No real surprises after all the leaks, but it's now official: http://www.lg.com/uk/mobile-phones/lg-H870-black.
Confirmed: 3,300 mAh battery, Google Assistant, and of course the display. s821 as expected, also IP68.
Negatives are a glass back and that some of the features are only available in certain markets: 64GB version seems to be only for some Asian markets, wireless charging only for the USA, and the quad-DAC audio system apparently only in some markets (source. I've also checked the specs on the LG UK site and they show 32GB eMMC - yes, not UFS - and no mention of the audio DAC).
I admit that if the UK doesn't get the high-end audio then they have probably lost me, especially if we also don't get any storage boost over last year's models. There still seems a lot to like about it, and I'll still want to take a look, but if they are going to economise on what was a key feature for me then I can go elsewhere.
Confirmed: 3,300 mAh battery, Google Assistant, and of course the display. s821 as expected, also IP68.
Negatives are a glass back and that some of the features are only available in certain markets: 64GB version seems to be only for some Asian markets, wireless charging only for the USA, and the quad-DAC audio system apparently only in some markets (source. I've also checked the specs on the LG UK site and they show 32GB eMMC - yes, not UFS - and no mention of the audio DAC).
I admit that if the UK doesn't get the high-end audio then they have probably lost me, especially if we also don't get any storage boost over last year's models. There still seems a lot to like about it, and I'll still want to take a look, but if they are going to economise on what was a key feature for me then I can go elsewhere.