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The pocket-friendly LG G2 Mini (pictures)

LG packs its current marquee handset down to the 4.7-inch G2 Mini.

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Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
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LG G2 Mini on display at MWC

BARCELONA, Spain -- Banking on the fact that not everyone likes a massive smartphone, LG slims down its G2 flagship with the G2 Mini and exhibits it at MWC 2014.

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More compact design

The Mini measures 5.10 inches tall, 2.6 inches wide, and 0.39 inch thick. It also weighs in at a manageable 4.27 ounces, and feels noticeably more comfortable handling with one hand compared to the G2.

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Two of four color options

LG has released four color versions of the Mini (black, white, red, and gold), but color availability will vary depending on the region.

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Snapdragon 400 or Tegra 4i

The handset features a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (though the Latin America, LTE variant of the Mini will feature a 1.7GHz Nvidia quad-core Tegra 4i inside), and 1GB of RAM.

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A few mid-range specs

Elsewhere the Mini's specs are distinctly middle of the road. There's 8GB of storage, expandable with microSD, and a decent 2,440mAh battery that you can swap out.

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Pump up the noise

Similar to the G2, the device features dual audio speakers located at the bottom edge.

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Running Android 4.4 KitKat

The handset will run Android, 4.4 KitKat. While some mid-range mobiles are still hitting the market running Android 4.2, that's very welcome.

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KnockOn to wake up

Like we've seen on recent high-end LG devices, the phone's physical control buttons are located in the back. To wake up the handset, users can tap twice on the display (a function LG calls KnockOn).

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No physical buttons here

To distinguish the G2 Mini from LG's other mid-range handsets, you'll see that the Mini lacks a physical home button on the front bezel.

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Smile and say cheese

Shutterbugs will be keen to know that the phone will have a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and an 8-megapixel camera. (Though, similar to the different processor, the Latin America model will sport a slightly upgraded 13-megapixel camera.)

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