october 2nd iphone case

Visit manufacturer site for details. LG hasn't won over us Brits like South Korean rival Samsung's Galaxy range of phones has. But the relentlessly upbeat kit maker with the smiley-faced logo and 'Life's good' slogan isn't giving up. Au contraire. Enter its new L-series line-up, unveiled at this year's Mobile World Congress -- the Optimus L3, the Optimus L5 and the Optimus L7. The L-series is not intended to compete with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S3 at the very high end of the smart phone spectrum (for that, LG will be pitting the Optimus 4X HD). This is a mid-range Android family, which means it's less powerful but more affordable.

The L7 is the biggest and beefiest of the L-series trio, with a large 4.3-inch screen, a 1GHz engine and the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, It can be picked up free on a october 2nd iphone case £26 per month contract, SIM-free for £250 on pre-order from Expansys, or it's available now SIM-free at Phones 4u for £330, If you're on a budget or have modest mobile power needs, the Optimus L7 could tickle your fancy, Its biggest asset is the latest version of Android -- Ice Cream Sandwich, It also has a large, 4.3-inch screen so if you want a lot of glass to poke it could be worth a gander..

So far, so good. Not so impressive is the L7's sluggishness. Sometimes it's painfully unresponsive. I experienced a few crashes and glitches so stability isn't rock solid either. LG's Android skin is also nothing special -- certainly compared to the polish of HTC's Sense interface -- so be sure to check out the alternative phones out there. Aroung this mid-range price, Android fans aren't short of options. Alternative (Gingerbread-flavoured) Androids to consider include the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, the Huawei G300, the Motorola Motoluxe, the T-Mobile Vivacity and the Orange San Francisco 2.

The L7 is not the only ICS-packing smart phone at this price -- HTC's smaller but super-stylish october 2nd iphone case One V also has it, And HTC is lining up an even cheaper ICS option -- the Desire C, Arguably the L7's biggest boon after ICS is its roomy 4.3-inch screen, There's certainly no shortage of glass to eyeball, poke and prod, Many mid-range Androids have smaller screens so if you really want a biggie in your pocket, the L7 has the inches to impress, Resolution is not so impressive at 480x800 pixels, That equates to a middling 217 pixels per inch, While the display is clear enough, details aren't pin sharp, There's also no risk of being stabbed in the retina by eye-poppingly bright colours -- if anything, the LCD display makes the world look slightly washed out as colours are slightly desaturated..

The touchscreen itself isn't hyper-responsive either. I found light-fingered tapping often goes unregistered and requires a second, more fulsome press or swipe to lock on. There is also a distinctly laggy feel to the screen generally. This may well be a software or processor issue. My review sample was the white model so I couldn't help feeling there was something intrinsically fridge-like about the L7 due to LG's home electronics pedigree. If you're worried about white goods connotations, there's also a black L7.