Ahead of MWC 2017, South Korean electronics company, LG has Friday (FEB 24) introduced the latest addition to the LG X family, called LG X Power2, which is basically the successor to last year’s X Power. The LG X power2 comes with a massive 4,500mAh battery and ultra-fast charging facility. According to LG, the concept behind the X power2 was to bring to market, a device which can be “operated for an entire weekend without recharging.”
LG claims that the X power2 is capable of 15 hours of straight video playback and 18 hours of straight internet surfing on a single charge. The phone’s super-charging ability charges at double the rate of conventional charger, that the X power2 will require an hour to charge the battery to 50 percent, and up to two hours for full charge. Apart from this, the smartphone comes with Comfort View feature that makes reading e-Books and web pages more comfortable by reducing the amount of blue light emitted by the display. In addition, LG notes that the combination of battery and the display make this smartphone an ideal option for “power- hungry, heavy multimedia user and gaming enthusiasts”.
The LG X Power2 comes in four color variants – shiny gold, shiny titan, black titan and blue. The smartphone will go on sale starting March in the Latin America first, followed by United States, Europe, Asia and other regions. The exact pricing details of the new X family member is still not known, and it will be revealed at the time of availability. The X-series smartphones fall mostly between the budget-friendly and lower mid-range. But now, LG has only released the key specifications and features of the X power2.
LG X Power2 SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES: –
Talking about its specifications, LG X Power2 smartphone features a 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) In-cell Touch display with improved outdoor capability for easy viewing even in strong sunlight. The phone is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-Core unspecified processor coupled with 2GB or 1.5GB RAM. Though the company (LG) hasn’t revealed anything officially, reports claim it is a MediaTek processor. On the software front, the single-SIM smartphone runs on latest Android version, 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box. LG X Power2 offers 16 GB of internal storage which can be further expanded to 2TB via a microSD card.
Talking about the camera, the LG X power2 sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with 1.12 µm pixel size, auto & touch focus, face detection, HDR and LED flash. The LG X power2 is capable of shooting videos in Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 fps. On the front, LG X power2 bears a 5-megapixel selfie camera with wide-angle lens and soft-light LED flash for taking better selfies in low light. The front shooter is also capable of shooting videos in Full HD.
In terms of Connectivity Options, the X power2 supports 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.2, GPS with A-GPS, microUSB v2.0 for charging and data transfer and USB OTG. The phone also includes Proximity, Compass, Accelerometer and Gyroscope sensors. It measures 154.7 x 78.1 x 8.4 mm and weighs around 164 grams.
LG is set to reveal the LG G5’s successor, the LG G6 smartphone on February 26 at MWC 2017, Barcelona. The premium smartphone is expected to come with a 5.7′ Quad HD display with a resolution of 2,880×1,440, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, a dual camera setup at the back, Google Assistant integration, Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, a 3,200mAh battery and dust/ water resistance.
“The LG X power2 has the most powerful battery capacity in LG’s entire smartphone line-up so users can enjoy many hours of multimedia entertainment on its roomy display without worrying about recharging,” said Juno Cho, president of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company in a press statement. “The entire X series is all about great technology and great value, both important features for today’s discerning smartphone customer.”
