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LG Optimus G lands in Europe, improved and ready to go

LG Optimus G lands in Europe, improved and ready to go

Even though the LG Optimus G Pro has already been announced by LG, the predecessor device is just arriving in Europe now, with a few improvements; the LG Optimus G now comes to the continent powered by Android 4.1.2 which means it has...

posted: 21 Feb 2013, 22:08

LG Optimus G in white available from Rogers, uses 2600MHz LTE for faster data speed

LG Optimus G in white available from Rogers, uses 2600MHz LTE for faster data speed

The LG Optimus G will soon be on its way out as the Korean manufacturer's flagship model, to be replaced by the LG Optimus G Pro, but that doesn't mean that Canadian carrier Rogers can't put a new...

posted: 20 Feb 2013, 10:37

Fifty new LTE markets await the LG Optimus G, now laden with Jelly Bean

Fifty new LTE markets await the LG Optimus G, now laden with Jelly Bean

One million LG Optimus G units have been sold in the U.S., Canada, Korea and Japan and later this month, the flagship model from LG will be available in Singapore followed by a number of other LTE covered markets...

posted: 21 Jan 2013, 23:02

LG Optimus G on the way to Europe and China after selling 1 million units

LG Optimus G on the way to Europe and China after selling 1 million units

LG said on Friday that it has sold more than 1 million units of the LG Optimus G after being launched in Korea in September and other countries the following month, and this pales in comparison to the 41 million...

posted: 18 Jan 2013, 05:15

Local Dallas TV news shows the public what's new with smartphone cameras

Local Dallas TV news shows the public what's new with smartphone cameras

Windows Phone 8 is slowly getting more momentum and its been the Nokia Lumia 920 that has been leading the way; Microsoft's mobile OS still is not totally in the clear with the BlackBerry 10 OS about to be introduced...

posted: 18 Jan 2013, 03:06

LG Optimus G official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update starts rolling out... in Korea

LG Optimus G official Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update starts rolling out... in Korea

While not exactly by the end of last month as promised, LG still started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for its current flagship handset, the Optimus G. The update starts in LG's...

posted: 11 Jan 2013, 06:12

Giveaway: Optimus G, PHOTON Q, Galaxy Victory and LG Mach for Sprint

Giveaway: Optimus G, PHOTON Q, Galaxy Victory and LG Mach for Sprint

The time has come for us to launch our third Sprint giveaway, and guess what - this time we have not three, but four handsets for you...

posted: 14 Dec 2012, 07:15

The winners of our Sprint giveaway

The winners of our Sprint giveaway

Boy, do we just love giving stuff away! Now that our Sprint giveaway from last week is closed and we have our confirmed winners, it's time to announce their lucky nicknames to the world...

posted: 04 Dec 2012, 08:31

LG Optimus G vs Samsung Galaxy S III: screen comparison

LG Optimus G vs Samsung Galaxy S III: screen comparison

One of the things that can make or break the experience of using a smartphone nowadays is the screen, and these tend to come in many different kinds and implementations, as manufacturers try to come up with something new and unique...

posted: 16 Nov 2012, 02:02

Calves and quad-cores: Snapdragon S4 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 4412 vs Huawei K3V2 vs NVIDIA Tegra 3

Calves and quad-cores: Snapdragon S4 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 4412 vs Huawei K3V2 vs NVIDIA Tegra 3

We gathered the existing quad-core mobile chipsets at the office table, and ran a few standard benchmark tests to decide who is who in the world of multicore. Of notable absence are...

posted: 23 Oct 2012, 02:08

Video shows how LG developed its multitasking tool, QSlide

Video shows how LG developed its multitasking tool, QSlide

The QSlide is a feature on the LG Optimus G that allows a user to use two apps simultaneously, although it has different functions and capabilities than the multiwindow feature on the Samsung GALAXY Note II; a LG engineer explains...

posted: 21 Oct 2012, 17:38

LG Optimus G battery life is better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, claims an LG experiment

LG Optimus G battery life is better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, claims an LG experiment

The tests were presumably done on equal footing - 50% screen brightness, full battery charge, with both phones connected to LG's U+ LTE network. The results are as follows - 15.8 consecutive...

posted: 16 Oct 2012, 04:24

Asus Padfone 2 vs LG Optimus G vs LG Nexus 4: spec comparison

Asus Padfone 2 vs LG Optimus G vs LG Nexus 4: spec comparison

The Asus PadFone 2 is now official and it might just beat the LG Optimus G to become the first phone out there with Qualcomm's extremely powerful Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 quad-core chip...

posted: 16 Oct 2012, 02:20

Users would have preferred the Optimus G over the Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing (Poll results)

Users would have preferred the Optimus G over the Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing (Poll results)

Last week we asked you whether you would prefer the Optimus G over the Galaxy S III, in case marketing wasn't a factor, and it turns out that most of you would indeed prefer...

posted: 15 Oct 2012, 03:05

LG releases schedule for Jelly Bean updates

LG releases schedule for Jelly Bean updates

LG has just released information showing which of its devices will be receiving the highly coveted Android 4.1 update; not only was the Korean manufacturer so kind as to release the names of its devices due to be updated, it also included the dates...

posted: 15 Oct 2012, 01:32

LG Optimus G stars in official LG product movie

LG Optimus G stars in official LG product movie

The LG Optimus G has become one of those smartphones that becomes larger than life with high-end specs and a number of new innovations that have come from other LG subsidiaries; the Korean manufacturer has made what it calls a 'product movie'...

posted: 13 Oct 2012, 19:31

The LG Optimus G can now be preordered at Rogers

The LG Optimus G can now be preordered at Rogers

If you live up in Canada and have your heart set on the LG Optimus G, you can reserve it from Rogers for $40 which will ensure that you receive LG's most powerful smartphone ever when it launches in the middle of next month...

posted: 12 Oct 2012, 22:53

Would you prefer an Optimus G over a Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing?

Would you prefer an Optimus G over a Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing?

Here's an interesting experiment that we thought of. Imagine that we live in a world where our beloved device manufacturers cannot use that powerful tool called "marketing"...

posted: 10 Oct 2012, 03:13

HTC One X+ vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs LG Optimus G: spec comparison

HTC One X+ vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs LG Optimus G: spec comparison

The HTC One X+ has just become official and it’s a monster of an Android smartphone. Retaining the gorgeous design of the original One X, it solves most of its predecessor’s problems like the battery life…

posted: 02 Oct 2012, 04:23

LG Optimus G (International) hands-on

LG Optimus G (International) hands-on

Back for seconds, we’re able to get yet another look at the international version of the LG Optimus G – the company’s biggest undertaking so far! Without a doubt, this smartphone is teeming with drool worthy specs from head-to-toe, thus, making it a serious...

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 00:23

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