LG Optimus L3 II Dual Full review

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYrtz9NaqmC7r0b2yRfxmSmkRZaGUInJlSnWhkzWk4p6nS7QgaYgwk24Dwqpzd6aN4ymU8spxlXF5jQ_poKrOEZgoIgK8soXUeJYEpUhEpVzCX9DwGdNqXF26u1OTvNLGm9e1zAL7WM0/s1600/LG1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYrtz9NaqmC7r0b2yRfxmSmkRZaGUInJlSnWhkzWk4p6nS7QgaYgwk24Dwqpzd6aN4ymU8spxlXF5jQ_poKrOEZgoIgK8soXUeJYEpUhEpVzCX9DwGdNqXF26u1OTvNLGm9e1zAL7WM0/s1600/LG1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span>LG is offering a dual-SIM Android 4.1 handset in the same segment with the <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/lg-optimus-g-pro-coming-to-india-this.html">LG Optimus</a> L3 II Dual. The handset is an upgrade to its Optimus L3 Dual phone that it launched last August<span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="4109cb27-b6ad-4d31-9f27-e828e37ed753" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="ececabc4-7ab6-409b-9e8d-3eec3e546da7" grcontextid=".:0">.</span>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a compact form factor and is just 102mm long and 61mm wide. The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="d939a903-b57b-41dc-bcd9-2b8e62afe0f3" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="5263e69b-ad4f-451d-9790-59e3ceceea4a" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> has curved rounded corners. We had a Black <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="bf74d14a-77ab-447b-889b-06efece12d3c" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="840f1f09-fd3b-40e8-ad96-df0d4e3b8e22" grcontextid="colour:0">colour</span> variant of the phone as our review unit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Most key Specifications:-</u></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Price:</strong> Rs. 7,899</span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> LG Optimus L3 II Dual</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c97f0671-250d-463e-a615-5023dd7518d1" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="d52930a0-a8d1-4551-814d-39798d431b04" grcontextid="front:0">front</span> houses 3.2-inch screen </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 4 capacitive buttons</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3.2-inch screen </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="e679b773-2edb-461a-8921-d1c35a639225" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="2df2f99f-edb9-4d26-a89c-4fc26329429d" grcontextid="resolution:0">resolution</span> of 240x320 pixels</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.2-megapixel-rear camera </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1GHz single-core processor </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 512MB of RAM</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1540mAh battery</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="f6def409-1dd0-4438-a992-1bdf43ccb2a5" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="5f1fd473-16d6-4fc7-8535-06ba958713f5" grcontextid="dual:0">dual</span>-SIM GSM phone</span> </div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Hardware</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a compact form factor and is just 102mm long and 61mm wide. The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="5a4b165e-572c-490d-bdc5-cdbc20480660" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="27577357-6e74-4c33-a8d4-de8e0e3f59f1" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> has curved rounded corners. We had a Black <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="69871782-fdcc-40cd-8d9e-2cd0492565e8" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="b40b26c0-80f9-4f26-a61d-768396947342" grcontextid="colour:0">colour</span> variant of the phone as our review unit. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The front houses a 3.2-inch screen and 4 capacitive buttons, namely Back, Home, Menu and a button for switching to the other SIM. The bezel below the display is pretty large and at times makes it inconvenient to reach the buttons without looking. There's a volume rocker key <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="3342629c-45df-43fd-b7b1-fa60e4bf4dab" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="f5bf31a1-0be6-4c92-9d7d-36f515624ad4" grcontextid="at:0">at</span> the right side of the phone, while there are no buttons on the left side. The Power/ Screen-lock key and the 3.5mm headset jack sits at the top while the micro-USB port is located at the bottom. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The back cover is made of plastic and sports a glossy finish, which is susceptible to smudges. The 3.2-megapixel-camera lens is located towards the upper part of the back. The back cover hides a battery compartment, two SIM card slots sharing the same compartment and a <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="f0eb4efd-b851-4550-a7c8-529f3e178fcb" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="7cdbee3b-1b43-491b-b034-74f569167fd5" grcontextid="microSD:0">microSD</span> card slot located towards the top edge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Display</span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegS9rH0Ho9qMF8GsIxm8LDdnsCwPpkPgf1-tMxLGFflruikX4_tj6gYCt_uTi7th_VaxBlcDMOTRQetfp7Wfm-Vu_ZoC54aaehpXLo4E39DO2bpdIuV1V1VlB-jl9mEnua9V03lF6meI/s1600/lg4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegS9rH0Ho9qMF8GsIxm8LDdnsCwPpkPgf1-tMxLGFflruikX4_tj6gYCt_uTi7th_VaxBlcDMOTRQetfp7Wfm-Vu_ZoC54aaehpXLo4E39DO2bpdIuV1V1VlB-jl9mEnua9V03lF6meI/s1600/lg4.jpg" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual comes with a 3.2-inch screen that has a resolution of 240x320 pixels, which is very low compared to other <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="a5a625b0-afd9-461e-bf42-275a897218d3" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e738a612-1344-4674-b4fe-5ba9c597fc72" grcontextid="smartphones:0">smartphones</span> in the segment. This results in graphics and text appearing less sharp. At times text that has a small font size is even unreadable. Even watching videos or playing games isn't a very pleasant experience. In fact, we'd say the low-resolution display is one of the major flaws of this handset. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the screen is not very reflective, and the viewing angles were pretty decent thanks to the IPS panel. The under sun visibility for this <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="0ad30b8e-636d-489b-bd88-bbc8ef845492" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="dbfbf5a9-e2db-4fc6-ae5c-747e2e9b3388" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> is above average at full brightness levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Software</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c3554343-8342-4aba-8bcf-b62769f0ec39" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3e415bdf-d768-474a-98b5-2a6ddf90953a" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and LG has added its own Optimus UI layer on top, majorly changing the look and feel of the interface and enabling users to <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="b0114ff5-6826-49ee-9b09-2cbf97b7f158" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3e415bdf-d768-474a-98b5-2a6ddf90953a" grcontextid="customise:1">customise</span> the phone. Interestingly some of the <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="3141f755-3d5d-4feb-9dd0-47600af45f5d" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="4efe7ff9-44a5-437c-bbf3-871581ce4a5e" grcontextid="customisations:0">customisations</span> and UI extras offered by LG with its flagship phones such as the Optimus G, have made it to this phone in the same or a lighter avatar. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LG has also skinned the notification tray and has included toggles for various settings including for sound, data, NFC, Bluetooth, <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="597032ea-88ac-4dbd-a848-27e258c2c5b5" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="dc88e57f-f4fe-4cfe-8ca9-54e38b5efa59" grcontextid="Wi:0">Wi</span>-Fi, and Hotspot among others. It also features a shortcut for system settings, and a control for changing screen brightness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWVFXra2TB78mHuoXNbxD2BVQBkV4CsVlopZTP4jwhtP71m86_wJu0939ISTJekxU-mTID2eqMIzDS8EfG_RKvawo_K3044bmJk0IjA1p5332i2V9tHlhC_IqjzBLfECFeJ_6rpZtWFU/s1600/LG-Optimus+L3II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWVFXra2TB78mHuoXNbxD2BVQBkV4CsVlopZTP4jwhtP71m86_wJu0939ISTJekxU-mTID2eqMIzDS8EfG_RKvawo_K3044bmJk0IjA1p5332i2V9tHlhC_IqjzBLfECFeJ_6rpZtWFU/s320/LG-Optimus+L3II.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Talking <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="36a5905d-f625-4044-905e-b930ab73b0bf" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="ccc52564-857e-42a4-b9b3-ecddf58bfc9e" grcontextid="of:0">of</span> apps, the phone includes additional ones for Backup, Cell Broadcast, File Manager, a Memo app, Polaris Viewer (for office documents), LG's service related apps, LG's own app store (SmartWorld), and a Task Manager. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LG has <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="47fe5d98-e3a5-424c-ab5c-5878a359d561" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e19dbb99-2f97-4052-acf7-83a342cd225c" grcontextid="customised:0">customised</span> nearly all stock-apps including the Gallery and Music apps, adding more functionality in addition to just bringing eye candy. For instance the Music app features a button for locating the video of a song on YouTube. Even the system settings menus have been skinned and are pleasant to look at.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to all of these, the phone brings standard Jelly Bean functionality. Overall, LG has tried to make the phone as different from stock Android, as possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camera</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a 3.2-megapixel-rear camera and doesn't come with a flash. Just like the Optimus G, it can also take pictures with voice commands like 'cheese', '<span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="e8c3d1f0-7e75-40d3-a29d-e081bef1cd8c" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3ffab11d-ba52-46fc-a8c3-92c28afda0b3" grcontextid="kimchi:0">kimchi</span>', 'LG', 'Smile' and 'Whisky'. The phone's camera app offers various scene mode's including Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset and Night modes, along with settings for ISO, White Balance, <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="9910e7f2-07e5-4e1a-ae91-cc513fd4a7ef" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="f8fb66d2-8761-4f14-bb99-0019e940a410" grcontextid="Colour:0">Colour</span> effects, and exposure. It also offers a timer. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While pictures taken outdoors under daylight were decent, the same cannot be said about the ones taken indoors under artificial light. The latter were grainy and lacked detail. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu93OBolggkDsHhOXmEm6H-PCabOcOzmB1ThWiYIGJNZNL386JBN9r33UfmgL1YMYgOcWVWaf73X_BiX0M2qDP4Fzoz7G7Kz7UgkywYG1ErR9Y90vKDkhtR3WN2tUPUVIoS-NZtVhvY/s1600/lg3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu93OBolggkDsHhOXmEm6H-PCabOcOzmB1ThWiYIGJNZNL386JBN9r33UfmgL1YMYgOcWVWaf73X_BiX0M2qDP4Fzoz7G7Kz7UgkywYG1ErR9Y90vKDkhtR3WN2tUPUVIoS-NZtVhvY/s1600/lg3.jpg" /></a></div>You can capture VGA resolution (640x480) videos in the video mode. The videos taken with the phone were just about average.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Performance</strong> </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The LG Optimus L3 II Dual ships with a 1GHz single-core processor that has a clock speed of 1GHz. It also has an Adreno 200 GPU and 512MB of RAM. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The LG Optimus L3 II Dual comes with the native Android browser as well as Chrome and we found that it renders all <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="b688aa64-043f-40d9-abcb-7d3dd33fd6e2" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="348d46ff-cfbe-481f-8688-eaf2850f184c" grcontextid="webpages:0">webpages</span> well. The phone doesn't come with Adobe Flash pre-installed. The speaker on the phone delivers average quality sound at high volume levels. The speaker is integrated with the phone's earpiece so <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="919b43cb-7655-4825-8051-49965a5166cc" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e4ec4bb3-3601-4dd8-83e7-902f72d24185" grcontextid="sound:0">sound</span> doesn't get muffled even when the phone lies on its back. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Call quality was good with our voice being delivered loud and clear to the other party. The phone is a dual-SIM GSM phone with support for one active and the other in standby mode.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCV6WU6WJn5d0GzbbzttH80_nTkpsACgVrAa0X37Asl4btEGHJPuIH_jrd2TWcVocl9GB_zTigqD9m3txsdeV1ejsFDp73wZYWkXz6dUUwibQ8ywE00evN-9ZCn7qfg2NNLs4RTWjkdc/s1600/lg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCV6WU6WJn5d0GzbbzttH80_nTkpsACgVrAa0X37Asl4btEGHJPuIH_jrd2TWcVocl9GB_zTigqD9m3txsdeV1ejsFDp73wZYWkXz6dUUwibQ8ywE00evN-9ZCn7qfg2NNLs4RTWjkdc/s1600/lg2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The phone comes with a 1540mAh battery and we were satisfied with the backup that it offered. With mixed usage during the day, including playing games, a few calls, and <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c8ea485c-0355-46c4-b8f9-d49a17aa6eee" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="96ee89b7-2231-438b-bec0-e93ac4660443" grcontextid="e-mail:0">e-mail</span> and Twitter notifications turned on, we were able to get about one-and-a-half days of backup. Although the battery's capacity isn't very large, we believe that the low-resolution screen helps in optimizing the battery backup offered by the phone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At a price of Rs 7,899, the LG Optimus L3 II Dual is a decent Android <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="4cebe973-b373-45f9-af98-6b6109df3e86" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="b8b7ab3f-e959-43ff-b6be-2de9253953cc" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> in this price-range.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most key Features:-</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">    <strong><u>Pros</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Decent performance <br /><br /><br /><br /><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Good battery backup</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Comes with Android Jelly Bean</div></li><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">  <b><u> Cons</u></b></div><div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Low resolution screen</li><li>No camera flash</li><li>Capacitive keys not backlit</li></ul><br /><b><u>  Ratings (Out of 5)</u></b> <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Design: 3</li><li>Display: 2.5</li><li>Performance: 3</li><li>Software: 3</li><li>Battery Life: 3.5</li><li>Value for Money: 3</li><li>Camera: 3</li><li>Overall: 3</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a></div>

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