14 PCWorld APRIL 2020NEWS
LG V60 ThinQ 5G with Dual
Screen: An awfully long name for a
phone short on innovation
For better or worse, LG has a formula, and it’s sticking to it. BY MICHAEL SIMONY
ou don’t actually need to see the
LG V60 ThinQ 5G with Dual
Screen to know what it is. Based
on our experiences during a
recent briefing and hands-on opportunity in
New York, the V60 clearly looks like LG’s V50,
V40, G8, and G7. It has a few gimmicks and
some unnecessary carrier compromises. And
it has a headphone jack.
In short, it’s an LG phone. It’s not entirely
clear whether it will be the only flagship of
2020 from LG, but if there is a G9 in the
works, my guess is that the only difference will
be screen size. For better or worse, LG has aformula, and it’s sticking to it. I’m not really
sure what, if anything, the ThinQ surname
even means at this point, but you won’t find
the G8’s 3D face unlock or touch commands,
nor the V50’s tailored intelligence services in
this iteration.
That said, the LG V60 ThinQ 5G is a
perfectly fine 2020 phone. With a 6.8-inch
screen and more bezel than the Galaxy S
Ultra has, it’s a bit too big for my tastes, but LG
is merely following the big-screen trend line.
The Dual Screen case that we first saw on the
G8X (go.pcworld.com/lg8x) has some useful
features, but it still feels like a very cheapIMAGE: BEN PATTERSON