LG released its first modular phone - the LG G5 - earlier this year, but the latest reports suggest its next flagship phone which launches later this week won't include such an innovative design.
According to eyewitness accounts the LG V20 won't come with swappable "friends" modules, but it will have a removable battery.
The back cover will come off giving your access to the power pack as well as the SIM card and microSD slots.
Goodbye Friends
Sources who have seen the phone provided details to CNET Korea to create the renders and noted LG would not include a modular approach to shorten the time between manufacture and getting the handset on sale.
The LG V10 didn't have a modular design either, so it's not a big surprise it's tipped not to feature on the V20, and this isn't confirmation LG is giving up on the customisable phone idea - but it doesn't bode well.
The LG G5 has not sold as well as the company had hoped while Google also announced an end to its Project Ara phone project last week, so this may not be the best time to get excited about being able to buy a modular phone.
LG is launching the V20 at a San Francisco event tomorrow, September 6, and we'll be there to give you all the latest.
from TechRadar: Phone and communications news http://www.techradar.com/1327858
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