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GSMArena team, 6 July 2012

Vu from the top


LG Optimus Vu review: Vu from the top

  • Comments (37)
  • User reviews
  • Optimus Vu F100S

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and build quality
  3. 3. User interface, synthetic benchmarks
  4. 4. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  5. 5. Gallery, music and video players
  6. 6. Still camera, video camera
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  8. 8. Organizer (contd), Google Play, Google Maps
  9. 9. Conclusion
  10.  
  11. LG Optimus Vu F100S specification
  12. User opinions and reviews
  13. Review comments (37)

LG Android Touch UI

Introduction

LG may have given up on tablets, but not on the Optimus Vu - it's halfway between a phone and a tablet, a hybrid of form factors that we like to call "phoneblets". The Samsung Note was one of the first, but that doesn't mean it can have the market all for itself. The LG Vu pairs the big screen with a handy stylus to enhance tasks like note taking, something that can be a chore on a normal thumb-operated handset.

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LG Optimus Vu official photos

The dedicated Notebook app lets you create elaborate, multiple-page notes with images and text, or you can just hit the QuickMemo key, which snaps a screenshot and lets you scribble on it - you can screenshot a website, a part of an email, a document, an image, and just about anything else.

This makes the Optimus Vu a handy tool for putting down reminders or helping you communicate with others - it's much easier to explain what you need when you can take a screenshot and sketch your idea over it. Once you're done, sending the image via email, Dropbox, a social network or another channel is just a tap away.

The phoneblet sure has a lot going for it, but it's not all sunshine and roses - you can go ahead and copy our notes on where it scores and where it misses.

Key features

  • Dual-band CDMA, 1x EV-DO, HSDPA and LTE connectivity
  • 5" 16M-color capacitive HD-IPS LCD touchscreen of XGA resolution (768 x 1024 pixels)
  • LG Rubberdium stylus and QuickMemo button
  • Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
  • Dual-core 1.5GHz ARM Scorpion processor, 1GB of RAM, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset
  • 32GB of inbuilt storage
  • 8 MP autofocus camera, face detection and geotagging
  • 1080p @ 30fps video recording
  • Front facing 1.3MP camera, video calling
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • NFC connectivity
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • microUSB port (charging)
  • Stereo Bluetooth v3.0
  • MHL TV-out
  • Polaris Office document editor
  • Smart dialing, voice dialing
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • DivX/XviD video support
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • T-DMB TV tuner

Main disadvantages

  • microSIM cards only
  • Runs older Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Wide form factor needs getting used to
  • 4:3 aspect ratio not a good fit for video watching
  • No microSD card slot

With a rich app package, the Optimus Vu has solid business credentials. It features the Polaris Office document editor and an app that can automate backups (with an option to encrypt them).

You also get an NFC app, with which you can easily share your contact details, web site, memos, scheduling info and more. You can share it directly with another NFC-enabled device or write the info to NFC tags that you can hand out to people.

The extensive connectivity options go on - you get fast data connections over LTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi Direct, then there's the fun stuff like DLNA and a T-DMB TV tuner (ok, that's a Korea-only feature).

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LG Optimus Vu at ours

We're not counting on the LG Optimus Vu being very pocketable, but we'll be putting the screen under a microscope (even literally) to find out if it's worth the tradeoff. We'll also look at the rest of the hardware and rummage through the retail box - all that's coming up.

Next Page » 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and build quality
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, 360-degree spin, design and build quality
  3. 3. User interface, synthetic benchmarks
  4. 4. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  5. 5. Gallery, music and video players
  6. 6. Still camera, video camera
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  8. 8. Organizer (contd), Google Play, Google Maps
  9. 9. Conclusion
  10.  
  11. LG Optimus Vu F100S specification
  12. User opinions and reviews
  13. Review comments (37)

Reviews LG Optimus Vu review
  • Comments (37)
  • User reviews
  • Optimus Vu F100S

LG Optimus Vu review: Vu from the top - Reader comments

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  • jerry o
  • fuN
  • 22 Dec 2016

My lg f100s device is full but the built in internal is underutilized, how can move or store applications and media direct to the internal storage?

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j
  • jerry o
  • fuN
  • 22 Dec 2016

My lg f100s device is full but the built in internal is underutilized, how can move or store applications and media direct to the internal storage?

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  • lzl
  • Kg{
  • 30 Apr 2015

Check your APNs

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Total reader comments: 37

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