LG launches its new G3 Beat with 5” HD Display

LG Electronics yesterday made an official announcement for its mid-range variant of its recently launched flagship LG G3. The new LG G3 Beat comes with almost similar specs like that of its parent variant but comes in a compact package.

Looking to its specs, the new LG G3 Beat hosts a 5inch HD display with 1280×720 pixel resolution . At its heart lies a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with Cortex A7 CPU clocked at 1.2GHz. The device also has a Adreno 305 GPU for graphics support. Looking to its memory options, the LG G3 Beat comes with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory and a additional microSD card slot for memory expansion. At the back of the device lies a 8MP camera with LED flash. An additional laser has also been incorporated on the back panel that measures the distance and speeds up the autofocus. The device comes with several connectivity options like Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS with GLONASS and NFC.

The LG G3 Beat also supports 4G LTE offering download speeds up to 21Mbps. Its dimensions are pretty satisfactory with 10.3mm of thickness and 134 grams of weight. Software wise, there is at all no compromise and the LG G3 Beat comes with the latest available Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The battery is user-removable and the battery capacity of the device is 2540mAh. LG G3 Beat will make its debut today i.e. July 18 in its hometown of South Korea and its global roll-out will begin from Europe and CIS countries from the next week. The pricing and availability details is expected to get cleared today itself. For the meanwhile, you can catch our complete review for LG G3 here.

LG launches its new G3 Beat with 5” HD Display

Is the LG G3 Beat itself the LG G3 mini?

The LG G3 mini is probably the next handset from the Korean tech giant and a new device namely the LG G3 Beat has been recently spotted in a China trade show. At the moment, it is uncertain as to whether this smartphone is centric for the Chinese markets only or will make its way globally. Moreover, with the LG G3 mini being in close scrutiny of the tech community we could expect an possible announcement anytime soon.

The LG G3 Beat carries a 5inch display with 720p resolution and is powered with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. The device has a 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and runs the latest available Android 4.4 KtiKat on-board. At its back, the device sports a 8MP primary camera while its front has a 2MP secondary camera. The LG G3 Beat comes with a battery juice of 2540mAh. Looking to this specs, they fall very much in line with the earlier spotted LG G3 mini.

The LG G3 Beat is expected to support two separate LTE bands. A very useful feature for users on different networks. The above two images of the device shows it to be carrying very aesthetic looks. With time to come, it will be clear as to whether the LG G3 Beat itself is the Chinese variant of the LG G3 mini or not!

Is the LG G3 Beat itself the LG G3 mini?