It looks like LG's Optimus G is about to get a stablemate. The LG Optimus G Pro has leaked in the Far East, and is heading for Japan's NTT DoCoMo network.
The G Pro looks better than the original G in pretty much every way, with a 5-inch display that packs a Full HD 1080p resolution, Engadget reports. That's up from its predecessor's 4.7-incher, which had 768x1,280 pixels. So bigger and sharper is the order of the day.
It'll join a tranche of 2013 handsets with this display size and resolution, proving that a 5-inch 1080p screen is the in thing in mobile this season.
Inside is a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of memory, LTE for 4G data speeds, and a 3,000mAh battery. It's also said to come with Android Jelly Bean, which is a real boon, seeing as its predecessor ran on Ice Cream Sandwich -- very much yesterday's news.
On the imaging front, it's got a 13-megapixel camera, and a 2.4-megapixel front-facer. It'll weigh 160g, with dimensions of 139 by 70 by 10.1mm -- hardly the thinnest phone ever, but no porker.
Will we ever see it hit UK shores? Let's hope so. The original Optimus G was announced back in September, and was closely followed by the Nexus 4, which has very similar specs. So hopefully us Brits won't have long to wait before we have another LG toy to play with.
The original Optimus G impressed us in our hands-on review, but we were let down by the old version of Android. If LG can correct that with the G Pro, and keep the price down, maybe we'll forgive it the Nexus 4 shortages that have had us tearing our hair out of late.
What do you think of the Optimus G Pro? Are you still pining for the Nexus 4, or has LG's latest helped you get over it? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook page.
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anonymous 20 January, 2013 13:37
meh still doesn't give me enough of a good reason to upgrade from my Galaxy S2.
Damien2501 20 January, 2013 14:04
I'd really like to see LG price its new phone competitively to compete with Samsung and new Nexus phones. I really don't see anything appealing about this phone that will make it different from all the other 5 inch Android phones and the big hits of 2012 like the S3 and Nexus 4.
Damien2701 20 January, 2013 16:18
Does every new phone have a 5inch screen. I actually think there is a market for a high spec phone with a 3.5 inch but high quality screen like the size of the iphone 4s
anonymous 20 January, 2013 17:58
I agree, there is a market for top of the range phones in different sizes, one of the manufactures needs to nail it.
Galaxy S4
5 inch
Galaxy S4 mini?
4.5 inch
Galaxy S4 micro?
4 inch
And so on....
anonymous 20 January, 2013 18:01
Not just branding and screen sizes, but with the same specs under the hood.
anonymous 20 January, 2013 18:44
The Nexus 4 is just the Optimus G, without the 4G, given a lower spec camera, wrapped in a new body and running unadulterated Android.
Is the Optimus G Pro the model that a replacement for the Nexus 4 is based on?
Damien2501 21 January, 2013 00:37
@Damien2701 Buy a Samsung Galaxy Ace if your looking for a first smartphone :)
Mobile World Congress 2013 I expect to see a diverse range of phones including more phlablets and 3.5 inchers-if you dont like East Asian companies, Google has got an event in May where they might reveal a Motorola phone range.
anonymous 21 January, 2013 06:40
I am satisfy with its processor, OS, & both cameras. But what the price of it. Is this is available in india?
anonymous 21 January, 2013 12:27
Agree with a couple of previous posters. It's seeming increasingly likely I'll have to look at one of last years models in order to get a high end smartphone with a screen size < 5 inches. Seems we're in the minority though thinking 5" unnecessary for a phone.
anonymous 21 January, 2013 14:29
Are the manufactures looking at new innovations?? Just making the screen larger and giving it more RAM does now excite me anymore, that's so 2008! I want something new