LG Optimus G Pro (LG E988) – Specifications and Best Features

Posted on the 06 July 2013 by Jyoti Arora @Jy0tiAr0ra

“Imagine a world where the smallest details come to life before your eyes. Where personal connections are a finger’s touch away and creativity can be applied to every action. Envision your life captured and shared in the greatest way possible, with images that mirror those living in your memory. Take your whole life with you where you go and hold it all in your pocket.  Imagination begins here…”

If you are thinking these beautiful lines maybe in some way relate to a a charmed life in a magical world like that of Harry Potter, well, think again. For these lines are actually introducing a phone. But then, phones are no longer just phones, are they? It’s been long since they turned smart, now I suppose, it’s their ambition to turn magical!

Anyway, magical or not, the phone that these lines introduce (in a brochure) definitely comes loaded with the magic of technological innovation. The device is LG Optimus G Pro (LG E988)

And here’s what it has to offer:

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions: 150.2 (L) x 76.1 (W) x 9.4 (D) 174g

Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 1.7 GHz Quad-Core 600 Processor

CPU: Adreno 320

Operating System: Android™ 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)/Optimus UI3.0

Form Factor: Full Touch Screen (DOP)

Screen:  13.97cm (5.5 inch) Capacitive screen with Full HD IPS Display, 16M Colors / sRGB 100%/400ppi (claims to have brighter, crispier display, with less battery consumption)

Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 2

RAM: 2GB

Storage: Internal Memory 16GB (10.5GB User Available)

Battery:  3,140mAH

Camera: 13MP Full HD Auto Focus, LED Flash

Front Camera: 2.1MP Full HD

Camera Features: Geotagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, VR Panorama, HDR, Dual Camera/Dual Recording

Video Playback: 1080p@30fps

Video Recording: 1080p@30fps, capability of simultaneous recording by front and back cameras

Network: EDGE/GPRS-850/900/1800/1900

UMTS-850/900/2100

HSDPA-42Mbps

Data Connectivity: Bluetooth Ver. 4.0, (Wi-Fi  (802.11 a/b/g/n, USB Ver. 2.0 HS, A-GPS/GPS, TV-Out Slim Port (HDMI/RGB Supported), DLNA, Wi-FI Direct, NFC, Miracast, Smart LED alerts

Price: Rupees 42.500, can be bought for around Rupees 39000

SPECIAL FEATURES

Let’s take a quick look at some of the special features that LG Optimus G Pro has to offer:

VR Panorama: A feature of camera that takes shots of the entire horizontal as well as vertical environment to create a picture with full 360 degree view.

Smart Screen: Keeps the screen awake for as long as you are looking at it.

Smart Video: Video pauses when the user turns away and resumes when the user’s focus is back on the screen.

Pause and Resume Recording: A video being shot can be paused and the recording can be resumed at a later time. This removes the hassle to record different videos and then stitch them together.

QRemote 2.0: QRemote 2.0 with its Infrared (IR) technology is capable of controlling various home entertainment systems like TV, Music Player, Set Top boxes of various service providers.

QSlide: A multi-tasking feature that allows multiple apps to be used simultaneously by sharing the screen space.,

QTranslator: Feature that helps translate the webpages etc.

Camera Live Effects: to add special effects to the video at the time of shooting it.

Dual Shot /Dual Recording: Dual Shot allows both front and back camera to shoot pictures simultaneously. Dual Record can record Full HD videos simultaneously using both front and back camera. Using this feature, the person who is shooting the video can also become a part of the video he or she is shooting. Here’s an example:

VU Talk: A real time collaboration feature much like the Google Wave. You can work and see the changes in real time on connected devices.

QuickMemoTM: QuickMemo allows the user to capture the screen and annotate it or draw on it. Quick Memo can be accessed anytime using a dedicated hardware key, and the memo can be easily shared using mail or social networking apps.

Audio Zoom: Ability to zoom up the audio at any point of the video you are watching.

Live Zoom: Zoom in on a running video

Customizable LED Alerts: Allows users to customize the LED notifications, for example, using specific color LED for a particular contact.

Overall, considering the hardware specifications, the magnificent large and Full HD display, and all the innovative features,  LG Optimus G Pro is really a very impressive device.  It looks sleek, offers a firm grip despite its big size and the back has an interesting digital cube pattern creating a nice sparkling texture that alters with the altering angle of light. Optimus G Pro also offers many customization options, including Home Screen transitions, Lock Screen settings, LED Notifications etc. Its several multi-tasking capabilities make it a true ‘achieve more by doing less’ device.

Considering the size of its screen and its features, Optimus G Pro stands in competition to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S4, as well as Apple’s iPhone 5. So who of them, do you think, is going to win the battle of superiority? Let me know what you think.

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