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"LG sent invitations to the press Tuesday afternoon telling them to \"save the date\" for an event in New York City on May 1.\nThe invitation didn't specify an exact time or place, or what would be on the agenda \u2014 only that the event was to \"share the genius\" and it would \"capture the spotlight in true brilliance.\" More details were promised at a later time.\nThe event is likely for LG's U.S. launch of the Optimus G Pro smartphone, which had its official debut in February after first appearing on a Japanese carrier website in January. Mashable's Stan Schroeder scored some hands-on time with the phone while we were at Mobile World Congress, and he said the screen was \"gorgeous\" and the phone's build felt like a \"bigger, improved\" Samsung Galaxy S III.\nSEE ALSO: LG Optimus G Pro Now Available in Japan\n\nThe Optimus G Pro is an Android phone with a large 5.5-inch full HD screen (making it about the same size as the Samsung Galaxy Note II), and it's powered by 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon  processor. There's also a 13-megapixel camera, 2GB of RAM, and 32 GB of storage.\nThe invitation is also indicative of the growing trend of tech companies holding their own marquee events, as opposed to launching major products at trade shows or via press release.\nAre you excited to see what LG has on deck May 1? Let us know in the comments.\nBONUS: LG Optimus G Pro in Pictures\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG Optimus G Pro\nLG Optimus G Pro on display at the MWC in Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of LG; homepage image by Stan Schroeder, Mashable"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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