LG V20 was the first smartphone to come preloaded with Android 7.0 Nougat in September from the Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. The South Korean company is rumored to be working on a smaller version of the flagship called LG V20 S.
The LG V20 was not launched in Europe. Speculations suggest that it is probably because European users do not prefer to use the large-sized smartphones. Hence, LG V20 S, a smaller version of the phone that will retain similar specs will be coming to the Europe in this month.
In Japan, the LG isai Beat LGV34 device was made official in the month of October this year. It comes with a smaller size and water resistant body. The phone looks similar to LG V 20 and is expected to arrive as LG V20 S in Europe, PhoneArena reported.
LG V20 S Beat Specifications, Features
The LG isai Beat LGV34 has a 5.2-inch screen that offers a quad HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels whereas the LG V 20 comes with a 5.7-inch quad HD display. Like its larger sibling, it would be featuring a secondary ticker screen. The smartphone comes with the 32GB of inbuilt storage and it also supports microSD card, Softpedia reported.
The LG V20 S is expected to measure 72 x 149 x 80 mm and weigh 149 grams. Like LG isai Beat LG V34, the V20 S would be also sporting a water-resistant chassis.
It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. The LG V20 has 4 GB of RAM and comes in two internal storage variants of 32 and 64 GB. However, the LG V20 S will have 4 GB of RAM and come in one storage choice of 32 GB.
Its dual rear camera setup will include 16-megapixel and 8-megapixel lenses. The front camera comes with 5-megapixel. It will come pre-installed with Android 7.0 Nougat OS overlaid with an LG skin. It would be also featuring a fingerprint reader.
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Here is a look at the LG V34 smartphone: