Dec 09, 2012 12:13 PM
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It packs the same 4.3-inch(800 x 480 Pixels) stereoscopic Nova Plus LCD display that is much brighter than the previous 3D phone and this one has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection. The processor has also been upped to 1.2GHz from 1GHz and has Tri-Dual(dual-core, dual-channel, dual-memory) architecture. The phone feels much compact and sleek
The Screen is glossy and gets smudged easily. The display is much brighter. The front camera is at the top with the proximity and ambient light sensor next to it and the earpiece is above the LG logo.
There are capacitive touch buttons for menu, home, back and search at the bottom which lights up when you touch, otherwise you it remains dark just like the bezel.
The back cover has patterns unlike the Optimus 3D that was smooth and rubbery. There are two 5MP cameras with an LED flash and 3D Stereoscopic written on it and a LG logo next to it. The speaker is at the bottom.
3D videos could be recorded at 720p(1280×720 pixels) at 30 FPS. Even though the camera module seem similar, the video recording is better than the Optimus 3D.
It runs on Android 2.3.6(Gingerbread) with Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich) coming soon. The Optimus 3D came with the Android 2.2(Froyo) and later got a OTA update to Android 2.3. Everything is similar including the pinch to add up to 7 home screens. You can also add different themes, long press the screen to add widgets and shortcuts.
There are also range of 3D games such as Asphalt 6, Gulliver’s Travels, Lets Golf 2 and N.O.V.A that come pre-loaded with the phone. There are utility apps such as Alarm, App Manager, Backup, Calculator, Calendar, Finance, Memo, News, Video Editor, Voice recorder, Voice Search and Weather. There is Polaris Office to view various types of office documents, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. There are social apps such as Google+ and Google apps such as Gmail, Talk, YouTube and Google Maps.
The Optimus 3D Max is better than the last year’s Optimus 3D in terms of specs and the design, still the 3D experience seems to be similar. 1 GB RAM is more than enough to run multiple apps in the background. FM Radio is a good addition but still there are not enough 3D games and apps in the LG Smartworld. LG could have released it with Android 4.0 out of the box, Android 2.3(Gingerbread) offers similar experience as the previous phone which is disappointing. The battery life with the 1520 mAh battery is similar to it’s predecessor, that lasts a day with average use such as web browsing, music and images, wish they could have increase the capacity. If you are badly looking for a 3D phone then go for it, instead of the Optimus 3D or HTC Evo 3D.
