Smartphone LG W10 - advantages and disadvantages

The first month of summer 2019 was marked for the eminent brand by the appearance of budget devices included in the W series line. On June 26 in India, a Korean company presented the W10, W30, W30Pro. The youngest of them - LG W10 will be available for purchase to Indian consumers in early July this year. The date of appearance in Russia is not yet known. The technical characteristics of the device, the features of its external design, the pros and cons of the phone will be the subject of this article.

Appearance

In the design of the device, the established trends in the visualization of modern smartphones are used: full-screen, minimal bezels of the front panel, the presence of a monobrow (moreover, the cutout located in the upper part is quite wide). The case of a classical configuration has roundings on all edges.
The overall dimensions of the product correspond to the following indicators:
Height - 156 mm;
Width - 76.2 mm;
Thickness - 8.5 mm.
For such dimensions, the weight of the structure is small: it is 164 g.
There are two color schemes for painting the body: Tulip purple (purple tulip) and Smoky gray (smoky gray). In general, the external design of a modern, full-screen device makes a favorable impression.

Specifications

Display

The phone is characterized by the presence of FullVision display, patented by the company at the beginning of last year, with an aspect ratio of 19 to 9. The screen area is 80.7% of the front panel. The diagonal corresponds to 6.19 inches. This size contributes to the comfortable display of textual information and graphic images. In the model, an HD + quality panel, characterized by a resolution of 1520 * 720 pixels, was used, which is the best solution for a state employee, because the task of a manufacturer creating an inexpensive smartphone is primarily to reduce power consumption and offload the processor.
The IPS matrix used provides decent color reproduction (just remember the monitors preferred by photographers and designers).

Platform

The operation of the device is based on Android 9.0 Pie. The version is focused on solving the age-old problem - increasing autonomy. The Adaptive Battery mode determines the apps you use most often to give them priority.The system is also focused on simplifying work in terms of multitasking, as well as assisting in finding applications that have been launched. Android, having studied the daily habits of the user, will independently open the application with which the owner of the device is usually used to working with at this time.

Vigilant artificial intelligence will follow how the owner of the device changes the display brightness in certain environmental conditions in order to then adjust the brightness automatically. The features of the system include the ability for the user to configure restrictions on being in social networks: having exceeded the time limit, the owner of the smartphone will receive a corresponding reminder. In addition, the version features an updated gesture control function that replaces the active application buttons, home, back. There will be no notifications from the system if the device is placed face down.

The Media Tek MT 6762 Helio P22 processor is a budget chip manufactured according to the 12 nm process technology. Consists of 8 cores Cortex A 53, which operate at a clock frequency of 2GHz. In its arsenal is the PowerVR GE8320 video accelerator, which operates at a frequency of 650 MHz. It supports widescreen displays with an aspect ratio of about 20 to 9 and a resolution of up to 1600 * 720 pixels, which indicates that the processor is widely used in phones with a notch. The chipset supports dual camera sensors with a resolution of 13 and 5 megapixels.

Memory

The newcomer has 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of built-in memory.If the above capacity is not enough to store heavy applications, large archives of graphic information, the manufacturer has provided the possibility of expanding the data storage via a memory card, up to 256 GB. The design of the device provides a special slot for microSD, which will allow you to realize the individual needs of the user: he will be able to install significant games, download movies, store a lot of pictures and videos.

Battery

The capacity of the lithium-polymer battery is 4000 mAh, which is quite enough to use the smartphone for a day as a means of communication (making phone calls, talking on Skype, e-mail correspondence), organizing mini photo shoots, searching for the required information on the Internet. With more active use (for games, long-term viewing of movies or large video content), additional recharging may be required. Announced in advertising messages, the duration of the gadget on a single charge in the video content viewing mode is about 18 hours, and when listening to music - about 118 hours.

cameras

On the back of the smartphone is a dual rear camera with LED flash, equipped with 13 MP and 5 MP sensors. The main sensor will help to cover the space as much as possible, the second one, which acts as a depth sensor, details the image and increases the viewing angle. The main camera has autofocus, LED flash, realizes the operation of the HDR mode, will help to carry out panoramic shooting, record video in 1080p@30fps format.

For selfie fans, the manufacturer offered a single front camera with a resolution of 8 megapixels, equipped with an LED flash, which allows more economical use of battery power. It is located on the front panel in the cutout.

Network and interfaces

The device has two slots for SIM cards.

It supports a wireless Wi-Fi network with a traditional data transfer rate of 802.11 b / g / n, as well as Wi-Fi Direct, which allows you to eliminate the buffer in the form of a router when connecting devices to each other: this standard implements a direct connection of electronic devices.

The old familiar Bluetooth version 4.2 will help to transfer data between devices at a short distance.
Obtaining information about the location on the planet Earth is associated with the work of a satellite navigator - navigation A-GPS, GLONASS.

FM radio available.

You can easily connect a peripheral device, such as a printer, to your phone and print a document without using a computer or laptop. This feature is realized thanks to USB On-The-Go technology, which is an extended version of the USB 2.0 specification.

The battery charger is connected to the smartphone via microUSB. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Additional features

The role of an assistant in ensuring the safety of information stored in the smartphone and preventing unauthorized access to it will be performed by a fingerprint scanner. It is located closer to the upper edge of the rear panel of the structure. The sensor will help in a matter of seconds to unlock the phone or restrict access to contacts, documents, applications.

The device is equipped with vital sensors for a modern electronic device - an accelerometer and a gyroscope. They fix the location of the device in space, although in different planes. The first one tracks turns, which is important for every lover of active games. The possibilities of the second one are somewhat wider: it will track not only the turn, but also the movement of the phone in space, as well as at what speed it happens. In addition, it will act as a compass, determining the cardinal points. We can say that the gyroscope fixes the movements of the device in three planes. It is with the help of this technology that such functions as shaking the gadget, optimal operation of the calculator, re-searching for devices with active bluetooth, using special programs that calculate the angle of inclination, and finding coordinates using GPS are implemented. The coordinated work of both sensors provides greater functionality of the device.

The proximity sensor, without which it is difficult to imagine a modern mobile device, is important for offline screen brightness adjustment. It provides economical battery consumption: by sending a signal to the object, it reacts by turning off the reflection.

Price

At the start of sales in India, the announced cost of the model is about 110 euros, which is no more than 130 US dollars or 9,000 Indian rupees.

Advantages and disadvantages

• sufficient battery power;
• work is based on an improved version of Android 9.0;
• attractive exterior design with a choice of body colors;
• comfortable screen for working with text and video content;
• good capabilities of the rear and selfie cameras for taking pictures at the amateur level;
• budget price.

• humble processor;
• low screen resolution.

A review of the LG W10 budget model, which was released in the summer of 2019, helped create an initial opinion about the device: for its price category, the smartphone has good functionality and capabilities. It is possible that he will be able to compete with the popular Galaxy M and Redmi.