With the Mobile World Congress (MWC) set to begin next week in Barcelona, LG Electronics today announced the global rollout of its new curved smartphone, G Flex2. Carriers in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Germany and the U.K. will be among the first to offer the G Flex2 while markets in North and South America, Europe and Asia will announce the start of sales in the weeks following MWC.

Unveiled for the first time in January at CES 2015, the G Flex2 has a 5.5-inch Full HD Plastic-OLED display, an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and a Self Healing back cover that heals everyday scratches in just 10 seconds. In addition, the smartphone’s Fast Charge feature charges the 3000mAh battery to almost 50 percent in a little over half an hour.

The G Flex2 also offers an upgraded Gesture Shot which makes it easier to take selfies with just a hand gesture. LG has extended the distance from which the camera can recognize one’s hand to 1.5 meters. The new Gesture View makes it convenient to check one’s last shot immediately after taking a photo and Glance View displays key information such as time, recent messages or missed calls with a downward swipe of the curved screen even while the display is off.

Key Specifications

• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with 2.0GHz 64-bit Octa-Core CPU
• Display: 5.5-inch Full HD Curved P-OLED (1080 x 1920 pixels / 403 ppi)
• Memory: 16/32GB eMMC ROM / 2GB DDR4 RAM / microSD slot (up to 2TB)
• Camera: Rear 13.0MP with OIS+ with Laser Auto Focus / Front 2.1MP
• Battery: 3,000mAh (embedded)
• Operating System: Android 5.0 Lollipop
• Size: 149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4mm
• Weight: 152g
• Network: 4G LTE / HSPA+ 21/42 Mbps
• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / Bluetooth Smart Ready (Apt-X) 4.1 / NFC /
• SlimPort / A-GPS / Glonass / USB 2.0
• Color: Platinum Silver / Flamenco Red
• Other: Gesture Shot / Gesture View / Glance View