LG G Flex 2 upgrades the curved phone, but it's on the slow side

It looks like curved phones are here to stay. The first curved phones debuted in 2013, a product of flexible displays and the desperation of smartphone manufacturers to differentiate. The LG G Flex was among them.

It was also a gigantic underpowered beast of a phone, and although its curved screen could turn heads, it couldn't turn a so-so device into a good one. The curve arguably provided some advantages, but it was hard to see them through the clumsy overall experience.

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Now comes the LG G Flex 2, which promises to upgrade the curved phone with better hardware and design that's closer to the mainstream. For starters, the phone's display measures 5.5 inches instead of 6, so it's easier to hold and more in line with today's flagship "phablets." Read more...

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