LG has unveiled its new Stylus 2 Plus smartphone and announced
availability details of the device for various markets. The LG Stylus 2
Plus was first seen in April where it was claimed to be available in
Taiwan. It has been priced at $340 (roughly Rs. 23,000) in Taiwan.
The
company says that the LG Stylus 2 Plus will be available starting
Wednesday in Taiwan. It will be available in other markets including
Asia, South America, Europe and North America in the weeks to follow. LG
adds that while the design of the Stylus 2 Plus remains same as the
original LG Stylus 2, the smartphone has received significant
enhancements compared to its original sibling.
Similar to the LG
Stylus 2, it retains the pen with a nano-coated tip which will offer
more accuracy compared to the previous rubber-tipped pen seen on the LG
G4 Stylus. Some of the other features that the LG Stylus 2 Plus comes
include Pen Pop, which shows a popup menu when the stylus is removed and
further offers shortcuts such as Quick Memo, Off Memo, and Pop Scanner.
Another notable feature of the Stylus 2 is the Pen Keeper, which
notifies users when the stylus bay is empty.
For specifications,
the LG Stylus 2 Plus features a 5.7-inch In-Cell display with a screen
resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. It is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core
processor.
The LG Stylus 2 Plus will be available in two variants
featuring different RAM, storage, and camera configuration. LG says it
will vary as per region. The smartphone will come in 2GB of RAM with
16GB storage model as well as 3GB of RAM with 32GB of storage model.
There will be also a 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front camera
model as well as a 16-megapixel and an 8-megapixel front camera model.
The
Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based LG Stylus 2 Plus is backed by a 3000mAh
removable battery and supports LTE, 3G, and 2G connectivity options.
Some of the other connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
Bluetooth 4.1, and Micro-USB. It measures 155x79.6x7.4mm and weighs 145
grams. The Stylus 2 Plus will be available in Brown, Titan, and Gold
colours.
Commenting on the launch, Juno Cho, President of LG
Electronics and Mobile Communications Company said, "The LG Stylus 2
Plus offers users a spacious screen, powerful multimedia functionality
and a writing experience at a competitive price. It's just another
example of the constant refinements we're making to our mobile products
to give LG customers a wide variety of features and designs to choose
from."