LG Optimus 4X HD Review
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The LG Optimus 4X HD can brag to be the first phone announced with a quad-core chipset, although the HTC One X beat it as first to market. LG has loaded the full monty with it - a quad-core processor, large “True HD” display fit in a fairly compact for it body, and the latest Android version out of the box.
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- Wall Charger
- NFC Tags
- microUSB cable
- In-ear headphones
- Warranty and information leaflets
Design:
The LG Optimus 4X HD lies pretty well in the hand for a slab with a 4.7” screen, thanks to the very narrow side bezel, and the compact chassis. In fact, it is as thin and light as the polycarbonate HTC One X with the same size screen, but is shorter and less wide, making it more suited for one-hand operation. The same goes if we size the Optimus 4X HD with the Galaxy S III, which is only marginally thinner, but much taller and wider.
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The LG Optimus 4X HD lies pretty well in the hand for a slab with a 4.7” screen | ||
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You can compare the LG Optimus 4X HD with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
Such a compact design is a commendable achievement on LG’s part, especially considering that the 4X HD has a slot that will take your existing regular SIM card, and you can easily expand its memory via microSD, or swap the battery with a recharged one if needed.
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Android buttons | Front-facing camera |
The patterned back cover has slightly tapered edges, making the phone comfy to hold. Moreover, the sides are also patterned with prism shapes, helping your grip, and the corners are slightly “bumped”, bringing a bit of an understated elegance to the whole exterior. Yet when you look at the front, without the futuristic capacitive keys underneath the screen lit up, the Optimus 4X HD is simply a rectangular slab
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Rear camera | Battery compartment | |
The patterned back cover has slightly tapered edges, making the phone comfy to hold | ||
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Right edge | 3.5mm jack and power key (top) | Volume rocker (left) | microUSB port (bottom) |
The sides of the LG Optimus 4X HD | |||
Display:
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Unfortunately automatic brightness only works from the percentage you’ve put it on in Settings up/down a preset range, so if you start from 0% it won’t go all the way up under direct sunlight, or if you set it at 50%, the screen will still be too bright when it’s dark around - hopefully LG will fix that with an update.
It is also a “True HD” display, as LG categorizes its high-def screens with a regular RGB pixel matrix arrangement, to set them apart from the PenTile AMOLED displays Samsung uses. With 313ppi pixel density, text appears crisp and HD media is a joy to watch.
Drag the picture or use the keyboard arrows to rotate the phone. Double click or press keyboard Space to zoom in/out
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42 Comments
1. Tjey007 posted on 21 0
thats a pretty impressive score..now whoever was criticizing LG ..take THAT.
4. Mafiatounes posted on 7 2
The device itself is very impressive and all, but most critics are on the software/support side at least with previous devices a user had to wait a very long time before a software update removed bugs/improved stability etc
5. Tjey007 posted on 6 2
in India samsung users hardly get any soft update.so we should consider this fact unless its a gingerbread.
19. nb2six posted on 4 0
I hope they prove me wrong. I have been a critic of LG smartphones for a long time. I really hope this ones succeeds, We need another Great competitor out there to mix up the the constant dominance of the "Big Guys"
24. Tjey007 posted on 3 0
after this surely "Life's Good" is not behind...One x is in big trouble.
2. bobfreking55 posted on 14 0
Looks like an awesome phone. The third contender is in the ring! Your move Motorola, Apple and Sony, where is your HD Quad Core beast?
13. nnaatthhaannx2 posted on 8 0
Well we can be sure that Apple's "Quad Core (processor) beast" is not coming anytime soon!
34. DawsonLee posted on 2 0
I'm sure the Xperia's with the s4 chip can rival the quad cores out there, with Sony's knack of producing the perfect optimization with their phones, i don't see an issue here
37. vasboz posted on 0 1
You guessed it... Apple's iPhone(Y) 5 will be quad core 800Mhz bwahaha... like their Original iPhone 4... 800mhz while the rest of the competition was 1GHz+.
Consider Apple's Quad 800Mhz vs Samsung's Exynos Quad 1400Mhz which is the fastest chip around at the moment. :)
40. Sangeet posted on 1 0
What will you do of clock speeds??. have dinner with them.
The main thing is that the device should go smooth and Apple achives that Aim, and also lower clock speeds help save battery and Apple definitely suceeds in it
3. wickets posted on 0 0
Thanks for the review. Its nice not to see any physical buttons. I'm guessing this isnt heading to verizon anytime soon?
38. vasboz posted on 0 0
Not having physical buttons can be a rather pain in the arse. One thing about being able to unlock a device on your desk at work by pressing the button is amazing.
Not having to fumble around the top or sides... or in my previous Motorola Atrix's case bloody underneath... bad bad choices in functional form.
30. Joshing4fun posted on 0 0
I mean it is rectangular? But this is how I wanted the SIII to look!
7. XiphiasGladius posted on 7 0
So far this is the one LG phone I'm interested in, The design is somewhat attractive to my taste.
Now let the 3 way Royal Rumble between the Samsung Galaxy SIII, HTC OneX & LG 4X HD commence. .
9. XiphiasGladius posted on 4 0
Hard to say on to which will come 2nd, to settle that would be like a coin flip, but s3 is arguably the better of the 3 in my opinion. LG's fall out was the waaaay to late software update of their flagship phones. Hope they straightened out that factor this year. . .
