The LG G Flex: Review [VIDEO]

The LG G Flex has a 6-inch curved OLED screen enabling the user to easily control the glare. It also lives up to its name, being a flexible, curved phablet that can be pushed flat on a desk and bounced back into shape to work perfectly. Being flexible makes it easy to put in any pocket, even at the back pocket because sitting on the device won't damage it.

The LG G Flex is also self-healing, borrowing this technique from the auto industry. The back phone has a finish that repairs itself when scratched. It takes up to 1 hour or more to fill the scratch in, depending on the size and how deep the scratch is.

The swing lock screen feature of the LG G Flex moves the wallpaper as you tilt the phone and displays different unlocking effects when various parts of the screen are touched. Curved smartphones are emerging everywhere as Samsung introduced the Galaxy Round and Apple, which is likely to follow the lead in the curved market soon. The LG G Flex's curved nature not only gives better grip, it also feels better on the face during phone calls and it is a powerful phone.

The LG G Flex has a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor similar to Nexus 5 and LG G2, 2GB of RAM and a 13 MP camera all inside the 6-inch form device. Even with all this power, the handset is battery efficient with its OLED screen. The LG G Flex also runs Android 4.2 but will soon be upgraded to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and eventually to the newest version, Android 4.4 KitKat.

Like LG's top-tier handsets like the G2, the LG G Flex has its key control buttons on the back for a sleek phone finish. It supports LG's "KnockOn" functionality that unlocks the phone by tapping the screen twice.

LG G Flex is expanding to reach Australia, where is can be pre-ordered from MobiCity. The device is unfortunately not in stock yet. The LG G Flex 4G LTE will come unlocked with 12 months warranty for AU$1,415.95. Shipping date is still unknown but the carrier hopes to have it available in late November.