The LG Nitro HD for AT&T Wireless comes
with some seriously heavy expectations to meet. It was back in August,
when we first reported about the award winning AH-IPS screen with HD
resolution, developed by LG. The unit is reportedly better than anything
else on the market, including Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus displays, and
the Nitro HD is the first device to feature it in the United States. It
also stands out as the first device in AT&T’s impressive smartphone
lineup to feature an HD screen.
It is the end of 2011 and all the cards are on the table. The LG
Nitro HD is the last major player to enter the uber-smartphone
competition. It surely has a spec sheet up to snuff: an HD screen to
marvel at, LTE network capacity, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 8MP autofocus
camera, etc. The list is long.
Spec sheets are something we’ve come to expect in the price category,
where the LG Nitro HD will compete. It is the way that the components
are integrated together and the user experience they create which
counts. This is what we’re going to try and find out in this review.
As always, we’ll kick things off with the key features and main disadvantages of the smartphone.
Key features
- Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
- 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 HSUPA support
- LTE network connectivity
- 4.5" 16M-color AH-IPS LCD touchscreen with HD (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution; 326ppi
- Android OS v2.3.5 with LG custom launcher
- 1.5 GHz Scorpion dual-core CPU, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, 1GB of RAM
- 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; 1MP front-facing unit
- 1080p HD video recording
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support; Wi-Fi Share app
- GPS with A-GPS connectivity
- 4GB internal storage, microSD slot (16GB card included in the retail package)
- Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- Stereo Bluetooth v3.0
- Document editor
- Rich video format support
- Ability to remove preinstalled apps from AT&T out of the box
Main disadvantages
- No dedicated camera button
- Battery performance is questionable
- LG’s custom UI might not fit all tastes
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