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Review: LG Nitro HD for AT&T

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Dec 21, 2011, 11:21 AM by Eric M. Zeman

The LG Nitro HD is one of the first handful of Android smartphones able to use AT&T's Long Term Evolution 4G network and packs a gorgeous high-def display. Here is Phone Scoop's full review.

LG cranks up sex appeal of its smartphone line with the Nitro HD for AT&T. This slick handset boasts an HD screen, LTE 4G, and other goodies. The Nitro HD is a super-slab through and through, and just might be the best smartphone LG has ever assembled, except for a few little things....

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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LG Nitro HD

4.5" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S3 processor 0.703125 GB RAM
1,830 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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Tofuchong

Dec 27, 2011, 7:33 PM

This phone should be Lag-Free !

I have a 600 mhz Samsung Galaxy 550 (GT-I5500) that, judging from the videos, has less lag than that 1.5 Ghz Dual core beast.

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reb4604

Dec 22, 2011, 9:18 PM

LG Nitro from a cell pro.

I have been selling AT&T for 3+ years now. My experience with this phone is mediocre at best. The above review is fairly accurate but I will add in my perspective as I am in Indianapolis where LTE service is fully active.

1. The LAG!!!! It is awful. Transitions between pages lag and make you want to spam buttons as if you didn't hit it at all. Lag loading web pages as well and the pinch to zoom is flakey. 1.5 dual core is a joke. They have the tri-dual configuration for RAM/CPU processing but I was told they didn't add it to keep the phone sleek. Id rather have a larger phone which will transition seemlessly.

2. I continuously get an error sending text messages and have to hit resend frequently. It's obnoxious having to hit resend over...
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schnozejt

Dec 21, 2011, 6:01 PM

dear Eric, voice quality

How do you determine the voice quality being an issue of the device and not the network?

yarmock

True, considering its AT&T.

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muchdrama

Dec 21, 2011, 3:00 PM

Nice review--

--would like to see more video, though.

Edit: lol--there's some Nitro HD video on your Youtube channel.

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