LG Announces New 'Design Language' for Smartphones

Smartphone manufacturer LG has announced that it will be introducing a new "blueprint language" to its flagship smartphones.

While few details are known disallowment what the visitor has put in a blog post, LG says that its new devices will be more minimalistic, taking inspiration from the "natural globe with a visual form cistron that differs from the manufacture trend."

One of these changes will exist losing the camera bump that near high-end smartphones have as they endeavor to pack more cameras onto the back of each new generation of handset. LG'due south upcoming phone is now expected to have three rear cameras and a wink ordered vertically by size along the left of the device. The largest is at the top, and the smallest at the bottom to "evoke images of falling raindrops." LG as well says that while the principal camera volition sit slightly above the surface, the other 2 will sit underneath the phone'due south glass back.

The 2d change is what LG calls "3D Arc Design." The edges of the display and the back of the phone will now curve symmetrically, which LG says means the phone volition be more comfortable to hold also every bit more attractive to look at.

In a argument on the blog, LG vice president and head of LG'due south Mobile Communications Design Lab, Cha Yong-duk, said: "Our upcoming smartphone will describe on the rich history of classic LG designs which have e'er been distinctive at showtime touch. This handset will be a outset-expect at the competitive border we will be bringing to every LG smartphone going forwards."

Equally TechRadar reported, a new LG telephone is expected in May. The premium range of phones volition replace the now-discontinued M-series, and has been dubbed the 'LG chocolate telephone' afterwards comments made past LG VP Lee Yeon-mo suggesting the company was looking to recreate the fizz effectually the KG800 Chocolate phone, released in 2006.