LG smartphones usually have used third-party processors, mostly from Qualcomm, but the company has become its own chip supplier, announcing the LG Nuclun, an eight-core ARM processor.

The Nuclun makes its debut in LG’s new G3 Screen phablet and will likely appear in other devices as well. LG has made no official statement but given the engineering that went into this chip they aren’t going to use it in just one device, although they picked the right device to start.

The LG G3 Screen is a 5.9-inch phablet exclusive to Korea with a full HD display and a 13 megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization. For a chip like this, a phablet makes sense, since they are often laptop replacements.

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