By George Harding
This is one fine smart phone! It has a big screen 2.75’ X 4.75’ X 3/8” and about 5.5” diagonally. This is over twice as much screen space than my iPhone 4. And the display is true HD, which would mean 1080p quality (1280X 768), providing you with a brilliant screen and fantastic photos to look at. A plus is the Gorilla Glass screen, providing extra protection against breakage.
The core of the phone is a 1.5 GHz quad core chip. That makes for snappy performance, no matter what app you are using.
This phone is really smart, because it is 4G LTE capable. It connects not only to your cell provider, but also finds any WiFi network available and also connects to a 4G network available. A 4G network is one that meets certain technical requirements, but generally is regarded as being very fast – 100 Mbit/s. The LTE part means long term evolution.
The unit comes with 32 GB storage, but more can be added with micro SD cards, up to 80 GB!
More storage is available through the LG Box Cloud storage. This uses a downloadable app that allows saving documents, pictures and more up to 50 GB. And it’s free!
The touch screen is very fast, changes orientation as needed and display items can be expanded or reduced with your fingers. The home screen default is time at the top in large numerals along with day and date. A handy addition to the time panel is the weather at your location.
At the bottom are Contacts, Calendar, Email, Google Play Store (apps, games, movies, books and magazines), Phone, Messaging, Browser, Camera and Apps. In addition, you can add to the screen any app that you download.
At the very bottom of the screen are Previous and Screen tools. There is an oval item in the center, which is tempting to push, but doesn’t do anything. The Previous button takes you back as far as you need.
The battery is long-life, and according to LG lasts for up to 10 hours talk-time and 13.5 days standby.
One of the interesting (and I think unique) features is Quick Memo. You can capture any screen and write on it with your finger!
The rear-facing camera is 8 MP, is autofocus and captures video at 1080p, true HD. The camera has what LG calls “smart shutter,” which corrects shutter speed based on subject movement, reducing blur. There is a 1.3 MP front-facing camera as well.
The operating system is Android 4.1.2, named Jelly Bean, including Bluetooth capability.
This is one great phone, a pleasure to use!
LG Optimus G
www.lg.com
Price $50 to $100 with 2 year contract
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