<s>
LG	B-Application
V20	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
LG	O
V	O
series	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
V10	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
on	O
September6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V20	O
has	O
a	O
user-replaceable	O
battery	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
V30	I-Application
,	O
unveiled	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
V20	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
LG	O
's	O
second	O
V-series	O
flagship	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
list	O
of	O
specifications	O
includes	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
64GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
5.7-inch	O
Quad	O
HD	O
(	O
2560×1440	O
)	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
with	O
additional	O
secondary	O
display	O
,	O
dual	O
16MP	O
(	O
75°	O
,	O
f/1.8	O
)	O
+	O
8MP	O
(	O
135°	O
,	O
f/2.4	O
)	O
rear	O
cameras	O
,	O
5MP	O
(	O
120°	O
,	O
f/1.9	O
)	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
3,200	O
mAh	O
removable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
V20	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
user-friendly	O
hardware	O
access	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
,	O
having	O
a	O
removable	O
back	O
chassis	O
of	O
aluminum	O
alloy	O
for	O
a	O
significantly	O
streamlined	O
and	O
convenient	O
battery	O
removal	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
internal	O
components	O
for	O
any	O
repairs	O
,	O
with	O
polycarbonate	O
plastic	O
top	O
and	O
bottom	O
caps	O
,	O
a	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
compliant	O
with	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
3.0	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rear-mounted	O
power	O
button	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V20	O
features	O
a	O
5.7-inch	O
1440p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
500	O
nits	O
of	O
brightness	O
,	O
coated	O
in	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
4	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
processor	O
with	O
4GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
V20	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
drop	O
shock	O
resistant	O
,	O
durable	O
and	O
resilient	O
consumer	O
smartphones	O
currently	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
include	O
an	O
IR	O
blaster	O
,	O
FM	O
radio	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
24-bit	O
high	O
fidelity	O
audio	O
recorder	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
24-bit/192kHz	O
with	O
manual	O
channel	O
controls	O
for	O
effective	O
noise	O
elimination	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
50%	O
in	O
audio/video	O
recording	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
smartphone	O
audio	O
recorders	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.2	O
,	O
NFC	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
dual	O
sim	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
H990N/H990DS	O
international	O
versions	O
which	O
does	O
n't	O
take	O
the	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
like	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
dual	O
sim	O
supported	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
V20	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
smartphone	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
removable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
with	O
FLAC	B-Application
(	O
lossless	O
)	O
audio	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V20	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
and	O
LG	B-Application
UX	I-Application
5.0	O
+	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
Nougat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.0	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
for	O
various	O
models	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
versions	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
support	O
unlocking	O
the	O
bootloader	B-Application
of	O
some	O
phones	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
rooted	B-Application
and	O
custom	B-Application
ROM	I-Application
images	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
if	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
LG	O
support	O
for	O
unlocking	O
the	O
V20	O
bootloader	B-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
difficult	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
damaging	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
custom	B-Application
ROM	I-Application
images	O
such	O
as	O
LineageOS	B-Application
have	O
been	O
unofficially	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
developed	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
bloatware	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
easily	O
unlocked	O
bootloader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
