LG G3 Specs Leak Ahead of Release: QuadHD Display, 13MP Camera

The LG G3 is set to be launched on Tuesday, May 27, but some of LG's international websites have killed the suspense by publishing the device's specifications a day early.

Droid Life has the details (coming from LG's Dutch site), and they're as expected: the LG G3 will feature a QuadHD (2560x1440 pixels), 5.5-inch display — the first high-profile Android phone to do so.

We also know the G3 will have a 13-megapixel rear camera, 2GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 801 processor, 16GB of storage (expandable via microSD memory cards), and a 3,000mAh battery.

Other features of note include a 2.1-megapixel front camera, "lightweight metallic design," wireless charging support and a 1W speaker.

We'll follow up after the device's official unveiling later today.

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LG's Big Event: G3 Smartphone and G Watch May Be Coming

LG has sent out invites for a "big event" in London on May 27, with simultaneous satellite events in New York and San Francisco, as well as events in Seoul, Singapore and Istanbul the following day.

LG could not confirm the exact nature of the event(s), but it's rumored that the company will announce a new flagship smartphone, the LG G3, and quite possibly unveil its previously announced LG G Watch.

The tagline for the event — a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, "To be simple is to be great" — reveals little besides a likely showing of a G series device. But LG previously told Engadget it plans to launch the G3 in the second quarter of 2014. No specifications were given, except the fact that the phone's screen resolution will be Quad HD, possibly 2,560 x 1,440 pixels.

LG recently launched a microsite detailing some of the G Watch's features. The Android Wear-based device will be "always on," as well as water- and dust-resistant. LG also said it would become available in the second quarter of 2014.

We'll be covering the May 27 event live, so stay tuned for more details.

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LG Might Unveil the G Pro 2 This Month in Korea

LG will reveal its upcoming smartphone, the LG G Pro 2, at an event in Korea on Feb. 13, ZDNet.kr reports. The company sent invites for an event on that date, named "Knock-knock-knockin' on," probably referring to LG's Knock On feature which lets you wake a smartphone from its sleep with two taps on the screen.

Rumors claim the G Pro 2 will have a 6-inch screen, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera.

So, if LG unveils the G Pro 2 in Korea, what's left to show at the Mobile World Congress, taking place Feb. 21 - 24 in Barcelona? Perhaps it will only be a European premiere of the G Pro 2 — LG actually did the same thing last year with the Optimus G Pro — but maybe LG has a surprise or two up its sleeve.

Phone Arena claims the G Pro 2 won't be LG's flagship for the year. In fact, the company's Galaxy S5 killer will be called the LG G3, and it might have a 5.5-inch screen with a 1440x2560 pixel resolution. That handset, however, is likely to come in May.

We'll be following LG's unveiling on Feb. 13, and we'll report on any news the company might announce during the MWC in Barcelona.

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