The Korean smartphone maker LG seems to be the latest to join the
full-HD bandwagon. Smartphone makers HTC, Huawei, Sony and ZTE have
already announced their full-HD smartphones. LG was expected to announce
its new flagship full-HD smartphone Optimus G2 at the recently
concluded CES 2013 but that did not happen.
However, the latest report
by AndroidHeadline.com suggests that LG is planning to launch a full-HD
smartphone in the first quarter of 2013. This smartphone carries the
codename 'GK' and will have a 5.5-inch screen and will run on a
quad-core processor.
Furthermore, reports by ET News suggests that
LG will be launching a full-HD, 5.5-inch handset at Mobile World
Congress (MWC 2013) in Barcelona, which will be held in the last week of
February, and the smartphone will start retailing just days after the
event. This report also mentions that the 1080p screen is being made by
Pantech.
As per South Korean news agency, Yonhap, LG's main
objective behind launching the full-HD smartphone in first quarter is to
be able to garner greater market share than its rivals. The company
feels that having its product in the market before Samsung Galaxy S IV
or the next generation iPhone will give it a slight edge in terms of
sales.
The agency further claims that HTC too might follow a
similar strategy with its forthcoming flagship HTC M7 and we might see
this smartphone too retailing by first quarter of 2013.
AndroidHeadlines.com
also contemplates that LG will have to actually announce its next
flagship before MWC 2013 to be able to stick to its target of shipping
this smartphone in the first quarter of 2013.