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LG looks to rain on Samsung's parade with 4.7in Optimus LTE2

by Alistair Lowe on 4 May 2012, 10:17

Tags: LG Electronics (066570.KS)

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No sooner had Samsung announced its GALAXY S III smartphone, did local competitor, LG, announce the Optimus LTE2, which looks to be one heck of a phone and so, we wonder where exactly the global announcement for this device was? The answer is, there wasn't one, with LG simply making a press release in Korean, stating that the device was heading to Korean networks this month, with no mention of the global market.

LG Optimus LTE2

Here's what we know of the device so far:

CPU Qualcomm MSM8960 (dual-core Snapdragon 4 1.5-1.7GHz with Adreno 225 GPU)
Memory 2GB LPDDR2
Display 4.7 inch True HD IPS
Connectivity 4G LTE (other details unconfirmed)
Battery 2,150mAh includes wireless charging support
OS Android 4.0

There's also mention of new camera functionality, which we suspect comes from a dedicated image processor. LG claims that the device features a 40 per cent increase in battery life over the previous Optimus LTE smartphone, which, given the S III trumping 2,150mAh battery, is a claim we can certainly believe.

We'll bring you more as details emerge.

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Posted by Hicks12 - Fri 04 May 2012 11:06
like a tank! Suprised LG had that little thing sneaking around, i suppose they didnt want to get dwarfed by samsung but it appears they just got on up on samsung spec wise and it looks nice… apart from that single button! Im impressed that they put 2GB ram in there, very unusual but im glad they did as it will last longer then :).

Now it looks all well and good however its LG… ive lost faith in LG and they are terrible on the software front, maybe it wont be to bad this time as they arent using tegra and tegra means its harder to get custom roms done for as Nvidia only releases the code to the OEM :(. Theres also the possibility that LG has turned it around now, they doubled their staff count in the mobile division late last year to sort out their software so one would assume it would have an impact. My Optimus 2x is due to have official ICS this quarter, no news as of yet but i hold a bit of hope :P. If LG bring out ICS when they said they would then my faith will be restored as the handsets are solid but the software always is the let down.

Good luck LG!.
Posted by crossy - Fri 04 May 2012 12:24
Looks a bit “slabby” to me - then again, I suppose the “industrial” look is “in” this year - e.g. Sony Xperia's.

Spec looks okay, but surely this is a bit of an irrelevant device for us in the UK since we don't really have any “proper” LTE to speak of?

Think my cash'll still be heading towards Samsung or Asus though…
Posted by Brewster0101 - Fri 04 May 2012 12:46
Hicks12
Now it looks all well and good however its LG… ive lost faith in LG and they are terrible on the software front,
Good luck LG!.

This is why LG have not done any PR on this. They have a terrible reputation for software updates and support and to even compare one of their phone launches to Samsung is a complete insult and joke.

The sales figures for LG smart phones is pathetic and the handsets only ever appeal to budget buyers. Very little high end units sell at their launch prices.
Posted by mark22 - Fri 04 May 2012 15:26
The screenshot looks pretty naff as well.