[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics, which will take the wraps off its new V40 ThinQ smarpthone later this week, said on Oct. 2 that the new flagship will allow users to create content combining photos and videos.

The company said the Magic Photo feature will allow users to select a certain area of a photo and add video to it, helping them to share the finished images on social media.

“This feature can be used to make images which can’t be seen in real life,” the company said.

LG earlier said its survey showed that cameras and social media apps are the most frequently used features on smartphones.

The company already said the upcoming smartphone will come with a whopping five cameras, including standard, wide-angle and telephoto lenses on the back.

The tech giant plans to unveil the V40 smartphone on Oct. 4.

By Song Seung-hyun and newswires (ssh@heraldcorp.com)