Stopping by Verizon’s booth at CES, we managed to get a brief
hands-on with LG’s new LTE phone the LG Spectrum. The phone was
announced at yesterday’s LG press conference, but this is the first time we got a chance to actually handle the phone.
The first thing that really stands out on the Spectrum is its awesome
screen. The 4.5-inch 1280-by-720 resolution display has the same IPS
technology that LG uses on their premium line of HDTVs. With 329 pixels
per inch (ppi), the LG Spectrum has a very slight edge on pixel density
versus the iPhone 4’s “Retina” display.
Pictures and text looked sharp, and the Spectrum had great viewing
angles. Unfortunately the Spectrum was tied down to the booth, So I
wasn’t able to get a good sense of how the phone felt in hand.
The LG Spectrum can connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network and runs
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Inside, the Spectrum has a dual-core 1.5GHz
processor with 1GB of RAM. All that processing power means the Spectrum
is great for running games and I enjoyed a few minutes with the Need For
Speed app while hanging out with the phone. I was able to test LTE
connectivity using the FCC approved Ookla Speed Test app and managed
download speeds of around 8mbps with upload speeds ranging between 10
and 11mbps.
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LG Spectrum has both a rear and front-facing camera. I took several
pictures using the rear 8-megapixel camera and was quite satisfied with
the quality. Photos came out clear, though the colors were slightly
muted. The 2-megapixel front-facing camera can be used for video
chatting, but photos taken with it had a grayish cast to them.
The Spectrum comes with 2GB of onboard storage, but also contains an
expandable microSD card with a 16Gb card pre-installed. I was told that
the Spectrum would be capable of around 9 hours of continuous talk time,
though that was something I wasn’t able to test on the show floor.
The LG Spectrum will be coming to Verizon on January 19th and will
retail for $199 with a new 2-year contract. We’ll let you know our
complete thoughts on the Spectrum in our upcoming review.
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