LG Optimus L9 dual-core Android smartphone gets announced

Following the footsteps of the Optimus G quad-core powerhouse, LG announced yet another Android smartphone today. Dubbed Optimus L9, the handset will sit at the top of the popular L-Series of devices from the Korean manufacturer.

The LG Optimus L9 features a dual-core CPU, clocked at 1GHz and a gig of RAM. There's 4GB of built-in memory on board. We are yet to find out if it is expandable. The rest of the handset's specs include a 4.7" screen, 5MP camera with VGA front-facing companion, and a 2150mAh battery. The measures of the LG L9 are quite impressive. They are 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1mm, while its weight tips the scale at 125g.

The Optimus L9 will boot Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, dressed in the company's UX user interface when launched. The handset will also feature a Qtranslator app, which can translate text from 44 different languages using Optical Character Recognition technology.

Pricing and availability of the LG Optimus L9 are yet to be known. We will update you as soon as we find out.

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