Abakwa-LG bayaqhubeka nomkhankaso wabo walo nyaka ka-2012, futhi yonke into ikhombisa ukuthi isilungiselele i-supersmartphone ezokwethulwa ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka, I-LG Optimus G. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, le foni ehlakaniphile entsha izophatha i-Android, okungenzeka ukuthi inguqulo yakamuva engu-4.1 Jelly Bean. Kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, izobe ifakwe i-Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, ngaleyo ndlela ibe yi-smartphone yokuqala ukufika emakethe yomhlaba ngale ngxenye. Nokho, okuvelile kule selula yizithombe ezintsha, eziveza ukuthi ukwakheka kwayo kungaba njani.
Okuphawuleka kakhulu ngezithombe okuthiwa ziputshuziwe ukubaluleka okunikezwa isikrini, nokubaluleka kokulahlekelwa umzimba wonke weselula, okwenziwa lula, njengoba iningi lendawo engaphambili lihlala isikrini. . Indawo engemuva, ngakolunye uhlangothi, inekhamera ehlakaniphile, futhi iphrezenta idizayini enephethini ye-polygonal engakwazi ukubamba idivayisi. Nakuba, ngaphezu kwakho konke, kubonakala sengathi kuyashintsha, okunganikeza ukuthinta okucwebezelayo okubaluleke kakhulu kulokhu okusha I-LG Optimus G.
Izithombe esinazo, vele, zingamahemuhemu nje, futhi zingase zingabi nezezisetshenziswa abakwa-LG abangase bezilungiselela. Kungaba yingxenye ye-prototype, futhi kungabi umklamo wayo wokugcina. Kunoma yikuphi, lezi zindaba eziputshukayo zibukeka zikubeka kucace ngaphandle kokungabaza ukuthi isethulo siyeza, nokuthi singenzeka nangesikhathi se-IFA 2012 eBerlin, ezoqala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Njengesikhumbuzo, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi I-LG Optimus G Izophatha isikrini se-IPS GD esingu-4,7-intshi, esinokulungiswa okungu-1280 x 720 pixels. Ukuthi iphrosesa yayo izohambisana ne-RAM engu-2GB, nokuthi iphrosesa yezithombe izoba i-Adreno 320, enekhamera engu-13 megapixel.