The LG G Flex 2’s aerial camera tour of Cape Town [Gallery]

Back in January at CES 2015, there was one phone that really stood out from the rest. It was the first to boast the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset and one of the first to feature 3GB of RAM. It was also one of the most promising curved phones we had seen in a long, long time.

The LG G Flex 2 is now officially coming to South Africa in April, as a Vodacom exclusive for R10 499 on prepaid, but that doesn’t really tell the entire story.

LG’s a bit curve-mad at the moment, with devices sporting anything other than straight lines becoming something of a norm for the Korean company. But if you thought a curved phone was a pointless gimmick before (like I did), you should really have a bash at the G Flex 2. And the star of the show? Its camera.

Although the vast majority of Cape Town’s natural splendour has been gutted by the massive South Peninsula fire that has ravaged much of the mountain vistas this week, we managed to take a trip up in a helicopter a week prior to see if the LG G Flex 2 could capture the essence of the city, and to really test it to its limit in trying conditions.

Read more: 61 astonishing photos of the #MuizenbergFire shared on Twitter

Look out for an extensive review of the handset on Gearburn once we get our hands on it later this year. But for now, have a look at what the LG G Flex 2’s camera can do with the beauty of Cape Town as its subject.

Cape Town's beauty snapped using an LG G Flex 2
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Looking down at Llandudno Beach and Llandudno on the Atlantic Seaboard.

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Klein Leeukop in the foreground, Sandy Bay Beach in the middle and Karbonkelberg looking south down the Atlantic Seaboard.

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A better view of the Karbonkelberg above Hout Bay.

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Hout Bay Harbour. The G Flex 2's colour balance is rather splendid.

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The Sentinel peak as viewed above Hout Bay.

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Chapman's Peak in the foreground, with Noordhoek Beach in the background.

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The massive expanse of Noordhoek Beach.

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Kommetjie in the distance.

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Fish Hoek looking directly below the chopper.

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False Bay, with Simon's Town in the distance.

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The great expanse of False Bay. The G Flex 2 takes some SLR-rivaling images.

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Muizenberg Beach and the northern coastline of False bay.

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The Cape Flats, as viewed above Tokai.

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The Royal Cape Golf Club with Wynberg and Plumstead in the foreground.

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The curves of the Kenilworth Racecouse.

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Cape Town's relatively modest freeway network.

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More tarmac spaghetti.

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The Table Bay coastline, looking across to Big Bay Beach in the distance.

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The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Marina, captured brilliantly by the G Flex 2's 16MP snapper.

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Sailing down one of the V&A's canals.

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A rather obscured view across Cape Town's Harbour.

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Three lone ships on the Atlantic.

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Looking across to Robben Island, about 15km off the coast of Cape Town.

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The helicopter flight and ferry ride was courtesy of LG.

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