LG X500 Arrives With 13MP & 5MP Cameras, 4,500mAh Battery At $284

LG, the Korean electronics tech giant launched the X500 smartphone in South Korea. The smartphone has a price tag of SKW 319,000 (approx. $284) and will go on sale this Friday. The device is believed to be South Korean-variant of the LG X Power2 that was launched in February at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. The X Power2 device has already started shipping globally.

According to Korea Herald, the LG X500 smartphone features a massive 4,500mAh battery that is claimed to deliver up to 20 hours of continuous video playback on a single charge. The battery is also capable of charging up to 50 percent in an hour. However, this indicates that LG X500 may not support fast charging.

Gadgets 360 cites that the LG X500 comes with almost similar specifications and features as that of the LG X Power2 smartphone. The smartphone sports a 5.5-inch HD  display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1,280 pixels with In-cell Touch technology.

Under the hood, the LG X500 is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage. The phone has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 2TB via microSD card. However, it shall be noted that the LG X Power2 smartphone arrived with 16GB inbuilt storage.

The LG X500 smartphone features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a 5-megapixel front camera with soft-light LED flash. The device comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box. It measures 154.7x78.1x8.4mm, weighs 164 grams and is available in Black Titan, Shiny Titan, Shiny Gold, and Shiny Blue color options.

The connectivity options included in the LG X500 are 4G LTE, USB 2.0, USB OTG, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), and Bluetooth 4.2. Also, the 4,500mAh battery is capable of delivering up to 20 hours of video playback, 18 hours of internet browsing, or 14 hours of navigational directions. Stay tuned for more updates on availability of the device.