Next phone G5 LG's to sport 'always on' screen


The South Korean company published a teaser to the page on Facebook, giving fans a taste of this new top-end phone has in store.

LG Electronics is trying to drum up the enthusiasm for the start of the G5, the next flagship Android phone, with a picture revealing what is likely to be the most distinctive feature of the device.

The animation was published in the LG Facebook page Wednesday, shows multiple phone screens obscuring, leaving an outline for the G5 perched next to the words "always on". This reference to a permanently lit display is one of the few things we know now about the new device, apart from the reputation that could have a pull-out battery.

In an Android phone market is dominated by Samsung, you may not even know respectable but less-prominent phones LG. If LG's always-on display is really useful, is not a simple trick, the G5 can only catch your eye and even change the way you use your phone.

An always-on display will negate the need to press any button to view notifications or time. He may seem like a small change, but given how often to check why our phone just buzzed or who is calling you, it is a convenience can be able to appreciate many times a day. Indeed, the acceleration these eyes are one of the main selling places smartwatches.

The concept is not new, but for smartphone manufacturers the challenge has always made use of technology without significantly impacting the battery life. Battery life is still a great deal for phone users, so it will be exciting to see how LG has reconciled both.

South Korea-based LG tried to include similar technology before in G Flex 2 and G4, in the form of "eye view". But these phones still a some type of gesture is required to be used for the activation of the screen. Instead, gif means that some information about G5 screen is always visible, even without being touched.

A plethora of new top-end Android phones expected in the coming weeks, as many of the world's first tech brands head on display technology Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. There, LG will compete for attention not only with Samsung, but a crop of younger Chinese brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus and Huawei.

It seems that LG may not be the only phone maker bet big on an always-on display. Samsung recently trading signal word 'always-on display, "according to the tech blog Android Authority. Opponent of LG company of South Korea will also organize a launch event at Mobile World Congress, which is expected to reveal the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.

Samsung and LG inauguration events will be held Sunday, February 21. CNET will be there to bring you hands-on photos, videos, news and analysis live from Barcelona.

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