Consumer Reports Crowns the Optimus G and Galaxy S3 as the World's Best Smartphones

Consumer Reports, the product-review magazine known for being tough on big brands, gave Samsung and LG's smartphonessuperb rankingsin its recent electronics survey. LG's Optimus G was ranked as the world's best smartphone in Consumer Reports for two major US mobile carriers. Samsung's Galaxy S3 was ranked a very close second, beating out Apple's iPhone 5. All in all, it was a significant nod of respect for the quality of Korea's mobile handset makers.

On theAT&T network, the Optimus G ranked No. 1 with 79 points, the Galaxy S3 received 78 points, and the iPhone 5 received 77 points. The ranking order didn't change on the Sprint network, where the three smartphones received 77, 76, and 75 points, respectively.

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In a landmark achievement for LG, this was the first time in history that Consumer Reports ranked an LG phone as No. 1 globally. The Optimus G boasts a 4.7-inchhigh-definition IPS+ displayand uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro processor on the fast LTE network. The magazine praised

both the Optimus G's display quality and long battery life.

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Samsung's flagship phone, the Galaxy S3, earned its high score with its 4.8-inch, 1280 x 720 pixel, Super AMOLED HDscreenand a fast Qualcomm 1.5GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 processor. It's no wonder that the Galaxy S3 unseated the iPhone to become the world's best-selling smartphone in thethird quarter.

About the author by Anna Sohn

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