Tuesday, July 1
The LG F70 is one of the few smartphones that supports 4G LTE in India and features 4.5-inch IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 mobile chipset and Android 4.4 KitKat.
LG announced LG F70 in February this year during Mobile World Congress 2014, the LG F70 is now officially listed on the company's India website for a price tag of Rs. 19,500. The availability details of the handset are not clearly available.
The Android 4.4 KitKat-based LG F70 comes with a 4.5-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) IPS display and offers a pixel density of 207ppi. The LG F70 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor (unspecified chipset) alongside 1GB of RAM.
The LG F70 sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with CMOS sensors and also packs a VGA front-facing camera. The rear camera also has the capability to shoot and playback videos in full-HD resolution. The handset bears 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB). Users would also receive 50GB of cloud storage on Box application.
The wireless connectivity features listed for the LG F70 include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and A-GPS. LG F70 runs on a 2440mAh (removable) battery, measures 127.2x66.4x10mm and weighs 129.6 grams. The handset is available in Black and White colour variants.
The new LG F70 also comes preloaded with the company's advanced UX feature, Knock Code, which is an upgrade to the KnockON feature that was introduced in the flagship 2013 smartphone, the LG G2. The Knock Code feature allows users to both power on and unlock the LG smartphone by tapping a personalized pattern on the phone's screen. According to the company, the new Knock Code feature offers greater security as the pattern is entered on a blank screen using anywhere from two to eight taps, allowing for more than 80,000 possible combinations.
LG's F70 will be one of the few smartphones that supports 4G LTE in India. The F70 will compete with the Xolo LT900 smartphone, which is priced at Rs. 17,999. The LT900 supports 4G LTE and features 4.3-inch display and a 1.5 dual-core processor.
LG F70 detailed specifications:
| General | |
|---|---|
| Release date | February 2014 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 127.20 x 66.40 x 10.00 |
| Weight (g) | 129.60 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 2440 |
| Removable battery | Yes |
| Colours | Black, White |
| SAR value | NA |
| Display | |
| Screen size (inches) | 4.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Resolution | 480x800 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 208 |
| Colours | 16M |
| Hardware | |
| Processor | 1.2GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Internal storage | 4GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 32 |
| Camera | |
| Rear camera | 5-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 0.3-megapixel |
| Software | |
| Operating System | Android 4.4 |
| Java support | Yes |
| Browser supports Flash | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/ g/ n |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.00 |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | No |
| DLNA | No |
| Wi-Fi Direct | No |
| MHL Out | No |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | Yes |
| USB | Micro-USB |
| Charging via Micro-USB | Yes |
| Proprietary charging connector | No |
| Proprietary data connector | No |
| Number of SIMs | 1 |
| SIM Type | Regular |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
