LG announces the Optimus G

LG's Optimus G is now official. The handset features a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor, and will use components from various sister companies. The Optimus G will have LTE support, a 4.7-inch WXGA (1280 x 768 pixels) IPS display . LG says its new display is much thinner thanks to a newly developed G2 Touch Hybrid Display and boasts of better visibility outdoors.

LG's Chem contribution is a 2,100mAh battery that has a longer lifespan of 800 cycles--an improvement over the current 500 cycles of batteries today. The phone will also have a whopping 2GB of RAM. Other flagship Android smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One X come with just 1GB.
Lastly, the rumor about the Optimus G's 13-megapixel camera is true, and the smartphone will run Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) does not seem to be available and was not mentioned in the LG announcement.
Japan's NTT Docomo will be the first to get a Japanese version of the Optimus G--a global version is slated to be launched in September in Korea, with worldwide availability to follow after.