LG Spectrum 2 Review (Verizon)

We’ve been seeing a lot of really good high-end handsets lately (like the Galaxy Note III,Android Phones and the HTC DROID DNA).LG has been putting out some solid mid-range phones. 

Design:-

With a 4.7-inch screen, this phone is pretty big, but it still feels good in the hand. It have a 0.36 inches, and its weight of 5.1 ounces. I’m a fan of larger screens, and 4.7-inches is just about perfect for me, but the Spectrum 2 might be a little too large for those with smaller hands.The Spectrum 2 comes equipped with a 4.7-inch LCD screen displaying at a resolution of 1280×720 pixels

which means 720p HD.The Spectrum 2′s screen looks great, especially for a mid-range device.Colors are bright and visuals are sharp, and the fact that it’s HD just makes the deal that much sweeter.It includes a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 clocked at 1.5GHz running the show. Dual-core may sound a little underwhelming with so many manufacturers chasing quad-core phones these days, but the processor in the Spectrum 2 actually manages to keep things quite speedy. Swiping through home screens and menus is fluid, and apps open quickly.This processor is working with 1GB of RAM, which is enough to keep things quick, but it isn’t as good as 2GB of RAM would have been.The Spectrum 2 comes with 16GB of internal memory. 

Software:-

The Spectrum 2 comes with running Android 4.0.4, but just like the Optimus L9, it’s sort of hidden away behind LG’s Optimus UI.The Spectrum 2 comes equipped with NFC capabilities, and LG has included two NFC cards in the box with the phone. You can use these cards to make something of a custom profile for your phone, touching the card to the back of the device to switch to these pre-set configurations.It can change settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and  ringer, and can also choose an app to launch when you touch the NFC card to the back of your device.

Battery:-

The Spectrum 2 uses a respectable 2,150mAh battery.The battery kept the phone going for more than a day before it had to plug in, so it won’t have any problems getting a full day of juice with moderate use.If the phone is constantly running then it needs to plug in at some point throughout the day, but otherwise plugging the phone is need at night.It should be enough for day-to-day usage.It’s also worth pointing out that it can charge the Spectrum 2 wirelessly.That’s because we have to buy a wireless charging pad separately,as LG decided not to package one in with the Spectrum 2.The battery is also removable, which is always a plus.

Benchmarks:-

With the Spectrum 2 being a mid-range phone, we can’t expect it to necessarily burn up benchmarks.In Quadrant, the phone received a score of 5,432, which was enough to put it far ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus S.The results are unsurprisingly similar in AnTuTu, where the Spectrum 2 ranked above the original Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II, but failed to top the ASUS Transformer Prime. Again, that isn’t a bad thing, as the hardware in the Spectrum 2 is powerful enough to run almost anything.There may be a few games that prove to be too graphics intensive for the Spectrum 2 to run silky smooth, but those are most likely few and far between.While we always love seeing quad-core processors, dual-core is alive and well in the Spectrum 2.

Camera:-
Equipped with an 8MP rear-facing camera, the Spectrum 2 is something of an anomaly among mid-range phones. The mid-range phones we’re used to seeing typically come with a 5MP camera, and there are even some higher-end smartphones that don’t bother going any higher than 5 megapixels.The pictures in the Spectrum 2 are perfect.In any case, if anyone wants a phone that takes some good pictures,we might have to consider the Spectrum 2.The Spectrum 2 doesn’t make any kind of shutter sound when one can take a picture.