LG Spectrum 2
Phone Scoop Review
Dec 5, 2012 by Eric M. Zeman
The LG Spectrum 2 fills the mid-range smartphone category for Verizon Wireless. What the hardware lacks in style, the Android operating system from Google and user interface customizations from LG make up for in raw functionality. read review ›
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Solid phone overall
The screen is one of the high points for the phone, as you can expect from LG. Good color reproduction and plenty bright, I run mine around 35% brightness at all times.
Interface is plenty fast, I don't recall ever experiencing system lag. LG's skin doesn't have very much bloat, most people's problem with it is their cartoony icons. Just use another launcher (I'm partial to ADW EX) and choose your own icons.
Regular handset volume is fine, but the speakerphone feels a little weak. Not that I've actually had a problem hearing people, but it seems weaker than other phones I've used.
Reception is the one true knock I'd put against this phone; I haven't done any empirical testing, but it feels like I get worse signal than my previous phones (an LG Revolution immediately preceding, then a string of olde tyme feature phones before that).
The other potential point against the phone isn't truly against the phone, but is a complaint that LG's developed an unfortunate reputation for: software updates. The phone shipped with 4.0.4 and did get updated to 4.1.2, but there's been no obvious traces of getting 4.2.
Overall, if I went back to the point when I bought this and made the decision again, I'd still buy it. It has the same processing power as the GS3, with a denser/smaller-pixeled screen, a slightly larger battery, and cost a hell of a lot less.
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great phone
Ive had this phone for almost a year and cant say enough good things about it.the screen is the clearest ive ever seen.ive owned alot of phone,latest a note2,befote that an iphone 5 and they didnt come close to the performance and rekiability this spectrum 2 has given me.I highly recommend it.
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best phone I've owned
Ive jad this spectrum for 3 months and am ecstatic about all phases of it.Blazengly fast,extremely dependable, great features,battery life excellent. Ive oened many top of the line phones,my latest beind a Ssmsung note and this phone blows them all away in all aspects .
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not so much the Good Life
Not so hot a phone....coming from Droid Razr this one was downgrade
Pros.....the sleeve case was awesome... keyboard nice...sound quality great
Cons... battery life worse than the super thin Razr....lag was horrible...hit an app and wait 5 seconds for anything to happen.....just wasnt happy...returned and went back to Razr
