LG today officially confirmed that G2 – the successor to its best selling Optimus G flagship is coming, and it will run on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 800 CPU.
Their announcement also shows that LG is rethinking the branding of their high end products, and ditching the Optimus name in favor of the simplified G Series. They will likely keep Optimus for the lower end Android devices.
Some Korean sites also report that the new LG G2 smartphone will be announced as early as July. But late August/early September launch, coinciding with the IFA – a major Consumer Electronics tradeshow – is more likely.
If it sounds a little odd that a major smartphone manufacturer would announce a specific component for a flagship device ahead of naming the device itself, the fact that this was a joint release with Qualcomm (the maker of the Snapdragon 800 chip) should explain it.
LG confirmed the existence of the LG Optimus G2 back in April, as well as a Q3 UK release window. However, it also told Trusted Reviews at the time that the precise naming of the phone was still up in the air, and that the device's specs would be revealed at a later time.
We now have one vital part of those specs, at least.
According to the press release, "LG’s G series device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will redefine the smartphone experience through stunning performance, rich graphics and outstanding battery efficiency."
This will result in a predicted 75 percent performance increase over the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, which powers the current LG Optimus G as well as the Sony Xperia Z and the Google Nexus 4 (which is also built by LG).
Another major part of the Snapdragon 800's appeal will be its improved handling of LTE or 4G signals - or to put it in LG and Qualcomm's technical terms, "maximizing spectrum bandwidth to increase data speeds and reduce latency."
LG president and CEO Dr. Jong-seok Park is certainly talking his company's forthcoming flagship up, referring to it as "the industry’s best smartphone by which all other devices will be measured."
It's rumoured that the LG Optimus G2 will also feature a 5-inch 1080p IPS display, a 13-megapixel camera and Android 4.2.
Source: Trustedreviews
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