LG offers LG G Flex between its flagship smartphone. In view of the current proposals is a smartphone certainly innovative, starting from the characteristics of the display, but not only. The price of ‘list’ particularly high of 899 Euros will immediately discourage the purchase, fortunately there is – even on Amazon – almost half but once we get into the details of the test.
LG G Flex Description
LG G Flex , also known by the code name D955 is a smartphone Android (4.2.2) with 6-inch diagonal display, and a form factor slightly curved unibody. This display has a resolution of 1280 × 720 pixels and is Plastic-type OLED (P-OLED), in practice exploits the characteristics of a conductive polymer very similar to plastic.
The first impressions are not excellent, it receives constant, on all screens a sort of ‘dots’, an unpleasant effect in the use of most of the applications, for those who is accustomed to smartphones in this price range, all now with higher resolutions.
But LG G Flex appreciate the ergonomic shape immediately when you answer the phone, as this is also a feature that alone can justify the choice, and he appreciates the ‘pocketability’: far from our intention to interpret this observation as clearance to insert it into the back pocket, but it is a fact that this smartphone has a body that can withstand high pressures until reaching again, if it is crushed, the flat shape. The correct viewing distance (30 cm) is also perceived the wrap-around effect given by P-OLED, as if you were viewing the TV at home, but too bad really for the resolution a bit ‘undermines the ‘experience.
We believe it is much more interesting, as innovative, cover back . Lg protects the rear shroud of G Flex with a self-healing coating (as defined by the manufacturer), it is a plastic that in practice preserves the shell from scratches and signs because it is able to deform and then remodel. The front display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
The dimensions (16 × 8.16 × 0.87 mm max) for 177 grams of weight placed this smartphone almost in the family of phablet. At the outlet appreciates the grip, but it soon becomes clear that it is not possible to reach any point of the display with one hand and quickly you adapt to use both hands to do anything. One factor that grip with one hand which, especially the female audience, is particularly attentive. We are faced therefore really one smartphone ‘experimental’ with lights and shadows , but that is sold at a high price. Another novelty, but not in an absolute sense in LG home (think LG G2) regards the power button with LED lighting status indicator , just below the rear camera on the back, in the center. Above and subassemblies are buttons to control the volume: the volume control button and the power button adjacent so may make it difficult to function screen capture. The solution comnuque we liked, because the power button is always reachable with any hand you take your smartphone. And ‘This is the area where there is also a 13 megapixel camera well , the illuminator LED and the infrared device. With this form factor curve must necessarily also be the battery, generous, integrated and non-replaceable by the user. The total capacity is about 3500 mAh to use more than the working day if you decide not to force too carried away with the multimedia content and location-based applications, and is preferred above the typical home use / office.LG G Flex does not even have a button on the profile, but only the segment for the inclusion of the micro-SIM. On the top and bottom are the space to absorb external noise microphone and one for the conversation with the minijack socket for headphones and microphone, which are available in the package and particularly well kept.
LG G Flex, technical specifications
As usual, we focus only specific ones able to distinguish the product from others by some characteristic note. And refer to the manufacturer’s website for an overview of the technical specifications of LG G Flex point to point.
LG G Flex harnesses the power of Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 , MSM 8974, it is the same processor chosen by Asus for the New Padfone is an Adreno 330 GPU.’m the 2 GB of Ram available, with 32 GB of internal memory total (now there are 24 applications and user data, but not expandable). The camera comes with a 13 megapixel sensor well (8X Zoom) has all the software features you would expect from a smartphone of this band, with some solutions to enhance the shots at night while the front sensor with 2.1 Megapixel is the standard level. The shooting mode gives good results outdoors at night, much less in closed rooms, good focus, though not very fast, very good macro shooting mode. Average for sensors of this type, the quality of the shots, the user has access to a wide range of choice of scenes, such as retouching. Regarding the audio: the audio speaker is placed on the back. the quality is not surprising at all, as far as power, low decidedly non-existent, it will be a lot better adjust to the optimal type of supplied headphones in-ear headphones and enjoy the sound as well.Lg G Flex you can shoot video in Ultra HD (3840 × 2160) . Do not miss anything regarding connectivity: LTE in Cat 4 supports five bands ((800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz), and so also is expected to support NFC With Android Beam, the system A-GPS supports the network of Glonass GPS reception. Bluetooth 4.0 can be used with virtually any profile available for all uses, it is expected WiFi ac and DLNA support for your DMC, DMP, DMS. LG G Flex supports Miracast.
Smartphone, future is nell’usability
Agree virtually all vendors: with the same technological equipment, the components of which will cost less and less, the vendor will be better able to integrate hardware and software and to improve the user experience what is more likely to find favor with the market.
In this direction should the efforts of LG for this model and in general for the new series III. comfort The first is access to the double tap (Toc Toc), and to activate smartphones, is to turn off the display. Afterwards, immediate perception, the opportunity to respond to phone calls approaching the smartphone to your ear while decreasing the ringer volume; are agreeable mode of access to multimedia content when the phone is oriented in widescreen – moving your thumbs outwards – and the ability to navigate through the app with three fingers (passing from one to another ); as well as the ability to use Dual Window app with two active at the same time. LG G Flex offers three different modes in the complex of ‘multitasking’.
Are all these customizations specific house LG: we are not at all sure that the articulation of a growing number of gesture, for enable new features, is the best way to facilitate the use of the devices, but certainly those who equate the gesture just looking for particular functions can be activated immediately, then it is perfectly at ease.And ‘this the case for example of Dual Windows , which we would have liked it much more if it had allowed the visualization of the app immediately, with a simple gesture from one of the edges and the selection of the app, a bit ‘as is the case with Windows 8. Instead, the system is simple to use, yes, but cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and everything is a bit ‘lost.
This summarizes the prominent features, but you can not avoid reporting the ability to act through the settings menu on any type of parameter, and on every aspect of the phone’s features. So, for example, you can customize up to even the position of some buttons, as well as the position of the keyboard and keypad to make a call, use the hand to bring them closer to the reference with which usually takes the smartphone. Also you can think of an access in guest mode: so you will be paying your smartphone, to determine which applications can access those who use it in your place.
And ‘this flexibility of use permitted at the time only from among the Android OS for smartphones, but this feature can also be seen as a boomerang and ultimately represent a mere exercise in software engineering or style, that you never stop to master.LG G Flex software
front of efforts to increase the usability of the software system Optimus UI 4.0 , it is surprising at first the immaturity of email client preinstalled by default, which involves the use of Exchange account, but puts them under a generic “other” all other types. So just to set up a Hotmail account, for example, you’ll have to track down the parameters independently, or – better – to entrust the excellent app Microsoft Outlook.com. Limit is not specific to this smartphone, but annoying. Rather, we were astonished and decidedly positive, always about the mail client, support pinch zoom in and zoom out, which eliminates the necessity of having to scroll horizontally to those emails that other Android client can not in any way resize on a single view. Not only that, with Capture Plus you can capture perfectly integrated, such as photos, e-mail also very long.
Well browsing experience , very good immediate translation software Quick Translator : just point the camera of your smartphone on any word, almost all the most popular languages to immediately get immediate translation idiom chosen. We tried it with the words of commercial bills, invoices and so on, and has proved a very valuable aid. Reassuring the utility Safety Care , for which, under certain conditions – such as prolonged non-use smartphone, turn on a series of alerts, to people who have set up as emergency contacts. For example, if you do not answer the phone is sent to the selected contact its GPS position. LG G Flex integrated FM tuner (with headphones), the software voice recording, but also for research and speech recognition. There is a File Manager and Task Manager and Polaris Viewer 5 . For the list price within the Office we would have expected much more. Very interesting the integrated application of LG for backup: Backup LG in fact. A system of auto backup and restore your smartphone to a given state, a sort of Time Machine simplified by choosing which data and settings you want to save.LG G Flex, performance and judgment
LG G Flex is a smartphone with clear lights and shadows. The rugged chassis, autonomy rather than discrete, ergonomic shape, they will probably appreciate more over time. On some applications, the speckled effect and the resolution is not at the top of the display almost reminiscent of a relaxing “effect paper.” But it is true that compared to full hd display, this P-OLED does not offer the same visual comfort, it can not be persuaded to support a high price.
From the point of view of performance we really have nothing to say. The CPU is convincing and allows Antutu benchmark to reach almost 36 thousand score, best Samsung Galaxy Note 3 , less well Htc One M8 , just to cite two references, keeping in mind as a comparison Nexus 5 with more than 40 thousand points. The Ice Storm 3D mark Unlimited stopped to over 15 thousand points and remains in this case as a yardstick nearest Sony Xperia Z Ultra, with the same MSM8974 processor.Overall LG G Flex highlights some pioneering solutions and distinguishes itself for those, boasts excellent performance – at the engine, but maybe they are just the curvature of the form factor and the display does not fully convince. Nell’ergonomica overall, with a device from the display so large, it would have been more daring in the resolution and also for some aspects of the ergonomics of use, such as the size of individual keys of a keyboard good, yes, but just to be perfected the size of the single zone input. The six-inch diagonal should appeal to those who are ready to give up the use with one hand. Even in the different media sectors, such as photos and audio, all right, but with no effect “wow” is right to claim for € 900.
Very good software solutions from LG, the customization of ‘ interface and multitasking mode, with both apps side by side, both overlap, with the ability to adjust the transparency of a window over another – well the overall budget, but eventually LG G Flex is a smartphone that we feel to advise without problems and even with enthusiasm at a price of up to 500/600 Euros Euros: the list price of € 900 in our view is not justifiable; Fortunately for LG G Flex is actually located right at the figure we indicate. Long-awaited upgrade to Kitkat, already available from March 27, but not yet the subject of our test specimen. The contents of Channelbiz.it are available on Google Currents: sign up now!
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