World’s first HD LTE smartphone, the LG Optimus LTE has just gone live in Japan via NTT DoCoMo. The phone was initially launched in South Korea, and more recently in the Unites States and South Korea.
However, the Japanese version is delivered with several unique features that are not included with the North American variant, such as NFC (Near Field Communications) support and 1seg digital TV.
The rest of the smartphone’s specs are similar, so Japanese customers should expect the LG Optimus LTE to boast an impressive 4.5-inch HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that supports 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and 16 million colors.
LG Optimus LTE is the first LTE-enabled smartphone to offer True HD Graphics Engine with 2.76 million sub-pixels.
In addition, the device integrates Dolby mobile sound enhancement and active noise cancellation with dedicated mic technologies.
“The Optimus LTE is one of LG’s most promising devices and has already been received well in Korea, Canada and the United States. As a worldwide innovator in mobile LTE technology, we are committed to developing high-quality devices that showcase our technical experience and True HD IPS display,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications Company.
The Optimus LTE is powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system, but is likely to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich next year, though LG is slow on revealing any timeframe for the upgrade.
Hardware-wise, the superphone embeds a powerful dual core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, which is complemented by Android 220 graphics processing unit. It also packs 4 GB onboard memory, 1 GB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 16GB memory card included).
The 8-megapixel camera on the back feature LED flash and autofocus, along with face detection, image stabilization and full HD (1080p) video recording. There’s also a 1.3-megapixel front facing camera for video calls.
No word on the phone’s price yet, but NTT DoCoMo may offer a good deal on this one.
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