LG Optimus G

About a month after Sprint users were treated to the same, owners of the LG Optimus G on AT&T are starting to see their update to Jelly Bean. The software upgrade brings the phone to Android version 4.1.2 and includes features like Google Now and expandable notifications. To see if the update is available for [...]

While the allure of big names such as US Cellular, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS, Cricket, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint would have you thinking these are the only carriers in the United States, that isn’t the case. MVNOs still do exist, and Sprint is still just as willing to serve them up with devices [...]

This one made us chuckle. Samsung has been busy taking over Times Square in the lead up to their big Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement to take place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. With either a sense of humor or desperation, LG has taken the opportunity to post their own billboard in the [...]

There’s quite a bit of Jelly Bean news today, folks, and now Sprint’s getting in on the fun. The carrier has announced the upgrade to Android 4.1.2 for its LG Optimus G. It’ll bring obvious goods such as Google Now, expandable notifications and an updated Android Beam experience, alongside the many other things unique to [...]

Sprint users waiting on Jelly Bean for the LG Optimus G should check their handsets. A few reports have come in apparently confirming the beginning of a roll-out phase for the phone on the Now Network. Reports have been sporadic, but there are more than enough independent reports to make us believe this thing is [...]

The LG Optimus G is one of LG’s best phones, and while we’re fully expecting the Optimus G Pro to take that crown in under a week’s time we’re sure there are still more than a few of you out there who wouldn’t mind having it. Our friends in Europe will finally be able to [...]

Getting a top-of-the-line smartphone doesn’t necessarily mean you have to break the bank. Sprint is holding one of the sweetest deals we have seen in a long time, offering two LG Optimus G smartphones for the price of one. All you need is a $199.99 spending budget and a 2-year agreement for your name to [...]

If Sprint coverage is good in your area, now might be a good time to consider making the switch. The #3 largest carrier in the US is currently offering a buy-one-get-one free deal on the LG Optimus G — one of the best devices on their network. Currently $200 with a 2-year agreement, the offer [...]

While many of us in North America and parts of Asia (namely Korea and Japan) have already had a chance to own the LG Optimus G, LG still hadn’t gotten its global roll-out of the flagship device underway. The rest of you aren’t far behind now, though, as LG has just announced that its global [...]

Looking to expand its presence in the smartphone market, LG has set a modest but realistic sales goal for 2013. According to a report from the Korean Times, the manufacturer of the Optimus line of Android devices aims to move 75 million handsets this year. Of those, 45 million are projected to be smartphones. The figure [...]

  If LG releasing Jelly Bean for LG Optimus G users in South Korea is any indication, a US release can’t be too far behind. The update, rolling out right now both over-the-air and over-the-wire for customers with the LG-F180S on SK Telecom brings the device’s firmware up to Android 4.1, and introduces users to [...]

The LG Optimus G on Sprint will is getting a software upgrade, folks! Well, it won’t be the most exciting patch you’ll have ever applied but we can’t be mad at continuous support. The upgrade does change a couple of things, such as an upgraded visual voicemail experience and improvements to the phone’s battery life. [...]

The year is almost over (in fact, we’re less than 24 hours a way if your calendar hasn’t been working as of late) and it’s time to take a look at what the best devices of 2012 have turned out to be. There were many heavy hitters from the camps of Samsung, Motorola, HTC and [...]

If LG hopes to become a serious contender as an Android smartphone maker, there is no time to waste in the wake of their recently released Optimus G. Out only a few months, and perhaps overshadowed by the Nexus 4 (which is largely based on the flagship phone from LG), a sequel is already in [...]

It was a few weeks back that we gave you guys our unabashed review on the LG Optimus G and had almost nothing but praise about the device. After being lucky enough spend several weeks with the device, our verdict still stands — the LG Optimus G delivers a superior smartphone experience. Oh, and it’s [...]