LG announces three new K series smartphones

LG was slated to announce a high-end smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, ​​but the rally was canceled. The top of the range will be shown in a dedicated event, but in the meantime the Korean manufacturer has updated the K series with three new models: K61, K51S and K51S. One of the common features are the four rear cameras.

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The K61 has a 48-megapixel rear main camera, the highest resolution ever offered in an LG smartphone. The 32 megapixel camera of the K51S is also new, as the manufacturer has used sensors with lower resolution even in the top of the range. The K61 also has 8, 2 and 5 megapixel rear cameras (standard, super wide angle, macro and depth), while the K51S has 5, 2 and 2 megapixel sensors. The latter were also chosen for the K41S, but are flanked by a 13 megapixel main camera.

Other shared features are connectivity (WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and LTE), the USB Type-C port, the DTS: X 3D Surround Sound, the fingerprint reader on the back, the button for Google Assistant, the 4,000 mAh battery and MIL-STD-810G certification.

The K61 has a 6.5-inch screen with full HD + resolution and a hole in the upper left corner corresponding to the 16 megapixel front camera. The hardware equipment also includes the 2.3 GHz octa core processor, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, expandable with microSD cards. Same screen and processor for the K51S, while the front camera is 13 megapixel. The hardware also includes 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.

The K41S instead has a 6.5-inch screen with HD + resolution and a drop notch that houses the 8 megapixel front camera. The smartphone also integrates a 2 GHz octa core processor, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. The three smartphones will arrive in Italy in May. Prices were not disclosed.