LG Optimus Black

{{Short description|Android smartphone designed and manufactured by LG Electronics}}{{Infobox Mobile phone

| name = LG Optimus Black

| logo = LG Optimus Black logo.jpg

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| image = LG전자, 가장 밝은 스마트폰 ‘옵티머스 블랙’ 출시.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

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| brand = LG Electronics, Inc.

| manufacturer = LG Electronics, Inc.

| series = Optimus

| carrier = Sprint, Boost Mobile, US Cellular, Telus

| networks = GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz)
HSPA Tri-band (900, 1,700, and 2,100 MHz)
HSDPA 10.2 Mbit/s
HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, CDMA/EVDO (800, 1900 MHz)

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| related = LG Optimus 3D
LG Optimus 2X

| type = Smartphone

| form = Bar

| size = {{convert|121|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert|63.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|9.2|mm|in|abbr=on}} D

| weight = {{convert|109|g|oz|abbr=on}}

| os = Android 2.2 Froyo (formerly)
4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (current)

| cpu = 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Texas Instruments OMAP3630)

| gpu = PowerVR SGX530

| memory = 512 MB RAM

| storage = 2 GB (1 GB user-available)

| memory_card = microSD (supports up to 32 GB)

| battery = 1.500 mAh,
Internal Rechargeable Li-ion
User replaceable

| input = Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
A-GPS
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Proximity sensor

| display = Nova IPS LCD, {{convert|4.0|in|mm|abbr=on}} diagonal
480×800 px WVGA (~233 ppi), 16M COLORS

| ext_display =

| rear_camera = 5.0 Mpx 2,592 x 1,944 px max.
Autofocus
LED flash
HD Video 720p at 30 fps

| front_camera = 2.0 Mpx

| media_formats = Audio AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV, and WMA
Video DivX HD, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, and WMV

| ringtone = All supported audio formats, Vibration

| connectivity = 3.5 mm TRRS
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP
DLNA
FM stereo receiver
micro USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi DIRECT
Wi-Fi hotspot

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| references = {{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/lg-optimus-black-review-50002143/|title=LG Optimus Black review|last=Hide|first=Nick|date=5 May 2011|publisher=CNET|access-date=19 May 2011|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225013210/https://www.cnet.com/uk/reviews/lg-optimus-black-review/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.areamobile.de/handys/2693-lg-electronics-optimus-black/datenblatt|title=LG Electronics Optimus Black|publisher=Area Mobile|language=de|access-date=19 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.electronicinfo.us/news/lg-details-ice-cream-sandwich-update-for-its-smartphones/|title=LG Optimus Black Android Ice Cream Sandwich update|publisher=Electronic Info|access-date=26 December 2011|archive-date=14 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814162111/http://electronicinfo.us/news/lg-details-ice-cream-sandwich-update-for-its-smartphones/|url-status=dead}}

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The LG P970 Optimus Black is a smartphone designed and manufactured by LG Electronics and was released in 2011. At 9.2 mm in thickness, it was LG's thinnest smartphone at the time of its release, and is slightly thinner than the iPhone 4. The LG Optimus Black features a WVGA NOVA display which has a brightness measured at 749 nits, which surpasses the 700 nits promised by LG.[http://www.gsmarena.com/nova_display_test-review-593p2.php LG Optimus Black Display Review GSMArena] LG Optimus Black is claimed to be the first smartphone with a 2MP front camera.NOVA display [http://www.lg.com/id/mobile-phone/all-phones/LG-P970.jsp] Retrieved 6 July 2011.