LG's petite Leon goes easy on the wallet (pictures)

Available in the US for $140 prepaid from T-Mobile, and around £65 in the UK and roughly AU$149 in Australia, the LG Leon is an extremely affordable smartphone that sports a 5-megapixel camera, a quad-core processor and Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Measuring 5.11 by 2.55 by 0.42 inches (129.79 by 64.77 by 10.67mm), the device is compact. However, its control buttons on the rear bulge out a bit, making it thicker around the back-center area.

With its 4.5-inch display, the handset is small and pocket-friendly. Its screen has a 480-pixel resolution with 218 pixels per inch.

Powering the phone is a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and a 1,820mAh removable battery, which lasted a decent 9 hours in our continuous video playback test.

The Leon is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera that can record up to 1,080p full-HD video and a VGA front-facing camera.

The device runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and features apps from Google and T-Mobile. It also has LG's signature memo app, QuickMemo+.

For US customers on T-Mobile, the handset has built-in Wi-Fi calling. This means you can make and receive calls over a Wi-Fi network, which is useful whenever cellular coverage is weak or non-existent.

Although the LG Leon is inexpensive and has a few goodies like expandable storage and Wi-Fi calling, it doesn't perform as well as other budget devices like the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime, the Motorola Moto G and the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 (4.7-inch variant).

For more information on LG phones, check out our reviews here.