LG Spectrum User Reviews

luv2luv2dogs posted on 27 Feb 2013, 22:09

4

I dont recommend it.

luv2luv2dogs has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

For texting it is lousy. As big as the screen is it's keypad is small and too close together. Even using swype on it, you really have to look at your words before you send a text, it changes them on you, even when you think you've corrected them. It SHUTS OFF daily, even when you're in the middle of a call or no matter what you're doing. Like everyone else says lousy battery life. Have to almost have it plugged in all the time. I haven't had any trouble with storage on mine. Takes good pictures, pretty sleek phone. I've always had LG's but this has been the worsed. Comes with all kinds of pre-downloaded apps I don't want and can't get rid of that uses battery life. Trys to update every night for the last month and says it fails and starts in again. I wind up shutting it off to save battery. Could be some of the apps I don't want. At times doesn't ring when someone calls me, but will they me I got a message. Don't know if that's cause the bad area I live in. Speed was good on internet when I got it 9 months ago, but it gets slower all the time.

Build quality 4/10

Reception 4/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 8/10

Multimedia 8/10

Camera 8/10

UI speed 6/10

Everyday usage 5/10

Text input 2/10 Key pad letters smaller than android even though they are smaller. I showed it to my friend. She couldn't believe how small it was.

Display 10/10

Battery 2/10

Pros

• Sleek,Camera, Screen,

Cons

• Key pad letters small, Shuts off all the time.Lousy battery life.

reinekim1 posted on 14 Oct 2012, 14:29

6

Spectrum is the worst I've ever had

reinekim1 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Dear possible LG purchaser: I was a huge fan of LG phones, until the Spectrum, and will be afraid to buy LG again. I cannot use this phone without a bluetooth to make and receive calls, otherwise the other person can't make out what I'm saying. I'm told it sounds muffled/garbled. I paid $199 for this POS and am stuck for another 18 months. I tried to get it replaced by Verizon, but they said no, "there are no known issues with this phone." I say BS! I bought a BodyGlove case for this thing, and can only use the top part of it; if I use the bottom piece of the cover, then nobody can understand what I'm saying at all. ALSO, my phone's storage (without the SD card) is supposed to be 4GB. I only have 180 MB left of memory and am screwed. This phone came with alot of stuff already loaded on it and those things cannot be moved to my SD card. I've had this phone since April 2012, it's now October 2012 and my memory is used up. I am 51 years old, and have only added Yahoo mail, the Weather channel, and Gas Buddy to my phone. Again, I went to Verizon to see what's up with this, and was told that "that's typical", but the phone's storage can't be increased. So what the hell do I do for the next 18 months?? I already delete all my IMs and emails immediately so I don't use more storage. I sincerely hate this phone. I set out to get the iPhone 4, but got talked into this Spectrum instead, and I am beyond frustrated with that decision.

Build quality 8/10

Reception 2/10

Call quality 2/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 2/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 2/10

klinger1108 posted on 11 Mar 2012, 22:48

9

One of the best VZW phones!

klinger1108 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Let me start by saying I've had all of VZW's 4 g phones. WIth the exception of the Rezound, they've all fallen by the way side. This phone delivers and does so at a resonable price. It has the biggest and best display, a speedy processor, excellent connectivity, great camera and clear voice calls. I can't believe some of the reviews I've read slamming this device. After having the bionic, razr/razr maxx, gnexus and charge this phone has proven to be the best and least problematic. The design is simple and solid and has the best option for an extended battery. Anyone who's had this device and actually used it for more then 10 minutes would have a lot of postive things to say about it. No, it doesn't have the latest android platform or the most cutting edge design. WHat it does have is the best HD display on the market and lots of high end features that make it work the best out of all the rest. My only real con is the sensativity of the touch screen.

Build quality 8/10 Nothing cutting edge, but solid!

Reception 10/10 connectivity has never been an issue. 4g stays connected in areas my razr/gnexus/bionic would fail.

Call quality 9/10 loud and clear

Internet 10/10 stock browser is so so, but add skyfire and you've got a mini tablet that runs as fast as my laptop.

Multimedia 8/10 not a standout here, but aqdequate.

Camera 9/10 not as good as the rezound, but better then all the rest.

UI speed 7/10 I like how the icons are large, but the speed is lacking some smoothness. Also the way call history and contacts are arraigned, not as user friendly as the HTC or MOTO UI.

Everyday usage 10/10 Simple, powerful and beautiful. It's been a pleasure to use since the day it came out.

Text input 9/10 The bigger screen makes the keyboard a breeze. I love swiftkey X!

Display 10/10 Hands down, the best. PERIOD!! Anyone who says different is a Fucking moron. (Yeah, it's that good!)

Battery 10/10 I've used the 3000 mah battery since day one and never looked back. I get 18-20 hrs of moderate to heavy use. (Been unplugged for 15 hrs and still at 55%)

Pros

• display, (extended)battery, camera, call quality, processor, connectivity

Cons

• UI, average design, placement of charging port (belongs on the bottom!!!) no hdmi out, internal memory

klinger1108 alternatives:

HTC Rezound

vahid2010 posted on 31 Jan 2012, 10:22

9

very nice

vahid2010 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

So what’s nice about these two devices is that they both feature snazzy looking 720p displays. With the LG Spectrum, it’s a 4.5” True HD IPS TFT display that packs the higher pixel density of 329 ppi, whereas the Galaxy Nexus features a larger 4.65” Super AMOLED display with a pixel density of 316 ppi. Obviously, we can argue which of the two has the superior detail, but honestly, it doesn’t matter much because it’s nearly impossible to tell distinctively from a good distance away. However, when it comes to color production, the Spectrum boasts the more realistic looking colors, as opposed to the overly saturated, but eye-catching tones of the Galaxy Nexus. Overall, it’s a hard call because they’re both gorgeous in their own way..

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• camera
• cpu
• display

Cons

• battery life

teasamp posted on 10 Feb 2012, 17:54

10

Lg Spectrum

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

Great job on making a beast and have it for only 199.99. The display on this phone is great. This phone is a steal for the price. Looks big but feels comfortable to hold. The camera takes amazing pictures and HD video. This UI did take sometime to learn but now I love it.

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 8/10 downloaded GO. Preffered Samsung keyboard.

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Display,
• processer
• SPEED
• Connectivity flawless switch from 4G to 3G

Cons

• Keyboard (downloaded GO)

galaxyisking posted on 24 Jan 2012, 17:44

6

pass on this one,

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

phone was great driving home from verizon, when i got home it disconnected from 4g every 5 minutes and i had to do a hard reset. wait for the razr maxx.---------------------------------------------​-----------------

Build quality 8/10

Reception 1/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 1/10

Multimedia 6/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 7/10

Everyday usage 5/10

Text input 8/10

Display 10/10

Battery 7/10

Pros

• great screen

Cons

• disconnects from 4g often!!!

Dopeboy posted on 22 Jan 2012, 00:08

9

Nice Phone

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

Great phone! The display is gorgeous. The colors are definately realistic looking!! The camera take beautiful pics. I know alot of people dont like the LG's UI but i have had no problems with it so far and have experienced virtually no lag. Web pages load quickly. Phone is very light weight and feels good in the hand for it have such a massive screen. In my opinion th only bad thing about this phone is that it didnt come with Ice Cream Sandwhich(was not a deal breaker for me)!

Build quality 8/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Display
• Camera
• Speed!

Cons

• None really!!

gimmedroid posted on 20 Jan 2012, 15:56

4

Hey Moto, Take Me Back

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

Verizon can have the $35.00 restocking fee on this one and I'll be dam clad to give it. I knew I should have just waited for Droid Maxx; what a waste of time. This phone is all dressed up and going no where. Slow on web connect compared to orthers and really sad with heavy flash content, battery sucks for 1850mAh, and espn is wack as hell. Display and ok camera is all you get here. Hack when you really think about it the Rezound is a better deal at $100.00 when looked at with Dre Beats Headset that come in the deal; they're $120.00 alone. ALOT better then this phone.

Build quality 4/10

Reception 5/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 2/10

Multimedia 3/10

Camera 7/10

UI speed 2/10

Everyday usage 3/10

Text input 4/10

Display 10/10

Battery 4/10

Pros

• Looks, camera and display.

Cons

• Wow!

gimmedroid alternatives:

HTC Rezound

Samsung GALAXY Nexus

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

GNEXUS posted on 20 Jan 2012, 13:36

4

Don't Do It!!

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

scmc0310 I know DJORDAN personally; uneducated about Android, not this guy! Now to this phone. When compared to the latest phones from Verizon like, Galaxy Nexus, Rezound, Razr and soon to release Razr Maxx this new LG is terrible. Looking at the specs, yes wonderful, real life terrible. Espn is a joke, heavy loaded flash site kill this phone. Lag lag lag this phone but it does have a nice display and camera cool too but that's it. Yes, it should be a free phone. Battery life terrible! With these kind of specs, if this was any good - it wouldn't be $199. You have not seen it in the past and you will not in this life. Verizon stands for - SHOW ME THE MONEY!

Build quality 4/10

Reception 4/10

Call quality 4/10

Internet 3/10

Multimedia 4/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 2/10

Everyday usage 2/10

Text input 3/10

Display 10/10

Battery 2/10

Pros

• Camera and Display

Cons

• Not enough space here!

GNEXUS alternatives:

Samsung GALAXY Nexus

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

scmc0310 posted on 20 Jan 2012, 11:25

10

Best LG Phone ever!!

scmc0310 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

That last review from DJORDAN must have been an uneducated review. This is one of the best phones I've ever had from Verizon. The camera, video, and screen are all in True AH IPS HD! I dare anyone to compare the screen on the Spectrum to the Nexus or Razr, and if you don't think the Spectrum has the best screen you are blind!! The 1.5 dual core processor with the 220 graphics processor make this phone fly! The UI is fantastic and has no lag in it. After comparing the Nexus and the Razr to the Spectrum, I found out the Spectrum is far superior to both devices. LG has definitely outdone themselves with this phone!

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 8/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Best Screen and Fastest Processor on the market
• Love the new Netflix HD and Scorecenter Video HD apps are amazing!
• Best UI on the market
• Best Camera ever! Better than my 12 MP Digital Camera.

Cons

• Battery life could be a little bit better, but good for an android device

DJORDAN posted on 20 Jan 2012, 13:44

5

What the *-++

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

Don't waste your time, move on!! You've been told! This should be a free phone; in fact, I should receive account credit just for trying it. Noting to offer aside from it's display - NOTHING!!! Soon as Fedex delivers the rest of my accessories, this is going back! If this is all LG has to offer dealing with Samsung, Motorola and HTC - Just pack up now and save this money for their TV's!!!!!!!...... Uneducated! Me; I have now or had owned every android Verizon has had. Lets just sit back and watch the sells - scmc0310

Build quality 5/10

Reception 5/10

Call quality 5/10

Internet 3/10

Multimedia 4/10

Camera 7/10

UI speed 3/10

Everyday usage 3/10

Text input 5/10

Display 10/10

Battery 5/10

Pros

• Display

Cons

• The rest of the phone!