As widely expected, LG today announced that the LG G Flex, billed as the world’s first curved and flexible smartphone, is headed to the U.S. in the coming weeks. Rumours had hinted at this a number of times but it was made official during LG’s CES 2014 press conference. The self-healing LG G Flex will be offered by AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA.
“Combining unparalleled consumer benefits with the best of LG’s technological advancements, the LG G Flex represents the shape of innovation, a harbinger of the future of smartphones and is poised to reinvigorate excitement in the category during 2014,” said Morris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American sales and marketing, LG Mobile Communications Company.
LG G Flex specifications:
- Processor: 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
- Operating system: Google Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
- Cellular connectivity: LTE-A / LTE / HSPA+ / GSM
- Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- Display: 6-inch HD (720×1280) curved Plastic OLED
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal storage: 32GB
- External storage: MicroSD cards
- Rear-facing camera: 13MP
- Front-facing camera: 2.1MP
- Battery: Integrated 3,500mAh
- Dimensions: 160.5 × 81.6 × 7.9 ~ 8.7 millimeters
- Weight: 177 grams
- Colors: Titan Silver
Specific availability and pricing details for each U.S. carrier will be announced at a later date.
There is still no word on whether the LG G Flex will make its way to Canada but we will reach out to LG Canada for an update.
Source : LG