LG Optimus G - A Quad-Core Flagship With Nexus Aspiration (Part 4)

Conclusion

Optimus G is a strange hardware unit combining the innovated design, excellent building quality and coveted technical specs. Quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro of Qualcomm provides “powerhouse” performance without sacrificing battery life. While the 4.7-inch True HD IPS PLUS screen of LG is nice, it still stands behind the gorgeous Super LCD 2 screen of HTC on One X. regardless of annoying autofocus, the 8MP and 13MP camera can take stunning photos and record useful videos. While Optimus G lags behind in terms of software UI 3.0 interface of LG is trivial and Ice Cream Sandwich cause a little of disappointment on such a magnificent phone. Obviously, there’s 1 Nexus phone based on Optimus G, which is running Jelly Bean is being executed so the problem is solved.

Optimus G is a strange hardware unit combining the innovated design, excellent building quality and coveted technical specs.

The remained question: should you spend 200 USD (following the contract) for Optimus G of Sprint when it’s on sale on November 11 or the version of AT&T when it’s offered on shelves on November 2? We love the simple and elegant design of Sprint and Korean model – not to mention the better 13MP sensor. The device of Sprint is hampered by the poor LTE coverage and embedded SIM. The model of AT&T gets the excessive changes of the carrier (both hardware and software) and lower 8MP camera, but benefits from the mature LTE network and expandable storage. With AT&T about to provide One X of HTC and Samsung Galaxy Note II of Samsung, it’s something difficult to sell. Have we mentioned the upcoming Nexus?

LG Optimus G (Korean)

Info

·         Price: $700 (as expectation)

Advantages

·         Innovated, elegant design

·         Excellent quality

·         Unusual performance

·         Excellent battery life

Innovated, elegant design

Disadvantages

·         Jelly Bean was missed at release

·         Disappointed camera software  

Key point

·         Optimus G is a strange hardware unit combining the innovated design with excellent build quality and offers “powerhouse” performance without sacrificing battery life.

LG Optimus G (Sprint)

Info

·         200 USD (following the contract)

Advantages

·         Excellent design and build

·         Unusual performance

·         Excellent battery life

·         Min customization of the carrier

Excellent design and build

Disadvantages

·         Jelly Bean was missed at release

·         Disappointed camera software

Key point

·         Optimus G of Sprint inherits the design, performance and 13MP camera of the Korean bro and keeps the customization of the carrier at min level.

LG Optimus G (AT&T)

·         200 USD (following the contract)

Advantages

·         Excellent build quality

·         Special performance

·         Excellent battery life

Excellent build quality

Disadvantages

·         Lacks Jelly Bean at release

·         Degraded camera

·         Excessive customization of the carrier

Key point

·         Optimus G of AT&T inherits the performance of the Korean bro but suffers the excessive customization from the carrier, including degraded 8MP camera.

 

Technical specs (3 versions) ·         SIM: Micro-SIM ·         Announced: 2013, February ·         Status Available. Released 2013, April ·         Dimensions: 150.2x76.1x9.4 mm (5.91x3.00x0.37 inches) ·         Weight: 172 g (6.07 oz) ·         Display: True Full HD IPS Plus LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors ·         Size: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi pixel density) ·         Multi-touch: Yes ·         Alert types: Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones ·         Loudspeaker: Yes ·         3.5mm jack: Yes ·         Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB ·         Internal: 32 GB, 2 GB RAM ·         DATA: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps ·         EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps ·         Speed: HSPA+, LTE ·         WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot ·         Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0 with A2DP ·         NFC: Yes ·         Infrared port: Yes ·         USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host ·         Camera: 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality ·         Features: Geo-tagging, face detection, image stabilization, panorama, HDR ·         Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR, check quality ·         Secondary: Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps ·         OS: Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) ·         Chipset: Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 ·         CPU: Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 ·         GPU: Adreno 320 ·         Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ·         Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS ·         Browser: HTML5, Adobe Flash ·         Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS ·         GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS ·         Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator ·         Colors: Black, White ·         Battery: Li-Po 3140 mAh battery ·         Stand-by: Up to 576 h ·         Talk time: Up to 15 h 30 min