hereafter.

The company is finally ditching its G-serial brand and working on a device that looks completely different from its other smartphones on the market, and I'm all most information technology.

LG hasn't completely revealed this new device's specs, but the design language certainly seems like a step in the correct direction for the company.

LG Velvet, LG's new design language mobile telephone, netizens made renderings, is information technology beautiful? picture show.twitter.com/YVBSoRhVEP

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A curved display, a small forepart-facing hole-punch photographic camera and a waterdrop rear-facing shooter setup, make this smartphone look way improve than the previously leaked G9 ThinQ.

According to the leaks, the phone volition sport a mid-range Snapdragon 765G chipset, which means the handset technically won't exist a flagship.

Fifty-fifty though this is the example, I'chiliad nonetheless pretty excited virtually the Velvet. While companies like Samsung, Apple, Google and Huawei all seem to be following the same photographic camera setup design, name scheme and more, LG is opting for a unlike arroyo.

So… As my first 2020 leak, here comes your very first look at which I assume volition be launched every bit the #LGG8 successor and thus, the #LGG9 I gauge…

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At to the lowest degree at the outset, it seems similar the South Korean company will be bringing a premium-like experience to a more affordable brand. Hopefully, LG will also switch up its Android peel in the process.

LG is rumoured to officially unveil the Velvet on May 15th.

What do you lot think? Volition the Velvet brand LG more relevant over again in the smartphone market, or volition information technology exist a flop?