LG unveils ‘world’s first curved smartphone’ – G Flex

LG has finally unveiled the official details of most-anticipated mobile of this year – the G Flex. Claiming to be world’s first curved-screen smartphone, the G Flex is built on flexible OLED screen technology which allows the mobile to curve on the horizontal axis. The South Korean company claims that the G Flex heal itself like Wolverine from X-Men movie.

The LG G Flex comes with 6-inch 720p display and 7.9 and 8.7mm thick at different area. It weighs 177g and is powered by 26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2. G Flex has 2GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. G Flex features 13-megapixel camera. It runs on 3,500 mAh battery.

In  a statement LG said, “The latest device in LG’s premium G Series, the G Flex incorporates proprietary innovations from other LG companies in the form of the display and battery that have never been seen before. The LG G Flex also boasts new user experience (UX) features that take advantage of the curved form factor.”

“The LG G Flex is the best representation yet of how a smartphone should be curved,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president & CEO – LG Electronics.

“The LG G Flex with its distinctive design, innovative hardware and consumer-centric UX represents the most significant development in the smartphone space since smartphone became part of our regular vocabulary,” he added.

The phone will initially be available in Korea from November.

Without a doubt this time LG beats Samsung by a mile. Although, Samsung is said to be back soon with Galaxy Round smartphone to answer its critics.

Key Features & Specifications of G Flex:

Phone Type: Smartphone
Network: LTE-A / LTE / HSPA+ / GSM
Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 – 8.7mm
Weight: 177g
Colour: Titan Silver
Display Type: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720), Curved P-OLED (Real RGB)
Memory: 2GB LP DDR3 RAM / 32GB eMMc
Chipset: 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm? Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974)
GPU: Adreno 330, 450MHz
Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2
Connectivity: BT 4.0 / USB 3.0 compatible / WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) / NFC
Camera: Front 2.1megapixel camera and 13.0 megapixel rear.
Battery: 3,500mAh (embedded)
Audio: TDMB / Hi-Fi 24bit, 192kHz Playback

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