LG Optimus 4X HD P880 16GB White Factory Unlocked International Version

Here is a fast review of LG's flagship (LG optimus 4x hd)Processor:Lg has made an outstanding job with the processor of this phone Nvidia Tegra 3 can not be better. This Quad core chip definitely make this phone blazing fast. Nvidia Tegra has optimized some games with awesome graphics to this phone example :Dead Trigger. After trying the Htc one X and Samsung's galaxy s3 this phone beats them all in speed.Camera:Well even the best phones have cons. This phone is featuring an 8 mp rear camera and it definetely makes a good job but not as good as other top class phones do. it just takes acceptable and nice pictures. Front camera is an 1.3 mp one which is fair decent for making ocassional video calls.Speaker:The speaker is just fair it is not the loudest even though this also depends of the quality of the media.OS:This phone is operating with android ICS 4.0. Come on LG we need an update like all the other top branded phones do have, yes i mean 4.1 jelly bean.Browser:when it comes to browser this phone definetely made it. This phone is blazing fast even whith heavy pages.Battery life:Lg's optimus 4x hd is featuring an 2150 MaH battery wich is great but this is an issue that most of the new cell phones are facing. It last about 5-6 hours browsing the web. or 3-4 hours of gaming.Display:LG's IPS screen definetely is sexy as hell it is the most detailed and crispest image i have ever seen on a smartphone.Call quality:quite similar to samsung's galaxy s3.Conclusion: 9/10

Three circumstances lead me to buy this phone, and having purchased it i am happy with it.Circumstance 1. I bought this phone after Hurricane Sandy Delayed my Order for a Galaxy S3 and my friend was leaving the states to come to Belize and i needed a phone and wanted to upgrade to a quad core having sold my HTC Sensation 4G.Circumstance 2. I prefer LCD screens to AMOLEDCircumstance 3. Low cash flow - Somehow as i was looking for quad core phones this one flew under the radar. I need a phone with a removable battery, and expandable memory, therefore HTCs ONE X would not work for me. SO i went ahead and purchased the S3 and as the shipment of the phone was being delayed somehow i stumbled upon this phone, read and watched a bunch of reviews and i wondered to myself "why am i going to spend over $200 more for a S3 with accessories(case, screen protector & belt holder) when i can get this LG 4X HD with the same accessories for so much less, and use that $200 for something else. The difference in price just did not seem justifiable, that was the deal breaker. Therefore i quickly cancelled the order for the S3 and ordered this.Yes in benchmarks the S3 comes out on top in most categories,Yes the S3 has more appeal, cache, Hype and probably higher resale valueyes the S3 has some cool tricks like automatic dialing, and multiple screens thingy etc.BUTThis bad boy is no slouch and looks really nice, feels solid and has a goregeous screen. Works well in direct sunlight and in general is overall a solid phone, Runs high end games(like ShadowGun) flawlessly,(Asphalt 7, runs good, but not as silky smooth as on my old HTC sensation, Spider-man i have no idea why it runs so jerky, not sure if its the phone or Android), other games run great.PROS- Great Price, i mean this is literally unbeatable- Excellent for those(like me) who are on a budget- The phone all in all is a very good phone read the reviews, from GSM Arena, Cnet, TechRadar etcCons- Doesn't run some high end games smoothly- LG's UI doesn't seem as fine tuned as HTC's Sense. Like copying and pasting isn't as nice, the LG keyboard has "$" and "&" on page 2 when you select the number option which takes up alot of time, both of these UI quirks are very annoying to me. I think i will download another keyboard.I would Highly Recommend this phone

I've played around with Samsung's SIII and HTC's One X but none of them compare to how sexy and well built as the LG Optimus 4X HD.When you hold the LG Optimus, you know that you're holding something unique. The back cover has some texture to it and doesn't feel flimsy when you take it off. Its widths, or the side of the phone, has these two silver perpendicular lines which makes your fingers sink into the middle. Think of it as a trench that stretches from top to bottom. The quality of the plastic and physical build is strong and secure. Overall, the phone doesn't feel cheap.Button wise, this phone has only three used for power and volume. The power button can be found on the top right of the phone. Shaped like the phone, the rectangle power button sticks out enough so you can locate it by feel alone and has a nice spring to it when pressed. The volume rocker, however, doesn't share the same qualities as the power button. Located on the left side of the phone, the volume rocker doesn't stick out enough, due to the silver perpendicular lines, and isn't springing. Not a problem for me but others may not like it.The battery life isn't the greatest but you shouldn't expect much from a quad-core smartphone. Depending on how I use the phone, the battery will last me 3 hours if I'm gaming (Final Fantasy 3) and 6 hours on typical use (web browsing, 30-60 minutes gaming, email, and music). I'm planning to test how long the battery will last when its only playing music soon...Update 9/19/12After manually, yes manually, updating the software from v10c to v10f and installing a fix for the nvidia CPU, battery life is much better than first reviewed. First, the software update reduced the amount of heat generated by the CPU to more reasonable levels. Instead of being hot after hours of playing, the phone becomes mildly warm. As for the nvidia fix, apparently it makes the CPU work the way it was intended to. What I mean is by that is the CPU actually has five cores, not four. The fifth core is only active under minimal phone activity. An example of this is listening to music with the screen turned off. I've listened to Pandora radio on wifi for nine hours straight and my battery is only at 60%.As for storage, this phone comes with 16GB internal storage and a SD card slot up to 64GB. Unfortunately, the LG Optimus does not come with a SD card so look to invest another $5 to $30 if you need additional space.Update 9/18/12I just noticed the low speaker volume and heat issue when gaming for long periods. The speaker volume doesn't matter too much but the heat issue gets me worried. The processor is located where the LG logo is on the back cover. After about 2 hours of gaming it gets warm. Not unbearable but it does make me worry about the longevity of the hardware.Pros:Unbelievable battery life (Update 9/19/12)Looks sexyUnique feelDoesn't feel cheapCons:No SD cardVolume rocker isn't greatestSpeakers aren't the loudest (Update 9/18/12)Does get hot after 2 straight hours of gaming, only on software version v10c (Update 9/19/12)