LG Optimus Vu review: Vu from the top

6 July 2012
LG may have given up on tablets, but not on the Optimus Vu - it's halfway between a phone and a tablet, a hybrid of form factors that we like to call "phoneblets". The Samsung Note was one of the first, but that doesn’t mean it can have the market all for...

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  • AnonD-62080
  • tf8
  • 07 Jul 2012

i know it doesnt seem so great but igs selling pretty well in Korea.. buy then through note us selling like mad here.. but its still a seller surprisingly

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    • AnonD-52738
    • tu6
    • 07 Jul 2012

    I assure not much can sales.

    The screen 4:3 aspect ratio is a BIG mistake.

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      • Anonymous
      • sfQ
      • 07 Jul 2012

      I've always been a fan of LG since the original viewty camera phone from 5 yrs ago and I want to support them but they just need to focus more on putting on the finishing touches. like highier res screen, better quality cameras and better form factor.
      their designs are awesome, much more trendier and fashionable but... come on LG we are still waiting for a halo device from you. please

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        • IceDree
        • J9S
        • 07 Jul 2012

        "The Samsung Note was the first" What about the Dell Streak ?
        http://www.gsmarena.com/dell_streak-3353.php

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          • JHJv150
          • RQR
          • 07 Jul 2012

          ICS Firmware - which is even better than one for Samsung Galaxy Note - is already applied to Optimus Vus for LG U+, South Korea's smallest mobile carrier. But because CDMA2000/LTE phones are unusasble in EU, I suspect GSMArena reviewed the SKT version, which is still running Gingerbread. shame;//

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            • Anonymous
            • PFx
            • 07 Jul 2012

            yeah, I'd rather buy a real tablet instead, there's no way this thing would fit in my pocket comfortably....and I don't like the design

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              • Anonymous
              • 0pw
              • 07 Jul 2012

              bad software management history..skip it ..what is next?!

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                • AnonD-6077
                • HD%
                • 06 Jul 2012

                Well done GSMarena.. you managed to do the review and exclude this phone's only true rival, the Galaxy Note from all the benchmarks.. very useful. Duh!

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                  • AnonD-26870
                  • 3RQ
                  • 06 Jul 2012

                  AnonD-52029, 06 Jul 2012Yeah... First... But, Stay AWAY form LG !!!And from Sony too ... they look like in the same boat as LG

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                    • AnonD-26870
                    • 3RQ
                    • 06 Jul 2012

                    I'm looking at the latest LG devices and I'm atlast confused if not shocked an confused.
                    Or LG is practicing the extreme sport of bleeding more money or is a lack of inspiration inside. Their latest phones(Prada 3, 4X HD, Optimus Vu) have mediocre cameras for 2012 standards, horrible back-covers, mediocre speakers/audio output(Prada 3 and 4X HD)...

                    Not in a milion years 4X HD can really compete with Galaxy SIII(wich I don't really like) and this one with Galaxy Note(even that capacitive stylus is a junk compared to the digitized Wacom from the Note)

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                      • 0a@
                      • 06 Jul 2012

                      I would love to see an unlocked gsm version of this phone!!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0@b
                        • 06 Jul 2012

                        Why LG Optimus Vu ( 5.0" screen) is called "phoneblets" and samsung s3 ( 4.8" screen) is not a "phoneblets" ??

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                          • Anonymous
                          • v0X
                          • 06 Jul 2012

                          Geezus christ i wonder when this device receive jb update

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                            • toss
                            • 6jq
                            • 06 Jul 2012

                            if you think that 500 euros worth an OS's old unchanged features and advances even if when buggs apear they won't be early solved then spend those money...Lg makes hardware and nothing more even if android needs good and updated drivers(JUST THAT) in time.I am a 2x ownwer and because of LG's bad support I now know things like SoC's source code importance and I warned you for the 1000th time.

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                              • Guitar
                              • K6u
                              • 06 Jul 2012

                              AnonD-52029, 06 Jul 2012Yeah... First... But, Stay AWAY form LG !!!Your mother would be proud of that !

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                                • A_A
                                • vuy
                                • 06 Jul 2012

                                The Sony Tablet P has 2 screen's that are 5.5" each (not 5.5" combined) and is a dual-core device...it uses Nvidia's Tegra 2 chipset...

                                Still an interesting option along with a cheap phone to compare with this but totally wrong specs listen in the comparison.

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                                  • AnonD-52029
                                  • utb
                                  • 06 Jul 2012

                                  Yeah... First...
                                  But, Stay AWAY form LG !!!