The long-rumoured curved display smartphone from LG is finally out. While we have already seen the phone in a set of leaked images, LG has now officially taken the wraps off its new smartphone - G Flex - which comes with a curved display. The LG G Flex features a 6-inch 720p display and is powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor.
The 6-inch display found on the G Flex is claimed to be the world's largest Plastic OLED (POLED) display developed and mass produced specifically for smartphones. ALSO SEE LG G Flex smartphone with curved display leaked in images It includes 2GB of RAM. The phone has a 13 megapixel camera and has rear-mounted control buttons like the ones on the LG G2. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Round that curves from left to right, LG's G Flex goes orthogonally from top to bottom.
According to LG, the curved battery in the G Flex is designed with a technology technology, which reduces the physical stress on the battery pack when in the curved form and provides better stability and performance. The LG G Flex battery has a capacity of 3,500mAh.
The LG Flex will be available in Korea starting in November through all three major local carriers. The availability on the LG G Flex in additional markets will be announced thereafter.
Key Specifications:
Chipset: 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974) -
Display: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720), Curved P-OLED (Real RGB) -
Memory: 2GB LP DDR3 RAM / 32GB eMMc -
Camera: Rear 13.0MP / Front 2.1MP -
Battery: 3,500mAh (embedded) -
Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 -
Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 - 8.7mm -
Weight: 177g -
Connectivity: BT 4.0 / USB 3.0 compatible / WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) / NFC -
Colour: Titan Silver