LG G Flex coming to US carriers this winter

[Kelvinz]

LG's curved G Flex phone comes to AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile later this quarter

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/lg-g-flex-att/

LG G Flex coming to AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile this winter

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5279814/lg-g-flex-launching-att-sprint-t-mobile

What do you guys think of the LG G Flex?

 

[gorcorps]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2353375&highlight=flex

 

[Ravynmagi]

I'm indifferent to it. The curve looks neat, but a 6 inch curved phone is almost certainly not something I can pocket too comfortably.

Not sure how nice the P-OLED display will look. Though I do like AMOLED. Still only 720P, we'll see if it looks good enough that I could ignore the lack of pixel density.

I am speculating this phone is going to be more expensive because of the curved display. And unfortunately I don't think of the curve as a feature I'd want to pay extra for. To me this just seems like a gimmick phone. Or LG's test run for better stuff to come later.

 

[Red Storm]

Zero interest in this device. The only appealing thing to me about curved phones is one day being able to fold a tablet sized device into the size of a smartphone. A fixed arc is a useless feature.

 

[poofyhairguy]

A fixed arc is a useless feature.

Would be cool on a smartwatch.

(cue my frustration in that market segment)

 

[Bman123]

1280x720 is a bust for new phones, and why not at least android 4.3?

The 6inch size is nice and I'm sure it will pocket good due to the arc in the screen. The CPU is plenty fast but it will probably look bad with low pixel density

 

[Kelvinz]

1280x720 is a bust for new phones, and why not at least android 4.3?

The 6inch size is nice and I'm sure it will pocket good due to the arc in the screen. The CPU is plenty fast but it will probably look bad with low pixel density

Well the LG G Flex is more about the curved screen, not really specs.

The curved screen is a next-gen technological development and is very novel compared to current-gen CPUs.

 

[Renob]

the 720p is FTL and a deal killer for me bummer

 

[mnewsham]

and why not at least android 4.3?

Because LG is about 3-4 weeks away from a 4.4 build release in the US, why bother making a 4.3 release when the device is nearly identical to the G2?

 

[cronos]

The spec is probably okay, and the combination of the spec with the unique display and size (with a 'cool' bonus as early adopters), I can believe that there's people out there who actually wanted this.

But all that for $300 under 2-year contract? That just completely blows my mind. I'm going to guess that they will drop it to $150 in a few months.