LG G Pro 2 with 5.9-inch full-HD display, Android 4.4 now available in Korea

LG recently launched the much-awaited G Pro 2 smartphone without revealing the price and availability of the device. Now however, the price of the latest phablet from LG has been revealed thanks its official launch in Korea.

The G Pro 2 is listed at a price of 999,900 South Korean Won, which translates to roughly Rs. 58,000 without contract. The LG G Pro 2 is now available in Korea via the country's three major mobile carriers: SKT (SKTelecom), KTF (Korea Telecom Freetel) and LGT (LG Telecom). Notably, the South Korean electronics giant is yet to reveal details of the LG G Pro 2 release in other markets, including India.

The LG G Pro 2 runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It features a 5.9-inch full-HD IPS display with a 1080x1920 pixel resolution and sports a slim bezel. A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor powers the phablet, clocked at 2.26GHz with an Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM.

LG's new phablet sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with OIS+ (Optical Image Stabiliser Plus) and LED flash, while there is a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. The G Pro 2's rear camera supports 4K Ultra HD recording, Magic Focus, Natural Flash, Flash for Selfie, and Burst Shot.

The 5.9-inch handset comes in two storage variants: 16GB and 32GB. The G Pro 2 further supports microSD card (no word on maximum storage capacity supported).

The G Pro 2 supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, AGPS, EDGE, GPRS and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 3,200mAh battery and will be available in Titan Black, Silver and White colour variants.

The smartphone measures 157.9x81.9x8.3mm and weighs 172 grams. The company has included a new Knock Code feature on the LG G Pro 2 which the company claims is an evolution of the KnockON feature that was first introduced in the LG G2 last year.