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LG unveils new leather-clad phone

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The handcrafted genuine leather back covers come in six colours. COURTESY

LG electronics’ leather clad flagship phone was unveiled in April, and is now available for sale globally.

LG electronics are making another bid for tech lovers with the hand crafted genuine leather back cover. The device comes in six colours and three material covers with 3D patterns, giving you an option between the leather and plastic back.

According to the phone manufacturers, the phone’s Slim Arc exterior design is to provide a more comfortable grip and greater durability even when it falls.

LG G4 began rolling out the device last week to consumers in key markets around the world, continuing throughout the month into June.

Starting in Hong Kong, the G4 will follow with rollouts in Turkey, Russia and Singapore, eventually including most of Europe, North America, CIS, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa and South and Central America.

Smartphones

It is slated in at the same price point as the Samsung Galaxy S6, slightly above its competitors the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9.

The phone is entering a market pre dominantly held by Samsung, which launched the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.

“The LG G4 is our most ambitious smartphone yet because it is unlike any other flagship mobile phone on the market today. Our vision is to create our own set of standards without worrying about what trend other smartphones are following.” said Juno Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

The device has a 5.5-inch display, the largest in its range, only comparing to the iPhone 6 Plus which has a similar sized display. The Galaxy s6 spots a 5.1 inch display while the HTC One M9 has a 5-inch display and the iPhone 6 has a 4.7 inch display.

It offers clarity in its display spotting a resolution of 2,560 by 1,440, which offers an impressive 534 pixels per inch, while the Galaxy S6 has 557.

Diamond

When it comes to weight, the device is 152 grams. its competitors weigh 138grams, 157gramms, 129grams and 172 grams for the S6, One M9, iPhone6 and iPhone6 plus respectively.

Samsung have been edging for thinner designs with the S6 at 6.8mm making the G4’s 8.9mm seen bulky.

The design options offer vegetable-dyed stitched leather over plastic in light blue, black and tan brown. The metallic options give the smooth exterior with a diamond pattern on the back.

Camera

It runs on a Qualcomm 64-bit hexa-core Snapdragon 808, with 3GB of RAM. The device has 32GB internal memory and has a microSD slot for up to 2TB.

There have been improvements made on the camera with the new one being 16MP up from its predecessors 13MP and a front facing camera of 8MP up from 2.1MP.

The HTC One M9 has the highest pixel camera at 20MP however the Galaxy S6 offers Quad HD(1440) for its front video recording compared to the rest that offer full HD(1080p), and the iPhone with HD(720p).