LG V60 ThinQ 5G: Powerful, Versatile, & One Of The Best Offerings From LG

LG made a tall phone – probably one of their tallest ones yet w/ a 83.34% screen-to-body ratio. So using it single-handed is not an option – no matter how big your hands are. The phone itself is comprised of aluminum rails, glass on the front + back w/ a metal frame inside. All of this makes for a minimal aesthetic while still being premium but w/o a slippery feel to it. You got the Power button on the right, volume buttons + dedicated Google Assistant button on the left, headphone jack at the bottom, a teardrop selfie camera on the top center of it all.

Tall & mild-mannered in outside but powerful on the inside.

The V60 touts a massive 6.8inch OLED FullVision display that makes it amazing for viewing content or playing games on it. Vibrant colors, deep Blacks, a good level of brightness, and great viewing angles. LG still offers one of the top notch panels on a smartphone. If you’re familiar w/ their OLED TVs then this is no different – just on a smaller scale. However, don’t look for any fast refresh rates here as its only 60Hz. I know many of you wished for 90Hz or 120Hz especially w/ the larger battery but no dice. And last but not least on the display, underneath lies an optical fingerprint reader. I would grade this as just fine – not as great as OnePlus but not as bad as others though.

LG being one of the few phonemakers w/ a 3.5mm headphone jack, they still stand out from the crowd. Thanks to their superb 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC inside making everything (from music to movies to YouTube) sound so much better than any Bluetooth headphones. Still the best way to listen to music on a smartphone. They still have stereo speakers w/ a 1W top firing & 1.5W bottom-firing ones. They still sound pretty good but not as good as the Pixel or the iPhone. And lastly, you got the LG Sound Engine that acts as different sound profiles for different content your listening to.

6.8inch P-OLED display w/ 2460 x 1080 FHD+ resolution
Snapdragon 865 CPU
8GB of RAM + 128GB of storage expandable up to 2TB via microSD
f/1.8 64MP standard lens w/ pixel binning down to 16MP w/ OIS + EIS
f/1.9 13MP super wide-angle lens
f/1.4 ToF Z camera
f/1.9 10MP selfie camera
in-display fingerprint reader
Android 10 w/ LG UX
Quad mics
32-bit Hi-Fi Quad-DAC inside
3.5mm headphone jack
stereo speakers + LG 3D Sound Engine
IP68 dust/water-resistant & MIL-STD-810G shock-resistant body
Bluetooth 5.1 + Wi-Fi 6 support
5G capable
5000 mAh battery w/ wireless + fast wired charging

LG made sure to equip the V60 w/ all of the top-of-the-line internals. Inside you have a Snapdragon 865 CPU coupled w/ 8GB of RAM + 128GB of storage expandable up to 2TB via microSD. This matches that of the Galaxy S20 so you can expect flawless performance doing everything from multitasking, playing graphic-heavy games, and streaming. No type of hiccup, lag, or stutter in the V60’s steps during my time of using it over the course of a month. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to test out Verizon’s 5G network due to the coronavirus limiting our travels.

Being a 5G device, LG equipped it w/ a battery inside to keep up w/ it. There is a 5000 mAh battery inside that can hold you down all day and well into the next day. Ridiculous usage got me close to 12 hours of juice which includes using it as a mobile hotspot for over an hour, streaming YouTube, emails, etc. Heavy usage got me close to 36 hours and light-to-medium usage got me close to 48 hours of juice. However, when using the Dual Screen accessory will reduce your battery life by 20% or 30%. You also got the joys of fast wired & wireless charging.

LG’s Dual Screen is an excellent pairing w/ the V60 as we didn’t get a chance to check it out on the G8X. The 2nd display mirrors the exact same panel & resolution as the main 6.8inch OLED display. It does require a special included piece to charge w/ the phone inside of it but you can just charge the phone by itself.

The Dual Screen will let you use that other screen to use for true multitasking. Like using one screen to do something like scroll through Twitter while listening to music or podcasts on Spotify. You can also use it as a keyboard for Gmail or as a game controller for gaming. But it does make things a bit bulky when in my pocket though. Most of the time when I used it, I utilized it most for gaming and as a stand for viewing media. Its a cool add-on as many carriers include the accessory when you buy the V60.

As opposed to their previous flagships, LG reduced the number of sensors for the V60. So instead of 5, we’re now down to 3 but really 2 sensors. The main is a 64MP sensor w/ pixel binning down to 16MP, the secondary is a 13MP super wide-angle, and the final one is a Time of Flight depth sensor. The main shooter is armed w/ both optical & electronic image stabilization. You still have features like Cineshot, AR Sticker, Panorama, Voice Bokeh for video, and the amazing Manual Camera & Manual Video. LG added ASMR mode for video, 3D Photos, and a dedicated NightView mode to the mix.

Capable of great photos & superb videos

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The main sensor gives you a good amount of detail, dynamic range, & good color reproduction. You do lose a bit of clarity when you utilize the wide-angle, however. The ToF sensor does a pretty good job of enhancing Portrait mode. Not to the levels of the Google Pixel but pretty good. Speaking of other flagships, we compared the V60 to the likes of the Pixel 4XL & iPhone 11 Pro Max. Depending on the situation, LG did a good job running w/ the 2 shooters in various situations but not side-by-side or surpassing them.

On the video side of things, LG truly shines. Like the Galaxy S20 line, it can shoot 8K @30fps which futureproofs this a bit as most people can’t really view it. Outside of that, you can do 4K @60fps w/ pretty good image stabilization. It’s to the point where it is just as good as Apple’s video quality. Not something I expected to say about LG after seeing what Apple did w/ the iPhone 11 but I am.

The software behind the specs & hardware is LG’s UX 9.0 on top of Android 10. You get a lot of the cool things like customized themes & icons, screen recording, gaming tools like resolution & such, managing Dual Screen options, and their take on phone-based payments w/ LG Pay to name a few of the standout features. Although LG’s custom skin hasn’t grown to the point to what Samsung did w/ their Samsung Experience, it’s still getting better in each iteration – ever so slightly though.

Anyone w/ an older G or V-series device will want to upgrade to this one.

I feel like I like almost every LG phone review despite the masses running to the like of Google or Samsung. But I really dig what LG did here. I would classify this as one of the best devices LG put together. Despite its mild-mannered demeanor, LG really knocked it out of the park w/ the V60. Its future-proofed w/ up to 8K video & 5G support, massive all-day battery, amazing OLED display, great performance, dope cameras for photos & videos, and a helpful Dual Screen accessory.

Everything anyone would want in a smartphone. You just got to deal w/ a tall phone and lack of a faster refresh rate on the display. LG nails the basics but other phone makers are making sexier devices & features that make it hard to compete. And w/ the likes of OnePlus stepping things up as well, its going to be that much harder to compete in this space moving forward. LG fans w/ an older G or V series device will definitely want to upgrade to this one.