LG X300 goes official: 5-inch 720p display, Snapdragon 425, Nougat

LG has just announced the X300 smartphone in Korea, and be sure not to confuse it with the LG GX300 of times past. This new LG X300 is a proper smartphone, even if positioned where entry-level meets midrange.

The specsheet starts off with a 5-inch 720p LCD and goes on to include a Snapdragon 425 chipset. Not the snappiest of dragons, the 425 relies on a 1.4GHz quad-core CPU paired with 2GB of RAM. Storage is 16GB, expandable via a microSD card. Imaging is covered by a 13MP primary shooter on the back, and a 5MP selfie cam.

On the connectivity front, you'd be getting 4G LTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. The X300 comes with a microUSB 2.0 port, though - LG isn't too quick to adopt Type-C across the model range. On a positive note, though, the phone runs Android 7.0 Nougat. Not so great is battery capacity - only 2,500mAh, but given the modest hardware it may be just enough.

The LG X300 is priced at KRW 253,000 (a little short of $220). There wasn't info on availability in the press release, though, and neither was it mentioned if the phone will be sold outside of Korea.

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