![]() ![]() This app lets people know people you select your emergency situation, it enables emergency call forwarding, non phone usage notifications and a location notice. A connection means that whole sentences can be translated at once, offline and only one word at a time can be converted.Īlso included is an app called Safety Care. Quick Translator is next, this scans written words and translates the text into a language of your choice. A good idea and a good implementation, how much use it sees remains to be seen. The first is Quickmemo which enables you to take an image and scribble all over it before saving it, thus creating a quick memo. The option to edit the toggles is also given.Īs usual with non stock Android devices, LG have attempted to differentiate the L7 II with some inbuilt features. Pulling down the notification bar gives quick access to the toggles which include a toggle for quickmemo, NFC, wireless hotspot. As would be expected with a device of this ilk, there is a slight lag when opening apps however with this specification it is a small price to pay. All of the standard Google apps are present including maps, Play Music, Chrome, Google +, Magazines etc. Its only a small thing but its very well done and is a neat little feature.Īs with most manufacturers LG have overlaid their own skin – the Optimus UI – on Android 4.1.2 All the major apps such as the calculator, calendar, contacts, gallery, messaging, music, dialler and settings have all had the LG treatment however this doesn’t detract from the usability or look and feel of the device. There is a thin LED strip around the outside of the home button that glows a different colour based on the notification being communicated. If manufacturers persist in having physical buttons on the front of a device then do it the LG way. One thing that I really like is the implementation of the glowing LED notification light. It doesn’t stand out but it also doesn’t shame itself. ![]() The L7 II is one such device where the screen can be classed as adequately bright, adequately clear and perfectly sufficient to do the job required of it. In these days of full HD screens with ridiculous DPi’s it’s difficult to remember that there are still plenty of devices that don’t yet have super duper all singing all dancing screens. The MicroSD card is vital as the L7 II only comes with a measly 4GB onboard storage which is nowhere near enough for todays needs. Remove the plastic back panel and you will find the SIM card tray and the MicroSD slot. Below the screen is the home button with its glowing LED surround as well as the back and menu buttons. The back houses the 8MP camera, flash and external speaker. The left hand size houses the volume rocker and LG’s proprietary programmable Quick Memo button. On the bottom is the microUSB charging port and a microphone, the right has the power button whilst the top houses another microphone and the 3.5mm headphone jack. Unlike the LG G2, the button placement on the L7 II is a standard affair. Qslide / Quick Memo / Quick Translate / Cheese Shutter / Quick Button.The LG L7 II has some fairly decent specifications : It is not a handset that feels like it will fall apart if it is dropped. That been said, there is no noticeable creak or flex and the build quality feels rather good. When picked up however the premium feel fades a little for it is very very light and feels rather plasticky. The black bezel is surrounded by a chrome edge giving a higher end look than the price point belies whilst the rear is a brushed aluminium effect. Out of the box the LG L7 II certainly looks the part. With the relative success of the Nexus 4, the rumoured Nexus 5 and the release of the much vaunted LG G2 what was a bit part player in the Android ecosystem has become a big hitter.Įach manufacturer does of course have more than just their flagship handsets to think and shout about and LG kindly provided us with one of their L7 II mid range handsets for review. As mentioned in this weeks podcast, 2013 has very much been LG’s year.
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