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LG reveals curved glass fronted Optimus G Pro

by Mark Tyson on 14 February 2013, 15:45

Tags: LG Electronics (066570.KS)

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LG has unveiled its new Optimus G Pro smartphone. The new phone is scheduled to hit the South Korean streets in late February but it is as yet unknown whether it will be available in foreign markets. We should see a lot more of this 5.5-inch 1080p smartphone at the MWC 2013 in a week or so.

Curved glass display gives a 2.5D viewing experience

So what is special about this LG Galaxy Note 2 tribute? You can see in the subheading, above, the new Optimus G Pro possesses a screen made out of curved glass, that LG says provides a unique 2.5D viewing experience. It’s really hard to know what that means at this stage, the single official photo of this new Pro version of the Optimus G doesn’t show it from any angle which would give us a hint at the screen’s curvature. A video would have been more useful.

Other specs

Looking at various sources, the spec of the LG Optimus G Pro we know so far is roughly as follows:

  • Screen size: 5.5-inch diagonally
  • Screen resolution: full HD 1080p
  • Screen material: curved glass 2.5D display
  • Processor: Qualcomm S4 Pro quad-core at 1.7GHZ
  • RAM: 2GB
  • Camera: 13MP
  • Battery: 3,140 mAh
  • Construction: case back looks a lot like the Nexus 4
  • OS: Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2

Stylus or not?

There seems to be a flood of phablets on the brink of launch but it seems like only Samsung’s big daddy comes with a custom made stylus and a stylus optimised software suite. I was seriously considering getting a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 a couple of months ago and the stylus was an important, attractive feature; to be able to use it for tablet style organisational duties and note-taking on a smaller-than-tablet screen instead of using my fat fingers.

I can’t see the selling points of any of these non-stylus equipped phablets over of Samsung’s original. Seriously cut price alternatives by ZTE or Huawei might get a few sales though, money talks. We will publish more LG Optimus G Pro details if anything significant is revealed.



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Totally not interested. Im staying with the idea of waiting till current iphone contract ends and getting what ever samsung phablet is available. Note 3 hopefully.
Its the stylus that adds extra value for me. Note taking for assignments or even doing art would be so much better. And easier.
With a 5.5" screen this device will be quite large for trouser pockets!

And I agree with the author about styluses for devices like this. I think the Samsung Note concept is solid if you want to make a tablet more productive and controllable.
Note 2 owner here. Love it, love the stylus, brilliant for writing, paint apps and actually very good for games.

LG clearly trying to copy Samsung - bet their support is not as good. I get regular updates for my Note 2 from Samsung…. Really really impressed with Samsung's support for the Note 2.
Stylus - genius huh! What I don't get is why it ever got uninvented. That wasn't very smart imo but for some reason everyone seemed to be loving their touch screens. Heck we could even reinvent hand writing recognition and a mono screen for those that like a couple of weeks use between charging.

Same for PC. Uninvent the keyboard and mouse for a while then bring it back. Train wreck the UI for touch and then undo it. Avoids boredom I suppose which might explain the popularity of tech fashion.
Love the screen size. It won't be too big for pockets (unless you're wearing hotpants).
I have the Note 1 and everyone who rants saying it's too big to fit in their pockets, I hand the phone over, they fit it comfortably in their pockets and go all embarrassed because of how wrong they were.

And ed^, what's wrong with a stylus? I personally don't use mine all the time, but what's wrong with choice? You have a goodly number of complaints without any solutions.