LG G3 coming to India today, pre-order starts from Rs 46,990

tech2 News Staff • July 21, 2014, 07:30:17 IST

LG G3 is about to makes its India debut on July 21st. Pre-orders have already started from Rs 46,990 onwards.

LG G3 coming to India today, pre-order starts from Rs 46,990

LG latest flagship phone - the LG G3 - is all set to make its India debut on July 21 (which is today) according to an official teaser from LG. Online etailer Infibeam has already started pre-orders at Rs 46,990 for the 16GB and Rs 49,990 for the 32GB variant. According to Infibeam, the LG G3 will start selling from July 25th.

LG G3 India teaser states 21st July as the date on the screen

For those who missed the launch, the G3 sports a 5.5-inch QuadHD display, with a 2560×1440 pixel resolution. That results in a pixel density of 538PPI, the highest seen on any smartphone so far. In addition to its massive resolution, LG says the panel has 100% sRGB coverage and also spoke at length about its power saving features, such as adaptive control on brightness, frame rate and clocking. It’s powered by a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 801 SoC, which is clocked at 2.5 GHz. Curiously, LG has gone with two configurations for the RAM and internal memory. The 16GB version gets 2GB of RAM, while the 32GB version gets a full 3GB. LG promises that both versions run the software equally well. Both versions get a microSD card slot, which is good to take in cards up to 128 GB in size.

The G3 shares the G2′s design language and has back buttons for power and volume controls. It looks much slimmer thanks to the reduced bezels, but is not the thinnest of phones at 8.9mm in width and it weighs 149 g. Also on the back is the 13MP camera with OIS+ and the laser autofocus to go along with its two-tone dual LED flash. LG claims the IR laser rangefinder assisted auto focus allows the camera to focus in 276ms, which was claimed to be faster than the human eye’s blinking. The camera also has OIS+, a combination of both optical and electronic image stabilization.

And finally, LG has totally revamped the UI, making it flatter and less bright. We can even say it’s less Samsung like now. LG has chosen to use its classic logo as the inspiration for the icon sets and the animations. The company has also introduced new features such as a Smart Keyboard, which is built with customisation and quick typing in mind. It’s said to reduce input errors by up to 75 percent.

In order to see how the LG G3 stacks up against the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and Sony Xperia Z2, please check out our comparative.