Why is LG promoting the glass lens? - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Don't most phones use a glass lens anyway? I mean the G6 has a Gorila Glass 4 in the camera area. Or do they use a plastic lens with cover glass, and that's what LG is proud of in the V30, the first with a true glass lens and cover glass?

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It’s not the exterior , it’s the lenses inside that make up the entire mechanism. These are all glass and make a difference over using plastic len parts.
Better glass optics produce better results. Same with DSLR lenses.

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not all of them, just one of them is glass.
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Not true, all the lenses are glass. Check out there site.
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AB__CD said:
Don't most phones use a glass lens anyway? I mean the G6 has a Gorila Glass 4 in the camera area. Or do they use a plastic lens with cover glass, and that's what LG is proud of in the V30, the first with a true glass lens and cover glass?
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Take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKk7F9uEWJ8&t=104s, it's an interesting video !
Cheers~

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eventhorizon13 said:
Not true, all the lenses are glass. Check out there site
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No. Only one first front lens is glass, others are plastic. But it's improvement, anyways

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True. Only one of the multiple internal lenses is glass. The rest are plastic.

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zedmarcus said:
True. Only one of the multiple internal lenses is glass. The rest are plastic.
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But it's apparently still different from what all other OEMs do, otherwise LG wouldn't be promoting it so heavily.
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LG V30 will boast wider aperture, ‘world’s clearest’ camera lens
LG V30's camera has the lowest f-stop in a smartphone
LG tells us that the new device, "will include the world’s largest aperture and clearest lens ever to be featured in a smartphone." In real terms, this means that the V30 will, presumably only on the main camera of its dual-cam setup, come with an F1.6 aperture which would be the fastest we have seen on a smartphone camera so far.
In addition, the lens is made form glass instead of the usual plastic materials which, according to LG, delivers improved light transmission over its predecessor and competitors..
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LG is calling it the Crystal Clear Lens, and it will be made out of glass rather than plastic, like those on many other smartphones. As depicted in the image above, it will allow V30 owners to shoot photos and videos that are brighter, sharper, and more colorful than ever before.
In comparison, rival devices like the iPhone 7 boast an f/1.7 aperture. LG says its new camera lets in around 25 percent more light. It’s clear that this will be one of the V30’s biggest selling points, and that LG will be marketing the device at those who want even great camera performance from their smartphone.
“LG boasts an unrivaled heritage in smartphone photography and our decision to adopt glass in the V30 camera is specifically because this has traditionally been the realm of DSLRs,” said Juno Cho, president of LG Mobile. “For the users whom the V series was designed, this kind of innovation is significant”.
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Billy Madison said:
No. Only one first front lens is glass, others are plastic. But it's improvement, anyways
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Oh I stand corrected
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