LG Optimus 4X HD

Monday 27 February 2012 0 comments

LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
We are not going to lie to you, guys, we do have a soft spot kept for the LG Optimus 4X HD, and how wouldn't we? After all, it's the successor to last year'sLG Optimus 2X – the phone that kicked off the dual-core game. But now that dual-core is pretty much what you'd expect from every self-respecting smartphone, LG has decided that it's finally time to take things up a notch by introducing a quad-core handset.

Well, this time, the company actually couldn't be the first to out a quad-core smartphone, but hey, that's not what's most important, right? What's important for us is the Optimus 4X HD itself, which, as you can imagine also features an HD screen to complement its raw power. Indeed, everything on the specs front seems to be top-notch with the Optimus 4X HD, as it also comes with 1GB RAM, 8MP cam and 16GB internal storage. The HD screen itself measures the enormous 4.7” and uses the True HD IPS technology, which means that it sticks with the good-old RGB matrix, so what you read on the specs sheet is what you get.

LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review


After telling you the size of the screen, you wouldn't be surprise if we add that the Optimus 4X HD is one quite bulky handset, would you? Well, that's actually not the case, because the handset is very, very thin and light. To tell you the truth, the LG Optimus 4X HD is quite pocketable, and we are certain that its significant width and height dimensions won't be a problem.


The phone is predominantly made of plastic, but it does feature some nice metallic accents along the side, which look very cool. Although we're not sure if they are real metal, or just plastic. The back side is all plastic, having a nice texture to provide better look and feel.

LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review


On the software side of things, the Optimus 4X HD will come pre-loaded with Android 4 Ice Scream Sandwich, but of course, LG is adding its custom Optimus UI to the deal, which delivers tons of personalization options. We're glad that LG hasn't overdone it in this aspect, and the handset does look like an Ice Cream Sandwich device. Still, LG has added a lot of nice little animations and transitions to make the whole user experience a bit more entertaining.

This smartphone takes the first-in-class Optimus 2X dual-core processor and amps it up with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core SoC with 4-PLUS-1 technology. This device is the first to the European market with a true IPS HD display, has a lovely 4.7-inch display, and runs with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box.
Like each of the devices in LG’s 2012 line being spoken about today, this device runs LG’s own user interface over the top of Android 4.0 ICS and is the lightest UI over Android that LG has ever released. The massively impressive 313 ppi display brings this 8.9mm thin device to the top of brightness as well as sharpness, and both the design and the innards are made to create one integrated experience to drive the LG hero strategy into the future. Like the rest of the LG line coming this spring and summer, this device has a hard glass front and a soft and light plastic back with a textured feel.
The LG Optimus 4X HD is the highest powered device in LG’s line of devices now, and is holding the reigns for their very near future in the mobile business. The rest of the LG line this season is using Qualcomm’s integrated experience for both modem and processor, while the LG Optimus 4X HD uses NVIDIA’s quad-core chip to entice the masses. Which line will win out?


Now, on to the topic that everyone's interested in – the quad-core Tegra 3 processor. Well, after we spent a few minutes wit the Optimus 4X HD, we can safely say that it will simply fly. We encountered no lag within the interface, and what was even cooler than that was that an LG rep showed us how the Riptide 3D game runs on the phone, and boy was this a cool demo! Interestingly the game was specifically optimized for the quad-core chipset, and it featured effects that one cannot otherwise see on a dual-core handset, like some very beautiful and realistic water and blurring effect.

LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review
LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on Review


And that pretty much sums up our first impressions of the LG Optimus 4X HD. It's not a handset from the manufacturer's new L-Style line, but it does look pretty similar to those L-phones, with its simple, rectangular shape. All in all, it seems like a very promising handset for the hardcore geek in you, seeing that it's packed to the brim with all kinds of features, the most important of which being the quad-core Tegra 3 processor.

We tried to get some availability info from one of the reps, but the response was simply “It will launch very soon.”, hopefully in the following months.
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