14 DAY TRIAL // Surprised by the popularity of the unusual LG V10 smartphone, the South Korean company plans to release a sequel next year.
The sequel to the V10 might also be the first to pack LG's homebrew chipset Nuclun 2, rumors coming from China claim (via GforGames).
The Nuclun 2 is a follow-up of the failed Nuclun project and it's aimed at mid-range smartphones launched by LG. According to these rumors, Nuclun 2 won't be powerful enough for the LG G5, which is likely to be equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset.
Although the Nuclun 2 will be slightly better when it comes to performance than Huawei's Kirin 950 chipset, which we already know it's pretty powerful, LG has decided against using it in the G5.
It's also worth mentioning that the Nuclun 2 chipset was initially slated for an early 2016 release, but in order for the SoC to pack LTE-A modem, LG decided to delay it until the second half of the year.
The timeframe corresponds with the rumored release of LG V10's sequel, which is why we believe this will be the first smartphone powered by the Nuclun 2 chipset.
Based on 16nm process, manufactured by TSMC
LG's Nuclun 2 chipset is said to be based on Cortex-A53 and Cortex-A72 cores. It will be manufactured by TSMC using the 16nm process, which is one of the reasons it will be inferior to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 upcoming chipset.
In other news, LG is expected to launch its flagship smartphone, the G5 in April 2016. Also, rumor has it the South Korean company might have canned the Flex series so we won't be seeing another G Flex smartphone next year.
Until then, we expect LG to announce a few mid-range Android smartphones at CES and MWC trade fairs, so stay tuned for more on that.