LG announces its next generation L Series II smartphones

Korean manufacturer LG has officially announced the next generation L Series II smartphones - the Optimus L3 II, Optimus L5 II and Optimus L7 II.

According to LG, it had built on the widely successful L Series smartphones that sold over 10 million units in the first 10 months, to include "contemporary design aesthetics and innovations that improve on the original".

LG said it had introduced four new design elements incorporating a Seamless Layout, Laser Cut Contour, Radiant Rear Design and Smart LED Lighting on the home button.

Currently, LG seems to be focused on Optimus L7 II featuring a 4.3-inch IPS WVGA display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 8-MP rear camera incorporating LED flash, VGA front-facing camera, 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8225 processor with 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage and microSD card support. The handset, which comes with a 2,460 mAh battery measures 121.5 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm.

LG also added that the dual-SIM version of the Optimus L7 II would be the first to launch as part of the new series and would debut in Russia this week. The pricing however, was not known. The Optimus L7 II would come with LG's unique UX features including QSlide and QuickTranslator.

According to the company, the Optimus L3 II with 3.2-inch QVGA IPS display and 1,540mAh battery and the Optimus L5 II with a larger 4-inch WVGA display and 1,700mAh battery would be announced at a later date. Additionally, all the new Optimus L Series II handsets have dual-SIM versions and would be unveiled later in Barcelona, this month during Mobile World Congress 2013.