LG G2 Mini smartphone which was unveiled in February and showcased at MWC, will start rolling-out in April in CIS countries followed closely by markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. LG will announce shortly the details of availability in specific countries. According to LG, the G2 mini will be available in several variations -3G/4G LTE enabled, Single/Dual SIM and will come in four color options of Titan Black, Lunar White, Red and Gold, depending on the region.
LG has not announced the price of LG G2 Mini and as usual the same will be revealed at the time of the launch in rspective countries. There is also not specific date available yet for India launch, but we expect that it will debut in India in the third week of April.
The LG G2 Mini is the first compact version of the flagship smartphone from the stable of LG. LG has followed the practice adopted by Samsung,HTC and Sony, who have also come out with compact versions of their premium devices.
The LG G2 Mini incorporates most of the G2’s premium UX features such as Guest Mode, Plug & Pop, Clip Tray and Capture Plus. It also encompasses the prominent Knock Code feature, which enable users to unlock their smartphone in one easy step by tapping a personalized “knock” pattern on the phone’s display. It offers greater security as the pattern can be made up of a sequence of two to eight taps, allowing for more than 80,000 possible combinations. Knock Code can be entered on any area of the display, making one-handed entry effortless and convenient.
The G2 Mini also has all buttons on the rear, which is an innovative feature of flagship LG G2 smartphone.
The LG G2 sports a 4.7-inch screen with 540×960 pixels resolution, which is comparatively larger than the mini variants of smartphones launched by companies like HTC, Sony and Samsung. However, G2 Mini display is not a full-HD as is the case with display of LG G2. This smartphone runs on the latest Android KitKat 4.4 OS, and will come in two variants – one driven by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and the other on Nvidia Tegra 4i chip along with 1GB RAM coupled with 8GB of internal memory expandable via a microSD card.The G2 mini will be equipped with an 8MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front facing camera.
“The compact G2 mini offers a combination of design, hardware and UX features previously unavailable in its class, making it a very attractive option for mid-tier markets,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “With the G2 mini, our objective is to allow a much larger consumer base to be able to experience the key benefits of the G2 UX in a smaller form factor. And to that end, we’re confident we’ve succeeded with the G2 mini.”
