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The upcoming LG G4 smartphone will be the"easiesttouse", say the makers Kim Youngwon
SOUTH KOREAN handset maker LG Electronics on Monday unveiled new user-experience software, LG UX 4.0, which will be featured on the firm’s upcoming flagship G4 smartphone.
The Korean tech giant said the LG UX 4.0, which is “simple and smart," would meet the needs of a wide spectrum of mobile phone users.
“The LG UX 4.0, which has become simpler and smarter than its predecessor, will allow smartphone users to make the most of their devices with ease and also caters to the tastes of tech-savvy users,” says Cho Ju-no, LG’s mobile business chief.
New features of the UX 4.0 include “Quick Shot”, which enables G4 users to initiate a built-in camera app by pressing the bottom volume button twice on the back of the handset, and “Smart Bulletin Board”, which shows a batch of often-used apps, such as those for scheduling, music, and fitness.
The Korean tech giant said it has put a lot of focus on beefing up the camera capability to appeal to consumers.
The built-in camera app will feature three different camera modes – expert, normal and simple.
“The expert mode will allow users to take pictures as crisp and clear as those taken by a DSLR camera,” said an LG spokesman.
The new UX will be mounted on other LG smartphones down the road, according to LG.
News reports said the G4 would not sport wireless charging technology, similar to the one that has been adopted by Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.
Some market watchers had speculated that the G4 would be equipped with the wireless charging technology developed by LG Innotek, the battery and camera module developer of LG Group.
LG Innotek has recently started mass producing receiver modules for wireless charging pads and supplying them to a US buyer.
An LG Innotek official said the modules have been supplied only to the US firm, and not to its sister |company LG Electronics.
Other features of the G4 |include a 5.5-inch quad-HD liquid crystal display developed by LG Display.
The new display boasts better touchscreen responsiveness and brighter colour reproduction than the existing QHD LCD display, according to the display firm.
