LG G6 flies into Australia on March 28

LG's newly announced flagship smartphone, the LG G6, will be available for purchase locally from March 28. 

The G6 is unique thanks to a 5.7-inch extra tall 18:9 display , running at a resolution of 2880x1440 pixels. Despite the fact that a 5.7-inch screen is distinctly phablet territory, the G6's lack of bezel and the screen's added height mean the phone is just slightly larger than a 4.7-inch iPhone 7.

Other key specifications include a Snapdragon 821 processor, IP68 water-resistance, a rear-facing fingerprint reader, 4GB of RAM, a minimum of 64GB of expandable storage, a 3,300mAh battery, and Android Nougat. The G6 also touts two-rear facing cameras: one conventional 13MP camera, and one wide-angle 13MP camera with a 125-degree lens.

LG has yet to confirm pricing and which retailers will sell the phone outright. Telstra will be the only place to get a G6 on a contract. 

Notably, the G6 will go on sale one day before Samsung is set to unveil the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.

Read our hands of the LG G6 here. 

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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