LG recently rolled out a rather uncommon smartphone in form of the LG Stylus 2, the first handset to feature DAB+ radio capabilities.
In spite of being a rather particular mélange of technologies, LG seems confident that mixing a mobile phone and a digital radio receiver will create hype among its fans.
The DAB+ means that Stylus 2 packs DAB with better error correction. DAB or Digital Audio Broadcasting is nothing more than a kind of digital radio with increased quality and features, which offers higher quality than FM radio and also permits the sending of track and station information along with the audio. Its capabilities extend to sending images, as well.
The DAB+ works for five years now in Australia and another 40 countries. However, it's missing in the United States, where the HD Radio is its main rival.
LG and IDAG (the consortium of global radio broadcasters) presented the recent Stylus DAB+ at the Paris event called Radiodays Europe 2016. To clarify, IDAG stands for the International DMB Advancement Group. DMB, on the other hand, means nothing else than "digital multimedia broadcasting." If you can say the full International Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Advancement Group in one breath, we envy you.
The new handset is similar to the LG Stylus 2 recently touted at the MWC 2016. The only notable differences reside in RAM size and the DAB+ receiver. The Stylus 2 packs pen-based features and should arrive at a decent price. The two smartphones share the color scheme, as well: brown, silver and white.
The specs should satisfy the entry midrange market niche.
The Stylus 2 comes with a 5.7-inch screen capable of displaying 1,280 x 720p resolutions, and has processing power from a 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor backed by 2 GB of RAM. The camera combo is made of a 13-megapixel main snapper and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The standard storage is 16 GB and the removable battery is a solid 3,000 mAh. Android 6.0 Marshmallow comes pre-installed on the smartphone.
The general dimensions of the device are 155 x 79.6 x 7.4 millimeters and it weighs 145 grams, which translates to 6.1 x 3.1 x 0.3 inches and 5.1 ounces for American customers.
It should be mentioned that digital radio holsters many specialist stations and listening to it will leave your data plan intact.
