It was announced on September 19, 2012;[3] On January 18, 2013, LG announced that the device reached 1 million in sales four months after its release in Korea, Japan, Canada, and the U.S.[6] The LG Optimus G is also closely related to the Nexus 4 with similar specifications and a similar design.

This Optimus G variant is Korean model with additional Korea-exclusive features such as T-DMB support.

[10] In February 2013, the E975 was launched in Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and other unspecified countries in March.

The LG Optimus G is the first widely released device to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC.

[5] The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 SoC features a Quad-core Krait processor clocked at 1.5 GHz.

The phone features a 4.7" True HD IPS LCD of 768x1280 resolution and displaying 16,777,216 colors at 318 ppi pixel density.

The phone also features a front-facing 1.3 MP camera, capable of recording HD 720p video at 30 FPS.

[17] The LG Optimus G comes with many preloaded Android apps, including Google Chrome, Gmail, YouTube, Google+, and the Play Store.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat update is available now for Optimus G in South Korea (May 2014)[19] and in India (July 2014) and is expected to hit other parts of the world in August–September 2014.