Category: LG
IDC: Apple passes LG to become world’s third largest phone vendor
Thanks to a strong fourth quarter, Apple has passed LG to become the world’s third largest cell phone vendor by volume, according to new estimates from market research firm IDC. The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.1% year-over-year in the fourth quarter as the feature phone market continued to decline ...
LG reports second straight loss in Q4
LG Electronics on Wednesday posted its second consecutive quarterly loss despite record flat-panel TV shipments and solid performance from its mobile handset division. The South Korea-based electronics vendor recorded revenue of KRW 13.81 trillion, or approximately $12.05 billion USD, in the fourth quarter of 2011 along with an operating profit ...
LG First Triple SIM Phone Coming Next Month: LG A290
LG’s got a triple SIM phone coming next month and that debut is scheduled for the Russian market, in case you’re wondering. This is the LG A290 handset I’m talking about and the premiere here is how mainstream this phone is… Actually there are quite a bunch of handsets with ...
Smartphone vendors said to be delaying launches to avoid competiting with iPhone 4S
Global smartphone vendors including Samsung, HTC, Nokia and LG are expected to launch new smartphone models in the second quarter to avoid competing directly with the iPhone 4S, according to Digitimes. “Mainly due to hot sales of the iPhone 4S, Apple recorded the largest global smartphone market share of 23.9% in the ...
LG L3 E400 Budget Android Phone Up for Pre-Order, Costs 145 Euros
A Swedish retailer has recently started taking pre-orders for the LG Optimus L3 E400 smartphone. This one is supposed to be an affordable handset, that might come next month at MWC 2012 with the LG CX2 aka the Optimus 3D Max and the new quad core Tegra 3 unit leaked ...
LG CX2 New 3D Phone to Be Rebranded to 3D Max Name?
LG CX2, yet another new smarpthone that made the news together with the quad core LG handset is looking at a rebranding. This 3D phone that follows in the footsteps of the LG Optimus 3D will bear the name of LG 3D Max, if our information is correct. This model ...
LG: More than 1 million Optimus LTE phones sold
LG announced on Wednesday that it has sold more than 1 million Optimus LTE handsets. A version of the device landed in the United States as the Nitro HD on AT&T, although it’s unclear if that phone is figured into the count. “The combination of LTE connectivity with LG’s True HD ...
LG Optimus 3D 2 images leak
Images and specs of a new LG phone codenamed the “CX2″ were recently leaked. The phone is thought to possibly be the successor to the Optimus 3D and may be unveiled during the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona next month. Pocketnow, which leaked the image and specs, says ...
LG Optimus 3D 2 Leaks at LG CX2, Brand New 3D Smartphone Coming to MWC 2012
LG is preparing for MWC 2012 and aside from that leaked quad core smartphone they’re preparing, the company also has a follow-up for the Optimus 3D ready… Dubbed LG CX2 for now, this new 3D handset is nicknamed LG Optimus 3D 2 for now and it brings a 3D camera ...
LG Connect 4G LTE Smartphone Reaches the FCC, Coming to Verizon
LG’s got a fresh LTE smartphone after the Nitro HD/Spectrum, the Connect 4G model. This handset was recently spotted at the FCC and it’s coming to Verizon quite soon, according to some rumors. The device made an appearance at CES as well early this month, with MetroPCS branding and support ...
LG Spectrum and BlackBerry Curve 9370 Hit Verizon
The Big Red has just made available two interesting handsets, the LG Spectrum and BlackBerry Curve 9370, so you get a Gingerbread 720p offering and a business QWERTY handset. The LG Spectrum is also found on AT&T with different branding (Nitro HD), but this time it comes with a plastic ...