On February 21 at 14:00 p.m. Spanish time, an LG event will kick off. In this presentation, the Korean manufacturer had planned to show the world its new LG G5, the next flagship of the manufacturer and the LG's mobile payment system, called LG Pay.
But it will not be possible. Although the company wanted to present its payment system at the Mobile World Congress, it seems that they have not had time to change their minds at the last minute and will not present their mobile payment system LG Pay that it is delayed to the second quarter of this year 2016.
LG Pay is delayed until the middle of this year 2016
The Seoul-based manufacturer had worked hard to make the launch of its mobile payment service a complete success. Proof of this is that it has partnered with a good number of card companies, but they have decided to prioritize on the LG G5.
Finally, seeing that LG Pay mobile payment system could overshadow the launch of the new member of the G family, the Asian manufacturer has decided to prioritize the launch of its next flagship, the long-awaited LG G5, going ahead of its mobile payment system.
«LG Electronics has delayed the official launch of LG Pay for the second quarter of this year in order to help LG's new flagship smartphone - G5 - receive more attention from the company.The media, »- With this official LG statement, they have made it clear that their payment system is really ready, but they have preferred to put it aside so that all the focus falls on the next workhorse of the Korean giant.
On the other hand, one of the subsidiaries of the technology department of LG suggests that the manufacturer is very concerned about the sales of its next flagship mobile phone. The harsh conditions that are being generated in the current market, where flagships no longer sweep sales like before thanks to the rise of brands like Honor that offer terminals with high-end features at very reasonable prices, such as the Honor 7, have caused That LG is very concerned about the success of the LG G5.
We will see how sales to LG work with your G5, although I predict that they will not go as well as in other years. A couple of generations ago, the difference between having a manufacturer's flagship to a conventional phone was simply abysmal. When you paid 699 euros for a phone, even if it hurt the same in your pocket, the truth is that you had the feeling that the phone made a difference compared to its competitors. But things are changing.
There are several factors that have marked these differences, although it has mainly been the technological revolution that we are experiencing that has caused this situation. Processors and GPUs in phones are evolving at an abysmal speed. To give you an idea, the Honor 7 for example integrates the same graphics processor as the Samsung Galaxy S5. Be careful, you will think that it is a graph with two years old. Yes it's correct, But there is still no game that can squeeze the most of the graphics power of the best GPU of 2014.
This has caused manufacturers to be able to access supposedly obsolete material by buying these modules at much lower prices, being able to offer terminals with a lot of power at really attractive prices. And on the other hand we have Huawei itself, which is gradually making its processors increasingly competitive. Not to mention MediaTek which is already beginning to seriously stand up to Qualcomm.
The tables have turned and, unless you are a fan of new technologies and want to be up to date with one of the best phones on the market, it is no longer necessary to buy the new flagship of the manufacturer on duty for 700 euros because the difference is getting smaller and smaller between a 400 euro model and a 700 euro one.
