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Not tired of seeing different versions of the Optimus G? LG has just revealed another variant for Korean customers: the Optimus GK. Similar to the one-off Optimus G Pro it delivered in Japan on NTT DoCoMo, this handset has features pinched from the 5.5-inch Pro (1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 CPU, 2GB RAM) squeezed into a more-pocketable 5-inch frame. The 1080p screen here (440PPI) is Full HD IPS like the one we’re expecting to see in AT&T’s Optimus G Pro in a few days, matched a 3,100mAh battery, 16GB of storage, microSD slot and 13MP/2MP rear/front camera setup. This particular variant had been rumored to launch at MWC but is only now being announced for Korean carrier KT, we’ll see how many more twists LG can wring out of the Optimus G platform before delivering a true sequel later this year.

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If there’s one thing that defines the phablet, it’s not hand portability — what’s on the market usually demands something of a stretch. Pantech wants to keep our grip at least slightly in check through its imminent Vega R3. The Android phone’s 5.3-inch, IPS-based LCD isn’t what we’d call modest, but it’s framed by an extra-thin bezel that Pantech claims is still comfortable in one hand. The R3 will be powerful, no matter how you hold it. It touts the same quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro we just saw in the LG Optimus G along with 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and a 2,600mAh battery that can top up 100 minutes. South Koreans can pick up the Vega R3 from one of their three major carriers on September 25th. Sadly, we’re not expecting an American variant of the design given an emphasis on cheaper and smaller Pantech models in the US.

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This is yet another possible hint that the next generation iPhone, where some prefer to call it the new iPhone or just iPhone 5 for the sake of continuity, might just carry 4G LTE capability as a couple of cellular operators in Korea – namely SK Telecom and KT, spilled the beans to the Korea Times that their respective companies are well advanced in talks with the fruity company in order to enable the handsets play nice with the 1.8 GHz network frequency in the final iteration. SK Telecom has plans to introduce a Multi Carrier (MC) network that would introduce LTE connectivity in 23 cities before the year is over, where users can alternate between the 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz LTE frequencies in a snap, making it easy for folks who use 4G smartphones and tablets.

You could say that the major problem which Apple faces would be the wide range of 4G frequencies worldwide that needs to be supported. Qualcomm’s universal LTE chip known as the MSM-8960 does help as it supports up to seven different frequency bands, although it remains to b seen whether Apple is one name that has signed up Qualcomm as its partner in the upcoming iPhone.

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