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2012
26th April 2012
There has been a lot of interest in LTE 4G devices in the US
in recent months, but as LTE networks are still very rare in Europe
then that interest has not transferred across the pond. So, the
LG Optimus TrueHD LTE is a pretty rare device, an LTE capable
smartphone heading to Europe.. well, Germany at least. It supports
HSPA+ as well as LTE, and this gives much wider coverage on top
of the fledgling 4G networks.
As you can probably guess, the LG Optimus TrueHD LTE comes with
an HD display, in this case a 4.5" 720 x 1280 pixel panel.
On the back is an 8 megapixel camera with a 1.3 megapixel video
calling camera on the front. Inside is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor
coupled with 1GB of RAM, 2GB of available internal flash memory
plus a 16GB microSD card.
There's a large 1830 mAh battery inside the TrueHD, and the handset
measures 134 x 68 x 10.5mm and weighs 135 grams. Other than a slightly
interesting textured back, the TrueHD is a pretty dull slabby phone
available only in black.. this is not a device that will turn heads
in terms of physical design, although we suspect that the large
IPS display might be very impressive to look at.
Disappointingly, the TrueHD LTE only runs Android 2.3, and there's
really no excuse for that now that Android 4.0 has been around for
a while, although we assume that there's some sort of upgrade path
planned. Still, it will do everything that every other Android phone
does, and it will do it very quickly.
We don't know when the TrueHD LTE will hit the shops or how much
it will cost, although our best guess is that it will retail for
slightly under €400 whenever it comes to market.
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