With Mother’s Day past us and Father’s Day soon to follow, we are often left with the question of “What do I get my mother/father” this year. This year, why not purchase them the new smartphone by LG, the Optimus G. LG Optimus G is rated the best overall smartphone in the U.S. according to a leading consumer magazine as of Nov. 2012.

As a busy, working, mother of three, I had the opportunity to test this phone out for a month to see if it can handle the busy schedules and overloaded use. Not only did it pass the test, but it surpassed it. The LG Optimus G has 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 2 GB RAM, 32 GB of onboard memory to store all your pictures, videos, music, apps, etc. It truly is an HD phone.

The look is sleek and expensive without having the heavy cost that comes with your typical smartphones (Samsung Galaxy and Apple’s iPhone for example). The graphics are crystal clear with more true colors and cleaner whites. The battery seems to be able to handle the magnitude of uses that were done throughout the day. On the few days that I did not use it that often, the battery lasted almost three days, which is a great feat for smartphones today.

LG’s Optimus G has a 13 megapixel camera that takes “picture perfect” pictures with exemplary clarity. There were no grainy or out of focus pictures in the phone’s gallery of any pictures I took. The phone is easy to navigate and customize to your personal preferences. As an iPhone girl myself, as with anything else, it took a little while to figure out all the different keys and applications, but by the end of the first day of having the phone, it was as if I always owned the phone. The clarity of speaking is right on point, as if the person was standing right in front of you. There never was an occurrence of a delay in the conversation, sounding like you’re in a tunnel or “under water” or any echoing. A few of the parties I was speaking to, asked if I bought a new phone, since they could hear me better.

If you have a tech savy and loving parent or spouse out there, the LG’s Optimus G is the way to go. Why you are out there, go ahead and get one for yourself. This phone does not disappoint. Go onto LG’s website to learn more about the phone and all it’s capabilities along with special offers from Sprint, AT&T and Best Buy to purchase this phone today.