The leading Korean electronics gadget company, LG had reportedly announced its new Optimus black mobile phone back at the start of the year 2011. In February it was announced by T-Mobile that the Optimus black would be available in the market in March, although this was not to be.

According to an announcement made by LG, the Optimus black mobile phone finally arrive at the high street stores of the United Kingdom by next week. However, it is not clear that, which were the other networks that would be carrying the phone than T-Mobile.

There has been wide spread speculation that the partner of T-Mobile, Orange UK would also be carrying the mobile phone in the United Kingdom. It is reported that Orange would end up as the other major that would stop the LG flagship phone.

At the time of the launch event of the LG Optimus black mobile phone, it was declared as the brightest smartphone in the world with its display being rated at 700 nits. This is double the rate of an average smartphone; although still trailing the average school kid.

A fuss was made by the LG on the fact that the new Optimus black mobile phone of its being thinner than the Apple iPhone.