AT&T's LG G3 model will be available for pre-order tomorrow, July 8, and will arrive in stores on July 11, the carrier announced Monday morning.
The new smartphone will have a starting price of $229 - although customers can also check out AT&T's Next 18 plan, which offers the G3 for zero down, no contract and $24.17 per month. AT&T Next 12, meanwhile, makes the device available for $29 per month. A regular two-year contract for the device carries a $199 price tag.
The G3 will also be joined by the G Watch which will be 50 percent off for consumers who purchase the G3 on a two-year contract with the carrier, Droid-Life reports. The discount can also be applied to the purchase of a Tone Ultra Bluetooth headset or G3 Quick Circle case.
AT&T's announcement means it will be the first major U.S. carrier to make the smartphone available in stores, as T-Mobile and Sprint will not be offering the device until July 16 and 18, respectively. Verizon, meanwhile, has not announced a G3 launch date as of the time of writing, but Droid-Life's sources indicated that July 17 is a likely date for the carrier's G3 release.
Consumers searching for the best battery life out of the flagship smartphones on the market should look to the LG G3, BGR reports.
The new LG flagship smartphone easily beat out its competition in a new battery comparison test, which is a truly amazing feat considering the device features some major specs, including a 5.5-inch QHD display.
PhoneArena's test, which previously indicated that the Galaxy S5 had "tablet-grade" battery life, showed that even the new Samsung flagship could not keep up with G3, which turned in an amazing 8 hours and 50 minutes. The GS5, meanwhile, finished in 8 hours and 20 minutes.
The rest of the Android and Apple flagship competitors fell even farther behind the leader, with the Sony Xperia Z2 placing third in 8 hours and 10 minutes, the HTC One M8 fourth in 7 hours and 12 minutes and the Apple iPhone 5S finishing with just 5 hours and 2 minutes. The 5S was actually sixth, as the G3's predecessor, the G2, came in fifth with a time of 6 hours and 48 minutes.
The G3 comes with a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage (with microSD card slot) and a 13MP rear-facing camera with OIS+ and Laser AutoFocus. It also features a 2.1MP front-facing camera, a removable 3000mAh battery and Android 4.4.
