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LG announces new midrange smartphones, global rollout to begin this week

By Cookie Monster - on 24 Feb 2015, 9:15pm

LG announces new midrange smartphones, global rollout to begin this week

 Image source: LG

Aside from its first full-metal Android Wear device, LG has four other midrange smartphones to showcase at next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015.

According to LG, these midrange smartphones - the Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy - will have "exceptional prices with design elements and features usually reserved for premium models". For example, both the Magna and Spirit will sport a gently curved design and a subtle 3000mm radius curve for a sleeker, more attractive profile. This design language has so far been reserved for flagship models such as the G Flex 2. Software-wise, popular UX features such as Gesture Shot and Glance View will be preloaded on these smartphones. 

All four devices will be powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop although the Joy is available in another variant that ships with Android 4.4 KitKat. In addition, all four models will be available in both LTE and 3G versions to target the mass market segments which have different price points and network support. 

LG states that the four smartphones will be rolled out globally in select markets this week. Below is an overview of the four devices and their specs:

LG's new midrange smartphones
Device LG Magna LG Spirit LG Leon LG Joy
OS Android 5.0 Lollipop Android 5.0 Lollipop Android 5.0 Lollipop Android 5.0 Lollipop / Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Quad-core 1.3GHz or 1.2GHz Quad-core 1.3GHz or 1.2GHz Quad-core 1.3GHz or 1.2GHz Quad-core 1.2GHz or Dual-core 1.2GHz
RAM 1GB 1GB 1GB 1GB or 512MB RAM
Internal Storage 8GB 8GB 8GB 8 or 4GB
Display 5.0-inch 4.7-inch 4.5-inch 4.0-inch
Resolution 1,280 x 720 pixels 1,280 x 720 pixels 854 x 480 pixels 800 x 480 pixels
Cameras Rear: 8MP
Front: 5MP
Rear: 8MP or 5MP
Front: 1MP
Rear: 8MP or 5MP
Front: VGA
Rear: 5MP
Front: VGA
Battery Capacity 2,540mAh (removable) 2,100mAh (removable) 1,900mAh (removable) 1,900mAh (removable)

Dimensions

 139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2mm  133.3 x 66.1 x 9.9mm  129.9 x 64.9 x 10.9mm 122.7 x 64.0 x 11.9mm

Source: LG  

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