About 10 years have passed since smartphones began to spread in domestic and overseas markets.In the past, a slightly unique model, such as a model equipped with a QWERTY array keyboard, a model of the slide mechanism body, has been sold, but most of the terminals are now adopted flat plate -shaped body., The personality of the smartphone is difficult to launch.
ソフトバンク／LGエレクトロニクス「LG G8X ThinQ」、約166mm（高さ）×164mm（幅）×15mm（厚さ）、約331g（重量）、本体のみ：約160（高さ）×76mm（幅）×8.4mm（厚さ）、約193g（重量）オーロラブラック（写真）をラインアップMeanwhile, this year, folding design terminals that utilized the characteristics of the OLED display appeared one after another, and became a hot topic.It has the advantage of being able to use apps on a large screen while expanding the body size while folding the body size, and attracted attention as an evolution of a new smartphone.However, in order to achieve the structure of bending the display, the manufacturing cost has increased, and the over -the -counter price has exceeded 200,000 yen, making it a product that many users can do very much.
In response to these situations, products that tried to find new possibilities in a completely different way from folding have appeared.That is the SoftBank LG Electronics smartphone "LG G8X THINQ".The LG G8x ThinQ is a model that realizes a new "dual screen" style that can use two screens simultaneously by combining cases with a display that can be mounted on a flat shape.
本体は外した状態のディスプレイ付きケース。電源は内蔵しておらず、本体側からの給電で動作するAs is well known, LG Electronics has an LG display that manufactures liquid crystal panels and organic ELs in the group, making it easier to procure new devices (parts) than other companies, and have advantages in terms of price.。This LG G8x ThinQ is a product that makes use of its advantage.
This time, LG Electronics supplies LG G8X ThinQ for SoftBank, but in fact, a little earlier, as a terminal for NTT DOCOMO's 5G pre -service, a similar dual screen design "LG V50 Thinq 5G" (announced in February 2019).It supplies models based on, and can be viewed as the second model for domestic market models.
The design with these two displays has been released in Japan, such as NTT DOCOMO's NEC terminal "MEDIAS W" and the successor to the joint development with ZTE, but all are displayed when folded.Is a shape that is on the outside, and unfortunately, it ends without establishing the market.
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In addition, a smartphone that combines two similar displays is also planned, and in a new place to remember, it is an event held in New York in October.Surface Duo is showing.In the mobile industry, it is known that the shape of the communication technology and services changes significantly, and the shape of the two -screen style and folding design is toward the era of 5G service, which was a 5G service in 2020.It is quite possible that it will become the next smartphone.
Microsoft released a two -screen foldable device "Surface Neo/Duo" at the end of 2020
And one of the more notable LG G8x ThinQ is its price setting.As sales have already started, many of you may know, but the enforcement of the revised Telecommunications Business Law from October 2019 has completely separated terminal sales and line contracts, and the sales of high -end models will slow down.While it is said to be the case, the price of the SoftBank Online Shop is set at 55,440 yen (tax included), with a chipset equivalent to another company's flagship model and a case with display.
This is not the amount that applies SoftBank's "Toko Support (former name: half -price support +)".Of course, whether you like the terminal itself, it will be possible to say that it is a considerable high cost performance model, except for the case with display.
