LG smartphone to support Dolby Vision
February 27, 2017
Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics have announced that the LG G6 smartphone will be the first mobile phone to support Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technology. Additionally, Netflix, and Amazon will be the first streaming services to deliver content in Dolby Vision to mobile devices around the world.
“We are revolutionizing mobile entertainment for consumers so they can finally have a compelling and life-like visual entertainment experience on a mobile phone,” said Giles Baker, SVP, Consumer Entertainment Group, Dolby Laboratories. “Through our expanded collaboration with LG, Amazon and Netflix, consumers can watch exciting content on their smartphone that looks and sounds spectacular.”
“In partnership with Dolby Laboratories, we have incorporated the best HDR technologies in the business into a smartphone,” said Hong-joo Kim, Vice President and Head of product planning at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “With the expansive display and the incredible image quality of the G6, users will forget that they are looking at a screen and will be fully immersed.”