LG Velvet smartphone with raindrop camera design and Snapdragon 765 5G SoC to launch on 7 May

LG has announced that it will unveil its LG ‘Velvet’ smartphone on 7 May. The company made this announcement through a 15-second video clip on YouTube. In the video, one can see droplets of various colours falling on a ramp akin to the ones used in fashion shows. The falling drops seem to be signifying the raindrop camera design of the LG Velvet. [caption id=“attachment_8278611” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] LG Velvet[/caption] The launch of the smartphone will be an online event, reported NDTV.

LG had, a few days ago, **put out a teaser** offering a glimpse of the design and specs of the device. The 35-second teaser begins with a raindrop turning into the primary camera at the rear. It shows the layout for the front and back camera, and also highlights the colour options for LG Velvet - white, black, green and red. LG, in a blog post earlier this month, had mentioned that its upcoming smartphone will feature a unique raindrop camera and a symmetrical, flowing form factor. The rear camera panel of the smartphone is positioned on the left and it has secondary and tertiary cameras, as well as a flash. The panel is arranged in a vertical orientation. The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765 5G chipset. The company, **in a statement, had said** “The name “velvet” is intended to evoke images of lustrous smoothness and premium softness, two key characteristics of the new phone.”