LG’s ‘Galaxy S5 killer’ will be unveiled on May 27th LG on Tuesday confirmed that the LG G3 will launch earlier than anticipated this year, saying in its Q1 2014 earnings report that the new high-end smartphone will help the company boost its Q2 numbers. In a following interview with reporters in South Korea, LG further ack**wledged that the company will launch the handset by the end of May. A day later, LG has officially an**unced a special media event scheduled for May 27, when it’ll likely unveil the handset, possibly alongside its first Android Wear smartwatch.