LG Nexus 4 coming to India in January 2013; Optimus G also on its way

New Delhi: LG's hot-selling Nexus 4 smartphone is expected to make its India debut in January 2013, according to a source. The Nexus 4 is easily one of the most awaited Android phones in India and LG has so far been tightlipped about the phone's India plans.

Our source also informed us that the LG Optimus G smartphone with voice-activated power camera is also gearing up for its India launch. The Optimus G boasts a 13 megapixel camera which a user can instruct to take snaps by talking to it, plus a 4.7-inch screen with a sharper picture quality than both the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S III.

The source, however, did not reveal any details about the price of the Nexus 4 or the Optimus G in India.

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  Designed collaboratively by LG and Google, Nexus 4, the newest smartphone in the Nexus line-up from Google, was announced on Monday for availability starting next month in select markets.

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  This is the first time LG has collaborated to build a Google Nexus device.

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  The Nexus 4 runs on the latest version of Android 4.2 that is also called Jelly Bean.

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  The Nexus 4 comes with a 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.3MP HD front camera.

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  The phone has a 1280x768 4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus 320ppi display with Zerogap Touch technology.

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  The Nexus 4 display is protected by scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

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  The Nexus 4 comes with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor.

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  The phone has 2GB of RAM. Google and LG claim that the Nexus 4 is the snappiest Nexus smartphone yet.

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  Nexus 4 is sold unlocked and is GSM/HSPA+ compatible so it will operate on more than 200 network providers worldwide.

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  It will be available to purchase in both an 8GB version and a 16GB version on Google Play starting November 13 in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Offline availability in Europe, Central/South Americas, Asia, CIS and the West Asia will begin from the end of November.

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  The Nexus 4 has an embedded 2,100mAh Li-Polymer battery that offers a talk time of 15.3 hours and 390 hours of standby.

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  Measuring 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm the Nexus 4 wieghs 139g.

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The Nexus 4 is the first phone to come with Google's latest Android 4.2 operating system.

The Nexus 4 is the first phone to come with Google's latest Android 4.2 operating system and has been collaboratively designed by LG and Google and was launched at a price of $299, without contract.

The Nexus 4 features a 4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus display with a resolution of 1280-by-768 pixels, supported by Zerogap Touch technology. The screen is scratch resistant, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2. The phone sports an 8 megapixel camera. The Nexus 4 is armed with Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Krait CPUs, and 2GB of RAM.

Nexus 4: Key specifications

- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.5GHz Quad-Core Krait CPUs

- Operating System: Android 4.2, Jelly Bean

- Network: 3G (WCDMA), HSPA+

- Display: 4.7-inch WXGA True HD IPS Plus (1280 x 768 pixels)

- Memory: 8GB / 16GB

- RAM: 2GB

- Camera: 8.0MP rear / 1.3MP HD front

- Battery: 2,100mAh Li-Polymer (embedded) / Talk time: 15.3 hours / Standby: 390 hours

- Size: 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm

- Weight: 139g

- Other: Wireless charging, NFC

Also See

• LG, Google launch Nexus 4 smartphone with Android 4.2 at $299
• LG unveils Optimus G smartphone with voice-activated power camer

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