The LG G3 smartphone is available and selling on Amazon for just under $100.
Buying the phone outside of Amazon without a contract will cost somewhere between $579 and $700, depending on the carrier/store it is purchased through. Will the availablity and price be enough to drive sales of the LG G3?
According to one report online, a new line of service from Sprint along with the phone purchase on Amazon will also snag a $75 gift card from Amazon. The release comes just after another deal on Amazon for the Samsung Galaxy S5 phones, also on sale for just under $100.
According to another report, the device is the only one of its kind that boasts a 1440 x 2560 pixels 5 inch QHD display. Other technical specifications are quite impressive as well and many have awaited the device for quite some time.
Among the features list are a Qualcomm Snapdragon 2.5Ghz chipset, variation of 16GB internal memory and 2GB RAM or 32GB internal memory and 3GB of RAM (depeding on which carrier is selected) and microSD support up to 128mb cards.
The camera on the LG G3 is also said to be of high quality manufacturing. There is a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with OIS and Laser Auto Focus, which has been said to take very decent photos.
The device, reportedly, will be available in several colors including Moon Violet, Metallic Black, Shine Gold, Silk White and Burgundy Red. The LG G3 Beat is also reportedly available on the market.
Another impressive feature, according to one source online, is a wireless charging function. It replaces the Qi wireless charging with PMA. AT&T is reportedly adopting the new wireless charging standard. This will enable charging in various environments where the standard has been accepted (like Starbucks according to the report).
According to the post, all Nokia Lumia models are now using the PMA standard as well. The LG G3 phone is available at a variety of retailers including Best Buy, who has lately been initiating their own wireless sales kiosks similar to Walmart.
It is unclear how the new wireless charging standard change will affect sales of the device. With so many purchase options, it is also unclear what the actual driving factor behind sales will be. The new LG G3 phone competes with other high end devices like the newly release Sony Xperia Z2, HTC One and Samsung Galaxy series of phones.
