Self healing curvy LG G Flex is hitting Korea this month, and LG says that additional markets will soon be announced. reports say that the LG G Flex will come to three of the big four in the U.S.
The LG G Flex is the second commercially available smartphone to come with a curved display. Samsung’s Galaxy Round was announced just weeks before LG unveiled its G Flex. Currently, Samsung’s model is only available in Korea.
The LG G Flex may arrive in the U.S., but the rounded handset is also expected to arrive in Europe in February.
LG G Flex
LG G Flex Specification
| BODY |
Dimensions |
160.5 x 81.6 x 8.7 mm (6.32 x 3.21 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight |
177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Build |
Curved body and display |
|
– Self-healing coating on the back |
| DISPLAY |
Type |
Curved P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
720 x 1280 pixels, 6.0 inches (~245 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
| DATA |
GPRS |
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
| EDGE |
Class 12 |
| Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
| USB |
Yes, microUSB v3.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| CAMERA |
Primary |
13 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features |
Simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR |
| Video |
Yes, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization |
| Secondary |
Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps |
| FEATURES |
OS |
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 |
| CPU |
Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU |
Adreno 330 |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
| Browser |
HTML5 |
| Radio |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Java |
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Colors |
Titan silver |
|
– DMB TV tuner (Korean model only) – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – SNS applications – MP4/DviX/XviD/H.264/H.263/WMV player – MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/AC3/WMA player – Photo viewer/editor – Document viewer – Organizer – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input |
| BATTERY |
|
Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery |
