Now that LG has unveiled the LG G5 as its new flagship device, it also announced that 10 million units or higher of the LG G5 will be shipped this 2016. Pre-orders of the phone will start in the U.S. in March while shipments to other countries will begin sometime in April this year.
Analysts across the globe were surprised as LG announced its impressive number of shipments for the LG G5. Based on Ubergizmo's report, Jefferson Wang, a Mobile and Wireless Analyst for the IBB Consulting Group, believes that the unique features in the LG G5 is the reason that LG will be able to ship as many as 10 million units of the device this year. Furthermore, Research Director of Counterpoint and Analyst Jeff Fieldhack has suggested that the LG G5 has features that could impress the public and help LG steal market share away from the likes of HTC, Sony, and Microsoft.
Phone Arena mentioned that the photos and music features of the LG G5 are what customers really care about. The device comes with modular hardware called LG G5 Friends that can turn the G5 into a digital camera, audio player, and others. Experts see the LG G5 Friends as strong accessories for the LG G5.
The new modular design allows LG G5 users to insert the CAM Plus, an accessory that improves the camera performance and provides extra battery life. Another accessory is the Hi-Fi Plus which offers high-quality audio playback on the phone. LG also adopted some of the features found in LG V10 to its latest flagship. An example is the Always-On screen that shows notifications, time, battery status, and other important information.
With these major upgrades on the G5, LG is targeting a new record for the company this year. claimed. The Wall Street Journal claimed that various analysts estimate LG could ship around 10 million or higher units of the LG G5. In order to improve market share, LG has expanded its partnership with more than 200 carriers across major markets such as the U.S., Europe, and South Korea.
LG is really putting a great effort to stabilize its marketing strategy for the LG G5 to meet the demands of technology and the needs of customers. Pre-orders for the LG G5 will start mid-March in the U.S and will be on sale in other regions starting April.
