The LG Optimus L9 I am going to show you in this video review represents the next generation in the L-family, to be more specific it is L7’s successor. The L9 is designed to be a budget-friendly smartphone solution.
The 4.7’’ LCD display features IPS technology and provides pixel density of about 234ppi
The body is made of polycarbonate which results in the lightweight of only 4.41oz, it is pretty thin as well – only 0.36 inches. The case is available in two colors: elegant black and stylish white. The 4.7’’ LCD display features IPS technology and provides pixel density of about 234ppi. It is bright enough to ensure easy exploitation outdoors even in wide viewing angles. The qHD resolution you are quipped with on this handset is 540×960 pixels. Despite the low resolution the screen provides very decent graphics with good contrast and rich colors. They are brought to you by the PowerVR GPU.
The screen is protected by Conrning Gorilla Glass 2. The L9 runs on a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP processor. The platform that handles all of the processes on this one is the well-known Android 4.0.4. The operating memory is 1GB. The 2150mAh Li-Ion battery was a good surprise, be sure that it will not betray you no matter how long you play with the phone, no matter how much you surf online.
The L9 runs on a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP processor
We tested it for two days and since I need constant access to the Internet and I downloaded quite a few apps. So after all this time spent on Facebook and watching videos on YouTube I can honestly confess that I had a hard time draining that battery completely. The user interface on the L9 performed excellently, we didn’t experience any lagging. The transitions between the home screens are easy and run smooth. The sensor technology responds immediately to finger gestures. We should pay attention to LG’s special My Style Keypad that provides the comfort and flexibility to type with ease using only one hand. The 5MP base camera produces good quality images at 2592×1944 pixel resolution.
The 5MP base camera produces good quality images at 2592×1944 pixel resolution
All the necessary controls and tools are available here to replace a point-and-shoot camera with one that is always in your pocket, it features geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. In dark conditions the camera is facilitated by an LED flash. This rear-facing camera captures video at 1080p. The video-call camera is a front-facingVGA one. The built-in memory on the smartphone is 4GB but the SD card slot provides the option to expand it with 32GB more.
The connectivity on this beautiful handset is provided by a microUSB port and Bluetooth technology v3.0 in combination with A2DP and EDR. Bear in mind that the SIMcard you need to use LG Optimus L9 is a micro version.
The Review
Hardware: Exmor R 1/2.3 sensorHardware: 3rd generation Intel Core i5 processor Ivy Bridge; SIM card slot; Technology:HD; SRS Premium Sound PRO system Hardware: Quad-core Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU; NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M graphic card; Technology:3D; Harman Kardon; Full HD TruBrite LED; Blu-Ray Hardware: AMD Radeon™ 7450M graphics, Stereo speakers and Dolby® Advanced Audio™ v2, Comfortable, user-friendly AccuType keyboard, Integrated 720p HD webcam, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, 2-in-1 card-reader and HDMI out. Intelligent Touchpad with easy multi-gesture control Technology:Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) technologyHardware: Processor speed: 240 MHz, Memory: 32 MB SDRAM, Print languages: HP PCL 3 GUI, HP PCL 3 Enhanced Technology:Print technology – HP Thermal InkjetHardware: Large 1’’ Exmor CMOS sensor; Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T* lens Technology:Optics: Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar T* F 1,8-4.9, optical zoom: 3,6x; Image stabilization: Optical SteadyShot™ with Active Mode Image Stabilization Hardware: Microphone; 40mm(HD driver unit), dome type; Liquid Crystal Polymer Film Diaphragm; Neodymium magnet; Hardware: 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Krait MSM8260-A Dual Core processor; 4.55" touchscreen - scratch-resistant LCD; 13 megapixel camera with auto focus 16x digital zoom; pulsed LED flash; Sony Exmor R sensor for mobile; Technology:Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); NFC Android; Walkman player; MHL; Hardware: 1.4 GHz quad-core processor; 5 MP rear-facing base camera; 1.9 MP front subcamera Technology:Split screen multitasking; Android 4.9 (IceCream Sandwitch); Samsung AllShare Play; Full HD (1080p); Bluetooth technology v4.0; Samsung Kies air; Wi-Fi Hardware: automatic 2-shield color scanner; 33.6K bps Super G3 Fax Modem; Hi-speed USB 2.0 Technology:print, copy, scan, fax, PC fax, IEEE 802.11b/g/nHardware: NVIDIA Tegra ® 3 T30S, Quad-Core ARM Cortex A9, 1.4 GHz processor; Rear-facing 8MP camera; Front-facing 2MP camera; 2x built-in stereo speakers; Built-in microphone; Technology:Full HD Bluetooth GPS 3GHardware: CPU - NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 T30L Quad-Core @1.2Ghz; 16Wh Li-polymer battery; MicroUSB v2.0 Technology:Android OS v4.1 Jelly Bean; 10 finger multi-touch support; ASUS TruVivid technology; Bluetooth; GPS; NFC Hardware: NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 mobile processor @ 1.3 GHz frequency; 1MP front-facing HD webcam; 8MP rear-facing HD camera Technology:GPS Clear Phase™; xLOUD™ ; S-Force® Surround; Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine; IPX-4 certified - splash proof; IR universal remote; Bluetooth; Wi-Fi Hardware: CPU: Apple A5X Dual-core @ 1 GHz Cortex-A9; GPU: PowerVR SGX543MP4 quad-core @ 1Ghz; 5MP rear-facing camera; VGA front-facing camera Technology:4G; IPS; GPS; Wi-Fi; LED HD; Multi-touch; Bluetooth 4.0; Retina Display; Video stabilizationHardware: Intel Core i5-3317U; Intel HD Graphics 4000; 4.960 mAh battery/ 5h 'SurfSlider' mechanism; 2x 2.4MP Webcamera Technology:NFC; IPS; Bluetooth; SSD; Full HD; Wi-FiHardware: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play @ 1 GHz; Cortex – A5 chipset; 1650mAh Li-On battery; 5MP Base camera; BSI sensor Technology:Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich; Smart flash™; Beats Audio™; HTC ImageChip™; Bluetooth; HTC Sense v4 Hardware: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 @ 1.4 GHz; 1830mAh Li-On battery; GPU Adreno 205 Technology:Windows phone; Carl Zeiss; Gorilla glass; AMOLED; HD; Bluetooth Hardware: 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ chipset; Intel® HD Graphics 3000; 1.3MP webcam; 256GB SSD; 47 Whr 6-cell Li-polymer built-in battery; Mini-Display port; Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 WLAN adaptor Technology:Bluetooth 3.0; Waves MaxxAudio®; Truelife WLED Display; Intel® Smart Connect Technology; Corning Gorilla Glass coverage Hardware: A Quad-core Cortex-A9 processor @ 1.6GHz; HD Super AMOLED display; BSI; Rear-facing 8MP camera; Front-facing 1.9MP VT camera; 3100mAh Li-ion battery Technology:Android 4.1 Jelly Bean platform; FullHD; NFC; Corning Gorilla Glass 2; Quick Command; Multi WindowsHardware: Intel® HM76 Express Chipset; Intel® Core™ i7 3610QM Processor; NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM; 18.4" Full HD (1920x1080) LED Backlight diplay; 0.3 Mega Pixel Fixed web camera; 2.5" SATA @ 1TB 5400rpm; 6Cells 4700 mAh 50 Whrs battery; 3 -in-1 card reader Technology:FullHD; IceCool technology cooling; ASUS SuperBatt Technology; ASUS SonicMaster Lite Technology Hardware: 16MP BSI CMOS sensor 4.8’’ HD super-Clear touch-screen display; 16MP 4.1-86.1mm 1:2.8-59 lens; A quad-core 1.4GHz processor; HDMI port; microUSB; microSD card; microSIM; pop-up flash Technology:Android 4.1 Jelly Bean; 3G/4G; Bluetooth; Wi-Fi Hardware: Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset at 1.5GHz; Adreno 220 chipset; 5'' HD-IPS LCD 16M color capacitive touchscreen; Li-Ion 2080mAh battery; 1GB RAM; IR port; microUSB port; LED flash; 1.3 MP front camera; 8MP base camera; Technology:Android 4.0 Ice-Cream Sandwich; NFC; FullHDHardware: Dual-core NovaThor U8420 chipset @ 1GHz; Li-On 1500mAh battery; Front-facing VGA camera; 5MP base camera with 2592x1944 pixel resolution; 4’’ Super AMOLED display 480x480 pixel resolution; LED flash; Proximity sensor; Compass; Accelerometer; miniSIM card slot Technology:Android 4.1 Jelly Bean; NFC; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth Hardware: Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon chipset @ 1.2GHz; 768MB RAM; Adreno 205 chipset; microSD card slot; 5MP rear-facing camera; LED flash Technology:BlackBerry OS 7.0; HDHardware: 4.8'' display; 1.5GHz dual-core processor; 1GB RAM; GPU Adreno 225; 2300mAh Li-Ion battery; 8MP base camera; 1.9MP front camera; LED flash; microSD card slot; Technology:Windows 8 platform; NFC; HSPA+42; Super AMOLED; FullHD; Bluetooth 3.0; Exchange Active Sync; MDM; GPS; GLONASS; Gorilla Glass 2; Hardware: 3’’ 270° TFT Liquid Crystal LCD capacitive touchscreen display; CMOS image sensor; DIGIC 5 image processor; EF-EF-S lens mount; Hi-Speed USB and HDMI ports; SD; SDHC; SDXC; UHS-I type card; Li-Ion battery; EOS integrated cleaning system Technology:TFT; LCD; Liquid Crystal; Capacitive touchscreen; LiveView mode; 18MP; Full HD; EF/EF-S mount; 9 focus points; Intelligent Auto Hardware: 4’’ TFT touch screen; Adreno 200 graphic processor; Qualcomm Snapdragon @ 1GHz; 512MB RAM; Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine; SD card slot; 5MP base camera; LED flash; VGA front camera; microUSB v2.0; 1750 mAh Li-Ion battery Technology:Corning Gorilla Glass; Multitouch; Android 4.0 Ice Cream SandwichHardware: 10.1’’ PLS LCD display; dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 @ 1.5GHz; 2GB RAM; SD card slot; LED flash; 5MP rear-facing camera; 1.9MP VT; microUSB; microHDMI; 8200mAh Li-Ion battery; Technology:Windows RT; NFC connection; Bluetooth v4.0; HDHardware: 4.7'' LCD display; 1GHz TI OMAP CPU; PowerVR GPU; 1GB RAM; 2150mAh Li-Ion battery; 5MP rear camera; front VGA camera; LED flash; SD card slot Technology:Android 4.0.4; IPS; Corning Gorilla Glass 2; Bluetooth v3.0; A2DP; EDR
PROS
- Camera; Battery life; Overall performance; Affordable price
CONS
- Low screen resolution; Poor pixel density; Only 1GB RAM
