--- description: Clumsy selfie fans will be clamoring to get their hands on the new “self-healing” smartphone with a crisp front-facing camera title: LG Unveils Second Curvy Smartphone image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt407b9288d6e64333/6987784d428a9e125bcc668d/461046968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # LG Pins Smartphone Hopes on Second-Generation 'Self-Healing' Curved G Flex by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 9:08 AM CUT  Frank Lee, head of brand marketing for LG Electronic MobileComm USA, introduces the new LG G Flex 2 smartphone at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015 Frank Lee, head of brand marketing for LG Electronic MobileComm USA, introduces the new LG G Flex 2 smartphone at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5, 2015Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 9:08 AM CUT LG Electronics has [unveiled](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30690640 "undefined") its new G Flex 2 curved smartphone with a faster “self-healing” coat and improved performance specifications built into a smaller handset. Introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas, the new model looks like a shrunken version of the original G Flex pumped with the latest Qualcomm 810 processor, the BBC reports. Tech fans were divided over the smaller 5.5-in. device, with some impressed with its improved features but others generally underwhelmed. The smartphone’s “self-healing” coating has been upgraded to quickly patch up any scratches it suffers in around 10 seconds, shaming its predecessor, which took minutes to do the same. The phone also features a 13.1-megapixel camera on the rear of the handset and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. The electronics company has not released any sale dates nor said how much the G Flex 2 will cost. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30690640 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3655368/g-flex-2-lg-curved-smartphone-ces2015/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3655368/g-flex-2-lg-curved-smartphone-ces2015/"},"headline":"LG Pins Smartphone Hopes on Second-Generation 'Self-Healing' Curved G Flex","datePublished":"2015-01-06T09:08:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:05.594Z","description":"Clumsy selfie fans will be clamoring to get their hands on the new “self-healing” smartphone with a crisp front-facing camera","url":"https://time.com/3655368/g-flex-2-lg-curved-smartphone-ces2015/","keywords":["Tech","CES","LG","Smartphones","electronics","ces 2015"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt407b9288d6e64333/6987784d428a9e125bcc668d/461046968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt407b9288d6e64333/6987784d428a9e125bcc668d/461046968.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-LIFESTYLE-IT-ELECTRONICS-CES","caption":"US-LIFESTYLE-IT-ELECTRONICS-CES","creditText":"Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3655368/g-flex-2-lg-curved-smartphone-ces2015/","name":"LG Pins Smartphone Hopes on Second-Generation 'Self-Healing' Curved G Flex"}}]}] ```