LG brings India made smartphones!
LG launched K7 LTE and K10 LTE smartphones in India. Both the devices are made in India and comes with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) support. Both comes with Snapdragon processor, dual SIM support, runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and comes with 5MP front camera for selfies. The design inherits from LG’s own G-series with Volume rocker buttons and power button at the back.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Communications and IT, Government of India, said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“The Indian digital ecosystem will be a $1trillion economy in the next 5 years with $400bn contribution from smartphones and electronics manufacturing, 350Bn from IT&ITES enables services and $250Bn from Communications services. LG is a large global brand name and we are very excited that they have chosen to manufacture mobile handsets from India. With LG smartphones consumers will have access to governance, information and knowledge in the hands.”[/notification]
Mr Kim Ki-Wan, Managing Director, LG Electronics India, said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“India is a strategic market for LG globally and the decision to manufacture smartphones in India underscores our commitment to our customers here. We want to tap the huge potential for smartphones in the country and the K-series will be the first ones to be manufactured in India. While these devices are in the sub 15k price band, they have features typically seen only in premium devices. We are optimistic that the Indian consumers will love the premium-ness of the K7 and K10 at regular prices.”[/notification]
The LG K7 LTE will be coming in Titan, Gold and White colours and the K10 LTE coming in White, Indigo and Gold colours for Rs. 9,500 and Rs. 13,500 respectively.
LG K7 LTE specifications are
- Processor: 1.1GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909)
- GPU: Adreno 304
- Display: 5-inch FWVGA In-cell Touch 2.5D curved glass, 854×480 pixels
- RAM: 1.5GB
- Memory: 8GB Internal, expandable up to 32GB with microSD
- Camera: Rear 5MP auto focus with LED flash, 720p HD video recording/ Front 5MP
- OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop
- Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Battery: 2,125mAh
LG K10 LTE specifications are
- Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
- GPU: Adreno 306
- Display: 5.3-inch In-cell Touch IPS 2.5D curved glass, 1280×720 pixels
- RAM: 2GB
- Memory: 16GB Internal, expandable up to 32GB microSD
- Camera: Rear 13MP with LED flash/ Front 5MP
- OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop
- Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Battery: 2,300mAh