LG unveiled the LG G3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with 5.5-inch Quad HD display back in May. It had Snapdragon 801 SoC clocked at 2.5 GHz and support for LTE-A up to 150Mbps. The company even launched the LG G3 Cat.6 in Korea with similar display, Snapdragon 805 and support for LTE-A up to 225Mbps. Today the company has launched LG G3 A, a new LG G3 variant with 5.2 inch IPS Full HD display and Snapdragon 800 processor, exclusively for Korean operator SKT. It has the same design as G3 and has SKT-specific UX and software.
It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flashes, Laser AF and 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, but this has 2GB RAM with 32GB of internal storage along with microSD slot and 2,610mAh battery instead of 3000 mAh battery on the G3. Since it has a smaller display compared to the G3, it is compact, but it is 9.8mm thick, slightly thicker than the G3.
LG G3 A Specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
- 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Dimensions – 141 x 71.6 x 9.8 mm; Weight: 146.8 grams
- 13MP rear camera with OIS, Dual LED Flash, Laser Auto Focu
- 2.1MP front-facing camera
- 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
- 4G LTE-A, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 , GPS, NFC,
- 2610 mAh removable battery
The LG G3 A comes in White and Titanium colors, priced at 704,000 (US$ 680 / Rs. 41,700 approx) and would be available for SKT customers in Korea starting August 8th. This is definitely cheaper than the G3, but it is not clear if it would launch outside Korea.