LG announces L Fino, L Bello ahead of IFA: Mid-range duo with G3-like design, interface

LG has announced two new smartphones in the mid-range segment. The LG L Fino and L Bello are targeted at the emerging 3G markets and will be given a proper unveiling at IFA 2014 in Berlin early next month.  LG says the new phones will start rolling out in Latin America, followed by Europe, Asia, and CIS markets. At the moment India-specific pricing and availability is unknown.   In terms of specifications, the LG L Fino comes with a a 4.5-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) IPS display offering a decent 207 PPI pixel density. That puts it behind much of the competition such as the Moto G and Asus Zenfone 5, but it does have a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM. Internally, there’s 4GB of storage and a microSD card slot is present as well. There’s an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 0.3-megapixel front camera and a 1900mAh battery, which sounds decent given the other specs.   [caption id=“attachment_230121” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  The L Fino is a G3 lookalike with an affordable price tag[/caption]   LG’s L Bello is the slightly more powerful of the two, featuring a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS display and a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. It took gets 1GB of RAM and 8GB of inbuilt storage. There’s an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera and a 1-megapixel front shooter. The 2540mAh battery sounds superb given the non-demanding hardware. Both the Bello and Fino have **G3-like buttons on the back and feature a button-less design on the front.**     Both also run Android 4.4.2 KitKat with some software features borrowed from the flagship G3. Features such as Touch and Shoot for quick capture, Gesture Shot for selfies and Front Camera Light, which boost image quality of selfies are present. Other additions are Knock Code, and support for QuickCircle cases.