LG Optimus L7 P700 - Design and OS

We wanted to like the LG Optimus L7 P700, we really did. For just £215 SIM free it comes running the latest version of Android, has a big, bold 4.3inch colour screen and NFC support. On paper it sounds like a fab mid-range blower. However, it turns out to be a bit of a pig of a phone to use. Why? Well, there are a multitude reasons.

Design
Let's start with the positives, though. The L7's stylish design belies its mid-range pricing. Available in white or black - we had the white one in for review - it looks very classy, partly because it's so slim - it measures a mere 8.7mm thick - but also because the glossy white bezel framing the screen blends nicely with the chrome band that runs around the outer edge of the phone. It’s quite angular, which some people won’t like, and the largish 4.3inch screen means it feels quite broad when you’re holding it in your hand. However, that’s the nature of these large screen handsets and the L7’s display runs almost to the edge of the phone, so we don’t really see how LG could have made it any narrower.

Like the cheaper Optimus L3, the battery cover on the rear of the phone has a textured pattern. It feels a bit like corrugated cardboard to the touch, which detracts slightly from the phone’s premium feel. However, it is very grippy and because the pattern is grooved, rather than dimpled, it doesn't gather dust in the same way the rear of the L3 does. 

Touch buttons
The button placement is good, too. The power/lock button sits at the top while the volume buttons have been placed on the left hand edge. Google may be pushing to rid Android of hardware buttons, but LG has still opted for a physical Home button beneath the screen. This sits between two touch buttons for the back and multi-tasking keys (even though the latter is used as an option key rather than a multifunction key, but that's Android consistency for you). Naturally, there's a standard headphone jack at the top and a microUSB port on the bottom. In fact, it's the same layout as Samsung's currently employing on its Galaxy handsets.

Prize off the battery cover – easier said than done as there’s no obvious groove to get your fingernail into – and you’ll find the microSD card slot easily accessible, so you don't have to remove the battery to get at it.



Ice Cream Sandwich
Unlike a lot of current mid-range Android phones, this one comes loaded with Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) – so hats off to LG for that. However, the company couldn’t help itself from adding its own Optimus UI 2.0 skin over the top. And while the phone may run ICS, there are a few curious omissions. The face unlock feature that lets you unlock your handset by pointing the front facing camera at your boat race is missing, and it doesn't let you resize homescreen widgets – one of ICS’s key new features.

However, you can press and hold the home button to bring up a list of all the apps than you've be using of late, complete with thumbnail images of each, so you can tap on one to instantly return to it. It also let's you dismiss individual notifications just by swiping them off the screen and there’s a handy panoramic mode in the camera app, as well as some neat photo editing tools including an autofix option and some Lomo-style effects. Also, because the L7 has NFC you can transfer files to other NFC phones using the new the Beam feature by bumping them together.



Thankfully LG’s Optimus UI doesn't really change the look and feel of Android too much. There are five home screens to play with and as you swipe from one to the other the background wallpaper pans slightly and the shortcuts zoom out of view via a neat 3D effect. The bar at the bottom of the screen houses up to five apps shortcuts or folders and you can change these at will. The app drawer is also divided up into sections, with entries for apps, downloads and widgets. To access different pages you simply scroll horizontally

Network
3G
OS
Android	v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Display
Screen Size	4.3 Inch
Screen Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Resolution	480 x 800
Memory
Internal	4 GB
RAM	512 MB
Memory Card
Camera
Mega Pixel	5 MP
Resolution	2592 x 1944
Auto Focus
LED Flash
Video	30fps
Front Camera	VGA
Sound
Loudspeaker
3.5mm Jack	Dolby mobile sound enhancement
Communication
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Bluetooth	v3.0 with A2DP
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n , Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Dimension and Weight
Dimension	125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm
Weight	122 g
Additional Features
GPS	DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
1 GHz Cortex-A5 CPU	MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Chipset	Adreno 200 GPU

 

Supercharging a life without limits

LG Optimus 4X HD P880 All Phones

LG Optimus 4X HD

LG Optimus 4X HD is redefining the meaning of fast as it ushers in a new era of brilliant Hypermedia performance. Burst through daily barriers with accelerated multitasking powered by the superior Quad Core Engine. Treat your eyes to stunningly crisp and vividly real browsing, gaming and viewing on the True HD 4.7" bright display. Completing the evolution of smart with swagger is its sleek design. Go ahead, turn it on and show it of

		The LG Optimus 4X HD is advanced, well advanced in terms of Interface and the Operating system, having the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 OS, with the latest version of their User Interface which looks brilliant, and this area is one of those which LG seriously made huge changes in. Having such an intuitive and impressive interface along with the strong 1.5 GHz processor is a big plus factor. The processor is a 1.5GHz one, quad-core Tegra 3 one which doesn’t slow down the phone at all although some heavy usage with multiple applications running at once.
		The welcome screen / lock screen has a central lock which has to be dragged and that is neatly made to expose the internal page or notification while the circle is expanded by the dragging of the lock. The time, date are located on the top center and the notification panel cannot be opened unless the phone screen is unlocked. There are 7 home screens, most of them filled with the pre-loaded widgets and shortcuts, and the home screens shift beautifully with the widgets getting folded like the wings of the butterfly.

		The notification panel serves a lot of purposes which include - Quickmemo – This would open a quickmemo directly on the home screen. Sound – Toggling the sound on / off Wi-Fi – Toggling the Wi-Fi on / off Rotation – Toggling the rotation of the screen on / off when the phone is rotated Brightness – Brightness changing at 3 levels GPS – Toggling GPS locator on / off Edit – To rearrange the quick settings The app list pages have the separate tabs to display the normal Apps, the downloaded Applications, the Widgets and a button to directly go to the Settings area. LG has integrated some excellent and useful apps which someone would be taking advantage of quite often. A utility section includes the important and commonly used apps list which includes SmartShare, Memo, Voice Recorder and Calculator apps.

		The 4X has got a RemoteCall service which makes the company representative remotely control your device and support the device to make any changes whenever you need any help. This is a handy option where you don’t need to visit the LG service centers when the phone gives up or doesn’t respond well to a command at any time. The other basic applications in the LG Optimus 4X HD are the App Manager, Backup, FM Radio, Finance app, Email, LG Tag+, Polaris Office, Task Manager, LG SmartWorld. As always seen in the Android phones, the Google apps like Search, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Maps, Youtube and Google+ are available pre-installed. Picasa is a neat addition to the list, making it one of the options to backup the photos to the Google server. There is no swype for typing, so you would have to rely on any 3rd party typing apps if you don’t want to prefer using the standard keyword pressing each alphabet separately, or the phone does have the Voice-to-text conversion if you are too lazy to type. The Email app of the 4X takes the support of Microsoft Exchange for sending and receiving mails, but it is for those who are looking for something different from the Gmail app which too comes preinstalled. Entertainment is through the Media Home app, which showcases the Photos, Videos and Music at one place. We would discuss about the beauty of the Video and Music players below. The Gallery lists all of the photos and videos categorized based on how they were captured. Both the pictures and videos captured using the phone camera are located under a single folder, while the screenshots or pictures taken from an external source are located in different folders. There are multiple sharing options for the media files, including Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google+, Memo, Messaging, Picasa, SmartShare and the number would rise based on the external applications you download and use.     The Interface is neat, looks vibrant and the load of wallpapers and widgets can make things far interesting, but LG doesn’t have those special features that the users can boast about, which the Galaxy S III users would show off. Considering how less LG had cared about the OS (keeping all its recent phones on Gingerbread OS) and the interface in the recent past, the 4X’s interface makes one feel happier to see a lot of makeover. The Android Play Store gives people several options to customize the interface but the 4X already comes with such launcher-like options, keeping the need for the 3rd party apps aside. LG Tag+ is an application which helps in easy saving and loading of the settings to the NFC tag, and the same app would make the customizations to suit the certain environments. One would need to select the tag setting and write it to the tag. The environments in which the users can select the mode for NFC include the Car Mode, Office Mode, Sleep Mode and the User Mode.

		USB Connectivity – Lot of options when the phone is connected to the computer using the USB connection, where one could set the phone to just charging, or connect via. Media Sync, LG Software, Camera (to transfer photos), or USB tethering so that the phone’s internet is shared with the computer. Connecting to the LG software is possible very well through the Wi-Fi too, where you get a separate option for the same. One of the options that we really liked is the On-Screen Phone settings, where the screen of the phone is displayed and controlled from the PC, just like one would do the remote access to the phones from the computer. Call quality – The quality of the voice through the ear piece is sharp and neat, but the speakers on the back are placed at a wrong place, making it hard to hold in the hands when you want to have the access to the buttons on the sides, and keep the speaker exposed at the same time. At silent environment, the speaker quality is good and clear but when you try to use it in an open place, the Optimus 4X is nothing in front of the Sony Ericsson and Samsung phones, keep the comparison with Nokia phones aside. Multimedia – The Media Home would grab the attention, with all the media content at one place. Opening this app would make you feel like having a media player in your hands rather than a smartphone. The hub has 3 large thumbnails for Videos, Photos and Music. Settings show that the Media Home gets activated when the phone is connected to the MHL cable, or is mounted and connected to a desk cradle. Photos in the Media Home can be viewed through a slide show with a few settings.

		Video player is excellent, totally refreshed and has options that no recent Android smartphone has got. Multiple options, including the video preview and speeding up the video playing, locking the screen etc. Performance and Battery Life Performance wise, the LG Optimus 4X HD has to get a lot of appreciation. Try to test it in many ways, the phone just won’t easily break down in performance. May be that’s because we didn’t have a lot of new additions of applications, or change in lot of settings, but still the problems that we see in the initial stages of other devices is not seen in the Optimus 4X. The quad-core Tegra 3 processor clocking at 1.5 GHz speed and having the support of 1GB RAM, the LG Optimus 4X HD has got enough to handle the Ice Cream Sandwich OS. Talk about the Benchmark tests, it is no where beating the Samsung’s masterpiece, the Galaxy S III, but we’ll talk about the actual performance here with both the devices beside each other and doing the same functions – we didn’t notice any much difference and no lagging of performance of the 4X. But along with the good performance and speed, we had expected a good battery life, which didn’t happen to the expectations. It gave a decent time of usage, and is not totally a fast draining battery that LG has got, but when they considered huge changes in the interface, internal specs, the battery should have been kept better for a longer life. A full charge with all the normal usage, a few videos and some time of camera usage saw the battery last for a full day.

		Features of LG Optimus 4X HD P880: 1.5GHz Quad Core Cortex A9 processor with nVidia Tegra 3 chipset ULP GeForce GPU 16GB Internal memory and 1GB RAM Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS  4.7 inch Capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels(~312 ppi pixel density) 8MP rear camera with LED flash and auto focus 1.3 MP front facing camera HD Video recording  Li-ion 2140 mAh battery Upto 32GB expandable memory through microSD card Advantages and Disadvantages of LG Optimus 4X HD P880: Pros of LG Optimus 4X HD 880: Latest Android 4.0 ICS OS out of the box Powerful quad core processor NFC capability Brilliant large HD-IPS LCD display Decent Camera  Powerful Battery Cons of LG Optimus 4X HD 880: Feels little bulky UI isn't as elegant as the original ICS LG Optimus 4X HD P880 Specification: Operating Frequency:2G:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 OS:Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) User Interface:Optimus UI v3.0 Java:Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Processor:Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9 Chipset:Nvidia Tegra 3 Graphics:ULP GeForce RAM:1GB Size:132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9 mm Weight: 133 g Display: 4.7 inch True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen  Display Features:Corning Gorilla Glass,Multi Touch Screen Resolution:720 x 1280 pixels(~312 ppi pixel density) Primary Camera:Yes,8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels Secondary Camera:Yes,1.3 MP Flash:LED Video Recording:Yes, 1080p@30fps Camera Features: autofocus,Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization Battery type: Li-Ion, 2140 mAh GPRS:Yes,Class 33 EDGE:Yes, Class 33 3G:Yes,HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WiFi:Yes, 802.11 b/g/n USB connectivity:Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Tethering:USB, Wi-fi Hotspot GPS Support:Yes, with A-GPS support Bluetooth:Yes.Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Audio Jack:3.5 mm DLNA:Yes Internal memory:16 GB(12 GB user available) Expandable Memory Slot: microSD, upto 32 GB Music Player:Yes, Supports MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player Video Player:Yes, Supports DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player Radio:Yes.Stereo FM radio with RDS Ringtone:MP3, WAV Sensors:Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Messaging:SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

 LG Optimus L5 E610 Smartphone - LG Optimus L5 is a middle-range handset which is belong to the L programme and it makes the welcome shift to Android 4.0 Ice Take Sandwich (ICS) with a features of a 4.0-inch TFT capacitive multi-touch door, advertised to furnish " enhanced readability" which should indicant to decorous declaration.this large covering gives you eyes abundance of populate to roam for viewing that is statesman cozy and readability that's superb.

So the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 was seen at Negri Electronics earlier yesterday, and another anonymous tipster has left the service manual for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8000 in the capable hands of SamMobile, and from there, it was just a simple matter of weaning the specifications of the Galaxy Note 10.1. It must be noted that this particular tablet was first introduced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year at MWC in Barcelona, Spain, but it seemed that the system specifications of this device proved to be too low, which is why Samsung had gone back to the drawing board and revamped the specifications for a beefier model.
Expect Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to come with this puppy, where Samsung has also penciled in an update to the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system version down the road. You will find a similar 1.4GHz quad-core processor that is found on the Samsung Galaxy S3, so it ought to be speedy enough to get the job done for most tasks, gaming included. Other specifications include a 5-megapixel camera, GPS, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity among others.
No idea on whether the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 will be able to perform well in the sales department though – what do you think?
 




We’ve been awaiting for the 10-inch Galaxy Note and it seems like Sam Mobile got their hands on the device’s ROM. The device will be called Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 and it seems like it will come with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, as its too early for them to update to Jelly Bean.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 has been first released at the MWC in March, though they didn’t manage to release it yet. Back then the device was looking very good, though now it might be too late for it. And considering that Samsung already has a nearly identical tablet on the market, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, we doubt it will see any success.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is basically the same as the Tab 10.1, expect that it comes with a stylus, which is rumored to be much better than the one coming with the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note N7000.
According to Sam Mobile, the firmware running on the Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 are the following:

Android 4.0.4
Build date: July 20
CODE: N8000XWALG7
PHONE: N8000XXLGA
CSC: N8000OJVALG4
As we said earlier, it will probably come with Ice Cream Sandwich, though everyone hopes to get some Jelly Bean taste once it gets released, because the new Android version does come with some new features.
Samsung has just announced an event on August 15th and we believe that’s when the Galaxy Note 10.1 will be released and it will probably reach Europe soon thereafter.



FEATURES:

• 10.1 WXGA TFT touchscreen display
• 1.4Ghz Quad Core Exynos 4412 (the same as in the Galaxy S III) 
• 5-megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash and 720p video recording 
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Adobe Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas
• HSPA Connectivity – Up to 21 Mbps download speed
• Innovative Pen improves accuracy, control and pressure sensitivity

SPECIFICATIONS:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

BODY	Dimensions	256.7 x 175.3 x 8.9 mm
	Weight	583 g
		- Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY	Type	PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches (~149 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
	Internal	16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 12
	Speed	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 1.9 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
	Chipset	Exynos
	CPU	1.4Ghz Quad Core Exynos 4412
	GPU	Mali-400MP
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- SNS integration - MP4/DivX/Xvid/FLV/MKV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Photoshop Touch app - Document editor/viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 7000 mAh