LG G6 Ditches Removable Battery But Will Feature Google Assistant And Water-Resistant Body

After LG's depressing quarterly results where it has reported worst mobile performance, the South Korean company has now its eyes set on the G6 flagship. A new report claims that LG G6 flagship will be the first other non-Pixel smartphone to feature Google Assistant out-of-the-box.

Recent reports hinted that the company may choose for metal design that will be a removal from the company's current plastic body in the LG G5, which sports a modular design. CNET reports that the company has gone for the metal build to include waterproof capabilities. The same report cites a person who is familiar with the company's plans and mentioned that LG's next flagship will ditch the removable battery to give way to water resistance feature.

The reports surfacing on the internet claims that Samsung's Galaxy S8 will be the first to feature the Snapdragon 835 chipset and this means that other manufacturers have to either compromise with an older SoC or delay the launches of the devices. This makes the speculation that G6 will be having Snapdragon 821 processor.

The report, which is noted by NDTV, says that LG's G6 will be the next smartphone featuring Google Assistant which means it will be the only one apart from the Google Pixel and Pixel XL to flaunt the feature. Report also mentioned that LG may not stick with Google for coming years.

In another leak from South Korea, LG's G6 smartphone has been leaked in image showing the metal design once again, similar to previous render; the new leak shows metallic bezels on the LG G6. The image claimed to be from the LG G6 shows the top half of the smartphone with smaller bezels compared to its predecessor and the device also have antenna bands on the side panel of the phone. The new image reveals the possible SIM slot on the right side of the handset.

With Samsung's absence at MWC, everyone is expecting LG to take centre stage at the MWC event in Barcelona. The event will start on  February 26 at 12.00pm CET.