It may have already tipped its hand , but LG has now just gotten fully official with its latest flagship Android phone, the Optimus Black (previously known as the LG “B” ), which packs a 4-inch NOVA display that promises to be both bright (700 nits) and energy efficient. What’s more, despite being just 9.2 mm slim (and tapering down to 6 mm), the phone also packs 1,500mAh battery that promises a full day of use, and you’ll get a 2 megapixel front-facing camera in addition to another one of unspecified resolution presumably ’round back. According to LG, the phone will ship with Android 2.2 (plus LG’s Optimus UI 2.0), but get a Gingerbread update at some point in the future. Head on past the break for the complete press release, and look for the phone itself to roll out globally in the first half of the year. Continue reading LG announces super slim Optimus Black with NOVA display LG announces super slim Optimus Black with NOVA display originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink