LG Optimus L9 - Short Review

Hrishi

Hrishi

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^Well whats the point in spending 22k bucks , when you don't even get a promising display . ???
It wouuldn't matter unless I had a hyper-metropia.[I have myopic eyes , nearby objects seems bigger to my eyes. :p ]
 
tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Guys, my short hands on review of the Optimus L9 is live at flipkart, check it, I'll post a detailed review here with pics soon:

LG Optimus L9 P765 (Black) Review by AkashNil Chatterjee | Flipkart.com

If you don't want to use that link, here is the review as well:
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LG breaks through the mid/high range performance barrier!!

First off all, hats off to flipkart, got delivery within 3 days, that too when I ordered on Sunday. Now we take a look at the specs of this beast:

Pros:

1. TI OMAP 4430 SOC(Dual Cortex A9+SGX540), for those who don't know this is the same SOC(chip) present in Galaxy Tab 7" and 10" series, Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR and a bunch of other high-end devices from 2012-2013, so, right there on the performance metric.

2. 4.7" IPS panel, amazing viewing angle and 30% brightness is enough except for sunlight, for which a mere 50% does the job. Excellent viewing angles and qHD display gives 240PPI, meaning, crisp clear image with no aliasing.

3. 1GB RAM is enough for everything, and this really has 1GB RAM, not 768MB, free RAM is 300-400MB at any time, ample.

4. 2150mah batt, which is the largest among all phones except Note series, excellent battery life, normal use will get you 1.5-2 days easy.

5. LG Optimus UI 3.0 is extremely fluid, as good as Samsung's UI and certainly better than HTC's, phone is snappy, no lags whatsoever, and browsing is fluid and fast, excellent OS customization by LG.

6. Comes with bundles of premium software like QTranslator, Polaris Office etc.

7. And the others like NFC, WiFiDirect, GPS, Compass, FM+RDS etc are also present, LG does not skimp on features.

8. Extremely lightweight and thin phone, a beauty to hold and handle.

Now, the Cons:

1. The camera while good in daylight is not at all upto the mark in low light/night, so if you buy phones for the camera only, give this a wide berth. Same goes for 1080P recording, downsampling helps, but not that much. But if you take casual snapshots and are not a image quality freak then its perfect, camera UI is snappy, takes panorama, and has some customization settings.

2. 4GB internal memory, do you buy a 20k smartphone just to play super HD games and install about 5-6 such games at the same time? If yes, then this is not for you either. But if you play one or two super HD game and some casual games like Temple Run 2, Angry Birds, Ninjump, Fruitninja, you can do it easy. Rooting can circumvent this issue, but since that goes against warranty policy I will not elaborate it here.

3. No Jelly Bean at launch, but a jelly bean has been confirmed for our model: LG Optimus 4X HD, L9 and L7 Getting Jelly Bean Update On 1H 2013, Says LG Hong Kong - GSM Insider - Gadgets news from the insider

4. Memory card is not hot swappable, but that's not that big of a con anyway as this has plethora of connectivity options like Bluetooth, wifi.



Now how does this make Optimus L9 the best solution under 22k? Well lets see the competition, there's galaxy s advance with smaller screen and lower resolution, 768MB RAM, and 1500mah battery, pfft, now grand, it has a 190ppi screen, meaning you could count pixels, a videocore gpu that no other company uses with performance all over the floor for 4k higher price. And finally Xperia P which is as good or better than L9 but has a 1300mah battery, meaning you should carry the charger 24x7 with you.



Now Optimus L9 has every base covered, unlike other companies it does not cut cost by reducing hardware specs like ram, battery, screen size, but only the camera and I for one do not buy a smartphone for its camera only, I use a FZ150 for that task, so this phone is perfect for me, plays all games smoothly, browsing is as fluid as it can be, interface is as smooth as Jelly Bean, and finally, the screen is too gorgeous, also it has nice design as well, lightweight, and frankly looks better than Samsung sets easily, battery life is better than every android set I had ever used in my life, and it charges extremely fast, does not heat up when charging or gaming(a little heating for extreme quality games), good signal reception and very low SAR for all the health conscious people out there.

So what is my verdict?
If you have a budget of 23k or lower(i.e don't want to shell out 25k for Xperia SL/Optimus 4XHD) then buy the LG Optimus L9 eyes closed, its "Living Large" baby, satisfaction guaranteed.
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kaz

kaz

right here
tkin said:
Guys, my short hands on review of the Optimus L9 is live at flipkart, check it, I'll post a detailed review here with pics soon:

LG Optimus L9 P765 (Black) Review by AkashNil Chatterjee | Flipkart.com

If you don't want to use that link, here is the review as well:
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good one
 
mitraark

mitraark

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It's funny how a 18k phone is being considered as the best sub 22k phone. I wasn't completely sure when i bought the phone just after the release, but now i feel i couldn't have made a better choice.

I too use the phone at 0 brightness, have a brightness widget on homescreen, use it to change to 50-75% brightness in sunlight.
 
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furious_gamer

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
^^ Well, my choice for my sister is blind, because she insisted on getting Xperia U, so i had to get her some other decent option and this one looks promising. So i just purchased L9 without knowing/researching much about it, but it seems to be right decision.

Till now, i didn't hear any complaints from my sister and to be frank she used to complain a lot with her Xperia X10 Mini pro. Also, the next best phone to choose is Xperia S/SL IMO.

Budget till 22k, L9 if you ask me.
 
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Sparky19

Broken In
Does L9 support Flash content ?

Can L9 users confirm these..

1) Play Youtube videos in the browser at 720p. (Not the app, from the browser)

2) Play flash videos from sites like putlocker, hostingbulk, sockshare etc. (Basically for playing movies online)

3) Doing the above 2 lag free.
 
tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Sparky19 said:
Does L9 support Flash content ?

Can L9 users confirm these..

1) Play Youtube videos in the browser at 720p. (Not the app, from the browser)

2) Play flash videos from sites like putlocker, hostingbulk, sockshare etc. (Basically for playing movies online)

3) Doing the above 2 lag free.
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ICS does not support flash anymore, so it won't work, though I'l check it later when I setup the wifi.
 
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random_dystopia

Broken In
Hi guys, I just got my l9 today for 15790 :razz: during a discount sale at indiatimes
However, when i check out the memory in setting/apps it comes out to a total of 767 mb, is it the same with you guys? is the rest 257 mb reserved for the OS
also, this being my first android phone, I would be grateful if you guys point me to some necessary apps. e.g. a good task manager/killer, media player, browser etc.
my primary use is mostly browsing, media and some casual gaming etc.
 
Hrishi

Hrishi

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pratyush997 said:
I Got Flash on my Damn droid 4.1.1
*i.imgur.com/Ok1Z311.jpg
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You cheating again, with a SamDroid. :p ;
I can smell the 1600x900 resolution again. :lol:

random_dystopia said:
Hi guys, I just got my l9 today for 15790 :razz: during a discount sale at indiatimes
However, when i check out the memory in setting/apps it comes out to a total of 767 mb, is it the same with you guys? is the rest 257 mb reserved for the OS
also, this being my first android phone, I would be grateful if you guys point me to some necessary apps. e.g. a good task manager/killer, media player, browser etc.
my primary use is mostly browsing, media and some casual gaming etc.
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1GB RAM means , somewhere close to ~800MB.
Not sure if L9 is an exception , but most 1GB Droids I have seen have close to 800Mb memory.

ANd AFAIK , this is because some important system apps are permanently stored in cache.(for Android OS)
Apart from that your GPU also needs some RAM. :)

It differs from SoC to Soc.
 
tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
random_dystopia said:
Hi guys, I just got my l9 today for 15790 :razz: during a discount sale at indiatimes
However, when i check out the memory in setting/apps it comes out to a total of 767 mb, is it the same with you guys? is the rest 257 mb reserved for the OS
also, this being my first android phone, I would be grateful if you guys point me to some necessary apps. e.g. a good task manager/killer, media player, browser etc.
my primary use is mostly browsing, media and some casual gaming etc.
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Yes, and for ram cleaning, use advanced task killer.
 
coderunknown

coderunknown

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random_dystopia said:
However, when i check out the memory in setting/apps it comes out to a total of 767 mb, is it the same with you guys? is the rest 257 mb reserved for the OS
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no. for the bloatwares that gets installed. OS files will never eat up space allocated for apps.

random_dystopia said:
also, this being my first android phone, I would be grateful if you guys point me to some necessary apps. e.g. a good task manager/killer, media player, browser etc.
my primary use is mostly browsing, media and some casual gaming etc.
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avoid task killer. instead use Fast Reboot if your mobile starts to slow down. Stock browser is sufficient else try Chrome.
 
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furious_gamer

furious_gamer

Excessive happiness
Guess there are lot of users buying L9 these days. I am eagerly waiting for Xperia lineups for my next droid purchase.
 
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random_dystopia

Broken In
thanks for the response guys, so far I am planning to get a startup manager, a task killer and mx player
also, how can one install *.apk files? :-?
I think for the price, l9 is a good phone, I almost bought huawei ascend g600 before I saw this :p
 
tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Sam said:
no. for the bloatwares that gets installed. OS files will never eat up space allocated for apps.



avoid task killer. instead use Fast Reboot if your mobile starts to slow down. Stock browser is sufficient else try Chrome.
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I think its reserved for the launcher and invisible to the apps.

furious_gamer said:
Guess there are lot of users buying L9 these days. I am eagerly waiting for Xperia lineups for my next droid purchase.
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I'll probably get the Nexus V ;)

I am sick and tired of bloatwares and waiting for updates.
 
Darth Vader

Darth Vader

In the zone
furious_gamer said:
^^ Well, my choice for my sister is blind, because she insisted on getting Xperia U, so i had to get her some other decent option and this one looks promising. So i just purchased L9 without knowing/researching much about it, but it seems to be right decision.

Till now, i didn't hear any complaints from my sister and to be frank she used to complain a lot with her Xperia X10 Mini pro. Also, the next best phone to choose is Xperia S/SL IMO.

Budget till 22k, L9 if you ask me.
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Well, for me LG Optimus 4x HD is the best under 21k ;)
 
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