The LG G series was a line of Android devices produced by LG Electronics. The "G" designation was first 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.^[1] The first purely G-branded phone, the LG G2, was unveiled in August 2013.^[2][3]

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."^[4]

LG Optimus One

LG Optimus 2x

LG Optimus G

LG G2

LG G3

LG G4

LG G5

LG G6

LG G7 ThinQ

LG G8 ThinQ

LG Velvet

Phones

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.

See also

• LG K series
• LG Q series
• LG V series
• List of LG mobile phones

Notes

^note 1 The LG Stylus 2 is the first and, as of late 2018, the last smartphone with a built-in DAB+ digital radio.

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