The V20 is currently the best offering of LG. It’s a mightier Android compared to the G5 but without the Friends. In Japan, they have a slightly better version than comes in a smaller package.
The LG V34 isai Beat gets all the power of the V20 but with added waterproofing thanks to the IP67 certification. It’s also smaller with a main screen size of 5.2-inch — a half inch less than V20’s. Everything else is the same with the secondary always on display, dual rear camera, dual-FoV selfie shooter, built-in quad-DAC, Android 7.0 Nougat, and the Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage.
Despite the reduced screen size, LG still managed to fit in a 3000mAh battery. This means LG could have fitted the V20 with a larger cell, though.
LG V34 isai Beat specs:
5.2-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) IPS display, 513ppi
Gorilla Glass 4
2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB UFS ROM
up to 2TB via microSD
16MP (f/1.8 aperture, 75-degree lens) w/ OIS + 8MP (f/2.4 aperture, 135-degree lens) rear cameras, Hybrid AF (Laser Detection AF, Phase Detection AF, Contrast AF)
5MP front camera w/ f/1.9 Aperture (120-degree lens)
LTE-A
WiFi 802.11ac
NFC
Bluetooth 4.2
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
High AOP Mic
32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC
3,000mAh battery
Android 7.0 Nougat w/ LG UX 5.0+
The phone is exclusively available in Japan through au by KDDI, so international availability is out of the question for now. It will be out by mid-November with two colors, Gold and Titan.
