In 2017, LG released two budget novelties, the LG X Charge and the LG X Venture. Each gadget has its own advantages: X Charge stands out from the rest with its powerful battery, and the X Venture smartphone is focused on active use in travel and hiking.
LG X Charge Long-Lasting Review
The LG X Charge smartphone was announced in 2017. A distinctive feature is its inexpensive price range and a powerful 4500 mAh battery, which is enough for 1.5 days with maximum use. The filling is equipped with a 4-core processor, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory.
For the rest of the technical characteristics, the gadget is not much different from its other brothers in the LG X Power series. The screen is equipped with non-scratch glass, 5.5 inches diagonal and a resolution of 1280x720 pixels with an IPS matrix.
Price from 9 thousand rubles.
Protected LG X Venture review
The LG X Venture smartphone (Lji Ventura) is a unique budget device designed for use in extreme conditions. Just like the LG X Charge, it was introduced to the market in 2017.
Reviews about lg x venture are positive. The gadget is ideal for outdoor activities, for which the plastic case is additionally equipped with strong rubberized and metal elements to enhance shock resistance.
The scope of delivery is minimal: a power adapter with support for fast charging, a USB cable, instructions and a warranty card.
The design of the case - three mechanical separate buttons ("Home", "Back", "Recently opened applications") allow you to work with your smartphone with wet hands and gloves. The back side is a textured rubberized panel with a non-slip surface.
The camera sits deeply in the body, which prevents the camera from breaking if dropped.
The gadget is waterproof and will not lose functionality even after being under water at a depth of 1.5 m for half an hour.
The rugged lg x venture smartphone is not afraid of dust and dirt.
Withstands temperature extremes and does not reduce its performance in frost.
There is a fingerprint scanner.
The screen is bright with high color rendition, 5.2 inches, a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels with an IPS matrix. There is a mode of operation "With gloves" - you can control the phone without taking off your gloves.
The performance is pretty good: 8 cores with a frequency of 1400 MHz each. The processor easily runs any games and applications. RAM 2 GB. Built-in 32GB memory with support for memory cards up to 2TB. The filling works on the fresh Android 7.0 operating system.
Autonomy - the smartphone has a non-removable 4100 mAh battery. Qualcomm® Quick Charge technology charges your phone from zero to 100 percent in 110 minutes.
On the side panel there is a special button, when pressed, a special application for outdoor activities is called up - a barometer, compass, pedometer, calories burned, tracker, flashlight and weather forecast. The application works fully when connected to the Internet.
There are two cameras - the main one is 16 megapixels, the front one is 5 megapixels. Despite the camera's wide-angle view and Ultra HD resolution, the images are of average quality. The sound quality of the gadget's speakers is also pretty average.
The price of the gadget starts from 20 thousand rubles.