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hello guys this is april from android authority calm LG electronics was kind enough to send us a sample unit of the LG optimus G we're excited to open this box and see the goodies inside join me and find out here's the unopened box as you can see it's still sealed with security stickers there's one on the top edge and another at the bottom which also has informational barcodes this unit seems to be capable of LTE warp the phone specs and features are printed at the back of the box so what's inside the box let's find out we're about to find out what LG's newest phone looks like this unit has a 1.5 gigahertz quad-core Snapdragon processor 2 gigabytes of RAM and 32 gigabytes of internal storage this is a very powerful phone with a powerful hardware it's green is 4.7 inches in diagonal and we expect it to be very crisp especially since it uses the true HD IPS + LCD screen so let's open it here it is guys the LG optimus G as you can see it still has its protective plastic cover on even at the back so let's set this aside for now let's save the best for last what else is in here here are NFC tags I believe there are two tags inside the sashay and these are the user guides they're in Korean here are the two pen european standard wall charger plug the USB charging cable we also have a pair of club beat earphones see how these look like they're nice literally these are in ear headphones with soft earbuds the cord is narrow and flat and there noodles here are some spare earbuds in case and here's a simple or a sim eject tool you'll need this for opening the SIM tray let's set this aside for now okay the minor goodies out of the way let's now look at the main attraction the optimus G is still dressed in plastic so let's address it there's also protective plastic covering the edges and the backside the screen looks very nice it's black and glossy there's the LG logo over there and the front-facing camera let's look at the back it's all white ok there's the LG logo and the back camera we have the loudspeaker down here and on top we have metal gilding over there and there's a headphone headphone jack and we have the small hold their TV antenna over here and the power button over here hey and the volume keys and the sim tray right over here so you need a sim pin for that the bottom we have the USB port and torque screws let's take a peek at the software and interface ok let's power this baby now ok the LG logo showing up sounds booting up ok so since this is the first time this phone has Buddha the startup may take a little while right so the phones booted up there's bugdroid right there waving at me and setup screen that we're seeing Korean so let's change the default language to English ok let's set this up all right I'll set let's walk around the interface very briefly and see what LG has in store for us the display looks ridiculously sharp and vibrant you truly have to see this with your own eyes to appreciate it this is a 4.7 inch screen right here it uses a true HD IPS + LCD display with screen resolution of 1280 by 768 pixels the default home screen wallpaper looks amazing and colorful the app icon looks very sharp I haven't seen jitter or lag yet while swiping between scenes it's super smooth screen transitions are buttery very slick so let's find out what Android version is pulling the strings here right let's look for the settings hey aah hey oh it's Android Ice Cream Sandwich I hate I was initially expecting Android 4.1 jelly bean in here because the operating system is buttery smooth we're hearing though that LG will be pushing jelly bean to this phone very soon we just had a quick peek at the LG optimus G its various now be very smooth and has an amazingly crisp display stay tuned for our full review of this newcomer from LG Electronics remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel this is april from android authority com thanks for watching guys may the light side of the Android force be with you Oh