LG G4 will be offered to 4000 customers to test ahead of launch

LG has announced that, "as part of its most ambitious smartphone introduction yet", it's going to allow 4,000 customers to test drive the upcoming LG G4 flagship smartphone weeks before it becomes available to buy.

The program debuts today in South Korea (it's already April 8 there), and will also be available to consumers in other 14 markets: Canada, China, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.

LG says that it's going to select participants "based on their entry responses" on the company's local websites and social media sites. More details on how to apply will be shared in the coming days through the company's websites.

Each of the 4,000 consumers that LG selects will receive an LG G4 "for up to 30 days." Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they'll be able to keep the smartphone, but LG says that, following "various assignments", participants will have the chance to win unspecified prizes.

The LG G4 will be officially unveiled on April 28, but we know very little about the handset. We expect the LG G4 will feature a 5.5 inch display with a 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution. Besides that LG has confirmed that the handset will feature a rear camera with a f/1.8 aperture and a new LG UX 4.0 interface running on top of Android Lollipop. Other (unconfirmed) features could include a Snapdragon 810 or 808 processor, and 3 GB of RAM.

source - LG