LG G7 hands-on—LG adds a notched display, better speaker to the G6 formula

Ron Amadeo

Today, LG is making its latest flagship smartphone official and announcing the "LG G7 ThinQ." After getting to spend about a half-hour with the phone, my main takeaway is that it wasn't all that different from the LG G6, just with an iPhone X-style notched display and a few internal upgrades.

First let's get the goofy name out of the way. The "ThinQ" brand debuted in LG's appliance lineup (it's pronounced "Thin Q") in December, where it denoted which appliances were smart appliances. So why is LG's latest smartphone named after a dishwasher? Because, like every smartphone launching this year, the G7 contains some nebulous "AI" features-everything has to have AI now. On the G7, "AI" means it has 18 different automatic camera modes, which are chosen via computer vision. It can detect things like "Food," "Beverage," or "Animal." After taking a picture, the G7 can also automatically suggest a photo filter for you.

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