LG unveils G6+ with B&O Play headphones;software updates for G6

Four months after the G6 was first unveiled, LG has now introduced a G6+ model, with more onboard storage, B&O Play headphones and new colour options. Unlike some other phone manufacturers that increase the screen size when they introduce a Plus model, the screen on the G6+ remains at 5.7-inches.

The G6+ comes with 128GB of internal storage, double the highest amount available in the regular G6, and will arrive with new colour options: Optical Astro Black, Optical Marine Blue and Optical Terra Gold. The Optical finish gives the back of the G6+ a reflective look, but the colour doesn't wrap around to the front, instead the front bezels will be all black.

A pair of B&O Play headphones to take full advantage of the 32-bit Quad Hi-Fi DAC fitted to the phone. LG hasn't said exactly which pair of B&O Play headphones you'll get.

LG has also added wireless charging to the Plus model, something that we would have liked to have seen on the regular G6.

The G6 hasn't gone completely unloved though, as LG has announced some software enhancements for the current model, which include Face Print.

• Face Print appears to be LG’s take on facial recognition, which happens to be one of the authentication methods from the Galaxy S8. The unlocking is supposed to take less than one second.

• Low Power Consumption is an always-on mode that leverages hardware and software from Qualcomm and Google to collect data from sensors and networks without consuming a lot of power.

• Finally, Covered Lens will warn users when their fingers are detected in the phone’s wide-angle camera field of view.

The LG G6 will also be available in Optical Marine Blue and Optical Terra Gold colour finishes. LG has yet to confirm when the software updates and the G6+ availabilty in global markets.