A tipster from China has revealed the alleged specifications and release date of the LG G5.
The LG G4 was released in April. Fresh rumors are suggesting that the South Korean tech giant is already working on a successor model for the LG G4. A tipster named Zealer has revealed the purported specs of the LG G5 on Weibo, Tech Grapple reported.
The LG G5 is expected to arrive with 5.6-inch display. It will carry support for Quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The LG G4 features a Quad HD screen of 5.5-inch.
The Snapdragon 820 SoC will be powering the LG G5. It includes a quad-core processor and Adreno 530 graphics. There is no information on the amount of RAM the device will feature.
On the rear side, the LG G5 will be housing a 21-megapixel camera. The front side will be featuring an 8-megapixel camera. Other sources have suggested that the LG G5 will not feature a fingerprint scanner but it will arrive with an iris scanner, Phone Arena reported.
As far as the design of the handset is concerned, the LG G5 will be arriving with a full metallic chassis. Rumors are also suggesting that the LG G5 with its metal body will still feature a removable battery and a microSD card slot. While most flagships came with metal construction in this year, the LG G4 features a polycarbonate chassis.
The LG G5 is expected to get showcased to the world in February 2016. Its announcement will happen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 event. Samsung is also expected to hold its Unpacked 2016 event to unveil the Galaxy S7 flagship in the same month.