LG Honored With CES 2019 Innovation Awards

Five-Camera LG V40 Smartphone Wins 'Best of Innovation' Award

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Nov 08, 2018, 17:00 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Technology Association (CTA™) is recognizing LG Electronics (LG) for groundbreaking innovations in technology and design with CES^® 2019 Innovation Awards – led by Best of Innovation wins and multiple honors for flagship smartphones, wearables, LG OLED TVs, soundbars and home appliances.

This marks the seventh consecutive year that flagship smartphones, LG OLED TVs and home appliances all have received CES Innovation Awards, the official industry recognition for the most innovative products introduced at the annual consumer technology show known as CES®. LG will receive CTA's highest honor, CES Best of Innovation Awards, for the LG V40 ThinQ™ smartphone and an innovative new soundbar product to be introduced at the 2019 show.

Leading the company's multiple CES 2019 Innovation Award winners are the LG V40 ThinQ smartphone, LG G7 ThinQ smartphone and LG Watch W7. Other CES 2019 Innovation Award-winning LG products include advanced new laundry appliances, Smart TVs, audio systems, computers and more, all being introduced at CES 2019.

LG V40 ThinQ
The latest smartphone from LG's flagship V series, the LG V40 ThinQ, redefines the standard of smartphone photography with a five-camera array. LG's innovative blend of hardware and software offers users unique ways to capture the unexpected, such as framing shots without changing position using Triple Preview and taking three photos with one click using the rear cameras through Triple Shot.

LG G7 ThinQ
The LG G7 ThinQ, LG's latest in the flagship G series, was designed to improve the smartphone experience by integrating AI into the DNA of the phone with useful and convenient features like AI CAM, Google Lens and a dedicated Google Assistant button.

LG Watch W7
The LG Watch W7, the newest addition to LG's smartwatch portfolio, is a smart timepiece. By combining a circular 1.2-inch touchscreen and mechanical hands, LG Watch W7 provides a truly unique experience not found on any other smartwatch.

CES 2019 Innovation Awards
Sponsored by CTA and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America, CES Innovation Awards highlight product advancements across technology design and engineering. The awards are selected annually by a panel of esteemed industry designers, engineers and journalists who judge submissions on a variety of criteria, which span user value, aesthetics, innovative design, quality and contributions to quality of life.

The full list of LG's CES 2019 Innovation Awards, including yet another Best of Innovations Award, will be announced in conjunction with LG's CES press conference at 8 a.m. PST on Jan. 7, 2019 in Las Vegas.

About LG Electronics USA

Named 4K Ultra HD Partner for CES 2019, LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., a $55 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, mobile phones, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, solar energy solutions and vehicle components. The "Life's Good" marketing theme encompasses how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. LG is a 2018 ENERGY STAR^® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. www.LG.com.

SOURCE LG Electronics USA