LG G-Flex!

This is the brand new G-Flex from LG! Following the same principal of the LG curve screen TV, the flex also boasts a curved screen but unlike the TV, this phone can bend. Within reason, of course, and it’s this flex that will have your mates wince as you show them how it does just that. But this goes beyond a party trick… the G-Flex's flexibility allows the phone to sit quite comfortably on the contours of the human face and it’s got some really innovative features too…

 For starters, the rear of the G-Flex boasts a new material, and one LG claims is self-healing, managing to absorb small scrapes and dents and reforming them to the natural, smooth curve.

At 8.7mm, the G-Flex is slim, albeit pretty wide but if you’re able to wrap your fingers around it, you’ll find the device sitting quite comfortably in your hand.

There are no physical buttons on the front or side of the phone but there are volume & power buttons on the back. Still a little confused by that.

It has a beautiful 6 inch curved screen which is perfect for browsing webpages and looking at photos taken using the integrated 13mp camera.

Even with fairly high usage, the G-Flex's battery can last over 24 hours but if you're conservative it could last you up to 2 days on a single charge! Something most smartphones can only dream of these days.

Let’s now take a look at the G-Flex software:

First up is gesture control which includes LG's Knock-On screen technology. This allows you to double tap the screen to wake up and double tap it to go to sleep. 

You can also elect to have the G-Flex answer a call when you bring the handset to your ear, decreasing your ringtone volume when you pick it up and silence a call by simply turning the phone over.

The G-Flex currently sports the Android 4.2.2 Jellybean operating system and there's been no news whether or not the phone will be able to upgrade to the Android 4.3 Jellybean or to 4.4 Kitkat.

At the end of the day if you're a fan of Android you'll love this phone because it's pretty, it's unique, it's fun to use and it completely integrates itself with other LG smart devices like your smart TV and blu-ray player but at around R10,000...it's a little bit steep.