LG’s G5 Gets Modular With Camera Grip and Hi-Fi Audio DAC

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Not only is the LG G5 the first all-metal phone from LG, it also may be one of the world’s first modular phones. When we’re talking modular, we are referring to the fact that LG has created a phone that could support additional modules for expanding its capabilities. The first two that LG is introducing with the G5 are the LG CAM Plus and the LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O PLAY. 

LG CAM Plus

If you want to transform your smartphone – the G5 in this situation – into something that could be mistaken for a point and shoot camera, the LG CAM Plus is something worth looking at. With the CAM Plus, you get a camera grip that slides into the phone’s “magic” slot where the battery is housed, not only adding grip and a more camera-like ergonomic feel to your G5, but it adds some buttons and battery capacity as well.

As you’ll see in the images below, the grip has a zoom wheel, shutter button, video record button, and an LED indicator. You can quickly launch the camera at anytime with the press of a button and hopefully take pictures in a more comfortable, point-and-shoot style.

Outside of all of that, as I mentioned, the grip does add 1200mAh of additional battery juice. When attached, the extra battery will continue to fuel up your G5’s 2800mAh battery.

lg g5 battery camera grip

lg g5 battery camera grip

LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O PLAY

Maybe turning your smartphone into a point-and-shoot isn’t your thing, so you’d rather your phone turn into the ultimate audio player. With the Hi-Fi Plus, LG has worked with B&O PLAY to create a DAC audio player that includes 32-bit Hi- Fi DAC upsampling technology and 32-bit 384KHz high-definition audio playback. The LG Hi-Fi Plus can be used as a module with the G5 or as a stand-alone DAC for any computer or smartphone.

As of now, those are the two modules that LG is introducing with the G5, but I get the feeling we could see more throughout the rest of the year.

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