LG's new midrange smartphones are made for selfie sticks

LG's already said it's bringing a new wearable to MWC, but it's also got a shoebox full of phones to showcase too. Like previous MWCs, the phone company has transplanted features from its flagship smartphone to models with smaller screens... and price tags. The biggest of the four new midrange phones, called the Magna, has a 5-inch display and 5-megapixel front-facing camera, alongside an 8-megapixel on the back. LG's even bought those back-of-phone buttons to these new models, barring the smallest 4-inch LG Joy. We've summarized the rest of the family after the break, but in an arguably depressing sign of the times, LG's also tweaked the sensitivity of its gesture recognition to incorporate selfie stick users. You can't stop the selfie. Unless you ban them.

LG Magna

• 5-inch HD display

• 1.2GHz / 1.3GHz quad-core processor

• 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, 5-megapixel (selfie stick friendly) front-facing cam

• 8GB storage

• 2,540mAh battery, buttons on the back

LG Spirit

• 4.7-inch HD display

• 1.2GHz / 1.3GHz quad-core processor

• 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, 5-megapixel (selfie stick friendly) front-facing cam

• 8GB storage

• 2,100mAh battery, buttons on the back

LG Leon

• 4.5-inch FWVGA (854x480) screen

• 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz quad-core (market depending)

• 8-megapixel or 5-megapixel camera (market depending)

• 8GB storage

• 1,900mAh battery, buttons on the back

LG Joy

• 4.0-inch WVGA screen

• 1.2GHz quad-core or 1.2GHz dual-core

• 5-megapixel main camera, 0.3-megapixel camera

• 8GB or 4GB internal storage, depending on region.

• 1,900mAh battery