LG Spectrum 2 made official for Verizon, brings Optimus LTE II to the US for $100

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Hints that LG would bring the [Optimus LTE II](http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/lg-optimus-lte2-2gb-ram-true-hd/) to Verizon have persisted since [the spring](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/lg-vs930-pops-up-at-the-fcc/), which almost led us to wonder if the smartphone was still coming: not to fear, as it's finally here under the Spectrum 2 badge. Other than the [expected switch-ups](http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/10/optimus-lte-ii-makes-a-cameo-on-verizon-as-lg-vs930/) in navigation keys and the mix of both CDMA with global GSM roaming, the design will feel very familiar to anyone who's been on a trip to South Korea lately. The Spectrum 2 preserves the 4.7-inch AH-IPS display, dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4, 8-megapixel camera, 16GB of storage and support for wireless charging for those who buy a charging pad. We're also expecting a relatively light tweak of the software that keeps it running Android 4.0 for now, with LG's support for Tag+ stickers and QuickMemo being the standouts. We do wish we were looking at a quad-core [Optimus G](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/19/lg-optimus-g-review-a-quad-core-powerhouse-with-nexus-aspiratio/) instead. For the moderate $100 post-rebate price, however, we'll take the two fewer processor cores -- especially when the Spectrum 2 is already on sale online and should be in retail stores sometime in the next few weeks.

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