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JULY 12, 2012 6:52AM

Hands on: LG Optimus 4X HD review

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Arriving fashionably late towards the celebration, can the LG Optimus 4X HD, the firm's initial try at a quad-core telephone, provide something to set it apart from the Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X?

Launched alongside the 4 core toting 1 X at MWC 2012, it is taken LG a bit whilst to obtain the handset out, with an expected arrival date of August now on the cards.

As it is set to go up against the Galaxy S3 and 1 X, also because the Huawei Ascend D1 Q when that lastly sees the light of day, you are able to anticipate the Optimus 4X HD to carry a cost tag within the region of $500(about $780) SIM-free when it does arrive.

The Optimus 4X HD boasts Nvidia's effective 1.5GHz quad-core Tegra three processor with 4-PLUS-1 technologies, 1GB of RAM, four.7-inch (1280 x 720) Accurate HD IPS display, 16GB of internal memory and NFC technologies.

Method the LG Optimus 4X HD and you do really feel which you are taking a look at a premium telephone, using the dual metal rims operating about the circumference, sandwiching prism detailing that is all a part of LG's new signature style.

The textured back sits nicely within the hand and also the tapered sides make the slim (8.9mm) telephone really feel even thinner, giving the illusion that the Optimus 4X HD isn't a wide (68.1mm) because it really is.

Weighing in at 133g the Optimus 4X HD is comparable in weight towards the likes from the iPhone 4S, 1 X and Galaxy S3 -providing an even distribution and comfy hold within the hand.

The situation is produced of plastic, which keeps the weight from the handset down, but develop high quality doesn't suffer and also the Optimus 4X HD feels solid, so not to detract from the premium appear.

On the left hand side there is a volume rocker switch which gets the prism style flare, simple sufficient to hit and also the textured completed ensures your finger does not slip.

On leading you will discover a three.5mm headphone jack and also the power/lock important that is also simple to hit when holding the LG Optimus 4X HD in 1 hand.

The proper side from the handset is devoid of buttons, leaving you to admire the stretch of uninterrupted prisms, and on the bottom the only functions of note would be the microUSB port and microphone pin hole.

The touchscreen is extremely responsive and had no difficulty choosing up even our lighter gestures - the touch sensitive keys beneath the screen weren't fairly as alert, as we occasionally had to hit them a few occasions.

The energy from the quad-core processor is apparent as you skip via the house screens and app trays -although there was a few occasions exactly where it would stall when navigating from the homescreen towards the application list, lag we have not skilled on the 1 X or Galaxy S3.

LG has added its personal skin to Ice Cream Sandwich creating it simple to update your screens with whatever widgets, apps and backgrounds take your fancy.

It has also grouped numerous choices into sub categories inside the menus, permitting customers to navigate to what they want a great deal faster.

Pull down the notifications bar in the leading and you will discover LG has implemented some handy settings toggles, a la Samsung's TouchWiz interface, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS and Volume.

Much more handily, you are able to edit the order and quantity of toggles which seem right here, so you are able to fine tune it to show only your most utilized functions.

The LG Optimus 4X HD definitely has some neat tricks up its sleeve and it'll be fascinating to determine how it shapes up in our complete, in-depth evaluation against the likes from the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3.

From our short time using the telephone so far, the Optimus 4X HD looks like a perfectly capable handset, having a style which will appeal to many people and sufficient energy to guarantee its future for a minimum of the following couple of years.

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