LG K10 (2017)


The 2017 LG K10 is a mid-range Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics and released in February 2017. As the successor to last year's model, the 2017 LG K10 has a number of improvements over its predecessor, such as a fingerprint sensor and a redesigned form factor, along with Android Nougat as the default operating system.

Features

Hardware

The 2017 model has a redesigned form factor with a rear-mounted power button/fingerprint sensor, though it has a similar 5.3" 720p display with the previous incarnation and different internal hardware variants depending on the region. The M257 version, sold by Cricket Wireless has Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 and a quad-core processor; other models use the MediaTek MT6750 SoC. All models have 2 GB RAM.
The 2017 model has 16 GB of internal storage with 9 GB usable space, and expandable of up to 2 TB using microSD card. The 2017 model has 2800 mAh battery, compared to the predecessor's 2100 mAh battery. Some models have a fingerprint sensor embedded on the power button at the rear, NFC, and/or dual-SIM.

Software

The 2017 model runs on Google's Android 7.0 Nougat with LG's user interface. The software supports knock-on gesture, allowing to unlock the phone by tapping on the display. On 2018 LG K10 get Android 8.1.0 Oreo in India.
The built-in panic button is a key selling point in South Asia, in response to Indian legislation requiring mobile phones sold in the country to have an alarm feature built in following controversy over incidents such as the 2012 Delhi gang rape.