[DEAD] LG Optimus V Android Phone for Virgin Mobile: $99.99 @bestbuy

[Pardus]

$99.99@Bestbuy

Model: Optimus V| SKU: 1879739

 

[ShreddedWheat]

I bought this phone for 129.99 2 weeks ago and so far it has been well worth it. For 99 it is a steal. Great deal. No complaints on 35 dollar service (300 minutes, unlimited 3G)!

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Great price, I must say. This is a really solid phone, MUCH better than the crappy Samsung Instinct while costing less.

 

[OSULugan]

I had battery power problems with mine for the first week or so. I got Green Power and Advanced Task Killer to help out. The battery life has been much better since, lasting as long as 2 days without recharge.

Of course, I work in an spot where the phone would constantly search for a data connection, and burn right through its battery.

 

[Xecuter]

Great phone, good service for $35/month; would buy if I didn't have it already.

 

[Basilisk]

The only caveat I'd make about my V' is this: big, clumsy fingers [such as mine] have a hard time on this size screen's keyboard. When I can get a VM Android with a larger screen [and a better reputation than the Moto' Triumph], I'll probably make the switch.

But I've had fun Rooting and loading various ROMs! 🙂

 

[soccerballtux]

would rather have the Motorola Triumph any day. 512MB of RAM, bigger screen, much better processor, more attractive styling...

 

[Basilisk]

would rather have the Motorola Triumph any day. 512MB of RAM, bigger screen, much better processor, more attractive styling...

I'm too tired to find/link the multiple reviews, but numerous folks reported the MT had problems will call quality and disconnects [IIRC]. As I live in a marginal signal area, that's a total disqualification. (Not that the OV has better than average CQ as far as I can tell.) Both have 512MB of RAM, but the MT has 2GB of flash ROM while the OV has only 512MB.

 

[Apex]

I'm too tired to find/link the multiple reviews, but numerous folks reported the MT had problems will call quality and disconnects [IIRC]. As I live in a marginal signal area, that's a total disqualification. (Not that the OV has better than average CQ as far as I can tell.) Both have 512MB of RAM, but the MT has 2GB of flash ROM while the OV has only 512MB.

I have both in a marginal signal area. No question about it, the OV has noticably better reception. Two built in antennas beats one, plain and simple. Other than that, the Triumph is clearly superior.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

would rather have the Motorola Triumph any day. 512MB of RAM, bigger screen, much better processor, more attractive styling...

You do know the Optimus One has 512MB of RAM, right? And the Triumph has many problems to work out. The processor is better, too, but it's mainstream by now. The phone itself isn't gonna be a lot faster by any stretch of the imagination. At the price they're asking for it, I'd expect something... a bit better.

 

[soccerballtux]

You do know the Optimus One has 512MB of RAM, right? And the Triumph has many problems to work out. The processor is better, too, but it's mainstream by now. The phone itself isn't gonna be a lot faster by any stretch of the imagination. At the price they're asking for it, I'd expect something... a bit better.

oh, no I didn't

 

[Chocu1a]

Have this phone & I love it. The screen is plastic, but as long as you have a protector applied, it is great.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Have this phone & I love it. The screen is plastic, but as long as you have a protector applied, it is great.

It's tempered glass. Putting a screen protector on a glass screen doesn't make much sense because glass is typically resistant to scratches but shatters relatively easily, so even if you have a screen protector and the phone falls on its screen it'll shatter.

The Optimus One uses a glass that's not as high quality as the ones of more expensive smartphones, so it's possible to scratch it if you try hard enough. Unless you're trying to intentionally scratch it, though, I think without a screen protector it'll hold up just fine.

 

[Chocu1a]

I have the optimus v. You know,the one that is listed in the original post. I can tell you for sure that it has a plastic screen.

 

[fleshconsumed]

It's tempered glass. Putting a screen protector on a glass screen doesn't make much sense because glass is typically resistant to scratches but shatters relatively easily, so even if you have a screen protector and the phone falls on its screen it'll shatter.

The Optimus One uses a glass that's not as high quality as the ones of more expensive smartphones, so it's possible to scratch it if you try hard enough. Unless you're trying to intentionally scratch it, though, I think without a screen protector it'll hold up just fine.

There was a long discussion about it on howard forums with no clear answer. I have Optimus V by the way, all I know is that if you press with your finger on the screen, the reflections will distort in a conical shape. I don't know if it's tempered glass or not, but I don't think glass would give in so easily under the pressure, so I would advise to put a screen protector on it.

 

[Apex]

You do know the Optimus One has 512MB of RAM, right? And the Triumph has many problems to work out. The processor is better, too, but it's mainstream by now. The phone itself isn't gonna be a lot faster by any stretch of the imagination. At the price they're asking for it, I'd expect something... a bit better.

The Triumph is noticably faster than the Optimus V, stock to stock. Day to day, you definitely notice the speed difference between the two.

It's tempered glass. Putting a screen protector on a glass screen doesn't make much sense because glass is typically resistant to scratches but shatters relatively easily, so even if you have a screen protector and the phone falls on its screen it'll shatter.

The Triumph comes with a screen protector on top of Gorilla Glass right from the manufacturer.

 

[Chocu1a]

There was a long discussion about it on howard forums with no clear answer. I have Optimus V by the way, all I know is that if you press with your finger on the screen, the reflections will distort in a conical shape. I don't know if it's tempered glass or not, but I don't think glass would give in so easily under the pressure, so I would advise to put a screen protector on it.

I dropped my optimus v a week ago. It did not shatter. What DID happen is it put a small dent in the top corner of the screen. A dent, not a chip. Glass would NEVER do that.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

I have the optimus v. You know,the one that is listed in the original post. I can tell you for sure that it has a plastic screen.

So you're sure you know more than LG themselves? It's them that say it has tempered glass...

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

I dropped my optimus v a week ago. It did not shatter. What DID happen is it put a small dent in the top corner of the screen. A dent, not a chip. Glass would NEVER do that.

It's glass, but it behaves more like an in-between because it's not a very hard glass. That means if you have enough force you can scratch it, but it's not hard enough to shatter as easy as the screens on more expensive smartphones. Harder glass=more scratch resistant=more brittle.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

The Triumph is noticably faster than the Optimus V, stock to stock. Day to day, you definitely notice the speed difference between the two.

I've used both in a Sprint store. The Triumph IS faster, but nothing big. Things launch a tiny bit quicker and it's a tiny bit more responsive, but nothing huge. Remember that both are using last-gen processors, and both spend most time idling.



The Triumph comes with a screen protector on top of Gorilla Glass right from the manufacturer.

I didn't know that. Gorilla Glass is different from normal glass, though. It's very hard, but since it's been chemically strenghtened it doesn't shatter as easily. Still not much point in the screen protector given the fact that it's not gonna protect it from a high drop on its screen. For low drops the Gorilla Glass should be sufficient.

 

[Chocu1a]

It's glass, but it behaves more like an in-between because it's not a very hard glass. That means if you have enough force you can scratch it, but it's not hard enough to shatter as easy as the screens on more expensive smartphones. Harder glass=more scratch resistant=more brittle.

Really? Gee, wow, I have never seen any kind of "glass" dent. Yeah, dent. It is an indentation with a white crease, like when you almost bend plastic. Glass does not do that.
Oh, & about the description on the website, like there has never been an misprint...
I could be wrong. But I know what I see on my phone.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Really? Gee, wow, I have never seen any kind of "glass" dent. Yeah, dent. It is an indentation with a white crease, like when you almost bend plastic. Glass does not do that.
Oh, & about the description on the website, like there has never been an misprint...
I could be wrong. But I know what I see on my phone.

You can claim many things, but the fact remains it's a glass screen. Does it have lower hardness than normal glass screens? Yes. And that's obviously why it won't break as easily when bent. I'll tell you again: normal glass is very brittle, but since this isn't as hard it's more difficult to shatter but a bit easier to scratch.

It's your word vs. LG's, the ones that actually designed the phone.

 

[Chocu1a]

You can claim many things, but the fact remains it's a glass screen. Does it have lower hardness than normal glass screens? Yes. And that's obviously why it won't break as easily when bent. I'll tell you again: normal glass is very brittle, but since this isn't as hard it's more difficult to shatter but a bit easier to scratch.

It's your word vs. LG's, the ones that actually designed the phone.

Ok, I don't want to argue. I trust that LG is telling the truth. I believe you.
All said, I love my Optimus V & for 99 bucks, I just might pick up a second one for a replacement.

 

[Roland00Address]

The Triumph is noticably faster than the Optimus V, stock to stock. Day to day, you definitely notice the speed difference between the two.

The Triumph comes with a screen protector on top of Gorilla Glass right from the manufacturer.

The triumph is a 1ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon (Cortex A8 with minor improvements)
The optimus is a 600mhz Qualcomm Arm11
Cortex A8 is much faster than Arm11 for the same clock speed (about 66% faster). The higher clock speed and the better architecture makes the triumph approximately 177% faster than the optimus in cpu intensive workloads.

Think of it this way, the iphone 3gs has an 800mhz Cortex A8, the 3g iphone has a 412mhz Arm11 cpu. These phones have a similar difference in cpu speed Android vs Android and iOs vs iOs.

The Optimus is a better phone, the Triumph is a better ipod touch that is at the same time a decent but not great phone.

 

[jrichrds]

You can claim many things, but the fact remains it's a glass screen. Does it have lower hardness than normal glass screens? Yes. And that's obviously why it won't break as easily when bent. I'll tell you again: normal glass is very brittle, but since this isn't as hard it's more difficult to shatter but a bit easier to scratch.

It's your word vs. LG's, the ones that actually designed the phone.

Not saying this isn't glass, but I've encountered many a times where the specs on a product were incorrectly listed on a company website or a company rep gave out bad info.