LG’s G2 will soon be available in the UK for around £450 off contract, but it’s also set to make a debut in India for a rather attractive Rs.41,500.
One of the biggest changes between the LG G2 and all the other devices on the market is the fact the quirky design. The South Korean giant decided that the back of the phone was a better idea for the power and volume and power buttons than the bezel. The device itself is 8.9mm thick, which doesn’t make it the slimmest device on the market, with the Huawei P6 still being king at the thin game. So the decision to move the buttons to the back of the device may not have quite succeeded.
The 5.2-inch panel is also not the biggest we’ve seen, but it’s bound to be one of the nicest, with the IPS panel being capable of 1920Ã’1080 resolution. Underneath the hood is Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz, as well as 2GB of RAM. You’ll also get access to 4G LTE and high quality 24 bit/192 kHz Hi-Fi playback – a first for smartphones.
Camera optics don’t necessarily win the megapixels war, with a 13MP rear snapper and a 2.1MP front-facing – although you do get optical image stabilisation, so if you have a shakey hand, the LG G2 should be a good companion.
When buying the phone you’ll have the choice between 16GB or 32GB of storage of internal storage, with both variants being available in India, but you will be able to upgrade that via microSD. You’ll also be able to carry around a replacement battery with the LG G2 featuring a removable battery very much akin to the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Unlike the recently announced Galaxy Note 3, the LG G2 has priced rather affordably, with the Note 3 costing Rs.49,000 and Sony’s recently announced Xperia Z1 clocking in at Rs.44,990. LG is evidently trying to aggressively target markets such as India as it hopes to ship at least 10 million G2s.
