LG has announced the global rollout of its second curved Android smartphone the G Flex 2, which was unveiled last month at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

The company said major carriers in the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Germany and the UK will be among the first to offer the smartphone, adding that key markets in North and South America, Europe, and Asia will announce the start of sales in the weeks following MWC, which ends on March 5.

If you aren't already aware, the G Flex 2 is already available for purchase in the company's home country of South Korea, where it launched late last month. The device is up for pre-order in the UK, and will go on sale in Singapore starting March 14. Over in the US, the smartphone will be available through Sprint on March 13.
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Android and iOS combined accounted for a whopping 96.3% of all smartphone shipments worldwide in 2014, up from 93.8% in the prior year, according to a latest report from the market research firm IDC.

Individually, Google's mobile operating system captured 81.5% of the market, up from 78.7% in 2013, while Apple's mobile OS claimed 14.8%, down slightly from 15.1% the year prior.

"Many of the same drivers were in play for Android and iOS to tighten their grip on the market," said Ramon Llamas, Research Manager with IDC's Mobile Phone team. "A combination of strong end-user demand, refreshed product portfolios, and the availability of low-cost devices – particularly for Android – drove volumes higher."

As for the rest of the players in the market, Microsoft's Windows Phone had the smallest year-over-year increase among the leading operating systems, growing just 4.2%, while BlackBerry saw its year-on-year growth decline by 69.8%.
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