LG L90 Dual

LG is a maker of world-class display panels that are used by several other smartphone vendors, so the displays on its own devices ought to be good. The L90 Dual's 4.7-inch IPS screen is exactly that. It might not be high-definition, but even its qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels) results in a sharp display with no visible signs of pixelation. Be it reading text or viewing media, the LG L90 Dual's display outputs realistic colours that are pleasing to the eyes.

The LG L90 Dual is fitted with an 8-megapixel camera at the back. There’s also an LED flash that comes in handy during low-light situations. LG’s custom camera app tries to makes shooting easy and gives quick access to various modes and settings. It allows you to capture panoramas, continuous shots, time catch shot and action apart from the regular mode. In terms of manual settings, the app lets you tweak brightness, ISO, white balance and colour effect. What’s more, with the Cheese shutter, you don’t even need to click the capture button as the photo can be clicked by simply saying any of the words such as “Cheese”, “Smile”, “Kimchi” and “LG”. In the video department, the app offers you the ability to add interesting live effects to the recording.

LG has loaded the L90 Dual with the latest iteration of Android, i.e., 4.4 KitKat, making it as one of the few smartphones that run this version. On top of it, the brand has added its own skin providing all the features that are available on its top-tier devices.

The smartphone is fuelled by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core SoC with a clock speed of 1.2GHz. By no means is it the fastest processor in the mid-range territory, but it’s also not too bad. It offers satisfactory performance while doing basic tasks like navigating through home screens or browsing, and even running processor-intensive apps. The chipset is helped by 1GB of RAM, out of which 400MB is available after the first boot. We didn’t faced any problems opening multiple apps and switching between them. The experience of playing graphics-heavy games like Riptide GP2, Shadowgun: Deadzone and Smash Hit was also good, though we did experience a few jitters in between. The L90 Dual also becomes quite hot just after 15 to 20 minutes of gameplay, although it does not impact the performance.

Photos by Pratik Vyas