LG Stylus 2 to be first smartphone with DAB+ radio

LG unveiled the 5.7-inch LG Stylus 2 handset during Mobile World Congress in February but has now announced an additional feature not discussed at the time.

The phablet will come to select European countries and Australia with a DAB+ radio decoder. It will be the first smartphone with that functionality to be available.

Like DAB, DAB+ decodes digital radio broadcasts in countries that support it. The system is a step-up from regular DAB in that it is more efficient, providing better audio quality at lower bitrates and has been adopted in many regions already.

There are few DAB+ services in the UK, but a DAB+ receiver or radio can also decode and play the older DAB broadcasts, so the Stylus 2 will be able to playback digtal stations here.

The phone will also initially be available in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and the aforementioned Australia. A release date is still to be revealed, however.

The LG Stylus 2 also features a 1280 x 720 resolution display, Android 6.0, quad-core 1.2GHz processor and 1.5GB of RAM. There is 16GB of on-board storage and a microSD card slot allows for expansion by up to a further 128GB.

Its rear camera has a 13-megapixel sensor, with 1080p video recording, while the front is 8-megapixels for selfies.