LG Optimus G launched in the Philippines

This evening, LG Philippines formally launched the Optimus G in the country and units will be available in stores by next week. The Optimus G is also the first LTE supported* handset to be released by LG in the Philippines.

The Optimus G succeeds the Nexus 4 as the official flagship smartphone of LG Mobile. It uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core chip with LTE radio and is among the most powerful handsets to become available locally.

LG Optimus G (E975) specs:
4.7-inch True HD 720p IPS display @ 1280×768 pixels, 318ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core
Adreno 320 GPU
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
HSPA+ & LTE 100Mbps
NFC
Bluetooth 4.0 w/ A2DP
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA
13MP rear camera, LED flash
1080p video recording @ 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
720p video recording @ 30fps
GPS w/ AGPS support, GLONASS
TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
Jellybean 4.1.2
2100mah Li-Po battery
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
145grams (weight)

I am told that the LTE is supported by Smart’s network. The LG Optimus G will retail for Php26,900USD 458INR 38,860EUR 437CNY 3,338 when it becomes available in stores starting next week. Watch out for our full review this week-end. For the meantime, you can read our unboxing and first impressions here
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Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

8 Comments

Odoelelele says:

12 years ago

Wow a better deal than BB Z10!
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Jason Mateo says:

12 years ago

Will motorola ever gonna launch its razr maxx HD here in the Phil.?
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reader says:

12 years ago

this is a very good looking phone. my officemate here in south korea has this phone and is really a “head turner”. even its an old model here already. it looks classic but elegant.
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meh says:

12 years ago

You can flash custom roms as well, it seems like a great device I think not much differences in the internals between this and the nexus 4 (also made by LG)
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Michael DiGiacomo says:

12 years ago

Korean copying Korean. Don’t you just love the ethics. Such decency. .

Look at my Facebook.. Michael digiahomo. I’m looking for ladyboys.
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Paquito says:

12 years ago

I got one of these from Korea (Olleh) and I’m wondering if Globe’s LTE would work with my unit? Currently using Optimus G F180K
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Shubham Mathur says:

12 years ago

for more info about LG OPTIMUS G REVIEWS AND SPECIFICATIONS WITH PRICE visit at http://techfactz.com/lg-optimus-g-india-price-review-inspiration-for-lg-nexus-4/
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