LG Motion 4G MS770

LG MOTION 4G MS770 REVIEW

The LG Motion 4G MS770 runs a newer version of the Android operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich), and thanks to a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, does so very smoothly. Mobiles Phone Arena tests show that “Opening large apps (like games) is a snap, the camera's shutter is impressively speedy, and there was no lag time when transitioning back to the home screen”. The device has a 3.5-inch Corning Gorilla Glass touch screen. Photos and video graphics were vivid and rich (especially when the brightness was cranked to its highest level), but the low, 480x320-pixel resolution is disappointing. Although menu icons were crisp, more complex images looked grainy and color gradients were streaky. The LG Motion 4G is compact and small, measuring 4.37 inches tall, 2.39 inches wide, and 0.45 inch thick. It weighs 4.8 ounces and it fits in my petite hands comfortably. I could easily toss it in a small clutch or bag, and it fits well in the front or back pockets of my jeans. Though it doesn't have the most luxurious feel, with its all-plastic exterior, it does feel sturdy and dense. To the left are a Micro-USB port and a volume rocker. Up top are a 3.5mm headphone jack and a sleep/power button. At the rear is a 5-megapixel camera with accompanying flash. Below that is a small slit for the output speaker. There's a small indent in the bottom edge that you can use to pry off the back plate, revealing a battery and microSD card. The display was responsive when I selected icons, swiped through menus, and played games. However, images were difficult to view in direct sunlight. Above the display is a VGA camera for vanity shots and Web chatting, and below are three hot-key navigation buttons that light up when in use: back, home, and menu. The handset runs on a zippy 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Opening large apps (like games) is a snap, the camera's shutter is impressively speedy, and there was no lag time when transitioning back to the home screen. The phone ships with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and comes with all the Google goodies you expect: Gmail, Search, Plus, Latitude, Play, Books, Music, Movies, and Store, Messenger, Maps with Navigation, Talk, and YouTube. Other preloaded content from Google includes Chrome (in addition to a native browser), Car Home, which lets users access phone features while driving, and Local, which scans the nearby area for popular restaurants and attractions. The 5-megapixel camera offers a variety of options: touch focus, a flash, a 15x digital zoom, face tracking, geotagging, a timer, and continuous, HDR, and panoramic shooting. It also has an exposure meter (-2 to +2); five image sizes (ranging from 2,560x1,920 pixels to 1,296x864 pixels); seven scene modes; four ISO options; five white balances; and four color effects. Two novel features are the "Time catch" shot mode that lets users choose and save the best shot before the shutter was pressed, and a voice command feature called Cheese Shot. The front-facing camera offers the same exposure meter, white-balance options, color effects, timer, and geotagging feature, but only two scene modes, the Cheese Shot command, and one size (640x480p). There's also a "beauty shot" meter that lets you adjust the brightness and blurriness of an image. This comes in handy when you're taking self-portraits and want to soften the photo. Recording options consist of the same digital zoom, flash, exposure meter, geotagging, color effects, and white balances. In addition, there's audio muting and you can choose from seven video sizes (ranging from full HD 1080p to QCIF). One new interesting feature is the "silly faces" mode, which will distort your face while the video records. It can squeeze your face together, shrink your mouth, or make your eyes huge and Lady Gaga-like. Needless to say, I got a kick out of it. The other is a background module, so you can change your background to outer space, a sunset, a disco, or your own custom image. In addition, the Motion 4G's equipped with several basics like a clock with alarm features, a calculator, Bluetooth, a calendar, text messaging (with Swype), a voice recorder, and a news and weather app. Uncommon apps include IM and Social, which consolidates all your social-networking portals; an emergency app that gathers emergency and Amber Alerts, Yahoo Sportacular for sport news; a mobile media suite called Pocket Express; and the mobile office suite, Polaris Office. 1,700mAh battery One of the few budget phones that runs Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, decent camera speed.

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