LG is to choose 4,000 consumers from 15 countries to receive a new G4 smartphone, weeks before its official launch. The lucky customers will help to test the handset before it goes on sale, for up to 30 days. The programme has begun in Korea, and will also be launched in Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, China, India, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong. Participants will be chosen based on their responses to an application form.