Mid-range LG G3 Stylus phablet with pen support to debut at IFA next month

The LG G3 Stylus , a variant of the company’s popular flagship G3, has been making rounds on web for quite some time now. Finally, LG has issued an official press release stating the G3 Stylus will be launched at the IFA this year. This also means the G3 Stylus is real after all.

Needless to say, the G3 Stylus is a pen-enabled smartphone that aims at offering the premium G3 experience at an affordable price, however don’t expect as high-end hardware as the G3. It sports a 5.5-inch qHD display with Floating Arc tapered edges, thin bezels and metallic design seen in the G3. The proprietary Rubberdium stylus pen can be used with several entertainment and productivity apps and programmes pre-loaded on the device.

The device comes fitted with a 13MP camera along with camera-centric features such as touch & shoot, gesture shot, and front camera light. It comes powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The 8GB onboard storage is expandable via microSD card slot. The device runs the latest version of the OS, Android 4.4 KitKat. The device will come dipped in black, white and gold options. All of this is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery.

Some of the key features of the G3 Stylus include QuickMemo+ that combines Quickmemo, Dual Window that divides the expansive screen into two separate windows, Smart Keyboard, Gesture Shot to take easy selfies by simply opening and closing one’s hand in front of the lens and more.

LG G3 Stylus is expected to hit markets starting with Brazil in September followed by countries in Asia, Middle East and Africa and CIS. Prices and region-specific availability details will be announced locally at the time of launch.