The LG G series was a line of Android devices produced by LG Electronics. The "G" designation was introduced in 2012 as a branch of the LG Optimus series for flagship devices, but LG announced in July 2013 that the "Optimus" name would be discontinued for future flagships in favor of maintaining "G" and "Vu" as distinct brands. The first purely G-branded phone, the LG G2, was unveiled in August 2013.
LG's first two smartwatches, the LG G Watch and the LG G Watch R, were also part of the LG G series. Starting with the LG Watch Urbane, LG dropped the "G" branding from the device's name, thus eliminating the watches from the G series.
In April 2020, LG announced that it would discontinue the G branding and return to using distinct brand names for future flagship devices (beginning with the LG Velvet), to "resonate with today's consumers and help us to establish a clearer brand identity."
Phones 2012: LG Optimus G
2013 lineup LG Optimus G Pro LG G2 LG G Pro Lite LG G2 Mini LG G Flex LG G Pro 2
2014 lineup LG G3 LG G3 Stylus LG G3 S, also known as LG G3 Beat, LG G3 Mini and LG G3 Vigor (AT&T, Sprint) LG G Pro 2 LG Gx LG G Vista
2015 lineup LG G4 LG G4c, also known as the LG Magna LG G4 Stylus, also known in the U.S. as the LG G Stylo (Boost Mobile, Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile) LG G4 Beat, also known as LG G4S LG G4 Vigor, (Virgin Mobile Canada) LG G Flex 2 LG G Vista 2 LG Tribute 2
2016 lineup LG G5 LG G5 SE LG Stylus 2 LG Stylus 2 Plus
2017 lineup LG G6 LG G6+ LG Stylus 3 LG Stylo 3 Plus
2018 lineup LG G7 ThinQ LG G7 One LG G7 Fit LG Stylo 4 LG Stylo 4 Plus
2019 lineup LG G8 ThinQ LG G8s ThinQ LG G8x ThinQ LG Stylo 5
2020-2021 lineup LG Velvet LG Velvet 2 Pro LG Stylo 6
Tablets LG G Pad 7.0 LG G Pad 8.0 LG G Pad 8.3 LG G Pad 10.1
Watches LG has produced a number of smartwatches; however, only a few of them carry the "LG G" branding. For example, the LG G Watch R is part of the LG G series, while its successor, the LG Watch Urbane, does not carry the "G" branding.
LG G Watch
LG and Google announced the Android Wear-based LG G Watch on June 25, 2014.
Display: 1.65" LCD with 280x280 pixel resolution Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Storage: 4 GB RAM: 512 MB
LG G Watch R
LG and Google announced the LG G Watch R, also based on Android Wear, on October 25, 2014.
Display: 1.3" circular P-OLED display with 320x320 pixel resolution Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Storage: 4 GB RAM: 512 MB
See also LG K series LG Q series LG V series List of LG mobile phones
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