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hello everybody I'm Lynn LA for CNN and today we're going to check out LG's latest high-end device the G flex 2 just like its predecessor the handset sports a unique curved design and display that is durable enough to flex straight when you press against it but this time around the art doesn't look as prominent and the phone is smaller and lighter this makes for an altogether more comfortable and maneuverable handset than before in addition to the slightly rework look the G flex 2 is 5.5 inch screen has a sharper 1080p resolution images videos and text are bright and rich in detail and the curve display is immersive and as well to bring the sides of it closer together and draw you in more on the back LG included a battery door that is scratch resistant and can quote unquote heal itself with the special coating this coating can protect against everyday scratches and scuffs like when it rubs against your keys or whatever but it doesn't claim to be indestructible and as you can see here I've managed to leave a scar when I rubbed a jagged rock against it oops powering this device is a non removable 3 ampere hour battery that's smaller than the first iterations 3.5 ampere hour battery but it's still a decent amount of juice it lasted about 10 hours during our continuous video playback tests and it takes about 45 minutes to get half its battery life back up with its stock charger inside you'll find Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 810 quad-core processor other than the Korean variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 it's one of the first few smartphones to have this its 64-bit octa-core CPU has a clock speed of 2 gigahertz and games and graphics look very smooth and fluid with this processor for your camera needs the G flex 2 has a 13 megapixel camera that can shoot 4k video and has a dual flash optical image stabilization and a laser guided focus on the front there's a 2.1 megapixel shooter that can sense when it's being lowered from a selfie stick or pulled into your view so it can automatically call up your most recent taken photo or selfie and switch back out again when you pull it away lastly the device runs Google's latest Android lollipop OS with LG's user interface overlaid on top you'll get some of the company's signature software we saw before like not code as well as the new glance view gesture that lets you pull down on the lock screen to check the time and any miss notifications the handset is already available in Korea and it will launch in other countries as well in the u.s. AT&T Sprint and US cellular have already announced that they will carry the phone and we're expecting it to roll out sometime in the spring again I'm Lynn and you've been checking out LG's latest G flex 2