LG G Flex Release Date Confirmed for Q1 2014 for U.S. Carriers
The LG G Flex release date will be in Q1 2014 for U.S. carriers, according to an announcement made by the company at this year's CES.
The device will be available on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Verizon will be the only one out of the four major carriers to not receive it. It is currently available in South Korea and in France through local mobile operator Orange.
@evleaks was one of the first outlets to report that the LG G Flex was coming to the U.S. This new news confirms those previous rumors and also has LG as the first company to bring flexible handsets to the U.S. beating out Samsung.
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Various promo videos for the G Flex have been released in the past few months revealing different features the device possesses including its ability to heal itself. It also comes with a flexible battery, flexible display and flexible chassis.
Other specs on the G Flex include a 6-inch 720p display, a 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 3500mAh battery.
It will also come with a button on the back which is a component that has been spotted in previous leaks. The backing on it is made from a "special protective film" has the ability to repair itself just minutes after it is scratched.
The G Flex does not feature any special software that caters to the Flex display, according to Android Authority. However, it does come with tilting wallpaper and different unlocking effects when the screen is touched in different places.
The device's main appeal is that it provides a better experience for watching video. Users also have the ability to turn on multimedia apps directly from the lock screen, and have better ergonomics for phone calls.
