LG K7 and K10 4G smartphones to launch next week

NEW DELHI: LG will launch its two K series smartphones--K7 and K10—in India next week. Both were announced ahead of CES 2016 in January. The company has sent out media invites for its launch event on April 14.

Both the smartphones offer 4G support and will succeed LG’s L smartphone series. It claims that K Series smartphones will be the first to offer LG's glossy pebble design language.

On the specifications front, the LG K10 features a 5.3-inch HD display with a pixel density of 720p. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and offers dual SIM functionality. The device is available with four CPU variants, 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz quad-core and 1.14 GHz octa-core for the LTE version. However, the 3G variant is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core SoC.

The LTE variant of the LG K10 comes equipped with a 13.0-megapixel rear camera while the 3G model has an 8.0-megapxiel primary camera. The device will come with an 8.0-megapxiel or 5.0-megapxiel front facing camera depending on the different markets. The smartphone offers 1GB, 1.5GB, or 2GB, whereas the internal storage is either 8GB or 16GB.

On the other hand, the LG K7 flaunts a 5-inch display with 854x480 pixels resolution, and it runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The device packs in a 2,125 mAh battery and comes equipped with a 5.0-megapixel shooter at the front end. The LTE version of the smartphone is powered by a 1.1GHz processor while the 3G variant features a 1.3GHz quad-core SoC.

The primary camera of the smartphone will be either 8.0-megapixel or 5.0-megapixel depending upon the various markets. The device offers 1.5GB/1GB of RAM, and the built-in storage is 8GB/16GB. The South Korean manufacturer has not yet revealed the pricing and availability details of the smartphones.