South Korean consumer electronics giant LG has reportedly launched a new mid-range smartphone Magna in India.
The new LG Magna was originally showcased at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2015 last month along with three other smartphone series Leon, Joy and Spirit.
[Read more: LG Unveils Mid-Range Smartphone Series -- Leon, Joy, Magna, Spirit -- Ahead of MWC 2015]
Unlike rivals, LG has decided to introduce 3G variant of Magna in the subcontinent. It sports a 5.0-inch HD (720x1280p) softly curved screen and ships with the Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box.
Under-the-hood, it houses 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB inbuilt memory (expandable on 32GB), 8MP camera on the rear-side, 5MP snapper on the front-side and a 2540 mAh battery.
As of now, LG Magna is listed on the official company page for ₹16,500 and also said to be retailing in select brick-and-mortar stores across India. There is no word on when the other phones -- Leon, Spirit and Joy -- will be released in India just yet, and we will bring you more updates as it develops.
Competition:
Going by the specifications list, LG Magna's ₹16,500 price-tag seems a bit over-priced. It will have a tough time competing with popular brands like Lenovo A6000 Plus, A7000, Micromax YU Yureka and soon-to-be-released Xiaomi Mi 4i, which boast superior internal hardware and costs less the LG phone.
Key specifications of LG Leon, Joy, Magna and Spirit:
| Models | LG Leon | LG Joy | LG Magna | LG Spirit |
| Display | 4.5-inch FWVGA (854x480p) screen with pixel density of 220 ppi (pixels per inch) | 4.0-inch WVGA (800x480p) screen with pixel density of 233 ppi | 5.0-inch HD (720x1280p) screen with pixel density of 220 ppi | 4.7-inch HD (720x1280p) screen with pixel density of 312 ppi |
| OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.0 Lollipop/Android 4.4 KitKat | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| Processor |
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1.2GHz dual-core CPU |
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LTE: 1.2GHz quad-core CPU.3G: 1.3GHz quad-core CPU. |
| RAM | 1GB (LTE model)/ 768MB (3G model) | 1GB/512MB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | 8GB/4GB(depending on the regions it will be available in storages- 8GB or 4GB* / RAM- 1GB or 768MB) | 8GB/4GB | 8GB | 8GB |
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LTE model:
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| Battery | 1900 mAh (removable) | 1900 mAh (removable) | 2540 mAh (removable) | 2100 mAh (removable) |
| Network | 3G & 4G-LTE (Cat.4) | 3G | 3G & 4G-LTE (Cat.4) | 3G & 4G-LTE (Cat.4) |
| Dimensions | 129.9 x 64.9 x 10.9 mm | 122.7 x 64.0 x 11.9 mm | 139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm | 133.3 x 66.1 x 9.9 mm |
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