Time for PART TWO of our odyssey through the LG Optimus One, the newest 3.2″ Android 2.2 phone to hit the UK. In PART ONE we looked at the phone’s interface and web options, so here we’re going to fire up the camera, take a few photo samples, mess around with the GPS – AND MORE.
Our Optimus One was supplied by Three UK. Three didn’t say we have to link to its site in return, but it only seems polite. We also have to send it back, so don’t go accusing us of going easy on it because we got it for free.
Here’s the Optimus One’s camera settings. While the sensor is limited to only 3megapixels, the Optimus One has a good range of options with plenty of scene settings, photo and video resolutions. It’s got lots of things to play with.
Including a macro mode. We do love a bit of macro mode. This was taken with the Optimus One in macro. Click on it to see the uncompressed original.
This is the outside. This is what the outside looks like to the Optimus One’s DIGITAL EYE. Again, click on this to see the uncompressed original picture sample.
This is a tree. The council has been round to remove all the leaves and put them into storage for winter, so all that’s left is the twiggy bits.
This is a sign. You should now have enough raw data to be able to form your own opinion about the strengths and weaknesses of the Optimus One’s camera.
We had a special request from a reader to check the GPS connection. It works. We connected in just over 40 seconds and Google Maps Navigation was ready to go. It was a sunny day, although that probably doesn’t make much difference to satellites.
On the apps side of things, LG has included the ThinkFree Office tool, so you’re able to create DOCX text files and spreadsheets while “on the go”. Twitter and Facebook came pre-installed and setup as whopping widgets on a Home screen.
“Just testing this phone’s ability to manipulate video via the YouTube app. Not gaining any enjoyment from this whatsoever.”
You get Car Home and all the fun its stripped-down in-car interface brings, and…
…we’re just about done. Maybe next we’ll take some photos of the actual phone itself and comment upon the build quality. Or maybe we’ll stop. We’ll gauge public reaction and see.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
AP
/ November 22, 2010Hi there,
Can u give details about Videoplayer…How about the divx playing capability ? Also whether it supports live wallpaper and angry birds for starters…
Gary C
/ November 22, 2010It’s all so complicated
AP
/ November 23, 2010Please…can u test the same…:)
Lucy
/ July 31, 2011it plays mp4, 3gp formats…
but you can download different apps from android market to play different video formats
Robert
/ November 23, 2010Hi, it looks like so far the phone is what it promises to be. I wonder whether there is a workaround to be able to see flash content on this phone like flash movies/games etc., since it seems like officially this is unavailable despite the presence of Froyo.
Thanks!
Gary C
/ November 23, 2010No idea about that. You need to hang around the hardcore power-user development forums for that sort of information.
Aslam
/ November 24, 2010Thks for the info on GPS :), How about the Speaker output for songs, a decent output is fine….?
Lucy
/ July 31, 2011speakers are quite good…..
sound is too clear and loud….
overall this is a Good Phone…..
Lucy
/ July 31, 2011no idea about this….
but you can open microsoft office’s file & edit them too
andy
/ December 12, 2010Can we use as an development tool or test android application?..
Gary C
/ December 12, 2010Er… the phone connects fine via ADB if that’s what you mean?