Flaunting a great chassis, sultry styling, raw power and a couple of unique add-ons, LG's latest offering Optimus G may not set new benchmarks in performance, but it makes sure that it won't disappoint either.
Fitted with a 4.7-inch ‘True HD’ IPS touch display with Zerograph Touch in-cell technology, which embeds the touch sensors into the glass, LG Optimus G brings on board a 1280x768 pixels resolution with a pixel density of 320 pixels-per-inch (ppi). The end result is a display that looks pretty sensational with pure whites and impressive brightness.
The device tends to resemble the first-generation Samsung Galaxy Note, minus the stylus and runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.1 with LG’s Optimus UI overlaid on top, so you shouldn't expect to be getting pure Google here.
Harbored deep within its beautifully crafted body is a Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon Pro chipset, clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of dual-channel RAM along with Adreno 320 graphics processor.
Other specs include a 13-megapixel camera with a back-illuminated sensor (BSI) and LED flash along with a 1.3-megapixel secondary front camera.
To enable Optimus G users to take full advantage of the 13-megapixel camera, LG has tailored apps to enhance the experience. For example, there is a Smartshutter that senses movement and automatically adjusts the shutter speed to capture crisp and blur-free images. Similarly the Cheeseshutter, has voice recognition capabilities and automatically clicks a picture when you say, 'Cheese'.
The device also offers a slew of unique applications like Quickslide, which allows consumers to simultaneously run into two apps and multitask with ease.
It also houses a quicktranslator, which comes in handy while translating international language into english and vice versa.
In addition to this, there is also a quick memo app that assists you in jotting down notes, numbers and more on the go or even while on a active call.
Not to mention the Dual screen Dual play that allows mirroring between the smartphone and a TV and even activates different content on each screen.
There's a 2100 mAh battery sitting inside the device which gives you more than sufficient juice enough to power up the device for some uninterrupted rounds of gaming and multimedia.
The device also contains a onboard capacity of 32GB, unfortunately there is no memory card slot for further expansion via MicroSD.
The Korean manufacturer has played its cards right with the LG Optimus pricing as well, which stands at Rs 34,500 ( Online retailing price Rs 30,999). At this price, the quad-core powered device not only appeals to the phablet lovers but also Android consumers looking to get all the 'firework' goodies below Rs 35,000 price range.
The LG Optimus G definitely hits the sweet spot, but is it good enough to revive LG's fortunes and spot in the high-end smartphone market? KYMI will explore in its full length review of the Optimus G soon.
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