ISSUE 72 • ANDROID ADVISOR 65all-in on the case, so it may or may not come with
your purchase, a choice that will “depend on the
carrier”. In fact, LG won’t be offering an unlocked
version of the V60, so whatever bundles are offered
will be entirely at the carriers’ discretion.
But my guess is the Dual Screen will come with
all V60 purchases because it’s so central to the
experience. When attached, the Dual Screen supplies
a second 6.8in Full HD display that mirrors the V60’s,
notch and all. Based on my experience with it on the
G8X, it’s not nearly as well-conceived as the Galaxy
Fold or even what we’ve seen of the Microsoft Surface
Duo. It’s still easily the V60’s most compelling feature,
especially since LG has added the ability to use one
screen as a full keyboard like a mini-laptop.
With 5G and a second screen to power, the V60 is
going to need a lot of battery life, and it certainly has
the capacity at 5,000mAh. That’s a thousand more
milliamp-hours than the G8X, resulting in an extra eight
hours of use, per LG. In my G8X testing, I got around
nine hours, which is acceptable, but 17 hours would
be mind-blowing. LG also claims that a 30-minute
charge will deliver 18 hours of use, but we’ll need to
test these claims, especially with 5G on board.
Speaking of 5G, LG is using the newest Snapdragon
X55 modem, but the experience will differ across
carriers. Some models of the V60 provide mmWave
and sub-6GHz support, while others will only be able
to tap into sub-6GHz networks.
When all is said and done, the main reason why
most people will choose the V60 over the S20 or
the iPhone 11 is the headphone jack. LG is one of