LG Marquee – A Great Deal On An Android Device

By Vinod Khanchandani - 22 Feb 2012

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Price: Rs. 17,799.

LG Marquee is a redesigned version of LG Optimus Black, which provides Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, ultra-light, svelte design, front facing 2.0-megapixel camera, 5.0-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, fantastic call quality, GPS, 4.0-inch NOVA display and Wi-Fi. The generous, vivid 4.0-inch screen automatically adjusts brightness, making it easy to read in direct sunlight. With Android operating system and Adobe Flash, its user experience is a serious blend of brains, beauty and power providing full online content with high usability. With 2.0-megapixel front and 5.0-megapixel rear facing camera, it enables users to not only have an option of sharing with video chat, but also capture the moment.

Thanks to its 1.0GHz processor, the LG Marquee has the capability to perform all kinds of tasks, simply and seamlessly. You can work collectively with access to abundance of Wi-Fi hotspots providing internet access at broadband speeds. With its fashionable good looks and affordable price tag, the Marquee remains one of the top choices amongst Android handsets. It is basically the Sprint version of LG Optimus Black, the handset originally revealed in January 2011 with Nova Display and show stopping attractive looks. The Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread OS rocks right from get-go and features five-megapixel rear facing camera, two-megapixel front facing camera, 1.0GHz processor, corporate email support and built in Wi-Fi.

LG Marquee

The LG Marquee is offered for the price of Rs. 17,799. Like LG Optimus Black launched at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, the Marquee is extraordinarily sleek and lightweight, measuring 0.36 inch deep, 4.8 inches tall and 2.52 inches wide and weighing 3.95 ounces. Its little contoured back is designed for better grip with stripped pattern, not found on Optimus Black. The LG Marquee features one of the brightest and clearest displays – 4.0-inch Nova that boasts WVGA 800 x 480 pixel resolution along with 16 million colors, offering true and deep black, while images and graphics pop with color.

The capacitive touchscreen of LG Marquee feels nice and responsive, while the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread OS gains Sprint Flavoured user interface. With Sprint ID, you can customize 5 home screens with preselected applications, several widgets and other items depending on the kind of Sprint ID you choose. Underneath the display, there are four usual Android shortcut keys for Home, Search, Menu and Back functions. The 3.5mm headphone jack, power/screen lock key and micro USB port are situated on top of the device, while the volume rocker button and customizable shortcut key on the left. Above the display, you will find a 2.0-front facing camera for conference calling, while the 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash is at the back.

LG Marquee

Motivation for the LG Marquee comes from Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread operating system with updated virtual keyboard, tighter integration with social networks and enhanced user interface. It also offers plenty of Google services, including Google Talk, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Maps with Navigation, Google Search with Voice and YouTube. The Marquee supports corporate email through

IMAP and POP email and Exchange ActiveSync. The Marquee comes standard with Polaris office that enables you to write and edit office documents as well as a SmartShare app, which allows you to share media with other DLNA enabled devices.

Besides DLNA, the LG Marquee gains GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi acts as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 5 different devices. Essential features include multimedia and text messaging, usual speakerphone, conference calling, speed dial, voice commands and smart dialling. The Marquee also features standard Android music player with 2GB microSD memory card slot that can be expanded to 32GB. The 5.0-megapixel camera offers plenty of tools and settings such as geotagging, 4 focus modes (auto, mixed, infinity and macro), up to 3x zoom, seven scene modes, LED flash, six resolutions, five white balance presets, five color effects and three quality settings. The picture quality is good and images look sharply defined with vibrant and natural colors.

Specifications

Processor Type: Single-Core
Network Band: 2G (CDMA 850, 900 MHz), 3G (CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO)
Operating System: Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread

CPU 1GHz Processor

Display Screen Size: 4.0 inches
Design: Candybar
Display Feature: Capacitive Touchscreen
Display Type: TFT
Display Resolution: 480 X 800 Pixels
Display Colors: 16 Million Colors

Proximity Sensor

Super-Bright IPS NOVA Technology
Touch-sensitive controls

Multi Touch

Camera Size: 5.0 Mega pixels
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

Video Recording

Camera Feature: LED Flash, Auto Focus
3.5mm stereo headset jack
Secondary Camera: 2.0 Mega pixels
GPS with A-GPS support
FM Radio with RDS
Adobe 10.2 Flash compatibility

Digital Compass

Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube integrated
Messaging: MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS, Threadview
Browser: HTML, xHTML, WAP 2.0
Video Format Support: H.263, H.264, WMV, MPEG4
Audio Format Support: MP3, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI, AAC, AAC+
Internet Connectivity: WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, 3G
Data Transfer Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, Micro USB v2.0
Expandable Memory: Supports up to 32 GB microSD card slot
Internal Memory: 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM
Stand-by Time: Up To 10 hours
Battery Model: Li-Ion 1500mAh
Phonebook: Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Talk Time: Up to 5.50 Hours
Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, World clock
Colors Choice: Black
Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input (T9)
Bluetooth Profiles: Service Discovery Protocol (SDP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Serial Port (SPP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Object Push (OPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), Message Access Profile (MAP), File Transfer (FTP), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, Generic Access (GAP), Headset (HSP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP) and Handsfree (HFP)