LG X4 With HD DMB TV Officially Launched

LG launched the LG X4 mid-tier Android smartphone in South Korea. The LG X4 is an affordable version of the LG X4+, with similar specifications. The unique selling point of the smartphone is the Digital multimedia broadcasting support. However, unlike LG X4+, this doesn’t have a rugged design.

Pricing and availability

The LG X4 is already available in South Korea in Black and Gold colour variants. The smartphone is priced at 297,000 won or Rs 17,780.

Specifications

The LG X4 has a 5.3 inch 1280 x 720px 16:9 aspect ratio display. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Quad-core chipset with 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage. Similarly, the storage is expandable using micro SD card slot.

The smartphone has an 8 MP primary camera with an LED flash and a 5 MP front-facing camera.Similarly, the video recording on the front-facing camera is limited to 720, and the primary camera can record up to 1080p@30fps. In fact, the fingerprint scanner can be used as the camera shutter button.

The device does support wireless HD DMB TV (Digital multimedia broadcasting), which allows to stream free TV channels on the smartphone. In fact, it doesn’t use any kind of internet connection. Interestingly, this smartphone also supports LG Pay, which can be used to make cardless/cashless payments using the built-in NFC chip.

The smartphone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with custom LG UI skin. The phone does support Wifi, Bluetooth, and NFC with support for LTE networks. Finally, the smartphone has a 3000 mAh non-user replaceable Li-ion battery with a micro USB port.

Conclusion

The LG X4 has a right choice of specifications for an entry-level or a mid-tier Android smartphone. The pricing, however, seems a bit off for the price tag of the smartphone. However, this phone also offers DMB TV which is missing in most of the modern smartphones.