LG V20 Release Date with Android 7.0 Nougat: Pricing and Pre-Order for Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile

Oct 15, 2016 02:49 PM EDT

Want to have a smartphone that has pre-installed Android 7.0 Nougat? We have good news. The new LG V20 is now available for pre-order in major U.S. mobile carriers. The Nougat-powered smartphone is expected to arrive on Oct. 28

AT&T is now accepting pre-orders for LG V20. The mobile carrier said shipping will start on Oct. 24, and the smartphone will become available on stores on Oct. 28. Buyers can choose from two payment options in AT&T Next plan. The shorter installment plan is 24 months with monthly payment of $34.59, and the 30-month plan has $26.67 monthly payment. Based on these two payment options, LG's new phone costs $830.

Sprint is scheduled to sell the LG V20 on October 28. For those who want to reserve their own model, the mobile carrier will accept pre-orders on Oct. 21. Early buyers will also get free pair of Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H3 earphones, which costs $149 in the market.

Both AT&T and Sprint are offering V20 buyers $200 trade-in credits by trading their old smartphones. However, the offer is for limited time only, so hurry up now.

For T-Mobile subscribers, the network provider will unleash the LG V20 this fall, particularly on Oct. 28. Like Sprint, T-Mo will give away free pair of Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H3 headphones. However, the network provider has not yet revealed the pricing of its LG V20 model. A representative said the smartphone's pricing information will be announced a week before its launching.

In addition, Sprint and T-Mobile has not yet announced pricing for the handset.

Verizon said it will also sell the LG V20. The mobile carrier advised its subscribers to stay tuned to know the phone's pricing, preorder and availability information.

For specs, LG V20 sports a 5.7-inch QHD display with 2560 x 1440 resolution. Inside, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB of RAM.

Photography enthusiasts will definitely love the smartphone's advanced dual-lens set-up. Its first camera offers 16 megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization. For selfies, its front-facing 5-megapixel camera has the Auto Shot feature that takes a snap if it catches the user is smiling.

As we mentioned earlier, LG's new phone comes with pre-installed Android Nougat right out of the box. Nougat is Google's latest operating system for mobile devices. It brings cleaner notifications system, enhanced Doze mode, and Multi-window function.