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LG Optimus G

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This device is also known as LG E973, LG E975, LG E971

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8.6

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Design
Dimensions	5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 inches 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.45 mm
Weight	5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, White

Display
Size	4.7-inch
Resolution	1280x768px, 318 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	69.29 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 2)

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	8 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Processor	Quad-core 1500 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 320
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Android (4.4.2, 4.1.2, 4.0.4)

Battery
Capacity	2100 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP (Autofocus)
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) Video calling
Front	1.3 MP

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
HDMI	Yes
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass
Other	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA,MHL
Radio	FM, Stereo, RDS

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 18(800 Lower), 8(900), 3(1800), 1(2100), 7(2600)
3G	Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM
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Phone Features
Notifications	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 18, 2012 FCC ID value: ZNFE973
Measured SAR	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Aug 28, 2012

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 17(700 b), 7(2600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 17(700 b), 4(AWS-1)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)

News

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If you own an LG Optimus G, or a slightly newer Optimus G Pro, you’ll be happy to find out that both smartphones should receive official Android 4.4 KitKat updates pretty soon.According to LG Brazil and its official Facebook account, the Optimu...

LG Optimus G and Optimus G Pro should be updated to Android KitKat in the coming months

With the G3 - announced earlier today - LG became the first major company to have a Quad HD (1,440 x 2,560 pixels) smartphone. Sure enough, Samsung, HTC and others may follow shortly, but, for now, it’s LG that’s making headlines. The new...

Retrospective: LG's best phones from the last 10 years, culminating with the new G3

The relatively old LG Optimus G, which has been around since the second half of 2012, will be updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat this summer, according to French carrier SFR. SFR says in a blog post that the upcoming update was confirmed by LG. We heard...

LG Optimus G to be updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat this summer

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Overall User Rating

(14 reviews)

8.6

Build quality

8.4

Camera quality

7.4

Performance

8.7

Display

8.6

Battery life and charging

8.1

Waiteaminute

Arena Apprentice

Two major shortcomings ruin awesome phone

Posted: Sep 13, 2017, 6:54 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

I got my Optimus from my daughter, who didn't want to pay to get the screen fixed on the one she dropped.
I loved the look of this phone right from the get-go. There's just something about the monolithic look! The glass front and back. Just too Sweet (this theme repeats itself when I bought my next phone, a Sony Xperia Z)!
This phone is, supposedly, supposed to be updatable to Jelly Bean, but I haven't been able to find anything. No matter, I still like LG's take on ICS.
The cam is the same one in the previous flagship, the Nitro HD. Decent pics but not amazing. Takes video not too bad, though.
I really loved the performance of this phone, but I just couldn't stick with it because I struggled with the amount of internal storage and the non-removeable battery.
If you can get by on 25 GB of memory, this is an excellent choice.

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What I like

Nice display
Classic design
Quick UI
Good surfing and multimedia

What I don't like

Non-removeable battery and no SD slot deal-breakers for me

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iTechies

Arena Apprentice

Very Good phone but needs a bigger display

Posted: Feb 28, 2015, 11:58 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

This phone is really great i have no problems with this phone

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Battery life and charging

What I like

android kitkat update 4.4.2
Good battery Life
powerful performance
Quad-core 1.5Ghz
2GB RAM
Very Crisp display
32GB memory
Dolby Mobile

What I don't like

Built-in battery
no SD card slot
4.7 inch screen that makes the phone a bit smaller.

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korean47

Arena Apprentice

Great other than its durability

Edited: Jan 29, 2015, 1:01 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

The phone itself is really nice to its build to its battery, however i strongly recommend avoiding this phone if you have tendencies of dropping your phone often, i went to Wisconsin for vacation and was sitting on a bar and it fell out of my back pocket and the screen broke right on impact, that is really bad however its not only wrong thing to this phone, it also has tendencies of erasing your messaging while your still typing, and for some odd reason it likes to notify you for no apparent reason, and one last thing about its durability, if you manage and get lucky enough to not break it, it may still function but for an odd reason, the buttons will light up but not the screen, and you will randomly find tannish colored spots on your screen, there is one more issue that i am aware of in which i cant remember but like i said, stay away this phone, it needs work