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now this is an exciting little box I recently unbox the Nexus 4 in here I have the lg optimus G this is basically the phone that has the guts of the Nexus 4 but the friendly partnership with the carriers which means one major thing LTE there are some other significant differences too let's open it up and check it out I've been getting so many of these little expanses boxes lately we got the International unlocked version so we do have a useful power adapter here and here we go lg optimus G we have the AT&T model the GSM model which works on 18 T now there are significant differences even between the models that you get on different carriers in the u.s. we'll go through those a little bit later but I just want you to know this is the 18 T model and since it is texting and driving it can wait I shouldn't make that funny voice cuz it can wait I took the pledge let's see what else we have in here before I take the stickers off we have our lg optimus information packet and add for you verse thinks they get enough of those in the mail and some other stuff or microUSB charging cable and power brick okay all right here is our phone now it's a little different shape than the Nexus 4 you may recall that one you're gonna get these stickers off here out do it not cool sticker I cut my nails and now I can't get those stickers off we're gonna do specs I'm gonna get help and a band-aid the lg optimus G comes in black or white it has a smokin fast snapdragon s4 pro quad core cpu with an LTE chip now that's a big difference between this and the Nexus 4 that LTE capabilities plus a fast processor that's a pretty hot phone one big drawback though it is only running Android 4.0.4 otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich not jellybean and there is no word on when this phone might get the upgrade to the latest operating system the 18 T model weighs about 5 ounces and the size and weight are slightly different on AT&T and Sprint also the AT&T model has expandable memory it comes with 32 gigs total but supports up to 64 gigs of expandable memory now on the Sprint version you only get 32 gigs with no microSD card slot it has a 4.7 inch display so it's a good size phone and the display itself is true HD 1280 by 768 pixels and our reviewers say it looks great I agree it has a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera the 18 T model has an 8 megapixel back camera whereas the Sprint model gets a 13 megapixel cameras in our comparisons daylight photos look about the same but the sprint model does seem to take better photos at night it is equipped with NFC Bluetooth and of course Wi-Fi and the camera can do 1080p recording it has a mid sized battery 2100 milliamps which they say is good for up to 10 hours the unlock model that we have retails for 549 with contract though you can get it for $1.99 or $99 depending on your carrier now the lg optimus G is a super nice phone the hardware feels beautiful it's big and it looks a little bit bulky not totally sleek and rounded off but it's not heavy it's a very nice size and weight and it's sort of a little present for those of you who wanted a Nexus 4 but we're really disappointed that you didn't get 4G then again the big trade-off is that you don't get jellybean with this phone and of course it's not a pure Android experience LG has tweaked the interface a little bit as you can see it's interesting because the lg optimus is a phone that doesn't make very many compromises in terms of processor speed and design it's a really high quality phone but between the Nexus 4 the G on AT&T and the G on Sprint you're gonna have to make some kind of compromise so what's the lesser of two evils here or three evils as the case may be for me I think it's probably the Optimus G on AT&T because you get a pretty good selection of features you get expandable memory and more importantly you get that 4G but you should go to CNET and read our full review on this phone for all the details