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LG reveals the design for the 5.5 inch LG Optimus G Pro

posted by Alan F. / Feb 12, 2013, 7:25 PM

LG reveals the design for the 5.5 inch LG Optimus G Pro

The LG Optimus G

Ok gang, feast your eyes on the beauty that is called the LG Optimus G Pro. The phone, which will have a 5.5 inch FHD display as confirmed by the Korean tech giant on Monday, had its design revealed on Tuesday and the stunning looking piece of kit, as they say in the U.K., will use curved glass to produce a "2.5D" effect. We already told you yesterday that the resolution on the screen works out to a pixel density of 401ppi which should please your eyes. The device will be available in black or white.

LG also said that the phone will have a quad-core processor and all bets are on it being a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, most likely the APQ8064. The beast is expected to be released later this month in South Korea and we hope that distribution becomes global. This is one hot model that we're hoping to get a look at in Barcelona in a couple of weeks at MWC 2013.

source: NewsWire (translated), LG via Engadget

The LG Optimus G Pro will be available in black or white

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Display 5.5" 1080 x 1920 pixels

Camera 13 MP / 2.1 MP front

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, Quad-core, 1700 MHz

Storage 32 GB + microSDXC

Battery 3140 mAh(21h 3G talk time)

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38 Comments

1. wendygarett unregistered

Hello plastic :p

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:31 PM 2

3. simplyj

Posts: 406; Member since: Dec 23, 2009

DIdn't see anything about plastic mentioned in the article.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:39 PM 21

9. Peter98

Posts: 119; Member since: Aug 01, 2012

What I saw is a design of GNote II with HTC One X camera.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:12 PM 16

36. PhenomFaz

Posts: 1236; Member since: Sep 26, 2012

Its a copy og G note 2 and a bad one at that...copying the look and feel is easy...copying the usefulness is a totally different ball game! This is just a phone with a 5.5 inch screen...it isnt a phablet like the Note 2 as it does not have anything even close to the software and utilities present on the G Note 2!

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 12:27 PM 0

16. nikenturd unregistered

Wow...you idiot...please go away

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 9:34 PM 9

27. s.mrabet

Posts: 147; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

Wendy your comments never make sence, please just read and dont comment..

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 6:51 AM 4

35. donfem

Posts: 708; Member since: Mar 30, 2011

That is assuming she or is it a he, actually "reads" before commenting.

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 12:15 PM 2

37. gmracer1

Posts: 646; Member since: Dec 28, 2012

lmao!

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 1:15 PM 0

29. donfem

Posts: 708; Member since: Mar 30, 2011

Would like to know what the car you drive is made of....

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 10:10 AM 1

38. gmracer1

Posts: 646; Member since: Dec 28, 2012

I'll bet it's made of cereal boxes and crayons

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 1:16 PM 0

2. cretinick

Posts: 148; Member since: Jan 25, 2011

Well, it is less ugly than the Optimus G. I understand the use of physical buttons to enlarge the screen. but this SIII's like button is a very bad choice.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:38 PM 1

33. puckhead

Posts: 81; Member since: Jan 13, 2013

Less ugly than the LGOG? ummm the LGOG is probably the best looking phone on the market besides the Nexus 4.

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 11:52 AM 0

4. Imaxxacre

Posts: 76; Member since: Aug 23, 2009

I'm sure it will be a great handset, but the front looks WAY too much like the Galaxy Note II

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:43 PM 12

30. donfem

Posts: 708; Member since: Mar 30, 2011

The good thing is that Samsung will not do an iapple and sue LG

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 10:11 AM 0

5. Diego!

Posts: 880; Member since: Jun 15, 2009

I'm eagerly waiting for Samsung to sue LG due to the design of this phone. It's a Samsung Galaxy Note II with LG printed on it!

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:44 PM 1

7. PhoneArenaUser

Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011

"I'm eagerly waiting for Samsung to sue LG..." I'm not.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:52 PM 11

13. funkshit

Posts: 16; Member since: Feb 12, 2013

Samsung can not sue LG. Such design was originally started by LG.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:39 PM 7

15. ama3654

Posts: 295; Member since: Nov 27, 2012

Samsung is not Apple, neither is LG, they have settled their patentable OLED dispute out of court with maturity. http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-lg-oled-peace/

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:50 PM 9

34. jroc74

Posts: 6023; Member since: Dec 30, 2010

Since they dont sue each over of the designs of HDTV's and monitors....I hope they dont start stooping to that level now.

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 12:03 PM 0

6. tmcr7

Posts: 180; Member since: Nov 02, 2011

This is one big bad-ass phone!

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 7:50 PM 8

8. rodpe

Posts: 11; Member since: Jan 25, 2013

Physical buttons... Why?!Why?!

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:10 PM 2

21. guruprasad

Posts: 33; Member since: Jul 13, 2011

TO PRESS IT...:p

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 10:45 PM 11

10. toyboyz

Posts: 235; Member since: Jan 22, 2010

I LOVE THAT DESIGN! Hmm...

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:15 PM 3

11. ama3654

Posts: 295; Member since: Nov 27, 2012

Majority of people like the physical button thats why they are the best selling phones right now, you dont have to kill your power button to wake up, which is a bit awkward with a big phone and its much easier to reach for the home button all the time. All phones from now on will all look very similar just like your laptops, pc, tv etc cos to be honest there's only so much to what you can do with a rectangle with four corners.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:22 PM 0

12. jedpatrickdatu

Posts: 169; Member since: Jan 24, 2013

While it's indeed hard to get creative with touchscreen slabs, that's not entirely true. Look at Nokia's devices and you will see.

posted on Feb 12, 2013, 8:29 PM 0

14. ama3654

Posts: 295; Member since: Nov 27, 2012

True, Nokia's design is brilliant but its same from their 800/900 Lumia series. As i said from now on whatever you design will ultimately look like another that has been done before unless you wanna go triangular, pentagonal or hexagonal design