At Mobile World Congress, LG was demonstrating the G Pro 2, its latest large-display smartphone (aka “phablet”) that represent its tip of the spear for this category for some time, possibly until the next G Flex comes out.
The LG G Pro 2 builds on the software progress that was made with the LG G2, and pushes the boundaries in two main areas: First, the camera has received an upgrade and can now record 4K videos, along with 120 FPS 1080p videos and better photography overall, including low-light photos and selfies.
On the software side, LG has refined the user interface to provide slightly improved productivity. Of course, the new handset design remains the most important change, so let’s take a look at how it feels in the real world:
G Pro 2 Specifications Highlights
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- 5.9” Full HD IPS display (1080p)
- Snapdragon 800 (2.26GHz), 3GB of RAM
- 16/32 GB of Internal Storage
- MicroSD slot
- 13 MP Main Camera with Optical Stabilization
- 2.1 MP Front Camera
- NFC, WiFi A/B/G/N/AC, BT 4.0, SlimPort (TV)
- 157.9 x 81.0 x 8.3mm, 172g
- LTE-A / HSPA+ (varies depending on market)
Before we dive deep into review territory, let me tell you how I use my smartphones: I actually don’t call much, maybe 10-20 minutes a day if at all. Email and Social Networks are the “killer apps” for me and I’m connected to hosted Exchange, Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare continuously.
Photography is the second most important thing for me, whether it is work-related or personal, I like to have a great mobile camera — but the camera functionality comes second. I prefer my handset to be a great phone with a nice camera, and not a camera which happen to be a phone.
Besides these, I like to test many other apps from the startups I meet. Right now, my phones see an increase in the number of apps related to wearable technologies because I’m very enthusiastic about the Wearable Tech (WT) space. Since I’m also an advisor to a few startups, I like to keep an eye on the whole landscape. This is not really a normal usage pattern, so I did not install those WT apps on the G Pro 2. (ubergizmo)
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