The LG GPro 2 made even more than an enthusiastic appearance at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. Successor to the G Pro, which was one of the more appreciated phablets of last year, the G Pro 2 had huge shadows to follow as anticipation around the device was noteworthy! The LG GPro 2 in every possible means is an upgrade to its predecessor and has lastly gone on sale in India.
UPDATE – # LG GPro 2, LG D838, available colors-black and white (stocks by TODAY night) MOP Rs. 49900 /- MRP 51500 /- pic.twitter.com/SZZn5U4jbV
— Manish Khatri (@ MAHESHTELECOM) April 30, 2014
According to the trusted dealer, Manish Khatri of Mahesh Telecom in Mumbai, the gadget has an MRP of Rs 51,500 while the MOP or the going price would be around Rs 49,990. There had been a couple of rumors about the approaching launch of the device in India and we’ve to confess, we’re a little bit amazed that LG has actually decided to price the gadget so high. Considered that the Galaxy Note III, which is definitely the marketplace leader in the phablet world is now priced at about Rs 44,000, you would’ve anticipated LG to be more detailed at that mark than the 50K slab, specifically offered the specs on the two devices are identical.
On the specs front, the GPro 2 comes with a 5.9 inch display which has a True IPS Full HD panel offering the device a PPI of 373. There’s 3 GB of RAM on board and the phone will ship with Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chip at the heart of it comprising of a Quad Core Krait 400 CPU, each core clocked at 2.26 GHz and an Adreno 330 GPU. The rear cam on the gadget is a 13 MP shooter with a 2.1 MP front dealing with video camera present too. The battery on the LG GPro 2 is 3200 mAh and the phone is offered internationally in a wide gamut of colors consisting of Titan, White, Silver, Burgundy. The gadget has volume rockers and power buttons just below the cam unit, identical to the LG G2.
However, according to Manish, the device is offered just in black and white colors so far in India.