Introducing the G8 ThinQ from LG, before the launch word has been going out about its specs, LG made the whole camera rig official, announcing that the handset would be getting a ToF image sensor on its front-facing camera, bring, among other things, advanced face unlock technology.
In its lauching LG announced that the main feature that quite peculiar is the little biometric addition. The company says the phone’s Hand ID tech is the first to use “advanced palm vein authentication” — which could well be accurate. The very first of its kind in phone technology
“LG’s Hand ID identifies owners by recognizing the shape, thickness and other individual characteristics of the veins in the palms of their hands.” It turns out, like faces and fingerprints, everyone’s got a unique set of hand veins, so once registered, you can just however your hot blue blood tubes over the handset to quickly unlock in a few seconds.
The Z camera also does depth-sensing face unlock that’s a lot harder to spoof than the kind found on other Android handsets. LG’s also put the tech to use for a set of Air Motion gestures, which allow for hands-free interaction with various apps like the camera (selfies) and music (volume control).
Other notable features for the new flagship include a 6.1 QHD+ OLED display and a new video portrait mode, which lets users adjust bokeh on the fly.The phone will begin sales in the USA market followed by other countries.