LG announces X Venture — a stylish rugged smartphone

LG has announced a new rugged smartphone for the lower end market complete with water resistance and durable chassis.

The LG X Venture is a 5.2-inch Android smartphone encased in an IP68 water and dust resistant body and has passed MIL-STD 810G tests that are designed for the U.S. military. Aside from these, LG has also equipped the X Venture with their Outdoor Essentials app for easy access to its sensors and tool for outdoor use.

The phone sports physical buttons for UI navigation rather than on screen or capacitive ones and also has a customizable QuickButton on the side.

Specs-wise, there’s not much to look forward but it’s got everything a lower-end Android needs to run well day to day.

LG X Venture specs:
5.2-inch In-Cell LCD @ 1920 x 1080 pixels, 423ppi
1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core CPU
Adreno 505 GPU
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 2TB
16MP autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP wide-angle front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS w/ A-GPS
NFC
FM Radio
Gyroscope, Barometer, Digital Compass sensors
IP68 certified
MIL-STD 810G certified
4100mAh non-removable battery w/ Quick Charge 2.0
Android 7.0 Nougat
154.0 x 75.8 x 9.29 mm
166.5 g

The LG X Venture is now on sale in the U.S. and will be available in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America in the weeks. Pricing in the U.S. goes for USD11PHP 646INR 932EUR 10CNY 80 per month for 30 months, which adds up to USD330PHP 19,366INR 27,967EUR 314CNY 2,402 in total or about Php16,500USD 281INR 23,836EUR 268CNY 2,048. Local pricing is to determined.

Source: LG