LG X5 and LG X Skin Unveiled - Specs & Prices

Korean electronics giant LG has unveiled two new devices, the LG X5 and the LG X Skin in its X series of smartphones. Both the LG X5 and X Skin are fairly similar in looks and specs to the LG X Power which was released sometime last month, except in size and battery capacity.

LG X5

The LG X5 is the first to device on the X series that spots a number appelation instead of a word.

The LG X5 packs an expansive 5.5-inch screen with 720p resolution. The new phone is thinner and very slightly lighter than the X Power, at 7.2mm in diameter and a weight of 133g  while the X Power weighs 139g. The device however crams a smaller battery capacity of 2,800mAh as against the 4,100mAh on the LG X Power..

LG X5

The LG X5 boots Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is powered by a modest  1.3GHz quad-core processor. The device also comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage which is expnadable. There's a microSD card slot for that.

The LG X5's camera is the same as that of the X Power - 13MP with resolution of 1080p. The device spots a 5MP selfie camera up front..

The LG X5 and the X Power are headed to the South Korean market later this week in White and Indigo Black color variants for KRW 200,000 in South Korea ($175 in the US and €155 in Europe).

LG X Skin

The LG Skin has a 5-inch touchscreen display and is the thinnest and lightest of the three by far at 6.9mm and a weight of 122g. It also runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor but has a bit lesser 1.5GB RAM. Also, the LG X Skin packs a smaller 2100mAh battery.

LG X Skin

In the Camera unit, the LG X Skin packs an 8MP rear facing camera despite the face that the price is higher than the others.

The LG X Skin clutches a price tag of KRW 231,000 (that is about US $200 and €180 in Europe).