LG Optimus GJ officially announced in Taiwan

LG has extended its collection of smartphones by officially announcing the Optimus GJ in Taiwan. The Optimus GJ is an upgraded version of the popular LG Optimus G with water and dust resistance. The new smartphone can withstand 1 meter of water for 30 minutes

The specifications of the Optimus GJ are quite similar to Optimus G with the device sporting a 4.7-inch display of 720p resolution. The Optimug GJ is powered by a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with a quad-core 1.5 GHz processor along with 2 GB of RAM.

The device features a 13 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front facing snapper and 16 GB of internal memory. It runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of box and is powered by a 2,280mAh battery.

LG Optimus GJ will compete against the likes of Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZR. The Optimus GJ is currently available in Taiwan and is priced at TWD17,990 (about $602). Unfortunately, there is no word on the global availability of the smartphone as of now.