It appears consumers around the world have taken great notice of LG Optimus G's high-end features and brisk sales of the flagship handset landed the South Korean firm to the number three spot in terms of global smartphone wholesale revenue.

The latest figures provided by Strategy Analytics placed LG closer to the top performers by the end of Q4 2012. The company captured a market share of 3.2 per cent during the holiday quarter, the Strategy Analytics March report said.

Its achievement, however, is long-way from Samsung's 28.7 per cent market pie, underpinned by the roaring sales figures jointly delivered by the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2.

The top spot was taken by Apple, whose 42.7 per cent share was largely backed by the incredible jump in iPhone 5 sales and the renewed interest on the discounted iPhone 4S.

Yet the most notable surge is from LG, which was hardly making a dent in smartphone arena in the previous quarters, analysts said.

That changed with the arrival of the 4.7-inch Optimus G that experts have characterised as a capable competitor in the phablet theatre, which Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 currently dominates.

With high-end features like Qualcomm's quad-core 1.5GHz CPU with 2GB of RAM, 13 MP main snapper, True HP-IPS LCD display screen and 32GB of internal storage, the Optimus G has been attracting the attention of Android users willing to try out the oversized smartphone realm outside of Samsung.

The rapid growth it witnessed in the past 12 months "to its strong focus and leadership in 4G/LTE technology and successful 4G/LTE product line-up," LG said in a statement.

The company's focused marketing strategy for consumers to discover LG's smartphone lineup has allowed it to soar five notches higher from the previous listing, overtaking former top-notch mobile players like Nokia, HTC and BlackBerry.

"These latest market share results prove that LG is once again a serious player in the mobile communications space. We've set high benchmarks this year, and with our product line-up, are confident we can achieve them," Lambro Skropidis, LG Australia's marketing general manager, said in a statement.

LG's Australian push remains centred on the Optimus G with peripheral support to be provided by F and L smartphone series, which are generally geared for the mass audience, Mr Skropidis said.

It is also expected that LG will draw further attention from Aussie smartphone users once the 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro hits the shores Down Under.

The G Pro was greeted with raves by experts, labelling the LG phablet as the strongest threat to come out so far against Samsung's Galaxy Note 2.