LG Optimus G Pro launch date moved to late this month to beat the Samsung Galaxy S IV release?

5. esinisa posted on 08 Feb 2013, 15:15 20 29

Sony :)

6. Berzerk000 posted on 08 Feb 2013, 15:36 5 6

Or maybe one of the smaller Android manufacturers will rise up.

9. AamirSIII posted on 08 Feb 2013, 16:04 16 8

dont u dare forger HTC M7!!!

46. Nadr1212 posted on 09 Feb 2013, 09:19 0 0

LG is so cheap, they wanna make as much money as possible cuz they are afraid of a little competition.

17. rf1975 posted on 08 Feb 2013, 17:02 16 10

LG Optimus G is way better than Galaxy S3, But they lost the competition because of poor marketing.

39. R-vjn posted on 09 Feb 2013, 02:20 0 0

yeah you are right. LG's marketing and advertising is poor and I believe like you that, that is one of the main reasons why it didn't go well like the s3..!

48. neutralguy posted on 09 Feb 2013, 09:35 0 0

It has been launched on NTT DOCOMO in Japan isn't it?

52. PhenomFaz posted on 10 Feb 2013, 03:23 1 1

LG can launch it today if they want to.....this thing does not beat the Galaxy Note 2....it does not even come close! There are no software optimizations in this to mae ti stand out...so LG can just swallow this giant screen phone and all their hopes of beating Sammy wiht it! Time for LG to shape up and release a real good device...the Nexus dont count as Google has to be credited for it!

Come the S4 and everyone will bow down to the king!

54. richardyarrell2011 (banned) posted on 10 Feb 2013, 20:09 0 0

Nobody in there right mind will worry about any LG knock off Note 2 wanna be device. The Galaxy S4 will blow past sales of the LGPro device inside of the first 3weeks even if Samsung gives Lg a 2month headstart.

4. sonyisdead (banned) posted on 08 Feb 2013, 15:12 7 6

Hurrrr its made of plastic its cheap durrr

8. nyamo posted on 08 Feb 2013, 15:56 0 8

thumbs up for the humor lol!

10. MistB posted on 08 Feb 2013, 16:06 7 2

Jeez, please stop with the cheap aesthetics argument already. Lame and shallow.

45. SamsungFan posted on 09 Feb 2013, 09:05 4 3

No one can beat Galaxy S IV

7. JWS65 posted on 08 Feb 2013, 15:54 2 1

Agreed. But LG G pro is very formidable one with Snapdragon 600 and 3140mAh battery. I'm curious to see the performance from S600 chip.

12. MistB posted on 08 Feb 2013, 16:07 1 0

This is S600 already? I thought this was S4 Pro

15. JWS65 posted on 08 Feb 2013, 16:44 2 2

Yeah, it's surprising. But according to leaked spec image from Korea a few days ago, it is S600 snapdragon. If true, it will be top performer until GS4 arrives.

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21. MistB posted on 08 Feb 2013, 17:31 2 0

The leaked spec sheet did mention 600 but unless we can read Korean, that could have meant something else but I'm not doubting that claim at all. I thought Qualcomm mentioned a H2 2013 release for 600/800 series, we've barely gone February!

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35. BabyWade posted on 08 Feb 2013, 23:56 1 0

Qualcomm said that the S600 would be available in Q2 while the S800 would be H2.

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25. pyradark posted on 08 Feb 2013, 18:22 2 0

dont you worry!! their ads on youtube is in 5M views, that just proved that sony gots everyone attention

everything will all comes down to Sammy Vs Sony

36. erdpov posted on 09 Feb 2013, 01:03 2 1

Sony really deserves it!

16. Feanor posted on 08 Feb 2013, 16:54 1 6

Sounds very patronizing. Even with top specs, if it looks cheap like the GS3, I will not buy. My smartphone is my most important and private device, it needs to look proper, not toyish.

20. MistB posted on 08 Feb 2013, 17:28 2 1

But ultimately it needs support and usability optimised for the latest software, it's all very well looking eye candy but if the device doesn't get supported beyond 12-18 months then doesn't that defeat the purpose of future proofing and it being your 'most important and private device'?

50. Feanor posted on 09 Feb 2013, 17:18 0 1

First of all I don't apply such importance to updates. Just because a new firmware adds improvements, this doesn't make the previous one impossible to live with. Sometimes there are even downgrades like the lack of Flash support in JB over ICS. Second, I said that I don't chase specs over design and build quality, but how does this mean that beautiful devices mean automatically bad updates???

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51. MistB posted on 09 Feb 2013, 18:36 1 0

getting flash back is possible with Jellybean without actually rooting the device, in fact phonearena has already posted this method. Im using flash on my Note 2 and Nexus 7 but i find it to be a resource hog and battery drainer.

When did I ever mention specs, you said that, not me. I specifically mentioned software being the latest android build, NOT a GHz race. The S2 with an 800x480 and Galaxy Ace arent exactly what you call powerhouses today but the fact they are able to receive a recent version of the android os gives them longer shelf life. The software support and updates fix the problems of previous Android or OS builds and there is still the odd lag and stutter in ICS, there is even franco.kernel for 4.2 lag. If you want a beautifual design, fine and if your phone suits you the way you want it, good for you but to apply the non importanace of getting an OS upgrade for your phone when it is available is not what others would agree with you on. I am not specifying specs in anyway, the update is there to enhance and get more out of your device for longer and flash can be installed but wont get updated by adobe anyway if you stick with ICS.

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23. papss posted on 08 Feb 2013, 17:36 1 3

Couldn't agree more.. While SS does chip sets very good I can't bring myself to own such a cheap looking device ( maybe this one will be different that the past four)

27. xoatomxo posted on 08 Feb 2013, 18:55 6 0

I have GS3 and I love it very much. You call it cheap and toyish?
You obviously never held GS3.

28. papss posted on 08 Feb 2013, 19:13 0 7

I have held my friends many many times and I truly hate it (and by hate I don't mean how it performs or touch wiz as I have nothing bad to say) He has the blue 80's speedboat one..

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26. _Bone_ posted on 08 Feb 2013, 18:27 6 1

It's industry leading because it's good, dummy. :)

S2 owners are reluctant to get rid of that 2yo beast, and now that it gets JB, they might wait out another year, Samsung Galaxies are THAT good.

42. Desmund posted on 09 Feb 2013, 04:32 0 0

Sony's PS3 is industry leading yet it sold like crap although now that's not the case now that it's 2013 and people are looking forward to PS4 and what not.

My point still remains it can have a lot of nice tech, but if the phone itself sucks SO WHAT!

43. _Bone_ posted on 09 Feb 2013, 04:43 0 0

But does it suck? No. What's the point of arguing lol.

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