LG G3,coming to India this July.

Coming in July

Looks like LG fans in India will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the G3. Our sources tell us that the G3 will be launching in India next month although we don’t have an exact time frame as to when this will actually happen. For those looking forward to picking it up this month, you’ll have have to hold off on your purchase for a bit longer. We’ll update you as and when we get more details however. As for the pricing, expect it to be quite competitive. Considering the aggressive pricing of the G2 last year, we suspect the G3 could launch at a street price of Rs 45,000. This will be the second smartphone to launch in India with a Quad HD display as Oppo’s Find 7will beat LG to the punch this time.

For those who missed the launch, the G3 sports a 5.5-inch QuadHD display, with a 2560×1440 pixel resolution. That results in a pixel density of 538PPI, the highest seen on any smartphone so far. In addition to its massive resolution, LG says the panel has 100% sRGB coverage and also spoke at length about its power saving features, such as adaptive control on brightness, frame rate and clocking.  It’s powered by a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 801 SoC, which is clocked at 2.5 GHz. Curiously, LG has gone with two configurations for the RAM and internal memory. The 16GB version gets 2GB of RAM, while the 32GB version gets a full 3GB. LG promises that both versions run the software equally well. Both versions get a microSD card slot, which is good to take in cards up to 128 GB in size.

And finally, LG has totally revamped the UI, making it flatter and less bright. We can even say it’s less Samsung like now. LG has chosen to use its classic logo as the inspiration for the icon sets and the animations. The company has also introduced new features such as a Smart Keyboard, which is built with customisation and quick typing in mind. It’s said to reduce input errors by up to 75 percent.

Wondering if you should wait or pick one of the existing flagships? Here’s a detailed comparisonof the G3 against the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and the Sony Xperia Z2.