(iTers News) - AT&T's first smartphone with a curved screen, the LG G Flex, offers an immersive cinematic viewing experience and ergonomic comfort. The company today announced that the LG G Flex will be available in the U.S. for pre-order both online or at an AT&T store beginning Jan. 24 with full retail sales starting Feb. 7.

The LG G Flex is priced at US$299.99 with a two-year agreement. Customers also have the option of paying US$26.74 per month with AT&T Next 18 or  US$34.75 per month with AT&T Next 12.2

“We’re proud to offer the LG G Flex, our first smartphone with a curved screen, in the U.S. and add the device to the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president – Devices, AT&T. “We offer smartphones and devices to fit every lifestyle. There’s nothing quite like the LG G Flex to enhance viewing video and images. The unique design is great when using your thumbs to type a message and at the same time, delivers a great experience for video enthusiasts. Combined with AT&T’s premium network, the nation’s most reliable wireless service, you have an unbeatable combination of features and value.”

“LG G Flex represents the shape of innovation and LG’s technical design leadership in the mobile market,” said Morris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American sales and marketing, LG Mobile Communications Company. “Its unique curved display and curved battery, plus LG’s innovative rear key and Knock feature, make the LG G Flex an exciting device for AT&T customers.”

The LG G Flex is LTE Advanced enabled. The curved, flexible design is comfortable in the palm of your hand and against the side of your face. Its design introduces ergonomic benefits, which makes it easy to hold and, because it follows the contour of your face, provides an outstanding voice and sound experience. The LG G Flex boasts an expansive 6-inch HD OLED curved display for an immersive viewing experience that also helps reduce glare. The LG G Flex also features QuickTheater, which lets you quickly access photos, videos and YouTube from the lock screen with a simple dragging gesture. In addition, Dual Window splits the 6-inch screen into two separate applications. You can drag and drop information, such as articles and links between windows for easier multi-tasking. The LG G Flex also offers LG’s intuitive and award-winning rear-key design and exclusive Knock feature that lets you quickly wake or turn off the display with two simple taps on the screen.

Additional key features include:

• Processor: 2.26 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 processor with quad-core Krait CPU


• Display: 6-inch, (1280x720), HD OLED screen (Real RGB)


• Memory: 2GB RAM and up to 32 GB onboard memory


• Camera: 13MP rear-facing, 2.1 MP front-facing


• Curved Battery: 3,500 mAh (Embedded)


• Operating System: Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2


• Size: 160.5 x 81.6 x 8.3mm


• Weight: 177g

AT&T announced its intent to carry the device on Jan. 6, 2014.