There is good news for Canadians hoping to get their hands on LG’s first curved and bendable smartphone, the LG G Flex. Introduced back in October, LG has gradually been expanding availability across the world and it’s now headed to Canada sometime “this spring.” We received an email today to let us know that Rogers Wireless will be its exclusive Canadian carrier.
The LG G Flex will run on both the Rogers 2100 and 2600 MHz spectrum, reaching top speeds on Rogers LTE network, promising some speedy downloads.
Aside from being curved and even bendable, the LG G Flex is also the first self-healing smartphone. It’s back cover can fix small day-to-day nicks and scratches.
LG G Flex specifications:
- Processor: 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
- Operating system: Google Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
- Cellular connectivity: LTE-A / LTE / HSPA+ / GSM
- Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
- Display: 6-inch HD (720×1280) curved Plastic OLED
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal storage: 32GB
- External storage: MicroSD cards
- Rear-facing camera: 13MP
- Front-facing camera: 2.1MP
- Battery: Integrated 3,500mAh
- Dimensions: 160.5 × 81.6 × 7.9 ~ 8.7 millimeters
- Weight: 177 grams
- Colors: Titan Silver
Specific availability and pricing details were not announced today but Rogers customers can reserve it through the Rogers Reservation System. It will be available sometime “this spring,” giving us one more reason to wish for this winter to end.