LG G6 TO MEET HIGHER STANDARDS FOR RELIABILITY

LG G6 TO
MEET HIGHER STANDARDS FOR RELIABILITY

With Rigorously Tested
and with New Safety Features,
Upcoming LG G6 Sets a Higher Bar

SEOUL, February 21,
2017 — LG Electronics (LG) is committing to raising the bar
for reliability for the G6, LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone.

The company adopted complex
environmental tests that are stricter than the current accelerated life tests
to examine product performance under the most severe conditions.

The accelerated life tests
separately assess temperature, humidity, dust and water resistant, substance
penetration, shocks, falls and other potentially damaging factors. These tests
thoroughly evaluate various smartphone components including the application
processor, display, battery, camera and fingerprint sensor.

The new complex
environmental tests combine some of various risk factors and test the combined
factors simultaneously- but rather than testing each of them separately- to
verify the smartphone components in various situations.

To
improve reliability, LG is also focusing on two key aspects: heat radiation and
battery management. Heat radiation will be improved through the implementation
of a heat pipe while battery reliability will be upgraded in both the design
and testing phases.

One of
the key aims in designing a reliable smartphone is the optimal dissipation of
heat. Excessive heat not only makes a smartphone uncomfortable to hold, it is also
the main culprit in reducing the life of a phone’s battery. To better manage
heat, LG has included a heat pipe in the design of the LG G6. Heat pipes, which
are made of copper for optimal thermal conductivity, are commonly used in
laptops and PCs to help dissipate heat. The heat pipe in the G6 will help
reduce the temperature of the application processor (AP) by 6-10 percent. Furthermore,
the G6 designers have also increased the distance between the AP and the LCD
driver IC, another source of heat in a smartphone for heating dispersion.

“We
are upgrading all reliability and quality standards to a whole new level for
the G6,” said Lee Suk-Jong, senior vice president & head of global operations
at LG’s Mobile Communications Company, “LG will continue to deliver a reliable
product via heightened product quality and its assurance testing that consumers
can trust.”

The
LG G6 will be unveiled at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Spain on February 26.