LG's Stylo 2 brings large-screen, stylus-slinging action to Cricket for cheap
The 5.7-inch smartphone runs Android 6.0 and costs $170 -- less if you switch over from another carrier.
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What's cheap, big and lets you write all over it? LG's new Stylo 2 phone for Cricket, which has a digital pen you can use to navigate around, doodle with or use to jot notes.
It's a lot like the global LG Stylus 2 that the company announced in late February, but with a lower-resolution front-facing camera: 5 megapixels instead of 8.
The 5.7-inch, Android 6.0 phone goes on sale May 13, just in time for Mother's Day, for $170.
Cricket, AT&T's prepaid arm, will slash $50 if you jump ship from another carrier, and a whole $100 if that carrier is T-Mobile, specifically. Their rivalry does you good.
Hardware specs
- 5.7-inch display, with 1,280x720-pixel resolution
- 13-megapixel camera, with 1080p HD video recording
- 5-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie light
- 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8916 processor
- 2GB RAM, up to 16GB internal storage
- Up to 2TB microSD storage
- Dimensions: 6.10x3.13x0.29 inches
- Weight: 5.11 ounces
- 3,000mAh battery
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