LG is planning a big show at the Mobile World Conference set to begin on February 22, 2016. The company has been sending out invites for the show to various media organisations with the tagline – “Play Begins" along with the date of February 21. Although the tagline itself does not hint at any particular device, but rumours about the launch of LG’s next flagship- the LG G5, have been doing the rounds for a while now. Predecessor to the LG G4, the LG G5 is expected to come with a metal unibody design. Korea’s ETNews had cited industry sources, and claimed that the upcoming flagship device will feature a “full metal case” in order to compete with Samsung and Apple’s flagship phones. LG is one of the very few mainstream brands to still usie plastic on their devices. There are also many other rumours surrounding the LG G5.
Leaked images of the device on Reddit also show a dual camera setup at the back of the LG G5. In addition, the images also show rear facing physical buttons on the smartphone, which are located below the two cameras. According to the post, the dual camera setup will use 16MP and 8MP cameras and may come with laser autofocus and a colour spectrum sensor. The LG G5 is expected to house the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset and a 5.3 inch QHD screen. Sources have told VentureBeat that LG’s upcoming flagship will come with a small 160 x 1040 pixel display alongside the primary 5.3-inch QHD display. It is also speculated that this secondary display will be one of LG’s headline features across its lineup in 2016. Other rumoured specifications include- an IR blaster, a USB Type-C port and a ‘Pressure sensor.’ Although, It is not known if the pressure sensor is alluding to an atmospheric pressure sensor or a pressure sensitive screen.