LG to launch G Flex-smartphone

The South Korean mobile phone manufacturer, LG Electronics will be launching LG G Flex to the global market starting in Singapore and Hong Kong this week.

The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, and comes with a 13 megapixel rear facing camera for photos and video, plus a front facing 2 megapixel camera for video calls, the device also feature NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi

"It has a 6 inch vertically curved flexible display that has a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the device also comes with a 2.26GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, an Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB of RAM," the company said in statement.

Key markets in Asia will also announce the availability of this innovative device before the end of the year, soon to be followed by other regions.

"The LG G Flex has captivated early adopters everywhere as the first smartphone curved to follow the contour of the human face, made possible with the implementation of the world's first curved smartphone battery. With a durable plastic OLED (P-OLED) HD display, the G Flex also comes with a self-healing back cover that eliminates those day-to-day scratches, making it the first smartphone to incorporate such technology," the company claimed.

Customers in Singapore will be able to place their pre-orders for LG G Flex beginning December 8. In Hong Kong, the device goes on sale starting December 13 and will be available through major carriers and leading electronics retailers.

In addition, the curved 6-inch real RGB P-OLED display was developed specifically for the G Flex . The 3,500mAh curved battery from LG Chem was also developed with LG G Flex in mind.