LG G3 event: Join us on Tuesday (live blog)
Prepare to meet LG's newest flagship phone, the G3, on Tuesday 27 May at 6pm UK time (10am PT, 1pm ET).
LG has waited a long time to show the world how it's going to take on Samsung's Galaxy S5 , but on Tuesday we'll get our hands on its 2014 flagship phone at a press conference in London.
CNET will be there in force with a live blog complete with video stream to bring you the news as it is announced. Join me, Luke Westaway, Andrew Hoyle and Rich Trenholm on Tuesday at 6pm UK time/10am PT for the latest. You can convert to your time zone at this link.
A lot has leaked already. LG has said that the phone will be called the G3, and has shown off a picture of the case that accompanies it, which is calls QuickCircle. This has a see-through, round window that lets you view basic information such as the time without the need to open up the cover. You can also take pictures and make calls with the case shut, amongst other things.
Most of the specs have also made an appearance online, and it looks like it will be a monster of a phone. We're expecting the screen to come in at 5.5 inches, with a very high resolution of 2,560x1,440 pixels. If true, that will gift the phone one of the highest resolution screens available today. The camera is rumoured to be 13 megapixels at the back, with a 2.1-megapixel jobbie at the front, while the processor should be Qualcomms's fast 801 if the rumours pan out.
LG's current flagship, the G2 , is probably best known for having the power/volume button at the back of the phone. We'll have to wait and see whether the company has decided to keep it in the same place on its replacement.
Also likely to feature is LG's signature move known as Knock Code. This lets you unlock the phone with a pattern of taps rather than with a series of numbers or by drawing a pattern on the screen.