- LG
- Announced in February at the Mobile World Congress, the Mini G2 is a watered down version of G2 , the terminal hit the Korean manufacturer. Reduced weight, size and price, the Mini G2 is also side specifications as these, in the manner of Mini One and Mini GS4 , were downgraded. Supposed to allow LG to position itself in the smartphone segment Android ( Version KitKat here) midrange 4G around 300 € (but some models less than 250 € already worth a visit), the G2 Mini shows the appearance and ergonomics of its predecessor, including the control keys on the backof the unit .
The menu offers the G2 Mini screen 4.7 inches long with a low resolution of 540 x 960 px (1920 x 1080 px for G2), and the classic Snapdragon SoC 400 1.2 GHz, supported by 1 GB of RAM. Internal memory, expandable via microSD, is 8 GB (4 GB available in reality). The back camera sensor when the ships 8MP front camera maxes out at 1.3MP.Finally, the phone has a battery of 2440 mAh and an infrared port to change the mobile into a universal remote.
G2 Mini is priced at only € 299 without subsidies operator. Note that it is now possible to buy the largest (5.2-inch screen) and still effective for € 360 G2 generally recognized. So a good deal that G2 " light "? Response in this test bench ...
Ergonomics and design
Is the G2 Mini tastes like G2 ? Not sure. However, it adopts the package with extremely similar lines of large upscale brother, remember, has a larger screen only 0.5 inches. We find the same lack of sensory buttons on the front and the deportation of physical buttons control volume and on / off the back. The index falls also always very well on them.
Here, LG has not designed a terminal in one block. The textured shell back G2 Mini retires to discover the removable battery and especially the locations for micro-SIM and microSD cards. The set appears solid and gripping the mobile is sure, no doubt enhanced by the texture on the back of the hull.
In form, the spirit of the original G2 is there, even if the materials used to indicate the position is much less high-end version of this Mini.
There were no special heater on the G2 Mini, even when subjected to the test (video game pushed, video playback).
Screen
LG integrates an IPS panel to the touch screen. . Become the standard mobility to some entry level models and which, in theory, to display an image with optimal angles of vision technology In practice, this is indeed the case: the G2 Mini has very good viewing angles. It has an average contrast ratio of 820:1, for a maximum brightness of 347 cd / m². What it provide excellent readability in relative comfort inside and outside, until the user takes away from direct light source.
The colors are fairly accurate, with an average Delta E of 4. Recall that the delta E quantifies the difference between a perfect color and rendered on a given screen and the result should approach 0. Rendering of all the color spectrum is more balanced and no your not clearly stands faithfulness. However, color temperature, which comes tu 8000 Kelvins, translates to the use by a slight drift and some white highlights to blue.
touch The delay of the slab, he moves quietly among the best market, with a time of 57 ms between the bias of the finger and the action on the screen. What reinforce the impression of overall fluidity of G2 Mini. Setting screen appears today as a small missed from LG. A slab 960 x 540 px, on a 4.7-inch screen is not "acceptable" on Android market where you can find mobile between 4.5 and 5 inch HD 720p (1280 x 720 screen px) and Snapdragon chip 400 to less than 220 €. At random, the Huawei Ascend G740 and Archos 50 Helium. If the report is not to throw away, far away even the Web prolonged reading this less defined than the direct competition can be annoying screen.
Interface and Navigation
G2 Mini integrates the Android 4.4.2 operating system KitKat, but LG offers home interface, called Optimus UI. It contains very practical and ergonomic options available on the G2 , as KnockOn / functions Knock Code, which respectively pause and resume from standby smartphone by tapping the screen twice and / or develop a code by tapping on areas of the screen to unlock (February-August pats). In contrast, the three-finger gesture on the screen to keep the uses / applications cache and quickly switch from one to the other is not in the game.
It is always possible to configure the location and type of touch buttons at the bottom of the screen and out of the classical model Backspace / Home / Settings (or multitasking) by adding or replacing them with direct access to Quick Memo ( Note Tool superimposed) or the notifications panel. The graphical environment and icons are mostly specific to the mobile world and if the LG G2 Mini does not offer as many small and ergonomic software edits the top models of the brand, it does remains nonetheless a mobile with Android KitKat intelligently redesigned and equipped with additional functions very practical. Finally, a few words about the universal remote Quick Remote. Between its very accessible and quite large in terms of compatibility device configuration, remote control and touch a widget thoughtful, Quick Remote is probably one of the best tools of its kind with what Sony offers Mobile and can accommodate.
Ray performance, the G2 Mini birth to average results across all benchmarks available, as is the case for all smartphones equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, but the most important is the feeling in practice, and it is clear that this mobile is doing very well. The qHD screen definition is probably more here to manage without slowing most uses and applications.
Multimedia
Whether Wi-Fi or 3G/4G, web browsing on the Mini G2 is excellent. This is not the fastest on the market, far from it, but the terminal is more than enough for a mobile Web experience quality. Only the definition reduces the feeling, always feel just a HD screen (1280 x 720 px) would have been enough to make something almost perfect.
Video playback is a treat. As Archos or Samsung, LG has a drive able to withstand the vast majority of video files (management subtitles included). Chip Qualcomm is doing very well with HD video and Full HD, even if they do not have much interest with the definition given by the terminal. Note that as the G2 , LG offers small software additions such as pausing the video if the user does not look at the screen. Effective and convenient in transportation, for example.
Side games, the performance of G2 Mini are more or less identical to those of the slew of smartphones Snapdragon mobile chip 400 (iGPU Adreno 305) with 1GB of RAM. G2 Mini can therefore rotate all securities Play Store Google even more greedy. Simply put, the graphics performance of the device are average and games like Dead Trigger 2and Real Racing 3 are not in their best shape plastic, but that's the price to pay for a flow of almost all times. There are indeed some small tears and / or delays in the launch of some heavy tracks, but then runs like a clock. Radius sound, headphone output provides very good performance for a "small" smartphone. The output level is average, the dynamic range is wide, separating the left and right channels exceeds 90 dB, and the response curve is almost perfectly straight. The built-in speakers open bottom of the hull, which gives a relatively directional sound and that does not seem out of the screen. This can be confusing when looking at a video or you are playing. The stamps are a bit cavernous - not bad echo - but they also have the softness and warmth, which is nice.
Photo
Equipped with a 8MP sensor, the G2 Mini camera is extra picture office. Far short of rendering photo of her eldest son, the G2, the Mini version by properly pulls in all, if not to be too fussed about the noise, quite pronounced in dark areas.
The level of detail is, meanwhile, ok for a smartphone camera on this range. When the light is lacking, leaving many clichés glimpse some details, but again, the captured images are noisy. Note that using the flash without timer can deliver particularly bluish images. This does not happen when the timer is engaged ...
Warning, this model does not have, unlike the G2, optical stabilizer.
Photo interface simple to grasp allows numerous settings (white balance, brightness, ISO, self-timer, panorama mode, burst, HDR mode ...) and other filters.
Autonomy
With a 2440 mAh battery in the purse, which is a 400 Snapdragon efforts on energy expenditure and especially optimizing the LG Optimus UI interface + Android 4.4 has already proven G2 Mini share with ammunition ideal to carry the front of autonomy. On the ground, it must be admitted that the device can easily hold a good day and a half before expiring with a basic smartphone usage; we measured gross duration of 14h on our dedicated application. For multimedia use, the G2 Mini offers a battery life of about 6 hours, which is still solid. The "small" is doing rather well here.
Highlights
- Compatible 4G.
- Several features retained G2 (KnockOn particular).
- A good air G2.
- Satisfactory range.
Weaknesses
- Resolution of the display.
- Made very average picture.
- Value / price debatable.
- Quality largely perfectible calls.
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