LG has officially unveiled its first smartphone with a curved display, in the form of the 6-inch LG G Flex.

Following a series of leaks, the Korean company has lifted the lid on the handset which curves vertically from top to bottom, rather than horizontally like the rival Samsung Galaxy Round.

The device, which will only be on sale in South Korea, carries a 720p display, is powered by a Qualcomm 800 Snapdragon processor with 2GB of RAM. It's also got a 13-megapixel camera and a 3500mAh battery.

The real news, of course, is the presence of the curve, which LG says offers better ergonomics for making calls, holding and, of course watching video, which it likens to watching a movie in IMAX.

The Wolverine phone

Interestingly, there's also a completely new feature; a self healing coating on the rear of the device which LG says will eliminate scratches on the rear of the device within minutes.

In its press release the company likens the new tech to Wolverine from the X-Men. Naturally.

The device, which also features the rear-mounted volume keys a la the LG G2, will launch in Korea next month, but the company is mum on a potential roll out around the world.

Like the Samsung Galaxy Round, this could be a test model for a future launch around MWC 2013.

The Nexus 5 release date has been the subject of fervent speculation in recent weeks and, to be honest, we thought it'd be here by now.

Google has yet to announce a launch event for the eagerly anticipated Android 4.4 KitKat device, and the latest online estimates have suggested the company may wait until the October 31 to pull the trigger.

However, ever-prolific Twitter leak artist @evleaks weighed in on Sunday suggesting the device will be arriving on November 1, which is this coming Friday.

Along with a press render of the device in white, the anonymous leakster wrote: "In white. 11/1."

Wait nearly over?

Of course that is open to interpretation. It's unlikely that Google would hold a launch event on a Friday, so November 1 could be the on-sale date?

Anyway, we shouldn't have to wait to long to find out. Or will we...

• Was the US government shutdown responsible for the Nexus 5 delay? It's all Obama's fault...