LG unveils Optimus Vu II...

With the Samsung Galaxy Note II becoming available around the world, LG has unveiled their second generation phablet, the Optimus Vu II. Design wise, the Vu II retains the 5-inch 4:3 ratio display but gains, wait, looses some bezel to make the phone smaller.

Specs wise, as I've said the Vu II retains it's 5-inch display with a unusual 4:3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 768x1280, the Vu II gains some horsepower from Qualcomm's S4 Pro quad-core chip clocked at 1.5GHz and paired with 2GB of RAM. Camera's on the device include a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. Internal memory hasn't been specified but expect it to be around 16GB.

The phone will be available in Black, White and Pink and be priced at 966,900 won (around £628) but no officially pricing or release date has been stated.

LG Optimus Vu available globally this September, powered by Tegra 3...

After LG confirmed that the Optimus Vu will be available in the US in Q4, LG has gone further and announced global availability this September. Again, it is great to see the Optimus Vu finally launch outside of Korea, the global version will be powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor instead of the dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor.

Besides that the device still packs the same old 5-inch display with 4:3 ratio 768x1024 resolution, rear 8-megapixel and front 1.3-megapixel camera's and 2080mAh battery.

LG Optimus Vu coming to US this quarter...

LG has officially announced that the infamous Optimus Vu will hit U.S. soils this quarter. If you remember we had a leak showing us a Verizon branded Optimus Vu sporting Verizon's LTE bands. The Optimus Vu itself hasn't sold well, partially due to only being sold in Asian markets only.

Hopefully, the Optimus Vu will be met with good perception and furthermore be offered in more countries. Although I'm not particularly a fan of it's 4:3 ratio screen it may be perfect for you.

LG Optimus Vu bound for Verizon leaked...

Spy shots of LG's "phablet" the Optimus Vu have shown up today bearing Verizon's branding upon it, as Verizon is yet to release the infamous Galaxy Note. It appears LG is looking to beat them to the punch. 

The specs of the Optimus Vu are impressive and makes the phone a definite one of a kind, It packs a 4:3 aspect ratio 5.3-inch 720p display (768x1024), on the Verizon network it's said to be powered by a Snapdragon S4 processor with 1GB of RAM which'll most likely mean it's LTE compatible, It has two cameras, one 8-megapixel rear-facer and a 1.3-megapixel front-facer for video calls. 

The device contains 32GB of internal storage that can't be expanded. Battery capacity is a reasonable 2080mAh, which should keep the device running for at least a whole day depending on usage. The Vu was unveiled running Android 2.3 but this looks  to be running Android 4.0.4.