LG is still in the smartphone ball game with the LG Opitmus Pro, recently for AT&T and has more Optimus plans, soon.

Tech media have received invitations to an event on May 30th with the title “ImaGination Begins" in Macu, leading the conjecturatti to contend that LG will launch a new LG Optimus G, maybe the LG Optimus G2.

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The LG Optimus G Pro preorders started on May 3.This phone is more of phablet than smartphone and sized in realm of the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Pros of the Specs of the the LG Optimus G Pro

The LG Optimus G Pro features a Snapdragon 1.7GHz quad-core processor with 2 GB of RAM, 5.5-inch, 1920 X 1080 Full HD IPS display (400ppi), 13 MP Full HD camera, front camera (with dual recording), TV/entertainment universal remote control, 3,140 mAh Battery, 32GB storage and microSD slot.

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There are more Optimus models coming from LG, the LG Optimus F5 and F7 mid-range LTE smartphone models with Android 4.1.2 that will be shown at Mobile World Congress.  The F series models are designed to bring the speed of LTE to a mass audience.

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LG announced that their premier smartphone the LG Optimus G has sold over one million units over the world in four months.

LG offers the Optimus G in Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United States and plans to release  in China and in several European countries in the first quarter of this year. The well-reviewed LG Optimus G has some neat features (see videos) and was named one of the best smartphones of 2012.

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The LG Optimus G was named one of the top smartphones of 2012. While at CES there were some great demos showing some of the neat features of the LG Optimus G including transparent video zoom, QSlide and QuickMemo.

While rumors are circulating about about the next LG Optimus G, the The LG Optimus G2 which may be announced after the next version of Android at Google I/O in May, the LG Optimus G is readily available at a discount.

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We already know what the reviewers thought of many of the best reviewed smartphones, we thought that we could better help our readers by running the best smartphones around through a series of tests that many other places don't do. Or review of the best smartphones revealed different winners than this test.

If you look at the world around us, you see more people using their phones as cameras than anything else.  Often it's not for photographs but for videos of  special events or important moments.

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In 2012 LG increased its quality and market share adding more smartphones to the WiMo News' Top Best Coolest Hottest List than any year before. We've seen the top CR / DT smartphones, best T-Mobile smartphones, best HTC smartphones, now let's look at how well LG did in 2102.

Last year, LG had no winners into the best smartphones of 2011 list  The LG Thrill did make it as runner up on the AT&T network.  This year there are many LG smartphones competing for the best of the year.

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WiMo News is continuing its round-up of distilling the review sources for the year of 2012. Our ginormous database is crunching out numbers with the help of human formulas that reveals some trends and surprises.  So far Consumer Reports gave higher ranking to LG and Motorola, there were few if any keyboarded winners and sales figures from Canaccord Genuity do not reflect the reviews.  Today we look at Digital Trends that really likes Windows Phones.

Our data includes all the smartphones throughout the year.

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Yesterday, we learned that Consumer Reports rated the LG Optimus G as the best smartphone for AT&T and Sprint networks. Today, we have two videos showing off features and tips.

The LG Optimus G received great reviews for its battery life, fast quad-core  processor, 4G LTE, beautiful screen, excellent benchmark tests.

Here are some LG Optimus G videos with tips which may also be helpful for the Nexus 4 which shares many of the same attributes but is in short supply.

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Consumer Reports is one of the few publications and organizations that does not accept advertising.  Consumer Reports claims that this makes their ranking impartial.  We reviewed Consumer Reports ratings for smartphones this year and found some surprises as well as similarities with technology media reviewers.

Update 12/18/2012 - We've rounded-up the 2012 results for best smartphone for T-Mobile, DT, HTC, LG, Droid , Motorola, Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, trends, sales figures and the best for 2012.

Some things that Consumer Reports hold important are call quality, ability to play Flash, ability to create Microsoft Word and Excel documents, ability to use voice/data at the same time, ease of use, separate call buttons and removable batteries.

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LG Optimus G Review of Reviews by Wireless and Mobile News

The LG Optimus G is quad-core powerhouse for AT&T and Sprint with a solid feel, large screen and LG user interface with special memo and media showing apps.

Best-Liked Features:  battery life, fast quad-core  processor, 4G LTE, beautiful screen, excellent benchmark tests.
Least-Liked Features:  Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich , camera flat/disappointing, too hot to handle, bloatware, could be too big for some and no microSD slot.

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