14 DAY TRIAL // LG has just announced a brand new Android smartphone, but this time it's aiming at the mid-level market tier. The X300 is a mid-range smartphone that comes as a cheap alternative for those who can't afford to spend a lot of money on devices powered by Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat platform.
It's hard to believe that any major handset makers like LG would offer an Android Nougat-powered smartphone for less than $250, but the South Korean company has done the unthinkable. The X300 will be available for purchase in LG's home turf for only $220.
Unfortunately, there's no telling whether or not it will be available outside South Korea. We don't even know when it will go on sale since the official announcement contains little to no info at all about that.
The good news is we know just about everything there is to know about the LG X300's spec sheet. At first glance, Android 7.0 Nougat is the only selling point of LG's mid-range smartphone, but then there's the price too.
Undergeared for a mid-range phone, but Nougat is great
As expected, the X300 sports a 5-inch LCD display that supports HD (720p) resolution. On top of that, the smartphone comes with a more than decent 13-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, as well as a secondary 5-megapixel camera for selfies and video calls.
Hardware-wise, the phone is packed with a 1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory (expandable via microSD card).
Obviously, it doesn't pack a USB Type-C port, but it does feature microUSB 2.0. On the positive side, LG X300 features 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC (Near Field Communication).
It's also worth mentioning that the smartphone is powered by a 2,500 mAh battery, which hasn't been rated by the manufacturer. Are we going to see more Nougat devices like this in the coming weeks? We certainly hope so.