The LG Revolution is the Korean company’s first LTE 4G phone for Verizon Wireless. The Revolution has almost identical specs as HTC’s Thunderbolt, featuring 4.3-inch 480×800 touchscreen, a 1.3 Megapixel front camera, WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity, and GPS/aGPS support. As a LTE 4G phone, it supports download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area.
The LG Revolution gets a 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash and 720p HD video recording; and Bluetooth 3.0. The phone is powered by 1GHz processor and comes with 16GB internal memory. There is microUSB port for charging and PC connection, and a HDMI output. The Revolution runs Android 2.2 and includes Mobile Hotpost capability for sharing 4G connections with up to 8 devices.
Hands-on by PhoneScoop:
Hands-on by Engadget:
Key features:
- 4G LTE– customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area
- 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen
- Wi-Fi capable
- Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to 8 WiFi devices
- DLNA, HDMI and DIVX capable
- Video telephony support with front facing camera
- Android 2.2 technology for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Voice and access to the Android Market
- Virtual QWERTY keyboard
- Bluetooth 3.0 capabilities with support for Bluetooth Profiles Supported: Headset, Hands-Free, Dial-Up Networking, Object Push, Advanced Audio Distribution (stereo), Audio/Video Remote Control, Phone Book Access, and File Transfer
- 16GB internal memory with microSD card slot with expandable memory up to 32 GB
Additional features:
- Proximity sensor instantly locks touchscreen while talking on the phone
- Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
- 5.0-megapixel autofocus camera with flash and camcorder that includes:
- Five different camera resolutions and three different video resolutions
- Macro Mode for detailed, up close pictures
- Image editor with zoom, rotate, resize, crop, added frames and stamps
- Customize brightness, white balance, shutter sounds, color effects and use self-timer
- Optimize video quality with normal, fine or super camcorder settings
