LG Optimus G review: The Snapdragon S4 Pro flagship that spawned the Nexus 4.
The Nexus 4's ancestor.
LG Optimus G was the first phone with Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro and provided the hardware foundation for Google's beloved Nexus 4. Its glittering glass back and fast silicon marked LG's serious entry into the flagship race.
01Display
72/10072/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2012.
02Camera
64/10064/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2012.
03Performance
70/10070/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2012.
04Battery
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2012 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
72/100At 72/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2012 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- First Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core flagship
- Hardware basis for the Nexus 4
- Striking glass Crystal Reflection back
- Optimus UI dated
- Small 2100 mAh battery
- Low-res selfie cam
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .