LG is about to bring something different into the smartphone game, something which the company claims is the first of its kind in the mobile world. At India’s Mobile Congress 2017, the company announced that it would be releasing a smartphone with a mosquito-repelling technology. The LG K7i, as it is called, also comes with a mosquito-repelling stand.
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LG K7i Specifications, Review and Highlights
Display & Design
The LG K7i sports a 5-inch On-Cell Touch display based on IPS technology with FWVGA (854 * 480 pixels) screen resolution. The smartphone comes with a metal design with a normal back cover. It measures 145.7 * 74.1 * 8.1 mm in dimensions, weighs 154g and sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Storage & Processor
The smartphone will be powered by a yet-to-be-named Quad-Core processor coupled with a Mali GPU. It comes with 2GB of RAM plus 16GB of internal memory which is expandable up to 256GB using a microSD.
Camera
An 8MP Autofocus camera behind with LED Flash spices up the camera department giving you top-notch images and videos in all light conditions. On the other end is a 5MP front camera.
Battery & Connectivity
The K7i comes with a removable 2500mAh battery. Connectivity options include; Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, 4G VoLTE, FM Radio, OTG support, Mobile Hotspot.
Software
The device will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS out of the box. It comes as a surprise owing to the fact that the OS is now over two years old and there seems to be no update to Nougat or Oreo available.
LG K7i Full Phone Specifications
General
| Device Brand | LG |
| Model | K7i |
| Announced | September 2017 |
| Released | Expected (No Details Yet) |
| Status | Coming |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
| 4G Network | LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) |
| SIM Type | Nano SIM. |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Data
| 2G | GPRS Up to 32 to 48 kbps; EDGE up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA) |
| 4G | Up to 150/50 Mbps |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Web Browser | Yes, HTML5 |
Design
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | 145.7*74.1*8.1mm |
| Weight | 154g |
| Build | Metal Design with back cover. |
| Colors | Brown |
Display
| Display Type | ON-CELL IPS Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5.0 inches |
| Resolution | FWVGA (854 *480) pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | – |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | n/a |
| Features | Multi-touch |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| 8MP camera | |
| Autofocus, CMOS | |
| 1080p HD Video | |
| Geo-tagging, Face detection, touch focus, HDR, Panorama, Digital zoom(4X) | |
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| 5MP | |
| AutoFocus |
Software
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | |
| n/a | |
| No | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| n/a | |
| Number of Processor Cores | Quad-Core |
| CPU Speed | 1.14GHz |
| GPU | Mali |
| 2GB | |
| Internal Storage | 16GB internal memory |
| expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD | |
| Accelerometer, Proximity, Light, Compass, Fingerprint(rear-mounted) |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth 4.1 | |
| Infrared | No |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Micro USB v2.0 |
| USB On-the Go (OTG) | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, A-GPS |
| NFC | No |
| No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Ion |
| Capacity | 2500mAh |
| Placement | Removable |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
Messaging
| SMS | Yes (threaded view) |
| MMS | Yes |
| Yes, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | |
| IM | Yes |
Media
| Yes, WMA, MP3, WAV | |
| Yes, WMV, MP4 | |
| n/a | |
| Yes with RDS | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | |
| Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Other Features
| MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player Photo/video editor Document viewer Mosquito Repelling Technology |
Availability and Price of LG K7i in India & China
The LG K7i will cost Rs. 7990 and can be purchased from retail stores in India. The smartphone comes only in Brown colour.
