The smartphone industry has matured quickly, it has come to a point at which the market seems to lack innovation and excitement for the consumers, u can pick up a smartphone from 2014 and compare it with a phone from 2015 , you will be presented with the fact that there isn’t any considerable difference between the two.
To address this very issue LG has forged their flagship device keeping in mind the concept of modular design, this concept is being pondered over by many companies such as Google with their project Aura, but LG happens to be the first company to implement this concept and release a product to the market.
The new LG G5 which was announced st MWC 2016 in Barcelona has a unique removable component which is located at the bottom of the phone which houses the battery ,the component can be swapped with other components or modules which LG like to call as “Friends”.
These modules are said to enhance the user experience by providing various other functionalities such as an extended battery, music amp etc.
So let us meet the friends, shall we?
LG Cam Plus
First in the list is the LG Cam Plus , according to LG cameras generally in the smartphones have become good enough in terms of image quality so they focused on other aspects of shooting photos with a smartphone, which includes a dedicated shutter button, which helps to take images quickly without the hassle of touching the screen and shaking the device. Along with that, cam plus houses various other physical buttons such as power, shutter, record buttons and zoom dial all housed in a tiny package which has a comfortable grip to hold the device with one hand. Overall the cam plus enables for better and comfortable shooting experience.
LG HI-FI PLUS with B&O PLAY
The Hi-Fi plus is a portable Dac(digital to analog converter) developed in collaboration with B&O play which intends to provide the best audio listening experience in a compact device. The HI-FI delivers unsampled 24-bit/384kHz audio through the headphone jack which simply means better audio output from the headphone, this feature certainly is good news for the audiophiles and also enables the consumers to get out much more out of their costly headphones. This module also attaches to the device via the “magic slot” it looks simple and makes the sound cool.
Along with these, LG also announced a 360 camera, VR headset and a robot yea a robot which looks like a ball with a camera which can watch over your house. we are not covering these things in this article because these aren’t technically modules for the phone which attach to the phone but however works using the smartphone
LG is planning to release much more “Friends” is the coming days to extend the functionality of the LG G5 and extend the lineup. we hope that other OEM would take inspiration from LG and bring something new to the table and make the smartphone industry exciting again.
