LG Optimus G Sprint User Reviews

naptown2 posted on 25 Mar 2013, 12:53

10

best phone i have used

naptown2 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

What can i can about this phone its one of the best out there and no one really knows about it cause its over looked
Great battery , the screen is amazing and its quick on the internet
I love the size and it feels great in my hand
And the 13pix cam amazing
All in all one of the best unknown phones out there

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• everything

Cons

• done have and cons

timmspinn posted on 21 Mar 2013, 10:44

10

SO underrated. LG just needs more marketing. SOLID phone.

timmspinn has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

If anyone says the Galaxy S3 is better than this phone, they are factually incorrect. The only thing the GS3 and iPhone 5 have over this thing is marketing and better accessories. I had an iPhone 3GS, and went to the original EVO... loved it and never looked back. Went from the EVO to the Galaxy S3 and returned it in about 8 days! Samsung's front end is so overbearing. Waited, did my research and picked up the Optimus G and seriously... I've never been happier with a phone!

It's just so reliable. Battery life is incredible. My fiance and I went on vacation (she has the GS3 still), and every day my battery outlasted hers and I used my phone way more (taking tons of pictures, more calls & texts, etc). We were together all day and had no way of charging so it was an easy test. My rooted and tweeked EVO would never have lasted 3/4 of the day under that load. Screen wise, the IPS+ display vs the AMOLED of the GS3 is no contest. The colors on the AMOLED are just way oversaturated.

PROS, in general... The quad-core RIPS through everything! LG's interface is clean and completely NOT bloated with excess software. The build feels solid, call quality is great, works great with my bluetooth system in my car, even bluetooth music sounds incredible. The display is beautiful. Just so many cool features. For the people who complain about battery life... TURN ON ECO MODE DUMMIES! I guarantee these are people who know how to use about 10% of the phones features.

Signal/reception: In places...  

If anyone says the Galaxy S3 is better than this phone, they are factually incorrect. The only thing the GS3 and iPhone 5 have over this thing is marketing and better accessories. I had an iPhone 3GS, and went to the original EVO... loved it and never looked back. Went from the EVO to the Galaxy S3 and returned it in about 8 days! Samsung's front end is so overbearing. Waited, did my research and picked up the Optimus G and seriously... I've never been happier with a phone!

It's just so reliable. Battery life is incredible. My fiance and I went on vacation (she has the GS3 still), and every day my battery outlasted hers and I used my phone way more (taking tons of pictures, more calls & texts, etc). We were together all day and had no way of charging so it was an easy test. My rooted and tweeked EVO would never have lasted 3/4 of the day under that load. Screen wise, the IPS+ display vs the AMOLED of the GS3 is no contest. The colors on the AMOLED are just way oversaturated.

PROS, in general... The quad-core RIPS through everything! LG's interface is clean and completely NOT bloated with excess software. The build feels solid, call quality is great, works great with my bluetooth system in my car, even bluetooth music sounds incredible. The display is beautiful. Just so many cool features. For the people who complain about battery life... TURN ON ECO MODE DUMMIES! I guarantee these are people who know how to use about 10% of the phones features.

Signal/reception: In places where I have 0-1 bars of service (like my bedroom AND office at work), I almost NEVER drop calls anymore, or have them cut in and out. It's amazing. The EVO would cut in and out all the time, or drop completely. And the main reason I returned the GS3 was because I now had ZERO service in both places which means weak antenna/receiver! But the Optimus G works great even in those areas! Sprint's network in Chicago (even AFTER the Network Vision upgrades) is f@&#ing HORRIBLE! This phone on a good network would be unbelievable.

Only CONS... no SD card slot. I thought not having a removable battery would be a problem too, but in 4 months I've never needed it. And the stock camera app doesn't always focus right, but I heard there were camera improvements in Jelly Bean... which I just got TODAY! Woot!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this phone. Thanks LG! Made a fan out of me!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Battery life
• Quad-core amazingness
• Everything!

Cons

• No SD card slot.

pyckvi posted on 05 Mar 2013, 01:38

8

Pretty Great Phone

pyckvi has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This Phone is pretty good. I have owned the majority of the top smartphones since android has launched. And ide like to say this phone is good. Coming from the Galaxy S II the build and design of the phone isnt very intriguing to me. I somehow preferred the Galaxy S II design over this by allot. But what this phone does have is Raw Graphics power. its really the reason to why I Got it. All the features on this Phone are close to flawless, and is an amazing product. but if you are coming from another powerhouse such as the S II than this phone is not much of an upgrade. It has its small ups, but quality wise, its nothing that you cant find in other phones. The things that really stand out in this phone is a Nice Strong Fluid Proccessor, Great Battery Live, Still get about a whole day with about 2 hours of solid intense high quality games, so Battery Life on this phone is impressive, and the Screen is nice and vibrant with good outdoor visibility, and the games on this thing run beautifully. So If that is what you are looking for in a Phone, than this is what you want to get. otherwise, save the cash and get something like the S II / Photon 4G(Great Quality Phone) / Evo LTE / and others

Build quality 9/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 5/10 The sensor is slow, Got many Blurry Pictures. Hopefully they are addressing this issue, Otherwise the whole 13 MP addition to it is a waste of extra Hardware.

UI speed 8/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 5/10 get very choppy keyboard pretty often. its bearable, but for a fast texter, its definitely an annoyance

Display 9/10 I still like the S II Screen allot as well. ony benefit with this is that i feel like its bit easier on the eyes when reading text

Battery 10/10 Fantastic. All day easy about 7am to 12am with full and a lil intense use. gets through the day no problem.

Pros

• Great Display
• Good Reception

Cons

• Camera not as good as advertised (13MP not impressive) maybe software issue

CTYankee posted on 12 Jan 2013, 12:57

9

Great Phone! Terrible Carrier! -- Sprint Sucks...

CTYankee has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

It was with great pain that I returned the device back to the Sprint store. First and foremost I needed a *PHONE*. Sprint service did not fulfill that basic requirement. I will not buy anything from a company that fails so basic a task and is so miserable to deal with! Customer-No-Service was invented by Sprint, and they are still doing a bang-up job at it.

Build quality 10/10 Solid feel, super smooth Gorilla glass, attractive radii on bezels & edges.

Reception 1/10 Dropped calls, just like I remember with Nextel.

Call quality 1/10 Barely intelligible conversations -- classic "cellular static gag". Long periods of "silence" when I know the other party was talking.

Internet 3/10 Wi-Fi was perfect... to get 3G internet, I had to hold device over my head in a Statue of Liberty pose.

Multimedia 10/10 Watched beautiful movies from my LAN. Picture is *incredibly* sharp and sound, with headphones, is superb; speaker is a little tinny.

Camera 8/10

UI speed 9/10 ICS had a few issues...

Everyday usage 10/10 I put a lot of pleasurable miles on the device in only two weeks!

Text input 9/10 My hand shakes... so I tended to need the backspace key a lot; probably more than most.

Display 10/10 1280x768 -- I used to develop embedded systems with less screen real estate. >300DPI is incredibly sharp even with 6pt fonts!

Battery 10/10 I got a full day with 30% to spare. I do not "game".

Pros

• Nice straight lines, I don't like the "worn sneaker" look.
• Jelly Bean upgrade means it will get better!

Cons

• 1) Sprint
• 2) Sprint
• 3) Sprint
• It would bea shame to have had to cover up the device with a protective case.

wumberpeb posted on 28 Nov 2012, 00:55

10

Never doubting LG again...

wumberpeb has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Quad core power, 2 GB RAM, LTE and a beautiful screen you need to see to believe...Just go to a Sprint store and try it out. Blows the S3, Evo LTE and even the Note 2 out of the water. Incredible screen, incredible power, so if you were waiting for the newest Nexus, this is your phone!

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 9/10

Pros

• IPS screen, 2 GB RAM, Quad core S4 Pro, a high end dream phone

Cons

• No SD slot, non-removable battery, 13MP camera nothing remarkable