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LG Pins Smartphone Hopes on Second-Generation ‘Self-Healing’ Curved G Flex

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Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images Frank Lee, head of brand marketing for LG Electronic MobileComm USA, introduces the new LG G Flex 2 smartphone at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015

Clumsy selfie fans will be clamoring to get their hands on the new “self-healing” smartphone with a crisp front-facing camera

LG Electronics has unveiled its new G Flex 2 curved smartphone with a faster “self-healing” coat and improved performance specifications built into a smaller handset.

Introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas, the new model looks like a shrunken version of the original G Flex pumped with the latest Qualcomm 810 processor, the BBC reports.

Tech fans were divided over the smaller 5.5-in. device, with some impressed with its improved features but others generally underwhelmed.

The smartphone’s “self-healing” coating has been upgraded to quickly patch up any scratches it suffers in around 10 seconds, shaming its predecessor, which took minutes to do the same.

The phone also features a 13.1-megapixel camera on the rear of the handset and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.

The electronics company has not released any sale dates nor said how much the G Flex 2 will cost.

[BBC]

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