Design:
The LG Lucid 2 fits comfortably in the hand, thanks to its compact size and is fairly lightweight at only 4.55 oz. The overall design of the LG Lucid 2 is a bit more stylish than the original, combining both curved and straight edges, with only a small amount of silver on the sides. Also gone is the slipper plastic, and instead the battery cover is textured, which provides an improved grip.
The LG Lucid 2 fits comfortably in the hand, thanks to its compact size and is fairly lightweight at only 4.55 oz. The overall design of the LG Lucid 2 is a bit more stylish than the original, combining both curved and straight edges, with only a small amount of silver on the sides. Also gone is the slipper plastic, and instead the battery cover is textured, which provides an improved grip.
Display:
With high-res displays going from 720p to 1080p over the past year, some might feel that the one on the LG Lucid 2 is a bit outdated. While this may be true when it comes to high end phones, the 4.3” qHD AH-IPS display on the Lucid 2 with 540x960 pixel resolution does a fine job. There is plenty of fine detail with text and images looking sharp, good color reproduction, as well as being bright enough to view outside. Our only complaint is that the viewing angles are limited, meaning any off-axis viewing will see a drop in saturation and contrast.
With high-res displays going from 720p to 1080p over the past year, some might feel that the one on the LG Lucid 2 is a bit outdated. While this may be true when it comes to high end phones, the 4.3” qHD AH-IPS display on the Lucid 2 with 540x960 pixel resolution does a fine job. There is plenty of fine detail with text and images looking sharp, good color reproduction, as well as being bright enough to view outside. Our only complaint is that the viewing angles are limited, meaning any off-axis viewing will see a drop in saturation and contrast.
Interface and Functionality:
Running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, the LG lucid 2 comes with a similar Optimus UI layer over it, as what we’ve seen on the LG Spectrum 2. It does a good job of making the interface attractive and easy to use, along with 7 home screens, app drawer, and a nice selection of widgets.
Running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, the LG lucid 2 comes with a similar Optimus UI layer over it, as what we’ve seen on the LG Spectrum 2. It does a good job of making the interface attractive and easy to use, along with 7 home screens, app drawer, and a nice selection of widgets.
Processor and Memory:
Since the original LG Lucid came with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor, we’re glad to see that the Lucid 2 comes with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor. Though we find it interesting that even though the specs say it is 1.2GHz, both AnTuTu and Quadrant identify it as being 1.5GHz. Regardless, the Lucid 2 is plenty fast, and the 1GB of RAM also help speed things along.
Since the original LG Lucid came with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor, we’re glad to see that the Lucid 2 comes with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor. Though we find it interesting that even though the specs say it is 1.2GHz, both AnTuTu and Quadrant identify it as being 1.5GHz. Regardless, the Lucid 2 is plenty fast, and the 1GB of RAM also help speed things along.
Even though the LG Lucid 2 comes with 8GB of internal memory, only 3GB is available to the user. Though you can install a microSDHC memory card up to 64GB in size for added storage space.
Internet and Connectivity:
As with several other phones these days, the LG Lucid 2 relies on Google Chrome for its web browser. It works well on the device, as scrolling & zooming are smooth and effortless, and web pages are properly rendered. Yeah, we know that Adobe Flash is not supported, but with most sites making the change to HTML5, we didn’t have too much of an issue. Naturally, you can install other browsers if you wish, such as Dolphin.
Internet and Connectivity:
As with several other phones these days, the LG Lucid 2 relies on Google Chrome for its web browser. It works well on the device, as scrolling & zooming are smooth and effortless, and web pages are properly rendered. Yeah, we know that Adobe Flash is not supported, but with most sites making the change to HTML5, we didn’t have too much of an issue. Naturally, you can install other browsers if you wish, such as Dolphin.
Camera:
We found that the included 5MP camera on the LG Lucid 2 does slightly better than the original LG Lucid. Images that we took outside have a bit more detail to them, as well as natural looking colors, but still appear relatively soft, instead of sharp and crisp. This trend continues for indoor shots, as with lower light levels produce even softer looking images. The LED Flash does illuminate a room well, but it causes the image to have a yellowish hue.
We found that the included 5MP camera on the LG Lucid 2 does slightly better than the original LG Lucid. Images that we took outside have a bit more detail to them, as well as natural looking colors, but still appear relatively soft, instead of sharp and crisp. This trend continues for indoor shots, as with lower light levels produce even softer looking images. The LED Flash does illuminate a room well, but it causes the image to have a yellowish hue.
For recording videos, the Lucid 2
is capable of Full HD 1920x1080p resolution at 30 frames-per-second.
Colors were pleasing, and the exposure was accurate, but again the
detail was not as sharp as we would like.
Multimedia:
The music player is pleasing is easy to use, with tabs across the top for songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, and folders. Though it does lack some eye candy that we’ve seen on LG’s higher-end Optimus line. When playing music through the rear speaker, there is plenty of volume, but we noticed that low and mid tones are missing, which causes music to should shrill and lacking in fullness. Using a pair of earbuds will solve this, but we still wish there were equalizer settings to bring lower tones out.
Even though the Lucid 2 has a 4.3” qHD display, videos played just fine, and were nice and smooth, supporting MP4, H.263/264, DivX and XviD with resolutions up to 1080p. DLNA is also supported, as well as SmartShare, to allow for easy streaming and viewing between multiple devices.
The music player is pleasing is easy to use, with tabs across the top for songs, albums, artists, genres, playlists, and folders. Though it does lack some eye candy that we’ve seen on LG’s higher-end Optimus line. When playing music through the rear speaker, there is plenty of volume, but we noticed that low and mid tones are missing, which causes music to should shrill and lacking in fullness. Using a pair of earbuds will solve this, but we still wish there were equalizer settings to bring lower tones out.
Even though the Lucid 2 has a 4.3” qHD display, videos played just fine, and were nice and smooth, supporting MP4, H.263/264, DivX and XviD with resolutions up to 1080p. DLNA is also supported, as well as SmartShare, to allow for easy streaming and viewing between multiple devices.
Conclusion:
It is small and lightweight, making it easy to carry around, the 4.3” qHD display is a nice size with clear text and images, the user interface is well laid-out and easy to use, not to mention the device has good call quality and a larger capacity battery. We do wish that the camera/video recording was a bit better, as well as the music player, but for this price, it’s hard to complain.
It is small and lightweight, making it easy to carry around, the 4.3” qHD display is a nice size with clear text and images, the user interface is well laid-out and easy to use, not to mention the device has good call quality and a larger capacity battery. We do wish that the camera/video recording was a bit better, as well as the music player, but for this price, it’s hard to complain.
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