Colors were accurate, both still and moving objects remained in focus, and aside from the aforementioned buzzing, the audio from videos that had lots of noise was picked up well. Performance I tested the Lucid 2 in San Francisco. Call quality was good. None of my calls dropped, and audio didn't clip in and out. I did hear a bit of static with audio, but it was very slight and wasn't distracting. In general, audio was clear and maximum volume reached a reasonable level.
Audio speaker quality, however, was poor. With media files like music and videos , as well as phone conversations, the stereo speaker rendered noises tinny and harsh.
Listen now:. Verizon's 4G LTE network clocked in with fast speeds, and data connection was consistent. Loading the CNET mobile and desktop sites, for example, took an average of 6 and 14 seconds, respectively. The New York Times' mobile site clocked in at 4 seconds, and its desktop site also took 12 seconds to load. ESPN's mobile site also took 4 seconds on average, and its full site loaded in 10 seconds.
The Powered by a 1. Actions like launching the camera which on average took 2. Shutting down and restarting the handset took about 32 seconds. As for the graphics-intensive games, Riptide GP , I've seen faster frame rates and smoother animation with higher-tiered devices, but the app never stuttered or froze during my gameplay with this phone.
Furthermore, it was responsive to my tilting and rotating movements. During CNET's battery drain test , the phone lasted 9. Anecdotally, its 2,mAh battery was good and is an obvious improvement from the Lucid's 1,mAh battery.
It can last a few days without a charge, but that's with minimal usage and the screen brightness turned off. It has a reported usage time of up to 25 hours. I'd only suggest the Stratosphere II if you prefer a smartphone with a physical keyboard. Other than that, however, the Lucid 2 pulls ahead of the pack with its many good features and quality performance. Lynn La. LG Lucid 2 Verizon Wireless review. Pricing Not Available. LTE connectivity was previously reserved for carriers' high-end phones, but as the network becomes more mainstream — Verizon now has LTE in US markets — it's becoming a standard feature even on lower-tier devices.
Read on to find out. I've knocked LG in the past for clearly aping other manufacturers' handset designs — the Nitro HD is basically a knockoff Galaxy S II — so here I'll give credit where it's due: the Lucid is a much more original design, and is by and large a successful one.
The Lucid's The stripe is wide at the top of the phone and thin around the bottom and sides like the Sony Tablet S, or the Samsung Series 9 , and adds some nice design flair in a sea of all-black handsets. Design-induced placebo or otherwise, the phone also feels thin when you hold it, and is pretty comfortable to hold and use. Its glossy, red and black-striped back scuffs easily and is extremely prone to fingerprints — it also feels vaguely slippery a la LG's other recent Verizon smartphone, the Spectrum , but it's not nearly as bad on the Lucid.
A single-button volume rocker is nestled next to the silver stripe, set on the tapered edge so that your fingers can find the control but your eyes never see it. When I bought a Samsung Fascinate a couple of years ago, the 4-inch display felt positively enormous. Funny how things change. Its resolution. You can readily make out individual pixels, too.
The dreaded pink-circle effect is here, too, ever so slightly discoloring any white-background shot you take. The app boots quickly, too, and swaps easily between video and still recording. If that wasn't enough, there are more preloaded applications like Netflix; ShareGenie and SmartShare which let you share files and share media, respectively, between devices ; a basic video-editing app called Video Producer; Adobe Flash; and the Polaris Office mobile suite.
Even though certain people may find use for some of these apps, I thought there was just way too much bloatware on the phone. Many of these features cannot be uninstalled, so even if you don't like them, you're stuck with them. The 5-megapixel autofocusing camera on the rear comes with an LED flash; zooming and exposure meters; face tracking; seven image options that range from 2,x1, to x ; six scene modes normal, portrait, landscape, sports, sunset, and night ; four ISO options auto, , , and ; five white-balance options auto, incandescent, sunny, fluorescent, and cloudy ; four color effects none, mono, sepia, and negative ; a timer; continuous and panorama shooting; and GPS tagging.
However, images can be shot in only one size x , and you can choose only between normal and night for scene mode. There's also a "mirror image" option, which will save a vertically flipped version of your photo. Lastly, there's a "beauty shot" meter. This lets you adjust the brightness and blurriness of an image, and is particularly useful when taking self-portraits if you want to soften the photo. The camera can record in full 1,x1, HD video, but you can choose to record in five smaller resolutions.
The video has the same white-balance, color effects, and exposure options as the camera. You can also choose not to record audio. Other customizable features that I found neat were the four preloaded themes, a dialer widget, and the fact that you can change the wallpaper that appears whenever you juice up your battery. Call quality was unimpressive. Although the connection was never lost and the maximum volume level was fine, voices were too sharp and tinny. I could hear and understand everything that was being said, but the harshness was distracting.
On speakerphone, it was even worse. I could hear a light twang every time my friend spoke, which my friend could hear as well. LG Lucid call quality sample Listen now:. Music and Web-based videos also were tinny.
Although the effect was subtle, and doesn't interfere with the clarity of sound, it is noticeable and disappointing. Although audio cut in and out sometimes, my friends reported that the feed coming off from my end was solid due to my robust 4G LTE network.
During a Google hangout, the app didn't crash and the device didn't lag. Video chatting on slower networks was choppy, however, and again, audio was unpleasant. Loading the CNET mobile site took an average of 11 seconds, and our full site took about 19 seconds. The New York Times' full site was quicker on average, clocking in at 16 seconds, and its mobile site took only 4 seconds to load.
ESPN's mobile site took 7 seconds, and its full site loaded in 16 seconds. Ookla's Speedtest app, which is 2. The The Lucid's photo quality is great. The camera app and shutter were quick. Photo colors were vibrant on the phone's screen and images were crisp and clean, even after some zooming.
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