LG's Optimus G Pro gets a Japan release

Customers on NTT Docomo's network recently received another attractive Android smartphone option in LG's Optimus G Pro, which launched early this month. Interestingly, the Japanese version of the handset is marginally smaller than the one that originally launched in the company's home market of South Korea. However, with a 5-inch HD display, it's still more than sufficient for mobile-media viewing.

Other key specifications include 2 gigabytes of RAM and a 1.7 GHz quad-core processor. The handset runs on Android 4.1 (aka Jelly Bean) and comes with a 13-megapixel camera on the rear, with a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. As you might expect, the Optimus G Pro is LTE compatible and able to run on Docomo's high-speed Xi network.