LG Optimus G Specs

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LG Optimus G Review
8.6

Description

LG Optimus G will allow the manufacturer to compete with the likes of other industry powerhouses such as the Samsung Galaxy S III. The model features a 4.7 inch screen which uses the in-cell touch technology. It makes for a thinner screen. In addition, the display will be a True HD IPS LCD with an RGB matrix and resolution of 768 x 1280. According to LG, when the display is turned off, the bezel and the body match the screen. The quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 lets quad-core and LTE play together and 2GB of RAM is on board. On back you will find an 8 or 13MP camera (depending on the region) while a 1.3MP camera graces the front. A 2100mAh battery keeps the wheels spinning and Android 4.0 is installed.

This device is also known as LG E973, LG E975, LG E971

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I have it 17 users
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Display

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Size: 4.7-inch
Resolution: 1280 x 768 px, 318 PPI
Technology: IPS LCD
Screen-to-body: 69.29 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 2)

Hardware

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System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Processor: Quad-core, 1500 MHz, Krait
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB
Internal storage: 32GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS: Android (4.4.2, 4.1.2, 4.0.4) Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 2100 mAh
Type: Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 13 MP (Autofocus)
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features:
Video calling
Front: 1.3 MP
Dimensions: 5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 inches
(131.9 x 68.9 x 8.45 mm)
Weight: 5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Keys: Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black, White

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 18(800 Lower), 8(900), 3(1800), 1(2100), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type: Micro SIM

Multimedia

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Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA, MHL
Radio: FM, Stereo, RDS

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, OTG, Charging, Video out
HDMI: Yes
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Oct 18, 2012
FCC ID value: ZNFE973
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 1.06 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Aug 28, 2012
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Alternative variants

LG Optimus G E971
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 17(700 b), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
LG Optimus G E973
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 17(700 b), 4(AWS-1)
3G: Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)

News

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LG Optimus G and Optimus G Pro should be updated to Android KitKat in the coming months
If you own an LG Optimus G, or a slightly newer Optimus G Pro, you’ll be happy to find out that both smartphones should receive official Android 4.4 KitKat updates pretty soon.According to LG Brazil and its official Facebook account, the Optimu...
, by Florin Troaca, 12
LG Optimus G and Optimus G Pro should be updated to Android KitKat in the coming months
Retrospective: LG's best phones from the last 10 years, culminating with the new G3
With the G3 - announced earlier today - LG became the first major company to have a Quad HD (1,440 x 2,560 pixels) smartphone. Sure enough, Samsung, HTC and others may follow shortly, but, for now, it’s LG that’s making headlines. The new...
, by Florin Troaca, 39
Retrospective: LG's best phones from the last 10 years, culminating with the new G3
LG Optimus G to be updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat this summer
The relatively old LG Optimus G, which has been around since the second half of 2012, will be updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat this summer, according to French carrier SFR. SFR says in a blog post that the upcoming update was confirmed by LG. We heard...
, by Florin Troaca, 21
LG Optimus G to be updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat this summer

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.4
Camera quality
7.4
Performance
8.7
Display
8.6
Battery life and charging
8.1
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
Two major shortcomings ruin awesome phone
Phone owned for more than a year

I got my Optimus from my daughter, who didn't want to pay to get the screen fixed on the one she dropped.
I loved the look of this phone right from the get-go. There's just something about the monolithic look! The glass front and back. Just too Sweet (this theme repeats itself when I bought my next phone, a Sony Xperia Z)!
This phone is, supposedly, supposed to be updatable to Jelly Bean, but I haven't been able to find anything. No matter, I still like LG's take on ICS.
The cam is the same one in the previous flagship, the Nitro HD. Decent pics but not amazing. Takes video not too bad, though.
I really loved the performance of this phone, but I just couldn't stick with it because I struggled with the amount of internal storage and the non-removeable battery.
If you can get by on 25 GB of memory, this is an excellent choice.

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10
Very Good phone but needs a bigger display
Phone owned for less than a month

This phone is really great i have no problems with this phone

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8
Great other than its durability
Phone owned for more than a year

The phone itself is really nice to its build to its battery, however i strongly recommend avoiding this phone if you have tendencies of dropping your phone often, i went to Wisconsin for vacation and was sitting on a bar and it fell out of my back pocket and the screen broke right on impact, that is really bad however its not only wrong thing to this phone, it also has tendencies of erasing your messaging while your still typing, and for some odd reason it likes to notify you for no apparent reason, and one last thing about its durability, if you manage and get lucky enough to not break it, it may still function but for an odd reason, the buttons will light up but not the screen, and you will randomly find tannish colored spots on your screen, there is one more issue that i am aware of in which i cant remember but like i said, stay away this phone, it needs work

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