LG Optimus 4X HD Review

LG Optimus 4X HD phone announced with a quad-core chipset, although the HTC One X beat it as first to market. LG has loaded the full monty with it - a quad-core processor, large “True HD” display fit in a fairly compact for it body, and the latest Android version out of the box. 

As if top of the line specs were not enough, it also addresses some complaints we have with some new flagships, namely their closed nature. LG's finest has a removable battery, microSD card slot and a plain regular SIM card slot - that combination you can’t find in any of this season’s flagships.

Design:

The LG Optimus 4X HD lies pretty well in the hand for a slab with a 4.7” screen, thanks to the very narrow side bezel, and the compact chassis. In fact, it is as thin and light as the polycarbonate HTC One X with the same size screen, but is shorter and less wide, making it more suited for one-hand operation. The same goes if we size the Optimus 4X HD with the Galaxy S III, which is only marginally thinner, but much taller and wider.

Such a compact design is a commendable achievement on LG’s part, especially considering that the 4X HD has a slot that will take your existing regular SIM card, and you can easily expand its memory viamicroSD, or swap the battery with a recharged one if needed.

Display:

LG makes some of the best mobile screens around, and the 4.7-incher on the Optimus 4X HD is no exception. It is an IPS-LCD HD display with 1280x720 pixels of resolution, good viewing angles and eye-pleasing colors. Outside visibility is above average, too, if you rev up brightness to the max when battling direct sunlight. 

Unfortunately automatic brightness only works from the percentage you’ve put it on in Settings up/down a preset range, so if you start from 0% it won’t go all the way up under direct sunlight, or if you set it at 50%, the screen will still be too bright when it’s dark around - hopefully LG will fix that with an update.

It is also a “True HD” display, as LG categorizes its high-def screens with a regular RGB pixel matrix arrangement, to set them apart from the PenTile AMOLED displays Samsung uses. With 313ppi pixel density, text appears crisp and HD media is a joy to watch.

Source : PhoneArena

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LG Optimus L5 to launch in Europe this month

LG is still trying to grab mind share in the congested world of manufacturers who offer Android handsets. The Korean based OEM will be releasing another phone this month in Europe, which includes the UK, Germany, and France. This latest device will be called the Optimus L5. The L5 will carry low-end specs – like an 800 MHz CPU, 4 GB of internal storage memory (which can be expanded up to 32 GB by way of an Micro SD card), and a 5-megapixel camera. Yea, it’s not very impressive.

Besides the mediocre specs, the phone carries a decent sized screen at 4-inches and has a 9.5mm thick body. LG still has a long ways to go when it comes to being a dominant player in the Android market.

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LG Optimus L7 Review

LG Optimus L7 is the top shelf representative of the company's new line of affordable handsets with supposedly more appealing L-Style design.

Top shelf in the L line doesn't mean much in terms of specs, as the Optimus L7 still rocks single-core processor, WVGA screen resolution and 5 MP camera, but it won't break the bank either.

Design:

Despite LG's ruminations on the new L-Style design for the handsets of this series, the chassis of the Optimus L7 seems like your regular rectangular slab of black plastic.

Display:

The “Floating Mass” technology for the 4.3” IPS-LCD “NOVA” display that LG utilizes in the Optimus L7, means that the screen is closer to the protective glass, allowing for a slimmer device and a brighter display. Still, it comes with 480x800 pixels of resolution, and 217ppi pixel density is about the bare minimum we expect from this screen size now. 

The display sports decent viewing angles and vivid colors, plus its brightness is above average at 450 nits, so outside visibility is decent. Of notable absence is an ambient light sensor to adjust the brightness automatically, so you'll have to make do with the handy toggle in the notification bar.

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LG Lotus Elite Full Review

Design

The LG Lotus Elite carries on the fashion phone reputation of its predecessor with an unquestionably bold and unique design. Measuring 3.43 inches wide by 2.44 inches long by 0.75 inch thick, the Lotus Elite pays homage to the original Lotus with its square shape but has a style all its own. Indeed, the Lotus Elite is much sleeker and curvier than the blocky Lotus, with rounded corners and shiny chrome detail along its borders. The phone feels like it is solidly constructed; the hinge seems sturdy as well. LG wisely debuted the Lotus Elite in a stunning bold red decorated with a whimsical floral tattoo, which appears to be a ploy to attract the female demographic.

The LG Lotus Elite has an external touch screen on the front.

However, the biggest design update for the Lotus Elite is with its external display. It measures 2.4 inches diagonally, which takes up quite a bit of room on such a small phone. It also boasts 262,000 colors and a 320x240-pixel resolution, which makes everything look sharp and colorful. Not only that, but the display is now a touch screen. Indeed, you can use your finger to tap through options just as you would with any touch-screen handset. The display is resistive, not capacitive, so it's not quite as responsive as the screen on the iPhone or the Nexus One, but since the external touch screen on the Lotus Elite has access to only a limited menu of options, it's not that big a deal.

The first thing you'll notice when you activate the external touch screen is that it has animated wallpaper--the one we have has an animation of a flying butterfly, for example. You will also see the typical indicators like battery and signal strength, plus the date and time. There's also an icon for any missed calls or messages. Beyond that, you can customize it so that you can access your messages, photo gallery (or slide show), speed dial contacts, recent call history, and contacts list without having to open the phone. You simply swipe horizontally across the screen to flip through them. You can also use the external display as a camera viewfinder. You can adjust the external display's screensaver and, if you want, you can calibrate the touch screen for added accuracy. On the whole, we found the external touch screen intuitive to use.

On the left side are a 2.5mm headset jack, the volume rocker, and the charger jack, while the camera key, screen lock key, and microSD card slot are on the right. On the back of the phone is a tiny little metal loop on which you can tie a cell phone charm if you wish. The LG Lotus Elite even comes with an optional red leather strap to attach to it. 

Interestingly, the 2.0-megapixel camera on the Lotus Elite is located right on the hinge of the phone. When the phone is closed, the camera lens appears on the upper left of the phone's rear. When the phone is open, the lens appears on the hinge in between the display and the keypad. Since you'll be using the internal display as a viewfinder at that point, it makes it much easier to take self-portraits.

Flip open the phone and you'll find another 2.4-inch display with the same color support and pixel resolution. Unlike the external display, though, the internal one is not a touch screen. It does feature Sprint's OneClick interface, which is a center carousel of shortcut tiles along the bottom row of the home screen. This lets you quickly access phone functions like your messages, your account details, Sprint Navigation, your Yahoo Mail, and more. Notable shortcuts include quick views of your Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace accounts, plus a Google menu that gives you access to Google search, Gmail, and YouTube. You can easily add and remove shortcut tiles from the OneClick carousel.

You can adjust the display's brightness, the backlight time, the font size for messages, the browser, the notepad, the dial digits, and applications, and you can have picture IDs for contacts, unsaved numbers, and private/unknown numbers. The main menu can be arranged in either grid view or list view.

Underneath the display and the hinge are the navigation controls. They consist of two soft keys, a rectangular four-way toggle plus a middle Menu/OK key, a dedicated speakerphone key, a Back key, and the Talk and End/Power keys. With the exception of the toggle, the speakerphone, and the Back key, the keys are mostly flat. Still, there is enough separation between each that we could still navigate by feel.

The LG Lotus Elite has three dedicated short cut keys above the QWERTY keyboard. 

Beneath that are three dedicated shortcut keys labeled Social, Email, and Text. The Social key can be mapped to one of three social network applications--Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace. The Email and Text keys are fairly self-explanatory: the Email key leads to the e-mail in-box, while the Text key leads to a new text message.

Right underneath that is the full QWERTY keyboard. It's spacious, and all keys are raised above the surface for quick and easy typing. The number keys are highlighted in orange, and we like that the space bar is larger than the rest of the keys. The emoticon key is a nice touch as well.

Features

The LG Lotus Elite has a 1,000-entry phone book with room in each entry for six numbers, three e-mail addresses, a memo, a URL, an instant-messenger username, a street address, a birth date, a job title, and a company name. You can save the entries to caller groups, pair them with a photo for caller ID, or with any of 33 polyphonic ringtones and any of four vibrations. Essential features include a vibrate mode, a speakerphone, an alarm clock, a calendar, a calculator, a notepad, a world clock, and a stop watch. Slightly more advanced features include USB mass storage mode, wireless backup service, voice command and voice dialing, a voice memo recorder, a document viewer, stereo Bluetooth, and a mobile Web browser. The Lotus Elite also has A-GPS and support for Sprint's location-based services like Sprint Navigation and Sprint Family Locator.

Messaging is at the forefront of the Lotus Elite's features. Of course it has text and multimedia messaging, but it also has instant messaging (AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo), and e-mail. You can set up e-mail from a variety of Web providers like AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, and Gmail, plus other POP or IMAP servers. You can also set up your work or corporate e-mail, which is especially easy if your company uses Outlook Web Access (OWA). If your company does not use OWA, you have to sign up with Sprint's own Mobile Email Personal Account that requires you to download software to your office computer.

Since the Lotus Elite is equipped with EV-DO Rev. 0, you get access to Sprint's array of broadband services. They include Sprint TV for live on-demand television shows, Sprint Movies for pay-per-view movies, Sprint Radio for streaming radio, plus Sprint Music for purchasing and downloading songs over the air. Each song is $0.99 and includes a simultaneous download to the PC as well. The music player on the Lotus Elite has a very bare-bones interface that mirrors that of the Sprint Music Store. You can create and edit your playlists, and you can also transfer your songs via USB. Options include repeat, shuffle, and the capability to send the player to the background. You are encouraged to store additional tracks via a microSD card.

The LG Lotus Elite takes mediocre photos.

Like with the original Lotus, the Lotus Elite has a 2.0-megapixel camera. It can take pictures in four resolutions (1,600x1200, 1,280x960, 640x480, and 320x240), and three quality settings. Other settings include four color tones, brightness (auto and manual), five white balance presets plus a manual mode, nine fun frames, a 4x zoom (but only when not in the highest resolution), a self-timer, a night mode, and four shutter sounds, and a silent option. There's also a camcorder, which can record videos in either as much as the memory card will allow, or a shorter video version. Videos can be recorded in three resolutions--QVGA (320x240), 176x144, or 128x96--and three quality settings. Other camcorder options are similar to that on the still camera. Photo quality was not as good as we had hoped. We had to hold quite still for the image not to be blurry, and the colors seemed muted and dull.

Source: CnET

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LG Launches Second Generation Optimus 3D MAX

LG's Optimus 3D Max smartphone will kick-off its global roll-out today starting in Europe. The company's second-generation 3D smartphone boasts an enhanced chipset and more 3D entertainment features in a lighter body.


"This device has evolved significantly since we introduced the first Optimus 3D at Mobile World Congress in 2011. Our second generation glasses-free 3D smartphone is as thin and light as any other high-end smartphone while still de-livering a spectacular picture in either 2D or 3D," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.




Additional features, which will be available through an upcoming maintenance release (MR), include a HD Converter to offer high resolution content to be viewed on a TV connected through MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) and Range Finder, which calculates the distance between the camera and a subject as well as the dimensions of an object through triangulation.


As for its new form-factor, the Optimus 3D Max is 2mm slimmer and 20g lighter than its predecessor, measuring 9.6 mm thin and weighing 148g. The 5MP camera on the rear captures both photos and video in 3D using its dual lenses. The recorded material can be viewed directly on the smartphone in glasses-free 3D or on a 3D capable computer monitor or TV.

Specification

• - Chipset: 1.2GHz Dual-Core processor (OMAP4430)
• - Display: 4.3-inch 3D WVGA Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• - Memory: 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB Internal Memory, Micro SD support (up to 32GB)
• - Camera: 2 x 5MP rear-facing, VGA front-facing
• - OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• - Battery: 1,520 mAh
• - HSPA + 21Mbps
• - HDMI connection 2D/3D TV/monitor up to 1080p via MHL
• - DNLA for wireless connection with TV/PC (3D video also supported)
• - NFC Full Support, LG Tag+

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LG Announces Android 4.0 Roll Out Schedule

LG won back a lot of deprived fans after announcing that the Ice Cream Sandwich update would be rolled out to the Android smartphones under its wing. While other companies too are following suit, there isn’t much info available about specific roll out dates. But customers can finally mark their calendars for the company has now announced roll out dates for eleven Android Gingerbread running smartphones. It should be noted that LG has been quick to respond in the midst of a tiny stir that was caused by the company’s Facebook page.

Well, LG will roll out the update in two waves. The first wave of updates will begin from Q2 2012, and the second wave of the update will begin from Q3 2012. So there’s still a bit of waiting left for the customers, which is quite disappointing.

Handsets like the Optimus 2x, Optimus LTE, Optimus Sol, LG Eclipse, LG My Touch Q and Prada Phone By LG 3.0 will get the update in Q2 (first wave). The rest of the smartphones like the Optimus 3D, Optimus Black, Optimus Big, Optimus EX and the Optimus Q2 will receive the update during the second half of 2012 or Q3.

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The Prada Phone by LG 3.0 Review

Look and feel
Elegantly built with a Prada-styled interface that offers a sophisticated alternative to the usual cartoonish Android icons – though this doesn't apply to Google icons or downloaded apps
Ease of use
The Android OS is generally intuitive and easy to customise, though some of the settings menus are quite convoluted. Manually synching your contacts is a little clunky, but setting up social network and email accounts is straightforward
Features
A beefy spec list includes an eight-megapixel camera, 1080p video recording, NFC support and a 4.3-inch touch-screen with LG's NOVA display tech
Performance
Though the WVGA screen resolution is standard, the display offers bright colours and great definition. The video camera is excellent, in odd contrast to the mediocre stills snapper. The touch-screen is LG's best yet – fast, responsive and accurate
Battery life
Sub par, at a mere 11 hours on moderate use with Wi-Fi, HSDPA and GPS at various times of the day

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LG Optimus 4X HD goes official

Quad-core smartphone arrives with Ice Cream Sandwich

At the start of the year, we saw a quad-core smartphone from LG leak, which went by the name of the LG X3. It now seems to have had an official launch, with a new name. That name is the LG Optimus 4X HD.


Yes, another MWC launch that LG has chosen to unleash before the event proper. Not a bad move, as it means the launch doesn't get lost in the crowd. Saying that, this isn't the kind of phone that would get lost in the pack. The Optimus 4X HD is a premium piece of kit.

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LG officially announces Optimus 3D Max and 3D Cube

We’ve been hearing about the possible followup to the LG Optimus 3D (LG Thrill in the states) as the Optimus 3D Max. LG just made it official, but if you live in Korea, it will be called the Cube. Although the 3D Max name will be available in Europe, it’s unlikely to bare that name if it comes to the U.S. Maybe the LG Thrill Max?

What makes this an upgrade? Well it’s the first smartphone that can edit 3D videos and photos. It’s also a little thinner (now 9.6mm vs 11.9mm) and it has NFC, which support LG Tag+ stickers. LG’s Tag+ stickers are similar to Sony’s SmartTags in that you can easily change your phone’s settings with a quick swipe.

Throw this one in the bucket of phones that’s releasing with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, while the Ice Cream Sandwich SDK was available 4 months ago. LG does promise an Ice Cream Sandwich update soon, whatever that means. We can expect to see this baby at next week’s Mobile World Congress and should be available in Korea starting in March, followed by Europe. No word on a U.S release at this time. Hit the break for the full specs and pressers for both versions.

Key Specs:

• Chipset: 1.2GHz Dual-Core processor (OMAP4430)
• Display: 4.3-inch 3D WVGA Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• Memory: 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB Internal Memory
• Camera: 5MP Dual-lens
• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Battery: 1,520 mAh
• Others: HSPA+ 21Mbps, HDMI connection 2D/3D TV/monitor up to 1080p via MHL, DNLA for wireless connection with TV/PC (3D video also supported), NFC Full Support, LG Tag+

Full press release 3D Max:

LG WOWS THE WORLD AGAIN WITH OPTIMUS 3D MAX AT MWC 2012

More Than Just Glasses-Free 3D, Optimus 3D Max
Pushes the Boundaries of Power Features and Performance

SEOUL, Feb. 22, 2012 – Following in the footsteps of last year’s glasses-free 3D smartphone, LG Electronics will publicly unveil the Optimus 3D Max at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC). With powerful 3D technology and sleeker design, the Optimus 3D Max provides a complete 3D entertainment platform and marks a big leap forward in the ever-expanding 3D ecosystem.

“The Optimus 3D Max was born from LG’s constant efforts to bring user entertainment experience to a higher level,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The introduction of the Optimus 3D last year ushered in a new era for smartphones and Optimus 3D Max is real proof of LG’s commitment to portable 3D entertainment.”

LG Optimus 3D Max is equipped with diverse innovations and offers users with advancements including:

■ True Performance Muscle with Latest Mobile Technologies
LG Optimus 3D Max is a powerful smartphone in both 2D and 3D mode and a pleasure to view with LG’s exclusive brightened display. 3G’s network speed has been also improved to HSPA+ 21Mbps. LG Tag+ offers advanced NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities designed to promote greater user convenience. One of its benefits is automatic setting changes which are possible by creating predefined tags that are customized to certain modes such as car-mode, office-mode or sleep-mode. Depending on location, the predefined tags will automatically adjust various phone settings including Wi-Fi, bluetooth, GPS and sound volume.

Beyond its already innovative features, attendees of MWC 2012 will see some of the future benefits that will be made available through a Maintenance Release or an application available on the LG SmartWorld (www.LGsmartworld.com). Additional features include:
- HD Converter to offer HD quality on a TV connected through MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), when transforming Open GL-based 2D games and applications to 3D and viewing Google Earth;
- Range Finder to calculate the distance between the camera and the subject as well as the dimensions of an object through triangulation;
- Out-focusing Shot to enhance camera quality beyond that of other smartphones through image processing using depth information.

■ True 3D Entertainment Features with Improved 2D-3D Compatibility
Users can convert Google Earth, Google Maps and other road views into 3D using the enhanced 3D Converter. Furthermore, 3D photos and videos captured by the Optimus 3D Max can also be viewed in a single-screen mode in 2D, using the 3D Hot Key mounted on the side of the phone to easily toggle between 2D and 3D. LG also plans to continue expanding video contents, applications and games optimized for the 3D Converter available from the 3D Zone at LG SmartWorld.

■ True Excellence in Design with Slimmer and Lighter Body
The LG Optimus 3D Max’s premium design comes from LG’s commitment to fine details. LG focused on trimming details on the design of the Optimus 3D Max by keeping only the essentials and eliminating everything else. Measuring only 9.6 mm thin and weighing 148 grams, the lean body with metallic and rounded edges incorporates the best 3D features in addition to desirable 2D features. The Optimus 3D Max includes unique 3D-style cubicle icons which users can customize with their own photos through the Icon Customizer.

The Optimus 3D Max will first launch in Korea in March and will gradually roll out in other markets starting in Europe. The device will receive an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from Android 2.3 Gingerbread shortly after the launch.

Key Specifications:
o Chipset: 1.2GHz Dual-Core processor (OMAP4430)
o Display: 4.3-inch 3D WVGA Display with Corning? Gorilla? Glass 2
o Memory: 8GB Internal Storage, 1GB Internal Memory
o Camera: 5MP Dual-lens
o OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
o Battery: 1,520 mAh
o Others: HSPA+ 21Mbps, HDMI connection 2D/3D TV/monitor up to 1080p via MHL, DNLA for wireless connection with TV/PC (3D video also supported), NFC Full Support, LG Tag+

Full presser for Cube (translated):

LG Electronics’ Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) Launches

In early March, LG Electronics next-generation 3D smartphone “Optimus 3D Cube, (Model: LG-SU870) ‘will be released by SK Telecom only.

“Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) in collaboration with LG Electronics, SK Telecom 3G smartphone with planned premium, MWC (Mobile World Congress) from the previous global mobile-related media, the most pre-qualified products is one of the articles. 

The most noticeable feature phones can decorate the way you want your own ‘My Suit icon’, ’3 D editing freedom ‘,’ LG Tag Plus (Tag +) ‘is equipped with specific functions, such as colorful. 

“I feel like it icon ‘feature jointly developed by LG Electronics and SK Telecom, the first feature phone, smart phone menus and icons typical user through a simple touch yourself or download a picture you can decorate with images freely is a specialized function. 

For example, the application’s icon to the alarm of his image changed to a cute dog or kakaohtok most frequently used icons such as pictures of lovers, etc. can be replaced, via cell phone to express your own individuality young cheungeurobuteo ‘ decorate my phone ‘is expected to provoke a frenzy. 

In addition, LG Electronics’ Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) to strengthen significantly in the funny 3D features can be enjoyed in 3D, 2D games, and general imaging and specific applications, such as Naver Map is available to convert to 3D. 

Together, the world’s first 3D video editing fun memories Would you like to apply lovers, young married couples want to leave your baby growing more expensive camcorders do not have to buy 3D shoot in 3D, look directly edit the phone without glasses, 3D computer and so you can watch 3D TV connected. 

Only aepseutoeoin LG Electronics’ LG Smart World, a 3D-only applications, and 60 kinds of video content starting in the second quarter is expected to provide.

In addition, NFC (Near Field Communications, short-range wireless communication) utilizing ‘LG Tag Plus (Tag +)’ functions. ‘LG Tag Plus (Tag +)’ em, mobile phone sticker on the tag with the Sleep Mode Operation, Office mode, auto mode, auto mode, and change the lives of a variety of environments is a possible feature.

Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) is 9.6mm, 148g of the specification was released to the world’s thinnest, lightest and most of 3D smartphone brightness 520 (2D) / 250 (3D) Nitro is the brightest. 3D Cube on the LG Optimus’ thinnest and lightest 3D mobile phone “field is pushing the Guinness Book of World Records listed.  

LG Electronics, Jong – Seok MC (Mobile Communications) Portfolio Management, “LG Electronics and SK Telecom’s strategic partnerships with both 3D and 3G hit the market,” he said. 

LG Electronics’ Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) is coming on Feb. 27 held in Barcelona, ​​Spain, MWC (Mobile World Congress) is scheduled to be released in the first

[LG-SU 870, Optimus 3D Cube (Cube) Specifications: 
Size: 126.8 x 67.4 x 9.6 
Weight: 148g 
Display: 4.3 inches wide viewing angle (IPS) LCD screen 
Camera: Dual 5MP AF, (front) 300,000 pixels ( rear) 5-megapixel  
Memory: 16GB 
CPU: 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 
the operating system: Android 2.3 version Gingerbread 
Battery: 1,520 mAh 
Others: NFC, LG Tag + (tag stickers 2 sheets support) 
has shipped: .847,000 won

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