The LG G series was a line of Android devices produced by

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. The "G" designation was first introduced in 2012 as a branch of the

LG Optimus series The LG Optimus series is a series of smartphones and tablet computers manufactured by LG Electronics. Optimus-branded devices have been produced running both the Android and Windows Phone 7 operating systems. Android * LG Optimus, alternatively ...

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 The LG G2 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics. Serving as a successor to 2012's Optimus G and the 2013 Optimus G Pro phablet, the G2 was unveiled at a press event in New York City on 7 August 2013, and first released in Sep ...

, was unveiled in August 2013. LG's first two smartwatches, the

LG G Watch The LG G Watch (model W100, codenamed Dory) is an Android Wear-based smartwatch announced and released by LG and Google on June 25, 2014. It was released along with the Samsung Gear Live as launch devices for Android Wear, a modified version of ...

and the

LG G Watch R The LG G Watch R (model W110) is an Android Wear-based smartwatch announced and released by LG and Google on October 25, 2014.

, were also part of the LG G series. Starting with the

LG Watch Urbane The LG Watch Urbane is a smartwatch released by LG Corporation on April 27, 2015. There are gold and silver models, each with a 22mm-wide interchangeable strap. The watch has IP67 dust and water resistance. The LG Watch Urbane was equipped wit ...

, 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." LG P500 OPTIMUS ONE

Phones

2012: LG Optimus G

2013 lineup

LG Optimus G Pro The LG Optimus series, LG Optimus G Pro is a Flagship#Flagship as metaphor, flagship smartphone/phablet designed and manufactured by LG Electronics. It was released in the U.S. on May 10, 2013. Availability North America In the United States, t ...

LG G Pro Lite The LG G Pro Lite is a smartphone designed and manufactured by LG Electronics. It was announced on October 10, 2013, and became available in November 2013. Hardware Processor The LG G Pro Lite features a MediaTek MT6577 SoC with a Dual-core ...

LG G2 Mini LG G2 Mini is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics. It was unveiled at a Mobile World Congress on February 23, 2014. The G2 Mini is designed as a smaller version of its full-sized namesake, sharing a similar design but with a smalle ...

* LG G Flex *

LG G Pro 2 The LG G Pro 2 is an Android phablet smartphone produced by LG Electronics. Serving as a successor to the LG Optimus G Pro, it was unveiled in February 2014 during the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The phone comes in white or ...

2014 lineup

LG G3 The LG G3 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. First released in South Korea on May 28, 2014, it is a successor to 2013's LG G2. Inheriting design elements from the G2, such as its thin screen bezels an ...

LG G3 Stylus LG G3 Stylus is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics. It is a low-end phablet modeled after the design of the LG G3, and includes a stylus pen A stylus (plural styli or styluses) is a writing utensil or a small tool for some ot ...

* LG G3 S, also known as LG G3 Beat, LG G3 Mini and LG G3 Vigor ''(

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, Sprint)'' *

LG Gx The LG Gx is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics. It serves as an update to LG's phablet, the 2012 LG Optimus G Pro, by updating the software and design to that of LG's new flagship, the 2013 LG G2. Other than that, the smartphone ...

* LG G Vista

2015 lineup

LG G4 The LG G4 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. Unveiled on 28 April 2015 and first released in South Korea on 29 April 2015 and widely released in June 2015, as the successor to 2014's G3. The G4 is pr ...

* LG G4c, also known as the LG Magna *

Stylus, also known in the U.S. as the LG G Stylo ''(

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MetroPCS Metro by T-Mobile (formerly known as MetroPCS and also known simply as Metro) is an American prepaid wireless service provider and brand owned by T-Mobile US. It previously operated the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the U ...

, Sprint,

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)'' * LG G4 Beat * LG G4 Vigor, ''(

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LG G Flex 2 LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is ...

* LG G Vista 2

2016 lineup

LG G5 The LG G5 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. It was announced during Mobile World Congress as the successor to the 2015 LG G4. The G5 is distinguished from its predecessors by its aluminum chassis and ...

* LG G5 SE * LG Stylus 2 * LG Stylus 2 Plus

2017 lineup

LG G6 The LG G6 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. It was announced during Mobile World Congress on February 26, 2017, as the successor to the 2016 LG G5. The G6 is distinguished by its 5.7-inch display, w ...

* 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

2020-2021 lineup

* LG Velvet * LG Velvet 2 Pro *

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Tablets

* LG G Pad 7.0 * LG G Pad 8.0 *

LG G Pad 8.3 The LG G Pad 8.3 (also known as LG G Tab 8.3) is an Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by LG Electronics. It belongs to the LG G series, and was announced on 4 September 2013 and launched in November 2013. Unlike its predecesso ...

* 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 The LG G Watch R (model W110) is an Android Wear-based smartwatch announced and released by LG and Google on October 25, 2014.

is part of the LG G series, while its successor, the

, does not carry the "G" branding.

LG G Watch

LG and

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announced the

Android Wear Wear OS (also known simply as Wear and formerly Android Wear) is a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables. By pairing with mobile phones running Android version 6.0 "Marshmallow" or newer, or ...

-based LG G Watch on June 25, 2014. * Display: 1.65"

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display 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

, 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

Notes

: The LG Stylus 2 is the first and, as of late 2018, the last smartphone with a built-in

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digital radio.

References

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