LG Optimus L5 Pro Reviews

Essentially the LG Optimus L5 could have been far better had LG just upped the processing power and the hardware specs a little bit. Instead it's a disappointing piece of tech, despite its potential; especially with an NFC antennae. Overall, with its good battery life, light weight and build and 4-inch display, it could have been a good starter smartphone. But spend a little extra money these days and you'll pick up a phone with better specs - even the Sony Xperia U has a better display, secondary camera, dual-core processor and a larger internal memory than the LG middle child that is the LG Optimus L5.

LG has cut quite a bit of corners as far as components are concerned with the L-style series, and the Optimus L5 is no exception to that rule. With a fairly slow single-core processor and a below average screen pixel density, it certainly won't appeal to the geeky crowd, but the design they are wrapped in makes it pretty comfortable to hold and nice to look at. Moreover, the phone has a good build quality, above average battery life, and also takes decent pictures, which make it a good everyday handset. Unfortunately voice quality is not that good, plus the phone only records VGA video, and those, coupled with the lack of a front-facing camera, place it at a disadvantage amongst the competition in that crowded price range. The Sony Xperia sola comes to mind, which is about 20% more expensive, but offers way better display, a 1GHz dual-core processor and records HD video, not to mention the cool “floating touch” screen tech. A good deal for 20% more is the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, too, with better screen pixel density and faster dual-core processor.