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LG Optimus G Pro arrives for preorder at AT&T

Selling the phone for $199 with a two-year contract, the carrier promises a ship date of May 7.

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LG's latest smartphone via AT&T. Screenshot by CNET

Those of you looking to snare the LG Optimus Pro can now preorder one through AT&T.

Normally $549.99 off contract, the phone costs $199.99 with the standard two-year agreement. That price includes an LG black folio case. AT&T promises a ship date of May 7, a few days ahead of the phone's official launch date of May 10.

As of today, buyers can pick up the phone through AT&T's preorder page.

Outfitted with a 5.5-inch, full-HD IPS screen, the phone offers a 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core processor, the Optimus Pro comes with 32GB of flash storage. A microSD card slot allows for cards of up to 64GB in capacity.

On the back is a 13-megapixel camera that can snap photos and shoot videos at the same time. And on the front is a 2.1-megapixel camera that can also record in full HD.

Watch this: The LG Optimus G Pro comes to the U.S. on AT&T