The year is 2014 and it is deadlock war between Apple and Android. For years the “which cell phone is best?” argument has been thrown back and forth between the two major operating system creators and there has never been a clear answer, or has there?
Introducing LG’s newest and biggest project of the year: The G3. Not only is it powered by android and backed by Google, the phone itself has enough features to be considered a personal computer that fits in your pocket. Some of these features include a front and back HD cameras with more megapixels than any phone camera before its time, a loud and crystal clear stereo speaker, and 32 gigs of onboard storage. The lock and volume buttons can be found of the back of the phone, making it slimmer than ever, and in the top left corner is a small LED light that can be programmed to flash different colors with different notifications.
However, all of these features are dwarfed in the limelight compared to the main event—a quad core HD 2560 x 1440 graphics display that is capable of 538 pixels per square inch (PPI) of screen. Up until now, no mobile device has been known to have so much graphics and processing power. In fact, the G3 has more PPI than any plasma screen television running at 1080i graphics.
What does that mean, you ask? Well, aside from Netflix looking better on your phone than it ever has before, the G3 is the new powerhouse of the mobile world. Its incredible processor makes applications run at their highest capacity while never dropping frames or lagging behind. Paired with advanced Wi-Fi connectivity, surfing the internet is just as fast or even faster than your laptop or desktop and, surprisingly, the battery life is more than able to keep up with even the most obsessive person glued to their phone 20 hours a day.
Just when the reviewers thought that this phone could not get any better, the “dual screen ability” comes to light. The feature does exactly
what it says, splitting the massive screen in half so that you can run two applications at the same time. For example, I can watch my favorite YouTube videos and text my friends at the same time, splitting the screen between the YouTube application and messaging. In the past, this feature has seemed unreasonable because the screen is just too small, and the G3’s 5.5” display takes care of that problem with ease. Unfortunately, if you are partial to smaller pockets or practical sized devices, this may not be the phone for you.
Underneath all of this glamour, the phone is still perfectly functional for what it was made to do. Phone calls are clear, text messages easy to respond to, and things like google maps and location services are almost always flawless, even for amateur users. If you have an affinity toward Google apps, you have all the more reason to be interested. The second question on startup is “do you have a google account?” and when synced, the phone connects to your email, drive, calendars, Google wallet, and every other Google application you can think of. Additionally, the device comes onboard with android’s signature “Play Store” and is compatible with nearly every 3rd party app available, as well as music, books, and videos.
So what’s not to like about the G3? The phone is ideal for hands-on users who use apps to manage their lives and occupy their time on a daily…or hourly basis. From the rolls of a busy entrepreneur with a booked schedule to YouTube bloggers with thousands of subscribers in need of a good camera, the G3 suits all lifestyles with more than enough features to cover all bases. This phone has proven itself as the most diverse mode of mobile device yet, and LG’s breakthroughs in quad core HD graphics insures that all of this happens on the most beautiful screen ever to be slipped into a pocket thus far.
