LG Optimus Vu

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

3
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Big bright screen, perfect for reading, Spacious keyboard, great for typing
The LG Optimus Vu is NFC-enabled, it has a decent screen, and for its size it's slim and lightweight.

Cons:

Too wide for onehanded use, Not comfortable to hold in your pocket, Most video doesn’t make use of 4:3 screen
The Vu is expensive, its aspect ratio is odd, it runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and you have to carry the stylus separately.

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Last revision on February 26, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Big bright screen, perfect for reading, Spacious keyboard, great for typing
The LG Optimus Vu is NFC-enabled, it has a decent screen, and for its size it's slim and lightweight

Reviewers Didn't Like

Too wide for onehanded use, Not comfortable to hold in your pocket, Most video doesn’t make use of 4:3 screen
The Vu is expensive, its aspect ratio is odd, it runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and you have to carry the stylus separately

Expert reviews and ratings

All the positives mentioned so far in the review do not add up to offer a compelling enough package for me to recommend buying this device. Let's not forget, it's very uncomfortable to use as a mobile phone. Even with a large screen, the Vu is...

By TechTree on February 14, 2013

With a price tag of Rs. 34,990, the LG Optimus Vu is one expensive phone and quite frankly, doesn't make sense at all. You can find it online for as low as Rs. 30,000 but this is still quite expensive. Our main issue is the form factor and while it...

By Tech2 on November 29, 2012

There will be two schools of thought about the LG Vu. One will say it offers excellent value for money and that its large 4:3 aspect ratio screen delivers great visuals. These two things are true, but the easily misplaced stylus has minimal value and...

By IT Pro Portal on November 12, 2012

Though the Optimus Vu fits into the novel "phablet" category, forking over $900 for any Gingerbread phone isn't worth it, no matter what the screen...

By cnet on June 25, 2012

LG Optimus Vu P895: A wider and cheaper Note II With Samsung already well away in developing the smartphone category they helped create in the first place with the model Galaxy Note, it’s clear that phablets (portmanteau of “phone” and...

By InsideHW on February 18, 2013

An excellent phablet but you might think twice because of the high price.PrintCommentEmailDiggDel.icio.usRedditTwitter...

By PCQuest on February 01, 2013

The Optimus Vu is one of those handsets which are hard to recommend despite having no glaring omissions. Solid internals, a beautiful screen and a good camera definitely work in its favor.However no matter how generous the storage or optimized the...

By FoneArena on November 02, 2012

Oh Optimus Vu, what an odd little device you are. Developed as a less than subtle knee-jerk reaction to Samsung’s Galaxy Note, the Vu went on sale in Korea earlier this year, and it’ll soon be making its way to Japan on NTT Docomo, too....

By Android Central on August 09, 2012

More InfoLG Optimus Vu officially revealed ahead of MWC with stylus, 1.5GHz CPU LG Optimus Vu hands-on at MWC 2012 LG Optimus Vu 'Value Pack' Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade on the way in Korea There's one fantastic thing about the Optimus Vu:...

By Engadget on July 13, 2012

The LG Optimus Vu is certainly an unusual device - some might see this as an advantage, but there are ergonomic reasons why phones aren't this wide. But the Vu isn't a phone, is it? While not quite a full-blown tablet, the 4:3 aspect ratio of...

By GSMArena on July 06, 2012

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