If looks could kill, then this LG phone would put you to sleep. For better or for worse, the Nitro HD's design lacks any striking visual elements. As we noted in our first hands-on with the device, it's characterless; the Jan to the Galaxy S II's Marcia. And that specific allusion isn't just for kicks either -- it appears LG's lifted a page from that category titan's use of textured backing, making this plain jane wannabe as delightfully nimble in the hand (though nowhere near as good looking). Measuring in at 5.27 x 2.67 x 0.41 inches (133.9 x 67.8 x 10.4mm), it's 0.04 inches thicker than its LTE stablemate the Skyrocket and just 0.1 ounces lighter at 4.5 ounces (128 grams). It's not so light as to give off the impression of cheapness and that speaks to the phone's solid build. You won't find any of the squeaks and creaks typically associated with plastic casings, no matter how tightly you clasp it.
Despite cutting an unimpressive figure, it actually feels great to hold. Whereas the Titan and Amaze 4G have screens that stick out from their unibody casing and dig into your palm, the Nitro HD's glass surface smoothly tapers into the curved edges, lending itself to a comfortable grip. LG's largely avoided any sharp ends in the phone's construction and the only bit of necessary design roughness you'll encounter comes in the form of its diagonally grooved plastic back, which keeps the ultralight device from sliding out of hand. There seems to be a deliberate absence of extraneous branding mucking up the staid posterior, as any mention of Google or even AT&T's 4G LTE are nowhere to be found. All that breaks up the backside is the device's eight megapixel camera with LED flash ensconced in a rectangular strip of brushed metal, LG's winking logo directly beneath it and two small slits on the lower right which house the speaker. Pop this casing off and you'll come face to face with both a 16GB microSD (complemented by 4GB of internal storage) and SIM card accessible without having to remove the 1,830mAh battery powering this juice-sucking device.
The Nitro HD's entire right side remains unblemished by ports or dedicated keys, leaving the majority of functional flourishes to reside up top. There you'll find an MHL port (concealed by a flimsy door) that supports micro-USB and HDMI (via an optional adapter), as well as a secondary mic centered between the 3.5mm headphone jack and power button. Over on the left of the device, the volume rocker lies just slightly askew of the middle with the main mic hidden in a notch at the phone's base. It's here at the bottom of the screen that you'll notice LG's unique capacitive layout for Android, a soft button schema that shrinks the usual array down from four to three, conjoining both menu and search into one shortcut. A simple tap on this combined icon will trigger menu settings, while a long press activates search functionality.
As is the case with most AT&T phones, the carrier's logo shines out prominently from atop the screen, sharing the excess of bezel with the phone's 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and the earpiece above. So far, so average, but all of this underwhelming design takes a drastic turn towards remarkable once this 4.5-incher comes to life. LG's chosen to outfit the Nitro HD with a 1280 x 720 AH-IPS panel boasting 329ppi that bests Apple's Retina display... and it shows. The screen is simply gorgeous, rendering fonts and icons with a smooth distinction you'll likely take for granted. Colors are vibrant and accurate, sidestepping the over-saturated pizazz typical of rival Super AMOLED tech for a more restrained performance. True, the blacks aren't as deep as what you'd find on a Galaxy S device and you will have to pump up the brightness considerably for readability out in bright sunlight, but make no mistake, this is a top-notch screen with excellent viewing angles. The only glaring flaw is the hit or miss touch sensitivity. In certain instances, it took us more than a few hard taps to jolt the screen into responsiveness.
Source : Engadget
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LG Nitro HD Review Part 2by phonedog6,463 views
Goddamn its ugly
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