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

Posted: 12 Feb 2013, 18:25, by Alan F.

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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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posted on 12 Feb 2013, 19:31 2

1. wendygarett (unregistered)

Hello plastic :p

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 19:39 21

3. simplyj (Posts: 406; Member since: 23 Dec 2009)

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

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:12 16

9. Peter98 (Posts: 119; Member since: 01 Aug 2012)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 12:27

36. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 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 12 Feb 2013, 21:34 9

16. nikenturd (unregistered)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 06:51 4

27. s.mrabet (Posts: 147; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 12:15 2

35. donfem (Posts: 693; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 13:15

37. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)

lmao!

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 10:10 1

29. donfem (Posts: 693; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 13:16

38. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)

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

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 19:38 1

2. cretinick (Posts: 148; Member since: 25 Jan 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 13 Feb 2013, 11:52

33. puckhead (Posts: 81; Member since: 13 Jan 2013)

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

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 19:43 12

4. Imaxxacre (Posts: 74; Member since: 23 Aug 2009)

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

posted on 13 Feb 2013, 10:11

30. donfem (Posts: 693; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

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

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 19:44 1

5. Diego! (Posts: 672; Member since: 15 Jun 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 12 Feb 2013, 19:52 11

7. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)

"I'm eagerly waiting for Samsung to sue LG..."

I'm not.

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:39 7

13. funkshit (Posts: 16; Member since: 12 Feb 2013)

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

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:50 9

15. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 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 13 Feb 2013, 12:03

34. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 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 12 Feb 2013, 19:50 8

6. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)

This is one big bad-ass phone!

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:10 2

8. rodpe (Posts: 11; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)

Physical buttons... Why?!Why?!

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 22:45 11

21. guruprasad (Posts: 33; Member since: 13 Jul 2011)

TO PRESS IT...:p

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:15 3

10. toyboyz (Posts: 207; Member since: 22 Jan 2010)

I LOVE THAT DESIGN! Hmm...

posted on 12 Feb 2013, 20:22

11. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 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 12 Feb 2013, 20:29

12. jedpatrickdatu (Posts: 169; Member since: 24 Jan 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 12 Feb 2013, 20:45

14. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 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