LG Optimus GK Features and Specs with Price

LG has announced their new phone under the Optimus Series, the LG Optimus GK.With specification and features close to Samsung Galaxy S4,this could be LG’s only real competitor to the current Samsung flagship.The Smartphone,which is to be released in South Korea,is to all intents and purposes a 5″inch version of the G Pro.LG Optimus GK comes with a 5″inch screen fully HD IPS display Screen.The screen resolution is 1920×1080 pixels.LG has incorporated something known as the Zero Gap Touch Technology for their display.The phone runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Operating System.Under the hood runs on quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 processor.The phone will have 16GB of Internal storage with a microSD card slot,2GB of RAM,13 Megapixel rear camera with Autofocus and LED flash and 2.1 front facing camera for HD video chat.Connectivity wise the GK will support 3G and 4g LTE as well as Bluetooth,NFC and of course Wi-fi.The Optimus GK will also feature the Software that was recently released for the Optimus G Pro including Smart Video (which recognizes the position of the viewers eyes and automatically plays or stops the video accordingly),Duel Camera(which simultaneously captures photograph of both the subject and the shooter using both the front and back cameras together) and the Pause and Resume Recording (which allows the user to pause and restart recording video in the same clip without creating multiple video files).The Optimus GK is currently available as an exclusive for Korea Telecom,but it could be launched contract free in Korea in the near future and wider international launch is also quite likely.

Expected Price: $300 approx

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LG Optimus GK Features

• Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Operating System


• 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display at 440 ppi


• 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU


• 2GB of DDR2 RAM


• 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD


• 13 MP rear camera which resolution is 4208 x3120 pixels with Autofocus and LED Flash


• 2.1 MP front-facing camera


• 9.9 mm thick and weighs 156 grams


• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, SlimPort and NFC


• 3,100 mAh battery

LG Optimus GK Specifications

	General
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network	UMTS 850 / 900 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G Network	LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
SIM	Yes
Announced	Announced 2013,April
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release May 2013
	Body
Dimensions	139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
Weight	156 grams
Colors	Platinum White and Black Indigo
	Display
Type	Full HD IPS Capacitive Touchscreen
Resolution	5.0 Inches,1920 x 1080 px
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Yes
	Software
Operating System	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
CPU	Quad Core 1.7 GHz
GPU	Adreno 320
Sensor	Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass, Light Sensor
	Camera
Primary	13.1 MP, 4208 x3120 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama
Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Secondary	2.2 MP (1720 x 1280 pixels) front-facing camera 640 x 480 pixels video recording
	Sound
Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker	yes
3.5mm jack	yes
	Memory info
Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal	16 GB, 2 GB DDR2 RAM
	Data
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Up to 237 kbps
Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC	Yes
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
	Configuration
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Battery Life
Type	Li-ion 3100 mAH
Stand-by	N/A
Talk time	N/A
Music play	N/A

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LG Optimus GK Features and Specs with Price