G o 2 packs Android KitKat, a super-sized screen, features a-plenty

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 13 Feb 2014

Electronics’ G o 2 has a bigger screen than its predecessor, but improved video camera features are what the company hopes will make the device stick out from the competition.

For ’s smartphone division 2013 was a good year. The company sold about 46.4 million devices, compared to 25.8 million during 2012, according to market research company Gartner. That was enough make it the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, a spot it shares with Huawei, Gartner said on Thursday.

But the company can’t afford to rest on its laurels, because the next ten months promises to be even more competitive than last year. th the G o 2 hopes to outcompete products like the Galaxy Note 3 from Samsung Electronics Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra.

’s newest E smartphone runs Android 4.4, has a 5.9-inch Full HD screen is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.26 GHz. It also has a 2.1-megapixel front camera a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical imaging stabilization. There is 3GB of RAM 16GB or 32GB of integrated storage, as well as the option to exp storage capacity using a MicroSD card slot.

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Its predecessor, the G o, has a 5.5-inch Full HD screen is powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor. The G o 2 is about 8 millimeters longer 6 mm wider than its predecessor, but also 1 mm thinner. Users who pick up the new model get a slightly larger removable battery, 3,200 mAh versus 3,140 mAh.

Smartphones launched with improved cameras throughout last year, is continuing down that path with the G o 2.

The company’s optical imaging stabilization technology combines software anti-shake functionality with a hardware-based feature already built into the camera module for better photos videos when in motion or in low light situations. The flash has also been improved sensors lenses of the front rear camera have increased in both size sensitivity to further improve image quality, said.

The G o 2 lets users shoot HD videos at 120 frames per second 4K content. A feature called Magic Focus lets the user select the preferred depth of focus before saving, said without elaborating on how the feature works.

To control the phone, has stuck with buttons on the back users can still knock on the screen to unlock it.

The smartphone is launched in Korea this week, will be on display at Mobile rld Congress at the end of the month. didn’t say when the G o 2 will become available in other parts of the world or what the device will cost.