Jumbo screen mobile phone is increasingly in demand, and not just for the upper class series alone. Comes with a 5.5-inch IPS widescreen display, the LG enliven the stock large screen device called phablet with LG G Pro Lite. The design of a dual SIM smartphone is made with a thin frame applied to keep him lean for comfort on the one hand operation. While the full performance to support two core smartphones berdapur runway, LG embed 3.140mAh battery power.
Other features of the LG G Pro Lite:
- 5.5 inch QHD screen resolution (960 x 540 pixels)
- MediaTek MT6577 dual-core 1.0 GHz, PowerVR SGX531 GPU
- HSDPA 7.2 Mbps connection
- 8MP camera, 1.9 MP front camera
- Dual Speaker
- 1 GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded via microSD card
- Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2.
Additionally equip the phone with the LG stylus pen that can be placed in the body of this phablet. LG G Pro Lite sold at a retail price of Rp. 3.799 million. Is the price worth the features and performance? Listen to continue detailed review below.
Impression Materials and Design, Screen Quality.
Korean duo should most phones, G Pro Lite is made of glossy plastic material. Flanks adorned with a thin silvery list on the side and thickened at the top. The phone is lighter and slimmer than its nearest competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, although the natural thing to remember G Pro Lite screen is slightly smaller. When held in one hand operations can still be performed even though not as easy as the smartphone operating under 5 inches. To be sure the back is slightly curved to offer a pretty good ergonomic level.
5.5 inch screen really meet the face of the LG G Pro Lite. Its use is really the maximum, resulting in a very thin bezel side, like on the LG G Pro and LG G2. But very unfortunate no LED notification light sensor and 5.5 inch in phablet. 1.3 MP front camera and earpiece at the top of the screen, while at the bottom of the screen there are four touch-sensitive buttons: back, home, menu and button dual SIM settings. On the left side of the phone there is a button Quick Button, which by default is to access QuickMemo, but you can switch to another application shortcut that is in G Pro Lite. Under the Quick Button no volume adjustment buttons. Lock button is on the right side of the phone, while at the bottom there is a dual loudspeaker and micro USB port. At the top there is a 3.5mm audio jack and the stylus tip is not so sharp / pointy. The back cover is made of plastic can be opened, there is no micro SD slot and two normal size SIM card slot. 3140mAh battery that brought its own G Pro Lite is removable.
IPS screen LG Display embedded into G Pro Lite qualified enough, even though the resolution is only 960x540 pixels (qHD). In the area of 5.5-inch screen, the resolution is only generates density of 200 ppi screen only. However, the quality of the color, brightness, contrast, saturation balanced enough to make the screen G Pro Lite does not look bad, when compared to its competitors. The angle of vision was nearly perfect, as well as performance in the sun. In fact, practically G Pro Lite screen quality more or less the same as the relative Optimus G Pro, only to lose in any resolution.
Default Interface and Features
Bears the name G Pro, many features of the phablet brought to G Pro Lite. In fact there are some features of the LG flagship current, which is applied in the G G2 Pro Lite. For example:
- Quick Memo which allows the creation of small notes on any screen in the LG G Pro Lite without requiring the user to access a separate application. This is an ever-present feature in the LG phone is a great sail. You can directly strike the screen is being displayed, then save it.
- Qslide: an application that allows mobile phone screen displays up to 3 apps at once (an application that runs full screen and two mini-applications). The amount of space for each application can be changed, so did the level of transparency (overlay functions), no bar to adjust the level of transparency in each application Qslide. Not all applications can use this feature, just the default application that is Video, Internet, Memos, Calendar and Calculator.
- QuickTranslator that will transform the smartphone into a digital dictionary with the ability to translate words and phrases directly from images taken by the camera. Of writings to be translated should be fairly obvious.
- Knockon, making the user can activate the LG G Pro Lite on the screen is turned off, enough with two gentle tapping on the screen. However, the level of sensitivity of the G Pro Lite was not as a G2 in response to two beats us.
- Guest Mode: There are times when your cell phone is borrowed by friends or family. If there is something which you do not want to be seen by them, you can use this feature Guest Mode. So the phone will use the lockscreen Pattern models, but there are two Pattern that can be stored. Pattern only for your own (everything is open as usual) Pattern specific to one borrower. Then you can choose which applications are allowed to be seen, which again should not be seen by the borrower. The entire application on the phone can be put in the list of applications that should / should not be seen.
Of the overall interface itself is no fundamental difference between G Pro Lite and other Android smartphone from LG. The use of letters SmartGothic (there are several other fonts to choose from), background settings menu with white, and other. Feel 5.5 inch screen G Pro Lite too big? In the settings menu there are several things you can adjust, such as adjust the position of the dial keypad, the LG keyboard and lock screen to the left or right. The use of the overall interface itself is fairly straightforward and intutitif, with a mediocre performance. Because it is not always smooth, sometimes it happens a bit of lag, though not overly intrusive.
Lockscreen has no choice other effects, in addition to the course can be added shortcuts and widgets. While Homescreen have a maximum of 7 pages, which can add shortcuts, widgets and wallpapers. The main menu is divided into three categories, Apps, Downloads and Widgets, and can be sorted by alphabet and the download date. The icons of apps that is arranged in a 5x6 icon, size can be enlarged up to be a 4x5 icon. Wallpaper from the main menu and the home screen can be made different. In the notification bar there are some fairly quick setting (can be set order), shortcuts to Qslide, as well as the brightness bar setting.
Phonebook, Messaging and Text Input
LG divides contacts can be synchronized with your Gmail account or social network account such as Facebook, Twitter and others in the mobile phone into 3 categories, contacts list, favorites and groups. Such contacts on Optimus G, there is a feature Screen Zooming on the contact list. You can pinch the screen outward and inward to zoom in or out ukutan letters in the name in the contact list.
Messaging in G Pro Lite like other phones that SMS, Email and Instant Messaging. For existing SMS skin feature, you can choose a background threaded SMS with several options. While you can use a Gmail email that has many features similar to the desktop version. Of course you can also use other email client. As for Instant Messaging Google Talk is available, other than that you can add as an alternative to Google PlayStore Line, WhatsApp, IM and so on.
Input to write two methods ie Google voice typing and LG Keyboard. Existing arrangements between auto-capitalize, auto-punctuation, word suggestions and feedback touch. There are features Keyboard Path, less like Swype, by swiping a finger to the letters to form a word. Feel 5.5 inch screen on the G Pro Lite complicate the use or rather typing with one hand? LG minimize this, to make some arrangements to use one-handed operation of the phone. Primarily for the dialpad, keyboard and screen lock (to shift the pin). The keyboard will be shifted to the desired direction with a swipe to the left or right of the keyboard. In the settings menu there is also a keyboard LG Split Keyboard feature, which will divide the keyboard into two when used in landscape mode. With this feature, typing one hand so a bit easier, though still not as comfortable on the phone that smaller sail.
Camera
LG G Pro Lite is equipped with 8MP main camera and is equipped with LED flash. With the camera interface is simple and easy to use, this is the picture-taking modes that exist in the G Pro Lite:
- Normal
- Panorama
- Continuous Shot (6 photos once snap, but the resolution is reduced to 640x480 pixels only)
- Beauty Shot
- Sports
- Night
While the settings and features, among others:
- Cheese Shutter: take a photo with voice commands speerti: cheese, Whiskey, Smile, Kimchi and LG
- Settings use the volume button, whether to shoot or to perform zooming
- Setting the brightness, resolution, ISO, white balance, color effect, timer, geotagging, shutter sound and storage
The camera is quite satisfactory, except for the room, but still perfectly natural result. The resulting color is natural, more details click on the photo below to view in full size on Photobucket, or download it on this link to see the resolution and the original file.
Video Recording
Video recording has less features, such as video resolution settings (up to HD 720p), brightness, white balance, color effects, geotagging, storage, and the option for the volume buttons. Focus on the video recording is continuous AF, and there is no option to adjust the focus by touching the screen.
The results have a video recording bitrate 7700kbps, with a framerate of 27 frames per second. Every minute of the generated files approximately 55MB. The camera is a bit slow to respond when we highlighting objects at closer distances.
Photo Gallery and Video Players
Photo viewer G Pro Lite on a white background, as well as integrated with the video. Photos can be displayed by Albums (folders), location and time of image capture image capture. Additionally you can see all the photos in one place at a time. With pinch and zoom you can change the size of the thumbnail image or a folder. Albums that there could be hidden from the gallery. Photos can instantly be shared via Bluetooth, email, social networking, and others.
Perhaps due to hardware limitations, 1080p resolution video can not be played by G Pro Lite. Even though 720p video bitrate is high if not smooth zoom. Format that can be read as follows: mp4, avi and mkv. Subtitle format. Srt can be shown with some of the features and settings such as synchronization, font size and color. You can adjust the brightness of the screen while watching a video, with a vertical sweep motion. The touch screen can also be locked when playing video. Another feature, change the aspect ratio of the video and of course minimize Qslide video with features so you can watch videos while doing other activities, complete with overlay feature / setting the transparency level.
Music Player
Music player application on G Pro Lite is divided into 3 categories: Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists and Folders. This application has a white background, matching with photos and videos. This application is divided into 5 categories, Songs, Albums, Artists, Genres, Playlists and Folders. In addition, of course you can create your own playlists. Can you make song ringtone, inserted into the playlist you have created yourself and shared via Bluetooth, Gmail and MMS. You can see the lyrics of a song while playing the song. Output from the loudspeaker stereo loud enough, but unfortunately quite shrill. In addition there is the sleep timer features and some audio effects like Dolby Mobile, reducers bass, treble booster, bass booster, booster vocals, earphone enhancers. Of course you can also make your own homemade custom equalizer. There is an FM radio, but of course you have to connect the headset to be able to listen to FM radio broadcasts.
Connectivity
- Dual SIM Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Micro USB
Web Browsing
There are two apps that the Google Chrome web browser and the default browser. Default browser on G Pro Lite can open tabs to a maximum of 16 pieces. In opening the full site with lots of content such as the Home page belongs TeknoUp fast performance and relatively smooth, good when scrolling, pinch and zoom and others. The features and settings that are certainly not inferior to other phones, namely: incognito window, Find, share, Bookmarks, the option to always open the desktop site, save for offline reading and setting screen brightness level. Also of course there is the standard setting the cache, cookies, form data, javascript, zoom, page content, accessibility, and others.
- HTML5test.com: 405 points and 13 bonus points
- Sunspider: 1509ms
Benchmarking Tests:
- Antutu: 8407 points
- Quadrant Standard: 3517 points
- Nenamark 2: 25.1 fps
- Multitouch Tester: maximum 10 touch
Battery Life
- Test screenshot: 143 minutes battery is reduced by 22 percent.
- Tests play video: 9 hours 17 minutes (full volume using the headset)
50 percent level of brightness, in the background of the internet connected via WiFi only, do not use cell.
Conclusion:
Judging from the price, the LG G Pro Lite is very head-to-head with the Galaxy Mega 5.8. G Pro Lite has individual strengths and weaknesses compared to its rivals. G Pro Lite screen is smaller, but the screen quality is more superior than the Galaxy Mega. Battery life G Pro Lite outperformed its rivals, no wonder because its capacity is very large, 3140mAh. For although the use of performance does not vary much with its rivals, there are several Android phones with better performance and screen already HD720p in the same price range, both normal sized like the Sony Xperia SP (Krait dual-core, 4.6-inch HD720p display, the price of Rp. 3.8 million), as well as others such as the Acer Liquid phablet S1 (quadcore MediaTek, 5.7-inch HD720p display, Rp. 3.9 million) and the Lenovo S920 (Mediatek quad-core, 5.3-inch HD720p display, Rp. 2.9 million). The choice is in your hands.
Pros:
- Satisfactory battery life
- Stylus innate
- The display quality is quite good
- Additional features are quite useful as Qslide, Quick Translator, Guest Mode etc.
- Dual SIM
- Micro SD slot
- The screen resolution is not sufficient to screen at 5.5 inches
- The ability of the GPU is not satisfactory
- Loudspeaker shrill
