LG has launched the G Flex in India at an event held in Delhi today, just as we had expected, but its exact availability and price details have been kept under wraps. The company had revealed that the device will be up for grabs sometime in February next year and will be priced anywhere between Rs 60,000 and Rs 65,000.
Apart from the phone, LG also introduced the 55EA9800 curved OLED TV that will set you back by Rs 9,99,000. The G Flex smartphone is a 6-inch device that claims to be the world’s first flexible curved phone. Its biggest competitor is the Samsung Galaxy Round that sports a horizontal arc, but is yet to make its appearance anywhere outside South Korea.
Coming to the specifications of the handset, it is an Android Jelly Bean 4.2-based smartphone that operates with the assistance of a quad core processor sprinting at 2.26GHz and seeking assistance from 2GB of RAM. You will also find a 13MP camera, a 2.1MP webcam, 32GB onboard memory and a 3500mAh battery amongst other things in the phone.
As for the LG 55EA9800, it is a curved 55-inch OLED TV that shows off see-through speakers and an extremely slim panel. The television set boasts of a wide viewing angle, infinite contrast and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. A dual core Plus processor fuels the system from within and the Cinema 3D TV even facilitates 2D to 3D conversion.
The LG G Flex will be up for sale next year, but the 55-inch LG 55EA9800 curved OLED TV has already been made available in India.
Key specifications of the G Flex:
– 6-inch POLED IPS touchscreen
– 13MP camera, 2.1MP webcam
– Android Jelly Bean 4.2
– 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
– 2GB RAM
– 32GB onboard memory
– 3500mAh battery