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LG G7 will reportedly have a dedicated AI button and f/1.5 aperture
August 09, 2025
LG’s upcoming smartphone will reportedly have a dedicated artificial intelligence button and a rear camera with f/1.5 aperture. This is according toETNews, who says that the device will be unveiled in Seoul at the end of April and will be released (in Korea) in mid-May.
The AI button will reportedly be placed on the side of the device. This fits in with a rendering of the phone thatSteve Hemmerstofferrevealed over the weekend on Twitter that showed an extra button underneath the volume switches.
If it turns out that this is indeed the placement of the AI switch, it would be almost the same as the Bixby button found on theSamsung Galaxy S8,S9, andNote 8. Much like the Bixby button, the G7’s button will let users easily access the phone’s AI capabilities including Google Assistant and LG’s own Q Lens and Q Voice.
LG adding a dedicated AI button makes sense, as the company has made a lot of its AI technology recently. In fact, the build-up to the release of its latest phone, theLG V30S ThinQ, focused almost entirely on the phone’s AI capabilities.
Of course, despite being on three flagship Samsung devices, the Bixby button is byno means universally loved. It will be interesting to see whether or not LG will give users the ability toremap the button as they wish. However, if dedicated buttons from other manufacturers are anything to go by, this is unlikely.
The other big reveal from theETNewsarticle is that the G7’s rear camera is expected to have a f/1.5 aperture. This would put it in line with the Galaxy S9, the phone that has the widest aperture currently available. Having a wide apertureallows more light to enterthe camera and reach the sensor. What this essentially means is that the G7 should be well equipped to take pictures in low light. However, the G7 willnotfeature a dual aperture, like its Samsung-made competitor.
Other details included in theETNewsarticle are in line with older reports. The phone will have an MLCD+ display, a type of display that should use up to 35 percent less power than regular LCD. Additionally, the article says that the phone will have 6GB RAM, a Snapdragon 845 processor, and that there will be two versions, one with 64GB of storage and one with 128GB of storage.
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