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19 March 2024

Guess which smartphone won Best LTE Device Award? (Hint: It isn’t iPhone 5 or Galaxy S4)

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By Vicky Kapur

LG Electronics (LG) yesterday announced that its 4G LTE smartphone, Optimus G Pro, received the Best LTE Device/Handset Award at the LTE World Summit 2013.

The Korean giant said the award came as a recognition of the mobile phone’s “superior LTE capabilities, wide range of consumer-centric features, ease-of-use, seamless inter-device connectivity and elegant design”.

LTE (short for long-term evolution) networks are now rapidly proliferating across the world, with every new smartphone being launched today boasting of LTE connectivity. The field is now getting crowded, with Emirates 24|7 counting at least 20 devices (smartphones and phablets) that now come with LTE capabilities.

These include today’s most popular smartphones:– Apple’s iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, BlackBerry Z10 and the Nokia Lumia 920.

The LG Optimus G Pro was ranked above all of these and other LTE smartphones at the LTE World Summit, held this year in Amsterdam from June 24-26. Now in its ninth year, the summit is widely viewed as world’s leading 4G event, and attracts the mobile industry’s key decision-makers and thought leaders.

LG’s winner smartphone is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and boasts of a 5.5-inch 1080p Full HD IPS display.

“We are honored and delighted to have been recognised with this prestigious award,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

“The Optimus G Pro is a clear example of how LG is offering consumers the very best in mobile technology and user experience. Far from resting on our laurels, we are already hard at work developing the next generation of advanced LTE devices and network technologies.” 

LG says its Optimus G Pro smartphone supports all LTE frequency bands, making the device compatible with any 4G LTE network in the world. It comes equipped with a quad-band mobile antenna, supporting both 2x2 and 4x2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel configuration.