LG announced today that it will be shutting down its smartphone business due to high losses. The company faced stiff competition from Samsung and Chinese rivals which caused the company to re-evaluate its smartphone business. Due to this competition, LG released a number of smartphones that stood out from the rest of the pack. Some of these phones were revolutionary while others were innovative with their design. Here are some of the top LG smartphones that we will miss in the coming years:

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The dual screens smartphone released by LG set the smartphone world on fire for thinking out of the box. The phone utilised two screens that would fold like old school Nokia communicator devices. Having two screens let users have more real estate and in turn do more with its smartphone. The hinge could also be used to place one of the displays in almost every angle making it the ideal device to watch video content. The dual screen design was also best for emulating games and using one the displays as a touch controller. It was probably the most versatile device we saw from the company that utilised a very simple concept and made it work. 

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Folding smartphones are quite prevalent now, however LG offered something entirely different and unique that has not been copied by anyone yet. The LG Wing rotates to form a “T” shaped device that also gives users some extra real estate. The phone’s swivel design works best for customers who like to watch YouTube videos and use other apps as well. The phone has a 6.8-inch primary display and a smaller 3.9-inch secondary screen that could be used for watching videos. 

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We can’t ignore LG’s first few smartphone from the late 2000s that really helped shape the smartphone industry we know today. The LG Prada was technically the first touchscreen smartphone in the world that launched a few months before the first iPhone. While it was no match for the iPhone, the smartphone did have quite a few features such as a 2MP camera, Radio, and a user interface that supported touchscreen actions. 

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If you love music and wanted the best audio experience from a smartphone, you knew that LG phones were the ones you needed to go far. The LG G8s came with a 32-bit Quad DAC that had support for 192kHz audio. The phone also had support for DTS:X 3D audio and let users tune the sound according to their own liking. Additionally, the smartphone also supported aptX HD for high-res Bluetooth streaming. 

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