LG V50 ThinQ Dual Screen Unboxing and Hands-on
# LG V50 Dual Screen: A Hands-On Review
by Michael Josh
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You’ve probably heard about all the 5G phones announced in 2019, but this one might just convince you to buy it—meet the LG V50 Dual Screen. While it’s part of LG’s V series, it hasn’t gotten as much attention as some other flagships. But here’s why you should care: this phone comes with an accessory that could change how you use your smartphone forever.
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## Unboxing the LG V50 Dual Screen
Before we dive into the exciting stuff, let’s get the phone out of its box. This review unit comes all the way from Korea, but the V50 is available here in the US via Sprint and Verizon for $1,000. Let’s slice open the packaging and see what’s inside.
In typical LG fashion, the first thing you’ll find is an LG-branded cleaning cloth—a nice touch to keep your new phone squeaky clean. Next up is the DV50 ThinQ, along with some of its key features: support for 5G Penta (which I think means five cameras), dual-screen functionality, and, of course, it’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor.
Also included in the box are a USB-C cable, a USB-A to USB-C adapter, LG’s fast charger, and wired earphones. Let’s get this wrapper off and quickly set up the phone.
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## Setting Up the Phone
To unlock your new V50, you can use a knock-on feature—knock on the display in a pattern instead of using a pin code. That’s an LG feature that’s been around for many years. Unlike most flagships this year, which have under-display fingerprint scanners, the V50 still has one at the back of the phone.
The V50 is your typical all-glass smartphone with slightly curved edges and rounded corners. What I like most about its design is that the cameras are flush against the body of the phone—nothing protrudes. On the rear, you’ll find five cameras: three main ones (zoom, wide, ultra-wide) and two selfie cameras (regular and wide).
On the bottom side of the phone, there are Pogo pins that connect it to the dual screen. There’s also a 5G logo that lights up when you’re on a 5G network or charging.
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## Introducing the Dual Screen
Now that the phone is set up and some games are installing, let’s talk about the star of the show: the LG Dual Screen. This accessory is made specifically for the V50, and it’s like nothing I’ve seen before. It’s basically a case with a display built in—made to look like a display on the front, but the actual display is inside.
One thing to note: there’s no built-in battery in this dual screen; the V50 powers it. So, how do you safely attach it? The instructions are on the plastic cover, but I can’t read Korean, so I had to interpret the pictures. It looks like you insert the side with the power button first and then push on the other side to snap it in place.
Once it’s attached, the second display automatically lights up, and the wallpaper matches—it doesn’t just duplicate; it continues as part of a larger painting. Curious what happens when I change the wallpaper? It looks like there are seamless wallpaper options designed specifically for this dual-screen setup.
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## Using the Dual Screen
The main way to switch between both displays is this floating button over here. Let’s open some windows first—starting with YouTube. This button lets you move open apps to the dual screen. Hey, YouTube is there now! Let’s open another app—maybe Chrome—to see how it works.
If I tap this button again, it puts the main screen to sleep or turns off the dual screen. Now, let’s take a closer look at the dual screen for those who care about specs: it’s a 6.2-inch OLED display, not the same size as the V50 itself (which is 6.4 inches diagonally). That’s my main critique because when you look closely, the screens aren’t equal inside—they lack symmetry. The dual screen has a larger forehead and chin, which is independent of what’s on the dock of the main screen.
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## Multitasking Made Easy
When we dive into dual-screen settings, you can pick a different wallpaper and set an app to launch every time you open the dual screen. For example, let’s choose Instagram—now, every time I open the dual screen, Instagram should launch. Let me try it out… Screen off, dual screen on… Boom! Instagram opens automatically.
Now, why would you need two smartphone screens instead of one? Well, you can’t go into tablet mode like most flexible phones that are coming our way, but this could be helpful for multitasking. Imagine continuing to watch a YouTube video while answering an email or responding to a text message on your iPhone. If I pay for YouTube Premium, I can minimize the video and still hear the audio playing while doing other things on this device.
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## Gaming and Productivity
Let’s try *Google Docs*—your documents list could be on one side while your new document is on the other. Can we use it like a laptop? Oh my god, it works! If you wanted to, this could be a tiny laptop.
One of the more practical uses of this kind of form factor is for gaming. Let’s try *Asphalt 9*. Whenever you launch the dual display, you have the option to launch “GamePad.” This turns the main screen into a game controller—choose from console, racing, arcade, or basic controllers.
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## A New Era of Smartphones
In a world where we’re constantly multitasking, I can see why dual displays are becoming a thing. In fact, recently, we did a video on an Asus laptop with two displays—and I’m all for having two windows open at the same time (e.g., Slack, Gmail, YouTube, Instagram, plus one chat app). But applications need to be built in order to support this better.
Basically, this is LG’s answer to foldable smartphones—at least for the interim. And you know what? I kind of like it. It might be thicker than your usual smartphone, but my iPhone with a battery case isn’t any thinner. You can fold the display all the way around so it feels like you’re using any other smartphone.
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All that said, I’ve gotta admit—I still feel giddy when I look at this device and its form factor because it reminds me of the Nintendo 3DS and all the fun times I spent playing games. It also kind of reminds me of the Razor flip phone, except it folds this way instead of that way, like a regular clamshell.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we had a smartphone that folded this way and not as a separate two-piece set? Well, you might just get your wish—LG has sent out invites for their AoiFE announcement coming up in a week’s time. Perhaps by then, we’ll actually see not just a phone with an optional dual-screen case but a phone that flips just like this one.
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