LG V40 ThinQ and Watch W7 Hands On – Five Cameras and Two Hands

Earlier this week LG took the wraps off two new devices, its high-end phone offering in the V40 ThinQ and a hybrid smartwatch in the W7. I was on site and went hand on with both. I came away mostly impressed. Let's dive in. [caption id="attachment_265386" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Shot on LG V40 ThinQ[/caption] The star of the show was the V40 ThinQ, a smartphone which the company is dubbing “The 5 camera phone.” For good reason, since it does indeed have 5 cameras! This is clearly the selling point of this device, and they are again going after the creators with this years offering. They had some very prominent professional rock climbers on hand who they gave the phone early, and they came away with some impressive shots. After the announcement was finished we were allowed to play with the phones ourselves. They even had a faux building for us to climb with the Queensboro Bridge in the background, check it out, shot on the V40 ThinQ. Three of the five cameras live on the back of the phone, a telephoto, a wide-angle, and regular lens. That is three different focal lengths so you can frame your video or photos in any way ...