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LG F490L Liger shows up with 5.9-inch 1080p screen and LG-made NUCLUN octa-core processor

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By Luis D.

Updated: Oct 22, 2014, 9:33 AM

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LG F490L Liger shows up with 5.9-inch 1080p screen and LG-made NUCLUN octa-core processor

@UPleaks was right! Almost half a year after the LG G3 took the flagship position in LG's mobile roster, the South Korean company is ready for its next big thing. Quite literally - its next smartphone could be the 5.9-inch screen monstrosity LG F490L, codenamed Liger. A photo brochure of the device in question just leaked out of South Korea.

The Liger has the exact same LG G3 look we know and love, but it has a bigger, 5.9-inch display with a 1080p resolution, which is still very much en vogue. Most notably, it could also be the first smartphone to ship with an LG-made NUCLUN octa-core processor! The CPU features four cores clocked at 1.2GHz and four cores clocked at 1.5GHz. LG filled a trademark for NUCLUN this August, which means the CPU is a fairly recent work of silicon art.

It's not known whether the chip is a 32-bit or 64-bit model, but in the Liger, it is paired with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, 13MP main camera with laser auto-focus and 2.1MP front camera, and a 3000mAh battery. We can also see that the LG Liger measures 6.21 x 3.2 x 0.37in (157.8 x 81.8 x 9.45mm), which is quite substantial, but still smaller than the killer whale that is the Nexus 6 - which measures 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches (159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm).

According to Blogmobile, which published the booklet, the Liger will be released in South Korea through domestic carrier LG U+. Thus, we're not quite eager to assume the Liger is the successor to the LG G Pro 2. It's most likely a phone built to spec for LG U+.

source: Blog Of Mobile via GSMDome

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Luis D. has a multitude of news, features and review articles written for PhoneArena. He adeptly demystifies complex technology topics, such as the development of advanced materials for bendable device displays and the evolution of chipset manufacturing.