Optimus G2 in Q3 will be 'something unique' says LG, rumor hints at keys on the back and super thin frame
If you look at the LG Optimus G2 sketch drawing above, based on a new rumor, showing some pretty innovative concept in that regard. The phone's power and volume key, perhaps touch sensitive, are drawn on the back of the handset - top and bottom - and the back key is placed at the rear side, too. LG already provided an extra programmable key on the left of its Optimus G Pro, which you can tie to launch any app of your choosing, so we wouldn't be surprised if the concept has developed even further.
Why is LG doing that, though? It seems, if the latest rumors are any indication, that the Optimus G2 will be so thin that there just won't be enough of a space to comfortably situate a key on the sides. Does it mean also that LG is going to equip the LG with one of its flexible displays the Korean media hinted it will put in devices before Samsung does? We don't know, but all of a sudden the G2 became a pretty intriguing handset to look forward to if the rumor holds water.
The rest of the claimed specs we've been hearing for a couple of months now - 5" 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 13 MP camera on the back and 2 MP at the front, plus the obligatory Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Actually, speaking in an interview recently, LG's chief of mobile Won Kim directly confirmed Q3 launch, and also said the phone is conceived as an answer to the Galaxy S4 and whatever Apple will be peddling:
...the LG Optimus G2 is coming in Q3, yes. We don’t want to hide everything but similarly we don’t want to promote everything about the G2 in advance. To some extent we have to tease the features and specifications through channels, it is somewhat premature for me to talk about the G2 in terms of specifications. G2 is going to be something different, something unique and we have needed to be very creative... There is something unnamed that is a G2.
Alright, that was cryptic enough, but on the actual naming scheme, while so far LG's Androids have fallen under the Optimus line umbrella, a company spokesperson mentioned: "We have a naming strategy, we haven’t made a final decision on naming [yet]".
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