LG Optimus 3D Max P720

LG OPTIMUS 3D MAX P720 REVIEW

The LG Optimus 3D MAX is the second edition of the world's first 3D phone announced the Optimus 3D and it is more of a refresh than anything else. The processor is clocked higher and we have 1GB of RAM now. The 4.3-inch screen on the Optimus 3D Max is large enough to make viewing apps, webs pages and messages comfortable while not being too big that we found ourselves straining our fingers to reach the far corners.LG has enhanced the 3D capabilities of the screen delivering a much improved effect and it will reduce the number of headaches which plagued a number of people using the original Optimus 3D. Rather disappointingly for a next-generation handset the LG Optimus 3D Max comes running Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). We were hoping that all top end devices revealed at MWC 2012 would pack the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. By pressing the 3D button on the side of the handset you're taken to the 3D menu, offering up options such as the 3D gallery, camera, games, applications and video. The 3D effect works well when face on, but is lost if you are viewing the Optimus 3D Max from the side. It feels pretty solid in the hand, as it's not very thin nor light, and the palm grip is improved by the patterned back, which has a slight hump at the bottom where the speaker grill is. Two 5MP cameras with LED flash in the middle are the crown jewel of the Optimus 3D MAX, as they serve the third dimension to your pictures and video. The front is in glossy piano black, but what adds more style to the phone are the side buttons and ports – made of metal, like on the LG Prada 3, they exude more premium feeling, and the sliding lid over the microUSB port on the left is a nice and comfortable to use idea. All keys are easy to feel and press, with good tactile feedback. There is a dedicated button on the right to launch directly the 3D content carousel, and switch the screen into 3D mode.The screen's biggest virtue is the parallax barrier overlay on top of it, of course, which makes you enjoy the 3D content without glasses by sending different sets of pixels to your right or left eye, fooling the brain that it is seeing things in perspective. We wish the screen resolution was higher, though, since together with brightness and contrast it is diminished when the parallax barrier overlay is switched on, making the view appear grainy as in a stereoscopic postcard bought from a flea market. The bettery is a Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery talk time up to 8 hours.

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