LG Optimus GJ – a waterproof version of Optimus G flagship is coming to Taiwan next week
While not comparable in sales to Samsung Galaxy S III, Optimus G was the first true high end Android hit phone for LG. We already know that Korean company is preparing something special for the follow-up Optimus G2 soon. But , it seems, it still has some surprises in store for the original flagship too. [...]
White LG Nexus 4 shows up in Dubai ahead of Google I/O. May not get to Moscone Center in time
With Google annual I/O developer conference opening later today, mobile side of it is likely to be a bit disappointing. From all things that already leaked and that didn’t leak, its pretty much clear that there won’t be a new major Android update announced today. The best we can expect – is a new point [...]
LG Optimus G Pro and Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB available at AT&T now
Starting today, May 10, AT&T allows customers to buy two new Android smartphones, both manufactured by South Korean companies: LG Optimus G Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB. The Optimus G Pro is now making its official debut in the US, months after it was released in South Korea and Japan. AT&T is exclusively selling [...]
New LG tablet coming this year
A couple of years ago, LG dabbled into the whole Android tablet thing, but not with great results. Not by any stretch of the imagination. The Optimus Pad was as uninspiring as LG’s smartphones were around the same time. Recently though, the second largest Korean mobile device maker is experiencing a turnaround of sorts in [...]
Possible LG Optimus G2 picture shows up on the Net
LG is becoming more and more interesting by day. They’ve already had the greatest quarter in years, shipping 10.3 million smartphones in January-March. And are on the way to have an even better one with worldwide roll-out of their LG Optimus G Pro phablet and an updated cheap Optimus L II line. And then they [...]
LG making the next Nexus smartphone?
Each year, Google comes out with a new Nexus smartphone. That’s happened four times already, and there’s really no reason for us not to expect it to happen again in 2013. The big question, though, is this: who will make the Nexus 5 (or whatever else it will end up being called)? So far, HTC, [...]
LG Optimus G Pro launching at AT&T on May 10 to take on Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and HTC One
AT&T has officially announced the upcoming release of LG’s Optimus G Pro – we expected this to happen today. Like the Optimus G Pro that’s already available in South Korea (where it passed the 500,000 units sold mark), AT&T’s version comes with a 5.5 inch Full HD display (1920 x 1080 pixels). Many other high-end [...]
AT&T-branded LG Optimus G Pro E980 pictured
Curious to know what AT&T’s LG Optimus G Pro looks like? Well, it doesn’t look too different from the black version of the smartphone seen earlier this month, although its rear cover seems to have been changed a bit. Evleaks has posted an image showing the AT&T-bound Optimus G Pro – model number E980 – [...]
Samsung shipped 70 million smartphones in Q1 2013, almost twice as many as Apple. Nokia and BlackBerry not in top five
Samsung has managed to ship a record of about 70 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2013 (January – March). The South Korean company unveiled its Q1 2013 financial results this morning, but it didn’t provide exact sales numbers. However, Strategy Analytics says that 69.4 million Samsung smartphones have been shipped during the quarter, [...]
LG ships 10.3 million smartphones in Q1 2013. Smart product strategy starts generating impressive results
LG’s mobile phone/smartphone recovery is picking up the pace. Today LG reported Q1 2013 results, and the numbers their mobile phone division delivered, look pretty impressive. In January-March LG shipped 10.3 million smartphones. That’s 110% increase compared to the first quarter a year ago. And 20% increase over Q4 2012, which is even more impressive [...]
LG Optimus G Pro will arrive in the US on May 1, AT&T version not yet confirmed
LG’s latest and greatest smartphone, the Optimus G Pro, is indeed going to be launched in the US next month – as previously rumored. The South Korean company will host an event on May 1 in New York City, where it invites the media to “share the genius of Optimus G Pro”. Specific launch details [...]
LG Optimus G2 will have its power and volume buttons on the back because of how thin it’s going to be
Today seems to be the day of LG Optimus G2-related information. First we heard that the new flagship device is set to launch in the third quarter, possibly getting announced during IFA in Berlin in September. And now we get some leaked tidbits that paint a very thin picture of the handset, so to speak. [...]
LG Optimus G2 in the works for Q3 launch
LG has a successor for its Optimus G flagship in the works for Q3 launch, according to its Head of Mobile Marketing Won Kim. Which means LG will probably announce Optimus G2 in late August/early September, show it off at IFA Berlin (Sept. 6-11), and then ship it in October. Just in time for the [...]
Verizon intros two new cheap phones: LG Cosmos 3 and LG Revere 2
Almost two years after releasing the LG Cosmos 2, now Verizon has launched its follow-up, logically named LG Cosmos 3. Just like the old Cosmos, the new one is a non-smartphone that offers both a QWERTY and an alphanumeric keypad. Its other features include a 2 inch QVGA display, Facebook and Twitter integration, 1.3MP rear [...]
Black LG Optimus G Pro launching soon. Value Pack update rolling out now
First released in South Korea, and then in Japan, the LG Optimus G Pro is currently available only in white. But a black version is going to be on sale “very soon” – or at least that’s that LG Mobile’s official Facebook page suggests. A full photo album showing the black Optimus G Pro has [...]
LG Optimus F7 headed to Boost Mobile
Right before Mobile World Congress this year, LG announced the Optimus F7. It’s an upper-midrange smartphone that would have made a great flagship device just one year ago. The Optimus F7 isn’t yet available anywhere, but in case you were wondering whether it would ever make it to the US, we now have an answer [...]
AT&T launching LG’s Optimus G Pro in May?
The LG Optimus G Pro might be officially released in the US as soon as next month. According to Android Central, the new smartphone is expected to debut on AT&T starting May 10 – and it might turn out to be the rumored E940. In any case, will be the 5.5 inch version that’s available [...]
LG Optimus 4X HD receives Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in Europe
The update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the LG Optimus 4X HD is now available in Europe. It was out in the Czech Republic first, and now is there for all handsets bought in Europe in SIM-free and unlocked form. If you want to apply the update, you’ll unfortunately need to use LG’s Update [...]
LG Optimus G Pro launches in Japan on its way to the US
While on its way from LG’s home market of South Korea to North America (and specifically the US), the Optimus G Pro has made a stop over in Japan. Today the Korean phone maker unveiled the Optimus G Pro for NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest carrier. Unlike the G Pro that’s on sale in South Korea [...]
AT&T LG Optimus G Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update now rolling out
The update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the LG Optimus G sold by AT&T has started rolling out today. So if you own one of these devices, you’ll be happy to know that a big update is on its way to you. This follows a similar update being deployed in LG’s native South Korea, [...]
