LG Optimus G review: Grand Slam

22 October 2012
Designed to a flagship standard and powered by the latest in handheld computing, the Optimus G cannot hope for a warm welcome from rivals but is due every bit of their respect. LG is not asking for it – it’s getting ready to earn it...

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  • AnonD-58527
  • uBS
  • 24 Oct 2012

it'll be getting jellybean so not so fast about the lag talk and later 4.2 to fix that.


Main thing is if sales are good LG should cancel any WP8 handsets they were going to release.

I'm getting the HOX+ myself, in another week i hope!
Android is king and another soldier is the awesome Note 2 for WP8 fighting.

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    • rahul
    • v{U
    • 24 Oct 2012

    G > one x + > note2 > s3 > iphone 5

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      • Neb
      • myM
      • 24 Oct 2012

      Anonymous, 23 Oct 2012The sd slot is a showstopper, for sure. And wheres the ... moreOne simple thing to point out is camera qualitty. I nees something of the nokia quality but in android. I dont much concern about the power of the cpu i think goood dual core plus decent os optimastion will do. I also waiting for a better battery technology which enable me to go through the 2-3 days. I am sick of constatntly charging my phone though I have sammys 2000 mah battery.

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        • AnonD-71868
        • 0Us
        • 23 Oct 2012

        As GSMArena says, "At the end of the day, geeks who are looking for the ultimate performance have little choice, but to opt for the LG Optimus G. As smartphones learn more and more tricks, two things get increasingly important - computing power and screen (both in terms of real estate and image quality) and LG has nailed them both.
        LG has finally has a flagship to be proud of and one that's an OS update away from being the Android smartphone others have to work hard to match."

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          • AnonD-20472
          • t7y
          • 23 Oct 2012

          AnonD-71868, 23 Oct 2012Not even reviewers are entirely objective. Of course the ma... moreI AGREE WITH YOU.
          i saw some review they just put s3 & Optimus G as tie????? very funny!

          even it was very clear that "G" won against it competitors.

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            • AnonD-20472
            • t7y
            • 23 Oct 2012

            Mobilemaster, 23 Oct 2012So do you believe this takes the best photos? Man, if you b... more nokia pure 808
            is not even consider as competitor for a flagship smartphone category.

            so you can't compare it with lg optimus g.







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              • AnonD-71868
              • 0Us
              • 23 Oct 2012

              Not even reviewers are entirely objective. Of course the majority of them prefers the S3, and even if the LG is better than the S3, they will make the review in a way that can't ruin S3's image, saying that it has better specs than the Optimus G, even if it clearly doesn't. We, the ones who know the truth, don't bother with these reviews, they exist to make people believe what they want them to believe, not the truth.

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                • AnonD-20472
                • t7y
                • 23 Oct 2012

                some review says lg optimus g. has very good camera some says its not?
                some review says lg optimus g. has an excellent audio some reviews says its not?

                some review says lg optimus g. has very good battery life, some says its not?

                in real life
                lg optimus g. is the best phone right now.

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                  • AnonD-20472
                  • t7y
                  • 23 Oct 2012

                  we are talking of which smartphone is currently the best on the market.

                  we are not talking of which company is @ #1, or @ #2.

                  optimus g. is clearly the beast!

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                    • AnonD-71868
                    • 0Us
                    • 23 Oct 2012

                    Mobilemaster, 23 Oct 2012I disagree with you, they are not in front of others. Maybe... moreIt's clearly that you don't know LG at all. Optimus 4X HD having only 16 GB of storage and non-removable battery? Where do you live mate? On the moon?

                    http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_4x_hd_p880-4563.php

                    Check it. And, by the way, LG Optimus G is the first non-removable back cover and no microsd slot phone made by LG. Where is the truth now? You heard these stuff from your "trusted sources" like those that say that LG Optimus G's camera is bad?

                    Why do you think LG is that well known? Have you heard of LG Prada, Chocolate who were a breakthrough in the smartphone world? The first touchscreen phone? Rings a bell? The first divx implemented on a phone, the first dual core phone, the first quad core phone, the first 2 GB of RAM phone, the first quad core snapdragon S4 phone, the next year they will launch the first phone with a resolution of 440 ppi...and so on. And now, when this partnership with Google will start, they will have the long awaited updates on time. And then you won't even consider to buy a Samsung, because it won't have anything better than an LG.

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                      • AnonD-24618
                      • 0Uu
                      • 23 Oct 2012

                      [deleted post]I am sorry, I couldn't find that site. I hope you believe me. I don't want to lie, I am not that type of man. Anyway I checked the site you gave me.
                      I was blocked for a reason so I need to use my other Facebook. Now I must go, here is late!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • t7y
                        • 23 Oct 2012

                        Mobilemaster, 23 Oct 2012So do you believe this takes the best photos? Man, if you b... morenokia pure 808 is not included in the high end FLAGSHIP smartphone category.
                        nokia 808 is a camera phone.
                        not smartphone.

                          [deleted post]So do you believe this takes the best photos? Man, if you believe this, you need to check some things. Nokia 808 takes the best pictures.

                            [deleted post]You sent me a picture. This not tells anything!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • t7y
                              • 23 Oct 2012

                              Mobilemaster, 23 Oct 2012I don't remember the site to post it here. They said someth... moreeverybody is claiming to be the best ! apple also claiming they had the best in almost everything( camera. video, display etc...)

                                [deleted post]I don't remember the site to post it here. They said something else...Now what is the truth? Anyway LG said the Optimus G has the world's best camera, and it's not. So they lied. I don't like liar companies.

                                  Anonymous, 23 Oct 2012lg was @ #1 in the year 2007-2008 most reviews are bi... moreThey were, and when they will beat Samsung? Next year they will NOT. Maybe in 2014. If LG will take Samsung's position next year, please find me and REPLY me!

                                    AnonD-71868, 23 Oct 2012The camera is irrelevant. If it can make good pictures and ... moreI disagree with you, they are not in front of others. Maybe in a few terms they are ahead, but overall I think they are not. Example they are behind Samsung if we talk about batteries. The Optimus 4X for example has 2000 mAh, but the battery can't compete with the S3's battery. They are behind Samsung in terms of storage(for some people even 32 GB is not enough, and the Optimus 4X has ONLY 16 GB of internal storage, the S3 has more versions). LG's phones has the "non removable" battery problem, as Motorola phones.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • t7y
                                      • 23 Oct 2012

                                      final word:
                                      Optimus G. clearly beats s3!

                                      in terms of
                                      performance
                                      design
                                      call & audio quality
                                      multimedia.
                                      accuracy of photos & videos.

                                      LG OPTIMUS G. WON THE GAME!

                                      NEXT............

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Pex
                                        • 23 Oct 2012

                                        You're gonna wait for Jelly Bean FOREVER