LG G Stylo brings note-taking fun for budget-minded wallets

We were hoping for something a little more… exciting for LG’s first stylus-focused phone of 2015, but this’ll do for now. It’s the LG G Stylo, a 5.7-inch device that boasts just 720p resolution and a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset.

The mid-range specs continue with 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD, an 8 megapixel camera on the rear, a 5 megapixel sensor on the front, a 3,000mAh battery and Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

A big draw will be the device’s included stylus for writing on your display, though the stylus seems to be little more than a capacitive pen the likes of which you can buy for nearly any capacitive touch screen device on Amazon. It won’t equip you with advanced features such as the Samsung Galaxy Note line’s digitized pen which can sense pressure, detect the presence of the pen when it’s hovered over the display and more.

The LG G Stylo is being launched in South Korea to start, though there’s no word on launches planned for other territories in the near future.

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LG’s Galaxy Note competitor – the G Stylo – starts shipping this month

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 could come as early as July, and when it does, it’ll have some competition. We’ve heard that LG is cooking up a Galaxy Note competitor and today it’s finally been officially announced: introducing the LG G Stylo (aka LG G4 Stylus) which starts shipping this month:

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Some of the key G4 Stylus specs:

• 1.2GHz Quad-Core (LTE) / 1.4GHz Octa-Core (3G)


• 5.7-inch HD IPS screen (258ppi)


• 1GB RAM / 8GB ROM / microSD


• 13MP camera (some regions to get 8MP)


• 5MP front camera


• 3,000mAh battery (removable)


• Android 5.0 Lollipop


• Size: 154.3 x 79.2 x 9.6mm


• Weight: 163g


• Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n / Bluetooth 4.1 / NFC / A-GPS / Glonass / USB 2.0


• Colors: Metallic Silver / Floral White

In addition to coming with the new Stylus Pen it will also come with key LG features such as Laser Auto Focus, Gesture Shot, Glance View, and Knock Code.

In an interesting twist of naming fate, LG will call it the LG G4 Stylus globally save for the North American and Korea versions where it will be called “LG G Stylo”:

The G4 Stylus (available as G Stylo in North America and Korea) will be offered in both LTE and 3G configurations in Metallic Silver or Floral White color options. The G4c is an LTE model only and will come in Metallic Gray, Ceramic White and Shiny Gold.

LG also announced the LG G4c – with the “c” standing for “Compact” – offering an easier to wield alternative to the LG G4 for those with smaller hands and/or different preferences. Sitting in a 5-inch frame the LG G4c rocks 1.GHz Quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8MP camera, and 5MP selfie cam.

Both of these devices will begin shipping to retailers immediately but it’s not clear when they’ll be available to consumers through carriers and retail partners:

Both smartphones will begin shipping to retailers around the world in the next several weeks and throughout the month of May.

If you thought your decision was already tough between the LG G4, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and HTC One M9, you may want to reserve some time for some smartphone soul searching… this is going to be a toughie.