The Rival of galaxy samsung note,this is LG Optimus Vu First look
The Vu is possibly the most unusual smartphone we’ve yet seen. On paper, its 5in screen isn’t quite as big as the Note’s 5.3in display, but the Vu does things differently. Instead of the smartphone standard 16:9 aspect ratio, the Vu’s screen is 4:3 – just like a tiny iPad. The resolution is an impressive 1,024 x 768, and behind the scenes is a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
With the big, beautiful Samsung Galaxy Note taking off in such an unexpected manner, it was only a matter of time before others followed suit to produce their own oversized handsets. The first to attempt the feat is LG, who showed off the Optimus Vu in a sneak preview event before the start of Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona.
That’s a pretty beefy specification, and when we ran the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark the score was pretty good: it completed in 2,437ms. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera at the rear, it measures a positively ludicrous 8.5mm thick and weighs nothing for its size at only 168g. Despite the massive screen, this is a phone that you won’t put too much of a sag in your pocket.
Sounds impressive, doesn’t it? And the Vu certainly makes a bold first impression. After a quick play around with the handset we were right at home. The screen is very bright and colourful, and responsive to boot. The extra width makes onscreen typing an absolute doddle – even more so than on the Galaxy Note. It even comes with a stylus, plus the obligatory note-taking and annotating apps, allowing you to make sketches and scribble on digital books and magazines.
We suspect, however, that the 4:3 aspect ratio will take a little getting used to. If the Galaxy Note was difficult to use one-handed, the Vu is almost impossible to use in such a way – it’s just too much of a stretch for a thumb. Beyond the responsive front end, we found browsing the internet to be a little on the sluggish side as you’ll see if you take a look at the video below. The lightness has a negative side-effect, too – the Vu just feels a little plasticky.
The final point to make is that, right now at least, the Vu is not an Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device – the version we were shown was running 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) – although LG promises somewhat predictably an upgrade is imminent. Despite this, though, we liked the Vu. It’s nice to have a little variety for once in the smartphone arena, and LG’s Vu could yet prove to be the star of this year’s show.
Title : LG Optimus Vu First look
Description : The Rival of galaxy samsung note,this is LG Optimus Vu First look