[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics said on Oct. 12 that it will kick off sales of the V30 smartphone in the United States this week.

The Korean tech giant said it will release the LG V30 through five major US mobile carriers on Oct. 13.

LG said it also plans to release the V30 in major European countries, including Britain and Germany, in the current quarter. The smartphone will also reach Latin American and Asian countries down the road, it added.

The company said the V30 will tap deeper into the US market for premium smartphones on the back of its state-of-the-art camera features, which can be easily utilized by users.

LG Electronics has been citing the camera as one of the main attractions of the V30, which adopted the dual-lens rear camera with one of the lenses adopting an aperture of F1.6. This represents the fastest lens setup among smartphones currently being sold in the market.

LG Electronics said the rear camera also comes with what it calls a Crystal Clear Lens for the first time in the industry, allowing users to take more vivid photos.

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)