LG G3 Beat
LG Electronics, a renowned brand the world of
technology and electronic goods. They are known for their innovative and top of
the line products. The devices like LG G2, LG Nexus 4 and LG Nexus 5 are some
their best-sellers.
The company
is all set to give tough competition to many Indian and International players
with their latest line-up. They have launched three new devices in India- the
G3, the G3 Stylus and the G3 Beat. This is the review of their mid-range
device, the G3 Beat.
Tech
Specs:
The LG G3 Beat is a 2G-3G-LTE enabled device (LTE is
only available in the Single SIM variant). It comes with 5 inch IPS LCD
Capacitive touch screen which supports 16M colours. The display has pixel
density of 294 ppi with a resolution of 720p. The device comes with 8 GB of
internal memory which can be expanded up to 64 GB with a microSD card. The
other connectivity options are Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), WiFi and microUSB 2.0.
The smartphone comes with 8 MP primary snapper and
1.3 MP secondary snapper. The primary camera has an LED flash and Laser
auto-focus. It can also record videos in FHD.
The LG G3 Beat runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The
device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset which is clocked at 1.2
GHz. The processor has four cores for better performance with a combination of
1 GB RAM. For better gaming experience, it is loaded with Adreno 305 GPU. A
2540 mAh battery provide a decent battery back up to this device.
Review:
The LG G3 Beat is a very beautiful looking device.
It looks similar to LG’s flagship device, the G3. The design is simply awesome
and I personally loved it. The best part is the presence of volume and lock key
at the back side of the device. LG came up with this idea last year with their
ex-flagship device, the G2. This makes it really handy and 5 inch doesn’t seem
to be big (at least for me).
The display of this device is quite similar or I
should say is exactly like the Moto G 2014. There is hardly any difference in
the display performance. The display performs average in bright conditions. The
camera of this device is also similar to Moto G 2014. Though, the primary
camera performs better than the camera of Moto G 2014 and one can record videos
in FHD with LG G3 Beat. The laser autofocus is another great feature in the
camera. It reduces the auto focus time.
The internal hardware specifications of both the
devices are also similar. They both have same processor, RAM and GPU. Only the
performance of G3 Beat is a bit laggier than the Moto G 2014. I really don’t
know the reason behind it. This may be due to custom UI or RAM management
issues. The gaming experience is also very average.
Verdict:
The
LG G3 Beat and Moto G 2014 are very similar devices. LG G3 Beat is better looking
device than Moto G 2014 and have some better features like LTE connectivity,
laser autofocus and better camera performance, but it is much expensive than
the Moto G 2014.
I
will rate it 4 out of 5 just because of the design and some amazing features.