Yesterday we reported that the LG Optimus G was available online on Saholic for Rs. 30,990. Today the smartphone has appeared on LG India’s official website ahead of its launch. The device is priced at Rs. 35,500 on the official LG page.
The Optimus G is an Android Jelly Bean smartphone with a 4.7-inch IPS display that boasts of a 1280×768 pixel resolution. The Optimus G is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait processor, 2GB of RAM and an Adreno 320 GPU. The Optimus G comes with 32GB of built-in storage but doesn’t support external memory cards. With respect to connectivity, the Optimus G supports 3G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA and Bluetooth 4.0. Imaging is taken care of by a 13MP camera that’s complemented by an LED flash, and capable of recording 1080p@30 fps videos. The entire package is powered by a 2100mAh battery.
At a street price of Rs. 30,000, the Optimus G will currently take on the big guns – Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One X and even the Galaxy Note II. The LG Optimus 4X HD was the device, which was launched to compete with the S III and the One X, but the device didn’t get the attention it deserved.
The LG Optimus G is the same smartphone that was used as a reference to build the very popular Nexus 4, the Android 4.2 platform lead device manufactured by LG for Google.
LG hopes to capture a larger market share in 2013 by launching a new portfolio of Optimus Android smartphone and a bunch of new phones running Windows Phone 8. Also in LG’s line-up: a 5.5-inch Optimus Pro and the Optimus G2, another high-end smartphone.
Those interested can order the Optimus G from saholic.com.