 Hi, I'm Vlad with The Verge, we're here at CES 2015 and we're checking out one of the first devices announced at the show, it's the new LG G Flex 2. This is a 5.5 inch smartphone, it has a curve to it and is the successor of the original G Flex which was a 6 inch device and it's kind of a mix with LG's current flagship phone the LG G3 which is again 5.5 inches. So really what you have is the more compact size and dimensions of the newer smartphone but you still have that flexible back, you actually can flex and bend this phone, it's designed to do it. It also has this specific self-healing cover on the back which heals within 10 seconds so you can scratch it, you can try and tarnish it whatever way you want and it will still heal and come back. It's plastic, it's not metal, a lot of other companies are going for metal designs but LG has a really good looking, really shiny and reflective but in an attractive way look to these new phones. It comes in two colours, there's a flamenco red and a platinum silver and it's one of the first devices announced with the new Snapdragon 810 processor. This is an octa-core 64 bit processor, runs in 2GHz, it's basically the most powerful chip you can have these days but a big upgrade over the original G Flex is in the resolution of the display. It's still an OLED display but now it has 1080p resolution, full HD which gives you 403ppi pixel density which is great and it's just over what the iPhone 6 Plus has which LG makes sure to tell everyone about. The camera is pretty much the same as the one in the LG G3 however it's been improved. It's had a few software tweaks, a few hardware optimisations and you can still use it to take selfies by using a gesture. Takes a selfie and when you go down to preview it, it automatically switches to the preview and then when you go back up to look, it switches back to the camera. This is designed for selfie stick use which apparently is going to be one of the big trends of 2015. So in terms of performance we just had a quick look around the LG G Flex 2 and it looks to be moving around really fast and very fluidly. It runs Android Lollipop, as I say it has one of the fastest chips around. It basically has all the latest specs that you would expect from a brand new smartphone. However LG is marketing this as more of a niche high end device. It's going to price it higher than the LG G3 and it doesn't expect to sell that many of them and that's probably the reason why it has this glossy and shiny ostentatious look to it. I'm actually a fan of it, I think it works. I think it has that premium feel that LG is going for and I love the fact that it's smaller than the G Flex which at 6 inches would just be too large to be a smartphone. I think comparing this to the LG G3 it has a more natural feel, the curve is more subtle than the original G Flex which again is to the good and obviously being able to crush and bend and really put this thing through its paces speaks very well for its durability. So this is our first look at the LG G Flex 2, it's one of the very first devices at CES and we expect there to be a whole bunch more and to see more of them subscribe to our YouTube channel where we'll have all the latest as soon as it happens.
 Hi, I'm Vlad with The Verge, we're here at CES 2015 and we're checking out one of the
 first devices announced at the show, it's the new LG G Flex 2.
 This is a 5.5 inch smartphone, it has a curve to it and is the successor of the original
 G Flex which was a 6 inch device and it's kind of a mix with LG's current flagship
 phone the LG G3 which is again 5.5 inches.
 So really what you have is the more compact size and dimensions of the newer smartphone
 but you still have that flexible back, you actually can flex and bend this phone, it's
 designed to do it.
 It also has this specific self-healing cover on the back which heals within 10 seconds
 so you can scratch it, you can try and tarnish it whatever way you want and it will still
 heal and come back.
 It's plastic, it's not metal, a lot of other companies are going for metal designs but
 LG has a really good looking, really shiny and reflective but in an attractive way look
 to these new phones.
 It comes in two colours, there's a flamenco red and a platinum silver and it's one of
 the first devices announced with the new Snapdragon 810 processor.
 This is an octa-core 64 bit processor, runs in 2GHz, it's basically the most powerful
 chip you can have these days but a big upgrade over the original G Flex is in the resolution
 of the display.
 It's still an OLED display but now it has 1080p resolution, full HD which gives you
 403ppi pixel density which is great and it's just over what the iPhone 6 Plus has which
 LG makes sure to tell everyone about.
 The camera is pretty much the same as the one in the LG G3 however it's been improved.
 It's had a few software tweaks, a few hardware optimisations and you can still use it to
 take selfies by using a gesture.
 Takes a selfie and when you go down to preview it, it automatically switches to the preview
 and then when you go back up to look, it switches back to the camera.
 This is designed for selfie stick use which apparently is going to be one of the big trends
 of 2015.
 So in terms of performance we just had a quick look around the LG G Flex 2 and it looks to
 be moving around really fast and very fluidly.
 It runs Android Lollipop, as I say it has one of the fastest chips around.
 It basically has all the latest specs that you would expect from a brand new smartphone.
 However LG is marketing this as more of a niche high end device.
 It's going to price it higher than the LG G3 and it doesn't expect to sell that many
 of them and that's probably the reason why it has this glossy and shiny ostentatious
 look to it.
 I'm actually a fan of it, I think it works.
 I think it has that premium feel that LG is going for and I love the fact that it's smaller
 than the G Flex which at 6 inches would just be too large to be a smartphone.
 I think comparing this to the LG G3 it has a more natural feel, the curve is more subtle
 than the original G Flex which again is to the good and obviously being able to crush
 and bend and really put this thing through its paces speaks very well for its durability.
 So this is our first look at the LG G Flex 2, it's one of the very first devices at CES
 and we expect there to be a whole bunch more and to see more of them subscribe to our YouTube
 channel where we'll have all the latest as soon as it happens.