14 DAY TRIAL // Today, mobile phone carrier Sprint has officially confirmed plans to make the LG G2 smartphone available for pre-order come October 11, with a price tag of $199.99 (€150) attached to it, with a new two-year service agreement.
The new handset, the latest flagship Android-based smartphone from LG, will provide users with support for Sprint’s 4G LTE network, and will be accompanied by a free Quick Window case ($49.99/€38 value)
Furthermore, the wireless carrier announced that all those users who purchase the LG G2 and sign up for Sprint’s new Unlimited, My Way plan or My All-in plan would be eligible for the Sprint Unlimited Guarantee.
Through it, users will benefit from unlimited talk (calls to any wireline or mobile phone), text, and data on the carrier’s network for entire life of the line of service.
“Continuing to raise the bar in Android innovation, we are thrilled to team up again with LG to bring another top-of-the-line device to our customers,” said David Owens, vice president, Product Management and Logistics, Sprint.
“LG G2 brings everything together in a device with a comfortable, functional, convenient and beautiful design. With the multitude of Android apps available for download, LG G2 and Sprint’s new Unlimited Guarantee plans make an ideal pair for today’s multimedia, multitasking lifestyles.”
Made official only a few weeks ago, the LG G2 arrives on the market with a 5.2-inch full HD touchscreen display, while being powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
Furthermore, the device features 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), as well as with a front camera for making video calls while on the go.
On top of that, the handset comes with a series of exclusive features that will provide users with a great on-the-go experience, such as:
- KnockON – instead of hitting a power button, simply tap twice on the display to wake the G2 from its sleep. It's a nice convenience that goes hand-in-hand with Answer Me, which automatically answers calls when you put the phone to your ear. - Slide Aside – allows users to do a three-finger gesture to “slide” open apps off the screen for multitasking. - Text Link – another interesting idea, where the phone takes relevant text and inserts embeddable links to them in other apps. - Guest Mode – also known as “Kid Mode,” which allows another user to access the phone by drawing a different gesture on the lock screen with a secondary unlock pattern3.
We had the chance to find the smartphone on display at the IFA 2013 trade fair in Berlin, where we snapped a few hands-on photos with it. You can find them via this link.
