LG GW990

LG GW990 review

LG GW990 is a huge mobile phone is every aspect. It is the first handset that is developed on the Moorestown platform by Intel, and it uses the operating system of Moblin Linux. The interface of this operating system is similar to that of Android. LG has brought in Moblin with its S-Class user interface and due to that, the icons appear big and colourful and also feature some high end 3D effects. It features an Intel Atom processor that makes less consumption of energy. The appearance of the mobile phone is like a solid brick with huge touch screen display of 4.8 inches. It seems that LG GW990 is ready to leave the other big touch screen devices like HTC HD Mini, samsung-s-8500-wave, and Sony Ericsson Vivaz PRO way behind in competition as far as the size of the screen is concerned. LG GW990 has been announced in the Mobile World Congress 2010, and it is expected to release in 2010.

So far, we have seen the war of supremacy between apple-i-phone-3gs and HTC Google Nexus One. However, the third angle has definitely made its way in the form of the LG GW990. The display screen of GW990 is much larger than the Google branded device and the iPhone. Both LG GW990 and the Nexus One comes with a 1GHz clock speed processor, which is supreme than what iPhone 3GS has to offer. It seems that LG GW990 is going to hold a strong position in the market, until Apple makes a bang with iPhone 4G.

LG GW990 Review – the network and connectivity

LG GW990 is a high end smart phone that is loaded with a huge number exciting specifications and features. However, the success of a mobile phone is dependant hugely on the smooth flow of the basic features and network is the core of any mobile phone. LG GW990 brings good news for both the users of 2G and 3G network. The handset will be supportive 2G network with the quad band GSM- 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900. The 3G users will get the support of the dual band HSDPA 900/ 2100. With 3G, the data browsing speed is also top-notch. It can perform at high speed with HSDPA 7.2 mbps. Apart from that, there are Wi Fi 802.11 b/Gateways along with Class 10 GPRS (32 – 48 kbps) and CLASS 10 EDGE (236.8 kbps). Connectivity option is as crucial as the network feature of a mobile phone. The users definitely need to transfer data to/from other compatible handsets in the form of images, music, videos, games, themes, or any other applications. LG GW990 provides support to both with-wire and wireless connectivity for transferring data. You can make use of USB for data transfers with cable, where for wireless transfers, Bluetooth® is available.

LG GW990 – the memory

If a mobile phone is not supported with a good memory option, then all the other high-end functionalities are affected. Generally, the smart phones come with lots of applications and features and these apps can run effortlessly and uninterruptedly only if the memory support is good. There is definitely no point in using such a phone that promises excellent music features, but the music player is unable to store good number of music files. LG GW990 is definitely not like such types of phones. The handset has included 16 GB in a flash memory of 512 MB of RAM and this much of memory is definitely better than the memory of 4 GB internal memory of Nexus One. Therefore, by using the LG GW990 you can store quite a huge number files and application.

LG GW990 Review - Display

LG GW990 is a king of a mobile. It looks like a virtual brick with super touch sensitivities. The rugged, thick and solid design looks equally appealing. In today’s time, the highly featured smart phones are coming up with excellent looks as well. Earlier top-notch feature-rich phones were not that much attractive. Remember the communicator phones by Nokia? However, time has changed and the mobile phone companies have realized that initial attraction is also very essential. The users will consider the features only after they get visually attracted by the handset. LG GW990 is full on attractive from any angle. Its biggest highlight is the massive TFT touch screen, which is of 4.8 inches. Imagine watching videos, viewing document, or images on the large king-size screen. The resolution of the display is 480 x 1024 pixels and some exciting features include accelerometer sensor for user interface auto rotate and S-Class user interface. The phone measures 146.8 x 64.2 x 12 mm.

LG GW990 – the camera

Integration of a good camera is very important in the mobile phones. It becomes more important, if the device of high standards like LG GW990. Therefore, the expectation from the camera feature is definitely quite high from the mobile phone, and it does not disappoint. LG GW990 brings in a 5 mega pixel camera and includes auto focus and LED flash as well to click good quality pictures, even if the light conditions are not good. The camera provides resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and video recording is also possible with this camera. There is no option for the secondary camera in the handset.

LG GW990 Review– the music and the videos

Entertainment plays a key role and the most used entertainment applications in the mobile phones are listening to music and watching videos. People like to spend their spare time by watching videos or listening to music and therefore, good music and video playback feature is very essential. MP3, WMA, and eAAC+ are the types of audio files that can be played on the music player of the mobile phone. The video playback support different formats such as MP4, H.264, and H.263.

Li-Ion 1850 mAh powers LG GW990 and overall it looks a promising handset.

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