these days we had a danger to get fingers on with lg's very hyped flexible, curved smartphone, the aptly named lg g flex. we are going to be reviewing it and giving it the overall rundown in due time, however apart from its flexible nature, it is a near cousin of the lg g2, with the identical snapdragon 800 soc at 2.26 ghz, 2 gb of ram, lower back mounted buttons, and typical hardware platform.
lg g flex
soc qualcomm snapdragon 800 (msm8974)
4x krait 400 2.26 ghz, adreno 330 gpu
display 6-inch hd (1280 x 720), curved p-oled (rgb stripe)
ram 2gb lpddr3
wifi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, bt 4.0
garage 32 gb inner
i/o microusb three.zero "well matched", three.5mm headphone,
nfc, miracast, ir
os android four.2.2
battery 3500 mah (thirteen.three whr) 3.8v curved battery
size / mass 160.five x eighty one.6 x 7.nine - 8.7mm
camera thirteen mp with flash (rear going through)
2.1 mp full hd (the front dealing with)
the spotlight function of the g flex is its 6-inch diagonal 720p p-oled (plastic substrate oled) display with an rgb stripe subpixel matrix. in the g flex, the display is curved to a 700mm radius of curvature along the horzontal axis. the panel is then bonded to the cover glass that is thin sufficient to allow flexing even as nevertheless affording protection – the entire smartphone may be pressed flat. lg's panel isn't in-mobile contact, so there may be also a digitizer layer between the two. that is lg's first actual time using its very own oled show in a smartphone.
the display is bendy way to its plastic substrate and remains purposeful as it's deformed alongside something axis. lg had one of the panels standalone but related to a close-by g flex, and allowed us to poke, prod, flex, and deform it however we selected. i'm informed that the panel can tolerate a radius of curvature right down to 400 mm and indeed bent it quite a chunk myself. the seven-hundred mm radius was chosen for g flex on the grounds that lg felt it changed into most cozy. there may be nonetheless a flat mainboard inside the pinnacle location of the device, and of route the thirteen mp digital camera module (which doesn't encompass ois). although the complete tool continues that curved profile and can flex among curved and flat without being broken if pressure is implemented.
lg also made a curved battery for the g flex with specific stacked structure interior to lessen stress that could make a traditional battery cell risky when bent. it is also tremendous, at 3500 mah (3.8v) running out to thirteen.three watt-hours.
i'm instructed the g flex lasts relatively longer than the g2 which already is an extremely durable tool.
remaining but not least the back facet of the g flex is covered with a material this is able to self repairing small hairline scratches (sleeks) and different marks that you'd be more prone to getting with a curved device. because the g flex doesn't evidently lay flat on a floor, lg felt it turned into the correct platform to encompass this sort of coating. it may not heal dramatic dents or deformations from being dropped, but should maintain the smooth-backed device fantastically proof against the form of hairline scrapes that mobile devices speedy pick out up when carried with out a case.
the g flex is on sale in korea and will make it to more asian markets this week, starting with singapore and hong kong. there may be no word on any us-specific plans quite but, however lg hopes it'll come soon and notes that discussions are ongoing.
