LG has unveiled the latest flagship smartphone, the Optimus G. Featuring a Quad-core S4 Pro CPU w/ LTE, 4.7" 1280x768 TrueHD IPS display, AMAZING design, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera & much more! It's official! Today in Seoul LG is announcing its latest flagship smartphone, the Optimus G. The 8.45mm (0.33-inch) thin handset -- which has been rumored for weeks -- packs Qualcomm's Fusion 3 chipset which pairs a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC (APQ8064) with a 2G / 3G / LTE radio (MDM9615). It features 2GB of DDR RAM and a 4.7-inch 1280x768 (320ppi) True HD IPS PLUS display with Zerogap Touch (in-cell touch) technology. A sealed 2100mAh Li-polymer battery rated for 800 charge cycles powers this Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device. The rear camera sports a 13-megapixel backside-illuminated sensor with 1.1µm pixels, an f/2.4 autofocus lens and a single LED flash -- along with a more pedestrian 1.3MP shooter in front. There's 32GB of built-in flash storage, but no microSD card slot. Other specs include WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, NFC and MHL. Aesthetically, the Optimus G marries LG's Chocolate and Prada design-languages into a sleek 145g (5.11oz) unibody smartphone. The front is all glass with three capacitive buttons while the back indroduces the company's Crystal Reflection process which gives the handset "the ability to display different patterns depending on the viewing angle and lighting". LG's placing a lot of emphasis on how the user experience benefits from the ...

bwone.com Twitter: twitter.com Pinterest: pinterest.com Google+: plus.google.com RSS Feed: bwone.com Facebook: facebook.com Empire Avenue: empireavenue.com LG is stepping their game up when it comes to smartphones in the US with the release of the LG Optimus G. Traditionally they have cater to the mid-range smartphone buyer in the US and most of their high-end phones were international release only. The Optimus G is the beginning of LG competing in the high-end US market against competitors like Samsung, Motorola and HTC. The AT&T version differs a bit from the international model but many of the phones specs remain the same with a 4.7 inch IPS HD display, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2 GB of RAM, 4G LTE and Android 4.0 ICS with LG's Optimus UI. The difference is a 8 Megapixel rear facing camera instead of 13 megapixel and a micro SD card slot that includes 16 GB of storage. This one also has a smooth back finish unlink the original one that has more of a rigid finish. Check out the unboxing and stay tuned for our review.