LG Announces Four New Mid-Range Smartphones Ahead of CES 2017

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Published 22 Dec 2016

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LG K Series

Ahead of CES 2017 early next year, LG has announced a bunch of mid-range budget-oriented smartphones. The refreshed K series of handsets from LG now come with wide-angle selfie camera and other goodies that are usually found on the company’s flagship handsets. 

The new K10 from LG now features a 5.3-inch In-cell Touch Display with 720p resolution. Powered by a MediaTek octa-core chip running at 1.5GHz, the handset features 2GB RAM, 16/32GB of storage, microSD card slot, and a 2800mAh removable battery. Impressively, the 7.9mm thin handset runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box and features a fingerprint scanner at its rear.

The K8 is a new addition to LG’s K series and features a 5-inch 720p display. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon chip running at 1.4GHz and packs 1.5GB RAM, 16GB storage, and a 2500mAh removable battery. Lastly, the other two new addition to the K series from LG are the K4 and K3. Both handsets feature a quad-core Snapdragon processor running at 1.1GHz. While the K4 sports a 4-inch FWVGA display, the K3 sports a 4.5-inch display with the same resolution. The two handsets are aimed at the very bottom of the budget segment and come with only 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage.

In addition to its new K series of handsets, LG also announced the Stylus 3. Known as the Stylo in the United States, the Stylus 3 comes with a new fiber-tip stylus to provide an experience that is very similar to an actual pen. LG has also updated its software to take advantage of the stylus by adding new features like Pen Keeper, Screen-off memo, and Pen Pop 2.0.

LG did not announce the pricing or availability of any of its new mid-range handsets, but we should see the company provide more details on that front at CES early next year.

The full specifications of all the phones that LG unveiled today can be found below:

K10 Key Specifications:

  • Chipset: MT6750 1.5 GHz Octa-Core
  • Display: 5.3-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 / 277ppi)
  • Memory: 2GB LPDDR3 RAM / 16 or 32GB eMMC ROM / microSD (up to 2TB)
  • Camera: Front 5MP (Wide) / Rear 13MP (Standard)
  • Battery: 2,800mAh (removable)
  • Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat
  • Size: 148.7 x 75.3 x 7.9mm
  • Weight: 142g
  • Network:  LTE / 3G / 2G
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n) / Bluetooth 4.2 / USB 2.0  / NFC
  • Color: Black / Titan / Gold
  • Other: Fingerprint Scanner

K8 Key Specifications:

  • Chipset: MSM8917 1.4 Quad-Core
  • Display: 5.0-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 / 294ppi)
  • Memory: 1.5GB LPDDR3 RAM / 16GB eMMC ROM / microSD (up to 32GB)
  • Camera: Front 5MP / Rear 13MP
  • Battery: 2,500mAh (removable)
  • Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat
  • Size: 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09mm
  • Weight: 142g
  • Network: LTE / 3G / 2G
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n) / Bluetooth 4.2 / USB 2.0  / NFC
  • Color: Silver / Titan / Dark Blue / Gold

K4 Key Specifications:*

  • Chipset: MSM8909 1.1GHz Quad-Core
  • Display: 5.0-inch FWVGA In-cell Touch (854 x 480 / 196ppi)
  • Memory: 1GB LPDDR3 RAM / 8GB eMMC ROM / microSD (up to 32GB)
  • Camera: Front 5MP / Rear 5MP
  • Battery: 2,500mAh (removable)
  • Operating System: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
  • Size: 144.76 x 72.6 x 7.9mm
  • Weight: 135g
  • Network: LTE / 3G / 2G
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n) / Bluetooth 4.1 / USB 2.0 
  • Color: Titan / Black

K3 Key Specifications:*

  • Chipset: MSM8909 1.1GHz Quad-Core
  • Display: 4.5-inch FWVGA On-cell Touch (854 x 480 / 218ppi)
  • Memory: 1GB LPDDR3 RAM / 8GB eMMC ROM / microSD (up to 32GB)
  • Camera: Front 2MP / Rear 5MP
  • Battery: 2,100mAh (removable)
  • Operating System: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
  • Size: 133.9 x 69.75 x 9.44mm
  • Weight: 132g
  • Network: LTE / 3G / 2G
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n) / Bluetooth 4.1 / USB 2.0
  • Color: Black

Stylus 3 Key Specifications:*

  • Chipset: MT6750 1.5GHz Octa-Core
  • Display: 5.7-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 / 258ppi)
  • Memory: 3GB LPDDR3 RAM / 16GB eMMC ROM / microSD (up to 2TB)
  • Camera: Front 8MP / Rear 13MP
  • Battery: 3,200mAh (removable)
  • Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat
  • Size: 155.6 x 79.8 x 7.4mm
  • Weight: 149g
  • Network: LTE / 3G / 2G
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n) / Bluetooth 4.2 / USB 2.0 
  • Color: Metallic Titan / Pink Gold
  • Other: Stylus Pen / FM Radio / Fingerprint Scanner