<s>
The	O
LG	O
P970	O
Optimus	B-Application
Black	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
9.2mm	O
in	O
thickness	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
LG	O
's	O
thinnest	O
smartphone	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
slightly	O
thinner	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
Black	I-Application
features	O
a	O
WVGA	O
NOVA	O
display	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
brightness	O
measured	O
at	O
749	O
nits	O
,	O
which	O
surpasses	O
the	O
700	O
nits	O
promised	O
by	O
LG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
Black	I-Application
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
2MP	O
front	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
Black	I-Application
is	O
offered	O
by	O
various	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
using	O
their	O
individual	O
brandings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NET10/Straight	O
Talk	O
offer	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
LG	O
L85C	O
though	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
"	O
Optimus	B-Application
Black	O
"	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Skype	B-Application
Edition	O
variant	O
is	O
offered	O
by	O
Telus	O
Mobility	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	O
P970	O
Optimus	B-Application
Black	O
and	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
variants	O
received	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.4	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
enhanced	O
autofocus	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
4	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
P970	O
through	O
the	O
official	O
LGMobile	O
Support	O
Tool	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
no	O
such	O
upgrade	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
variants	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
upgrade	O
it	O
using	O
the	O
P970	O
's	O
firmware	O
would	O
render	O
the	O
device	O
inoperable	O
.	O
</s>
