LG OPTIMUS L4 II DUAL E445

Cheapest Smartphone From LG Optimus L Series

 

LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445

LG adapting smartphone marketing strategies undertaken by Samsung when released Samsung Galaxy Young which updated, with the release of the LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445. Besides updating some capacity, LG sell this smartphone products at lower prices compared to the previous LG Optimus L4.

Sales Package & General Features

In the sales package of LG Optimus L4 Dual E445, users can have the a Handset, Charger, Data Cable, Headset, User Manual and Warranty Card. And for common features, users can enjoy HSDPA, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Browser, Java MIDP, Internal GPS, Application Navigator, Camera, Video Call, External Memory, Email, Music Player, Video Player, Video Recorder, Open OS and FM Radio.

Design

LG Opimus L4 II Dual E445 implement Smartphone design as full bar touch screen and not designed unibody or removable battery. This smartphone has a dimension of 112.8 x 64.7 x 11.9 mm and weighs 125 grams. Looks quite ergonomic, although not exactly thin and slightly wide. Material coated with a plastic material, ranging from the screen to the casing using Glossy motif that could leave fingerprints. This Display of smartphone from LG Optimus also gives the impression of slippery when held. On body detail, there is a hole just above the display earpiece, proximity sensor and LED lights for various notifications. Moreover, the Home button at the bottom of the screen has also been equipped with LED background lighting that quite unique and rarely found in smartphone design. Provision of LED lights will help users to find the phone while in the dark.

At the bottom of the screen there are 4 touchpad like Back, Home, Recent Apps / Menu and Dual SIM settings. In the top view, there are only 3.5 mm audio jack and on the bottom there is a microUSB port and a microphone.

Placement of the ON / OFF is on the left side of the body and can act as a Lock Screen button. As for the volume control, located on the right side. There are also chrome trim which adds elegance to the design. Back Cover only found the camera lens and flash light.

When opening the lid back cover, you will see two SIM card slots which not use the concept of SIM Card hotswap because the path is blocked by the battery. Meanwhile, MicroSD slot can be operated to insert a MicroSD hotswap even have to unscrew the back casing first.

Screen & Interface

For visual display, this cheapest LG Optimus L4 uses a type of display called IPS or In Plane Switching with that look sharp and save battery power with the support capacitive technology such as the iPhone. Depth of 16 million colors display with 320 x 480 pixels, 3.8 inches wide with a pixel density of 152 ppi so the display screen of this LG smartphone looks normal.

But, LG Optimus L4 screen is equipped with an accelerometer sensor allowing the user to play a motion game. There is no problem when opening and viewing a variety of applications, the experience to do the swipe, screen zooming and movement was light and did not experience any lag.

Although sold at cheap prices, specifications offered by LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 is quite reliable. Feauture performance is quite good, not found serious problems in the use of a wide range of applications and features. In general, the specification of which is owned by this LG smartphone is not much different from the old series like LG Optimus L5 Dual II. Single processor 1 GHz Cortex-A9 with MT6575 chipset and 512 MB ​​RAM can give good performance despite the processor and RAM specs not too big. Users also can add a MicroSD up to 32 GB. For graphics performance, the LG Optimus L4 using Graphic Procesing Unit or PoweVR SGX531 GPU.

Dual SIM

With the identity of Dual SIM, This Cheap Smartphone rely Dual ON GSM-GSM Connections. Both cards can be run well and can run 3G or HSDPA connection. But to be able to use a 3G connection, the user must select one card to access. And the choice is easy enough channeled via Soft Switch mode. Although there is no SIM option button, all the controls in the Settings Menu Dual SIM can be accessed from the shortcut touchpad located below the screen. In the settings menu found choice of color theme for SIM Card 1 and 2 so that the user can distinguish the SIM is being used and can be replaced.

Audio

Music Player that are used by LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 is not different with Music Player from earlier LG Optimus. There are Equalizer music settings to adjust the songs played rhythm ranging from Rock to Classical. However, the audio quality for music player and FM radio depends on Earset used and for Music Equalizer settings can only be accessed when the smartphone is connected to the earset. Likewise, when will listen to FM radio, users must use the earset first and serves as an antenna. Fm radio not have recording feature. But this smartphone has a Sleep timer feature that allows the user to set the OFF time and FM Radio users can use this feature just before bed while listening to the latest songs from the FM radio.

Other Features

LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 has Quick Memo feature that could allow users to note something quickly. Just press Quick  Button on the notification tray that located at the top left. On the screen will appear a few panels that can be used stationery, text color and the thickness of the handwriting. This feature allows the user to strike any page freely. Results can be saved or can be shared directly to the Picasa, WhatsApp, Google +, Gmail, Email, MMS or transferred to the other devices via Bluetooth.

Benchmark

When tested using Quadrant, LG Optimus E445 Dual L4 scored 2973 and put this smartphone in top position of the Samsung Nexus S, HTC Desire HD, LG Optimus 2X, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Motorola Atrix 4G. But the position of LG Optimus Dual L4 is under Asus Transformer Prime TF 201 and HTC One X.

While the test results by using Antutu, LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 scored 6542 and get a spot on the top of  Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy S. But, this smartphone is under Google's Nexus 7, Asus Transformer Prime, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy SII and Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Excess & Weaknesses

• Excess: LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 using Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean, Dual SIM standby feature, has a lot of features, 3G network support, Auto Detect MicroSD, and the important thing is sold at a chep price.

• Weaknesses: This smartphone battery capacity is small for the number of a lot applications, the size of the RAM and processor features including small for Jelly Bean OS, does not have a secondary camera, the camera is less satisfactory, the casing is made of slippery material and less comfortable when held.

Conclusion

In general, is not much change of LG E445 Optimus Dual L4 from previous series such as the LG Optimus L5 Dual. Especially in terms of performance, Dual SIM, internal memory capacity and design. The Increase only in the camera resolution and features improvement. But, more interesting is, this smartphone from LG is cheaper than the LG Optimus L5 Dual.

LG E445 Optimus Dual L4 Specifications

• Dimension: 112.8 x 64.7 x 11.9 mm.

• Weight: 125 grams.

• Display: IPS LCD, capacitive touch screen, 16 million colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 3.8 inches, 152 ppi pixel density.

• Hardware: Android Jelly Bean OS v4.1.2, MTK6575 1GHz Chipset, 4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, external memory, MicroSD up to 32 GB.

• Dual SIM: GSM 2G 850/900/1800/1900-SIM 1 & SIM 2, 3G HSDPA 900, 2100, Dual SIM, Dual Standby.

• Audio: MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC + Player, FM Radio.

• Other Features: Document Viewer, Organizer-Clock, calendar, news and weather, alarm, calculator, task, Voice Memo / Dial, Maps Navigation Resources, Polaris Viewer 4, LG Smart World, Voice Search, Voice recorder, Memo, Google Chrome, Cell Broadcast, remote Call Service, Google Play Store, Opera Mini, Safety Care, Quick Memo, Guest Mode.