rkt.india Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 LG just launched its monstrously-spec'd Optimus G in its home market and it set a new performance benchmark for smartphones. The Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset that powers the beast features four Krait cores, which are all but guaranteed to wipe the floor with existing CPUs. The LG Optimus G also impresses with its spectacular 4.7" WXGA (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS Plus screen, which offers a full RGB matrix and a pixel density of about 318ppi. Knowing how good previous True HD screens from LG were, we just couldn't wait to see this new one in person. Fortunately we were invited to the LG Optimus G launch event, so we didn't have to wait too long really. We got to spend some quality time with the company's new flagship and we are ready to share our impressions with you. But before we start let's have a quick look at the full list of Optimus G highlights. LG Optimus G at a glance: General: 2G/3G/LTE Form factor: Touchscreen bar phablet Dimensions: 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.45mm, 145 g Display: 4.7-inch WXGA True HD IPS Plus (1280 x 768 pixels) capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU: Quad-core Krait 1.5 GHz processor GPU: Adreno 320 RAM: 2GB OS: Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Memory: 32GB storage Still camera: 8/13 megapixel auto-focus camera with Time catch shot, smart shutter and cheese shutter; 1.3MP front facing camera Video camera: Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash, Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, standard microUSB port with MHL support (TV Out, USB host), A-GPS receiver, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC Battery: 2100 mAh Misc: Optimus U, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, QSlide Function As you can see there's hardly any smartphone on the market that can stand up to the LG Optimus G in a spec-to-spec battle. The Snapdragon S4 chipsets were already able to keep up with their quad-core Cortex-A9 competitors, but now that they have matched the core count, they should make easy work of any challengers. But the LG Optimus G is not all about acing benchmarks and providing the smoothest UI navigation possible. The smartphone also has some cool software tricks up its sleeves, which promise to add to the user experience. It's time to see how well those work in real life - join us on the next page for a bunch of live photos of the LG Optimus G, garnished with our initial impressions of the smartphone. http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g-review-814.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxEweAV1V-E]LG Optimus G hands-on - YouTube[/ame]
rkt.india Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 LG Optimus G benchmarks arrive, make quad-core competitions blush If youÃ×e been keeping track of our homepage you probably know that we are busy handling the LG Optimus G and putting its new Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, True HD Plus screen and 13 megapixel camera though various tests. We now got the first benchmark results from the smartphone and they show that the 1.5GHz quad-core Krait CPU and Adreno 320 GPU ticking inside the beast are every bit as impressive as we hoped. The LG Optimus GÃÔ new quad-core CPU flexed its muscle in the BenchmarkPi trial. The new architecture blew its quad-core competitors out of the water, posting a score of 285ms. The real shock came when we run the Linpack benchmark, which is designed to make use of multi-core CPUs. The Optimus G came so far ahead of its competitors here, that itÃÔ almost hard to believe. It offered nearly three times the performance of the second-best quad-core smartphone weÃ×e tested on this occasion. To learn more about the overall performance of the LG Optimus G, we run the well familiar Quadrant benchmark, which tests everything from memory speed to GPU power. The LG Optimus G got the incredible score of 7439, which is way better than any smartphone has managed before. Impressive indeed. We managed to run the SunSpider Javascript benchmark on the LG Optimus G. Even though the software of the test unit we had wasnÃÕ finalized it already proved faster than the Optimus 4X HD (running on the latest 4.0.4-based firmware). We assume that once LG is done with the i-dotting and t-crossing the Optimus G should take the lead in the browsing performance department as well. http://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-optimus-g-benchmarks-arrive-make-quad-core-competitions-blush/
rkt.india Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 cost? Wont be less than 40K. Launched at 896$ in Korea yet.
velu Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 looks like another phone with rectangles with rounded corners :cantstop:
Crookbond Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 I have a Nokia Maemo N900 - super hardware. Drastically ahead of it times - I can install complete Linux on it. Needless to say, it does not serve a common purpose.
rkt.india Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 I have a Nokia Maemo N900 - super hardware. Drastically ahead of it times - I can install complete Linux on it. Needless to say' date=' it does not serve a common purpose.[/quote'] How did you get that? this project was abandoned by Nokia. and then there is no question of not solving the purpose with an Android phone.
Crookbond Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 How did you get that? this project was abandoned by Nokia. and then there is no question of not solving the purpose with an Android phone. I test most phones which arrive in the market and tablets before they are released. I have access to them. :winky: My point was that a phone having better hardware than the other does not make it better. Also, you need to start thinking about phones holistically and not from your POV if you want to understand what makes a phone click and what does not.
Rohit S. Ambani Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 Nokia may be boring now, but they still produce sturdiest phones, Happy with new Nokia 603, build quality wise its better than even 40k rival phones.
rkt.india Posted September 18, 2012 Author Posted September 18, 2012 I test most phones which arrive in the market and tablets before they are released. I have access to them. :winky: My point was that a phone having better hardware than the other does not make it better. Also, you need to start thinking about phones holistically and not from your POV if you want to understand what makes a phone click and what does not. Agree about this. But this phone is a monster both ways, hardware or software.
Crookbond Posted September 18, 2012 Posted September 18, 2012 I wait f or 6 months for a phone before making any sweeping statement. It's technical specification is excellent, software good but not excellent.
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