US Cellular confirms it will accept preorders for LG G4 smartphone from 29 May

LG's latest flagship, the G4, which is set to release in the US next month, will be available on pre-orders with US Cellular.

The wireless network provider will begin accepting pre-orders for the LG G4 on 29 May. US Cellular confirmed the news via an official tweet.

@_Stewartwhaley On May 29th the pre-sale begins in stores and online. ^AH
— U.S. Cellular (@USCellular) May 23, 2015

Prospective buyers of the high-end smartphone can place orders for the device at brick-and-mortar stores or the online portal of US Cellular from 29 May.

US Cellular is the latest carrier to join the LG G4 race; other carriers such as Verizon and T-Mobile have already confirmed they would be releasing the smartphone as carrier-exclusives on 4 June and 2 June respectively.

However, US Cellular has not made the delivery date of the device public as yet.

Key hardware aspects of LG G4

5.5in QHD display, enclosed in Gorilla Glass 3
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS update
1.8GHz dual-core Cortex A57 and 1.44 GHz quad-core Cortex A53 CPUs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8.8 SoC
16MP rear camera
8MP front camera
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
MicroSD card slot for expansion up to 128GB
4G LTE, HSPA, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and microUSB connectivity
3000 mAh Li-Ion battery with claimed talktime of up to 10 hours on 3G.

LG G4, in the US, is expected to cost $199 (£128) if bought under a wireless contracts, while an unlocked variant would cost around $599.