LG unveiled the Optimus F5, an affordable LTE phone earlier this at the MWC 2013. The company has announced that the Optimus F5 would roll out globally starting from France from tomorrow. The Optimus L5 has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual-Core processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with QSlide, Live Zooming, QuickMemo, QTranslator, Video Wiz, Safety Care and more pre-loaded apps. Continue reading “LG Optimus F5 global roll out begins April 29 starting from France”
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LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June
LG announced its competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note earlier this year in the form of the Optimus G Pro which is a large screen Android phone / Phablet and one of the first phones to be powered by the Snapdragon 600 processor. LG India has confirmed to FoneArena that it will soon launch the Optimus G Pro here in India most likely by June. LG is quite happy with the sales of the Optimus G in India and seems optimistic about the G Pro. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June”
LG Optimus L5 II dual now available in India for Rs. 11499
The LG Optimus L3 II Dual (E435) and the Optimus L7 II Dual (P715) officially launched in India earlier this month. The Optimus L5 II dual (E455) is now available from online retailer Infibeam in India. It has a 4-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5 MP camera with LED Flash. It has dual SIM support with dual standby, and a dedicated SIM switch key. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 II dual now available in India for Rs. 11499”
LG Optimus G Pro Value Pack upgrade starts, brings Smart Video and Smart Camera features
LG announced the Optimus G Pro Value Pack upgrade last month. The update has started rolling out in Korea that would bring Smart Video feature recognizes the position of the viewer’s eyes and automatically plays or stops the video and the Smart Camera feature, an extension of the Smart Video, would let you capture photographs using both the front and back cameras for a picture-in-picture composition. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro Value Pack upgrade starts, brings Smart Video and Smart Camera features”
LG LTE smartphone sales cross 5 million units in Korea
LG has announced that they have sold more than 10 million LTE smartphones in their home ground Korea. Last month the company announced that their LTE smartphone sales have cross 10 million units globally. LG announced the Optimus LTE, their first LTE smartphone in Korea back in October 2011, and shipped over 600,000 units in Korea alone in just 100 days after the launch. The global shipments of Optimus LTE crossed the 1 million mark last January. Continue reading “LG LTE smartphone sales cross 5 million units in Korea”
LG Optimus L3 II Dual and Optimus L7 II Dual officially launched in India
LG has officially launched the LG Optimus L3 II Dual (E435) and the Optimus L7 II Dual (P715), dual SIM Android smartphones in India. Both these were priced on the official LG India website last weeks, and went on sale online few days back. LG unveiled theOptimus L Series II devices at the MWC 2013 in February. These phones use the LG L Style design that has Seamless Layout with minimalistic contours and graceful edges, Laser Cut Contour for elite craftsmanship with elite laser-etched details and Radiant Rear Design with pebble-like accents. Both these run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and Optimus L7 II Dual officially launched in India”
LG Optimus 4X HD Android 4.1 update starts rolling out in Europe
LG has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Optimus 4X HD (P880) in Europe. The Optimus 4X HD was announced last February at MWC 2012 and launched in India last July. The LG Optimus L9 (P760) got the update in Europe last week. It was announced last August and launched in India last December. Continue reading “LG Optimus 4X HD Android 4.1 update starts rolling out in Europe”
LG Optimus G Pro (L-04E) goes on sale in Japan
LG has announced that the LG Optimus G Pro (L-04E) is now on sale in Japan from NTT Docomo. It was announced earlier this year as the part of NTT Docomo’s Spring lineup in the docomo NEXT series. It packs a 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Japanese variant is smaller than the International version that was unveiled in February. LG announced recently that they have sold over 500 thousand units of the Optimus G Pro in Korea alone. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro (L-04E) goes on sale in Japan”
LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially
LG Optimus L3 II Dual and the Optimus L7 II Dual have been priced at Rs.8800 and Rs.18650 on the LG India website. LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II and their dual SIM variant earlier this February. The LG Optimus L3 II Dual has a 3.2-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and packs a 1540 mAh battery. The Optimus L7II Dual has a 4.3-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8225 processor with Adreno 203 GPU and packs a 2460 mAh battery. These run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially”
LG Optimus G Pro sales surpass half a million units
LG has announced that the sales (to supply channel) of their latest flagship, the Optimus G Pro has surpassed 500 thousand units in their home county Korea, in less than 40 days of launch. The LG Optimus G Pro was unveiled in February, that went on sale in Korea on February 21st. LG announced last month that they have sold over 10 million LTE smartphones globally, since their first LTE smartphone that was launched in Korea back in October 2011. The Optimus LTE sold 5,000 units on the first day of the launch, LG has announced they sold 10,000 units of the Optimus G Pro on the launch day. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro sales surpass half a million units”
Will Google start selling the Nexus 4 in India soon ?
In an interesting development , Google has listed the Nexus 7 up for sale on the Google Play India store just minutes ago. This is the first time Google is directly selling a device in India to a customer through its Play store. This might be a sign of things to come. The Nexus 4 is also hidden on the store but the page says that ” it is not available in your country ” . There has been a lot of speculation about the Nexus 4 launching in India ever since Google started selling one of the most affordable Android 4.2 powered in the US market.
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Google Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Unboxing and Hands on
If we remember right, Google launched the Nexus 4 along with a cool Wireless charger called the Charging Orb, but it never arrived until a couple of weeks back, when it finally came up on the Google Play Store. The Nexus 4 Wireless Charger, as it is called, is made by LG, just like the Nexus 4 itself. The device resembles a lot like the Nexus Q cut in half, suggesting Google’s influence in its design. We took it for a spin in our labs, and this video below is what happened when we unboxed it and gave a demo –
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LG Optimus G Pro to get Smart Video feature with eye recognition to control video playback
LG has announced that the Optimus G Pro would get new features in a new Value Pack upgrade including Smart Video and Smart Camera features. Smart Video recognizes the position of the viewer’s eyes and automatically plays or stops the video when the viewer’s eyes are no longer focused on the smartphone display. LG unveiled the Optimus G Pro last month, that went on sale in Korea at the end of last month. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro to get Smart Video feature with eye recognition to control video playback”
LG Optimus L5 II global roll out starts this week
LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices at the MWC 2013 last month. The Optimus L7 II was the first device to ship starting from Russia, and the Optimus L3 II global roll out started couple of weeks back starting from Brazil. LG has now announced that the Optimus L5 II would go on sale globally starting from this week. All the new All the L Series II devices share same design elements such as Seamless Layout, Laser Cut Contour, Radiant Rear Design and colorful Smart LED Lighting on the home button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 II global roll out starts this week”
LG Optimus F7 launched as Optimus LTE 3 in Korea
LG has launched the Optimus LTE 3, the successor of the Optimus LTE 2 in Korea. The Optimus LTE 3 is just the Optimus F7 that was unveiled at the MWC last month. It packs a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) True HD IPS Display and is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is 9.6 mm thick and weighs 134 grams. It has Q shopping, a NFC-based shopping app for Korean users.
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