LG G Pro 2 benchmarked, doesn't impress

posted by Ray S. / Mar 04, 2014, 9:05 AM

We finally got to spend some quality time with a retail-grade version of the G Pro 2, LG's hot new phablet, and among the first things we decided to run this bad big boy through was a series of performance benchmarks. Not that those ubiquitous benchmark apps are the exclusive method for us to determine the speed and power of a smartphone, but hey, they do tend to help a lot in providing a relatively accurate numerical representation of performance and under-the-hood prowess.

So, how's the Snapdragon 800-powered LG G Pro 2 doing in those benchmarks? Well, to cut a long story short, it's doing fine, but not great. Actually, it seems to struggle reaching the same superb level of results that last year's G2 managed. When compared to some other offerings in the same class, things look pretty similar, as it doesn't prove to able of elevating itself above the others.

Take a look at the benchmark results below and compare the LG G Pro 2 benchmarks to those of the competition!

Quadrant Higher is better	LG G Pro 2 19490 LG G2 20654 Sony Xperia Z1 20277 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 22270 Samsung Galaxy S4 12078
AnTuTu Higher is better	LG G Pro 2 28615 LG G2 35376 Sony Xperia Z1 30838 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 31543 Samsung Galaxy S4 24701
GFXBench T-Rex HD on-screen Higher is better	LG G Pro 2 23.8 LG G2 21 Sony Xperia Z1 23 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 26 Samsung Galaxy S4 16
Basemark X 1.1 Higher is better	LG G Pro 2 21123 Sony Xperia Z1 21739 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 14454

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Display 5.9" 1080 x 1920 pixels

Camera 13 MP / 2.1 MP front

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Quad-core, 2260 MHz

Storage 32 GB + microSDXC

Battery 3200 mAh

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39 Comments

1. Atrixboyyy

Posts: 607; Member since: Nov 03, 2011

Lol I guess performance doesn't always matter. Wonder what new phone people will choose since this is a dud. G3?

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:06 AM 6

5. jaytai0106

Posts: 1888; Member since: Mar 30, 2011

It might not score high on the benchmark, but it might still attract people who like phone with bigger screen. At this point, all newer phones are very smooth and it's really up to the end user experience. But I am kind of shocked that G Pro 2 isn't on par with the G2

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:34 AM 0

35. varuntis1993

Posts: 49; Member since: Jun 13, 2012

I had the original optimus G pro, in lg phones there is a secret code which I don't remember now which took us to settings and there was a option to disable thermal throttling. It used to run at 1.1 ghz instead of 1.7 and in antutu benchmark it scored around 20k which increased to around 25-26k after disabling the thermal heat throttling. I have heard that lg g2 also has the same setting, maybe on G pro 2 same setting has been enabled.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 7:36 PM 0

37. jaytai0106

Posts: 1888; Member since: Mar 30, 2011

Yeah, my girlfriend had the Optimus G and I think there is a Eco mode that use less process power when it's on to save battery. So you might be right. But either way, I think the G Pro 2 will be very smooth regardless the benchmark score.

posted on Mar 05, 2014, 6:55 AM 0

31. Ashoaib

Posts: 3298; Member since: Nov 15, 2013

Well, I had a bad experience with LG phone in the past and good experience with samsung's phone... but that was in the era of feature phones...

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 1:39 PM 0

2. sakurorhino

Posts: 47; Member since: Feb 28, 2014

Lol Xperia Z1 and Z ultra scores over 34000 on Antutu LG Lmao

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:12 AM 7

8. asingha94

Posts: 295; Member since: Apr 08, 2012

Lg doesnt cheat!!LMAO you people still believe on benchmark...as samsung is the biggest cheater

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:56 AM 3

21. iTechies

Posts: 88; Member since: Dec 28, 2013

yeahh thats right and LG is keep copying the samsung :))

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:07 AM 4

23. asingha94

Posts: 295; Member since: Apr 08, 2012

so what..optimus ui still better & customizable..... Samsung is no way near to the LG's camera & lg's hardware & obviously LG doesn't cheat.... so at least I don't care who copies who!!

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:33 AM 0

27. maherk

Posts: 6965; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

You do know that LG's camera is a COMPLETE rip off the touchwiz camera? From the UI, to the modes, specially the beauty and drama modes, they didn't even bother changing the picture of the mode neither the name.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 12:09 PM 4

38. Jillxz

Posts: 149; Member since: Jun 04, 2012

I have the LG G2 and the camera is certainly not a rip off of the Touchwiz camera. Nope. No way.

posted on Mar 06, 2014, 9:57 PM 0

29. Tsepz_GP

Posts: 1176; Member since: Apr 12, 2012

Youre so naive it is sad:http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-numbers-always-lie-HTC-LG-and-Asus-all-found-to-boost-benchmark-scores_id47914 go spew your rubbish somewhere else

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 12:59 PM 2

36. asingha94

Posts: 295; Member since: Apr 08, 2012

lol!my page also shows LG cheats..But not at least for this device & not for most of the devices!!see G2, G pro 2 & compare it with note 3 or s4 & most of the commenters are paid trollers by Samsung...It also have proofs all over the internet!!Just google

posted on Mar 05, 2014, 12:34 AM 0

41. iTechies

Posts: 88; Member since: Dec 28, 2013

LG gives me the worst experiences on my previous OG and G pro that's why i became a hater of that f*ckin LG devices! id rather choose samsung, sony or HTC over the LG all day!

posted on Mar 08, 2014, 9:54 PM 0

24. asingha94

Posts: 295; Member since: Apr 08, 2012

for you onlyhttp://www.anandtech.com/show/7829/lg-g-pro-2-mini-review/3

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:39 AM 0

10. Astoni

Posts: 649; Member since: Sep 28, 2013

Ehm no? i own the f*cking z1 :p

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 10:06 AM 2

16. akki20892

Posts: 3902; Member since: Feb 04, 2013

Who cares about benchmark longest my phone run fast, smooth with no lag.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 10:23 AM 4

18. Astoni

Posts: 649; Member since: Sep 28, 2013

Akki, i agree ;)

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:00 AM 1

3. royalsovereign

Posts: 37; Member since: Mar 01, 2014

First: xperia z1 on antutu 4.2 scored 35000 so why in here its 30000??? Second:I really suffered from LG products so I say LG is nothing just a weak copy of Samsung

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:15 AM 6

20. iTechies

Posts: 88; Member since: Dec 28, 2013

yeah i am really agree with that. LG gave me lots of bad experiences on their phones too!

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:05 AM 1

6. drepope100

Posts: 3; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

Benchmarks. If you've been around long enough, you'd know that benchmarks mean absolutely nothing. I've seen devices score high then preform poorly in real world test (E.g Galaxy S4). I'm in no way defending LG, but the numbers are just for show. Nothing more.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:40 AM 2

14. Cicero

Posts: 1137; Member since: Jan 22, 2014

Which phone do you own? I'm intrested to see what do you understand by smoothness? By the way, which pc do you buy (both with the same specs.)? Acer or Toshiba? They use the same components but it maters how your engineers will integrate that components. The same in mobile world. Choosing...choosing...Enjoy!

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 10:10 AM 0

19. Astoni

Posts: 649; Member since: Sep 28, 2013

Only dumbasses buy a complete pc ;)

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 11:02 AM 0

25. drepope100

Posts: 3; Member since: Nov 13, 2013

I own the Nexus 5, LG G2 and Note 3. What's your point? Even on a pc level, the same applies. Any tech enthusiasts will tell you numbers on paper is for show unless it's a huge leap in new hardware/software/optimization. In this case, as well as others, (e.g LG G2, GN3, Nexus 5, etc) the same Qualcomm processor was used with different benchmark results. The GN3 being faster on paper while showing lag in certain areas in real world, while the nexus 5 showed no sluggish behavior but scored the lowest in benchmarks in comparison to the others. Not to mention how benchmarks can be manipulated. Noob!

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 12:04 PM 1

28. maherk

Posts: 6965; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

The Note 3 lags? And the LG G2 doesn't? I have the note 3, rooted, customized and I am yet to face any lag, and I've had it for almost 5 months now. On the other hand, my wife had the LG G2, and while it was blazing fast at first, a week later, and after installing her apps and moved her media to the phone, it lagged like a 800mhz single processor phone with 512mb ram. I had to install nova launcher to get rid of the lag.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 12:50 PM 1

39. Jillxz

Posts: 149; Member since: Jun 04, 2012

Your wife must have a bad phone then . I have the Verizon LG G2 for 4 months now and still no lag. Loads fast and rums smooth as butter. The quality of LG devices is so much better than Samsunsung devices. I have had nothing but excellent results with LG devices and will continue to buy them over other brands. While they may not be as popular as Samsung , they are sooo much better made.

posted on Mar 06, 2014, 10:01 PM 0

32. jove39

Posts: 2147; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

Agree on N5...low benchmark scores but butter smooth performance.

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 1:45 PM 1

7. jove39

Posts: 2147; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

May be LG stopped cheating in benchmarks!

posted on Mar 04, 2014, 9:52 AM 1

11. jove39

Posts: 2147; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

And here is confirmation about LG not cheating in benchmarks...look towards middle of page. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7829/lg-g-pro-2-mini-review/3