The LG Optimus One Thread

[noobdroid]

Hello Everyone,

I am creating this thread to accumulate the Pros / Cons / Review / Previews for LG Optimus One [P500].

I am going to shortly become an owner of Optimus One but any reviews suggestions are welcome.





Reviews:
LG Optimus One P500 review: One and a half by GSMArena
Review: LG Optimus One (P500) by sam

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List of important hacks & mods for Optimus One:

Rom:
Oxygen 2.2
CyanogenMod 7.2
CyanogenMod 7.1
BLACKBIRD 1.1 if you want a rom for new baseband, this is it.

Kernel:
franco.Kernel .35
Goldenleaf .35
Goldenleaf .32 | GBS .32
franco.Kernel .32

Note: read the threads well. don't flash .32 kernel where .35 is required & vice versa.

Recovery:
TWRP
MultiROM
AmonRa
ClockWorkMod

Others:
Android Market 3.4.4
CM7 & non-CM7 Themes
Adobe Flash Player 10.3
Adobe Flash Player 11.0
Google Music 4.1.5
Bootanimation Repository

Current O1 users:

• NainO
• pulkitpopli2004
• sangeek
• siddhesh222
• nandan
• iNFiNiTE
• tejaslok
• Peregrine
• paradisevikas
• me1
• niraj87
• gtcdon
• noja
• jagg89
• noobdroid
• androidfan
• sam
• Vyom
• krishnandu.sarkar
• Nipun
• guru_urug
• royal.tarun
• X-jo
• hellknight

[jetboy]

Originally Posted by noobdroid

Hello Everyone,

I am creating this thread to accumulate the Pros / Cons / Review / Previews for LG Optimus One [P500].

I am going to shortly become an owner of Optimus One but any reviews suggestions are welcome. There have been a long debate in other posts over G3 & O1 but I want to sort down the pros & cons with itself and not in comparison with any other phone.

Pros:
- Dedicated GPU..so you dont have those hangouts. I have posted a youtube link in the G3 vs O1 thread wherein it clearly shows smooth playing of around 4-5 popular games. Tho I know these are smart phones
- Froyo
- Hvga screen.
- Good looking (atleast more better than G3)

Will point out if come across any more!!

[funzuloo]

I have read in some discussions that this phone is restarting unexpectedly and showing no sd card inserted. Anyone facing this problem?

And i want to know about the 256k color screen...how is it? How much and what difference does it make in comparison to 16M color screen.

[Sam]

^^ yup. XDA forum filled with SD card problem. i'll say if someone having problem, take it to the shop & get it replaced. but after USB debugging the problem usually goes away.

another small problem is O1 + WiFi = B.E (not bachelor of Engg battery empty)

[Aditya11]

The thread title should be "LG Optimus ONE User Reviews"

From the posted pics above, especially the one showing O1 held in hands, this phone looks close to ugly. Surprising to read SD card problems too...none of the 'highly rated' reviews from 'highly respected' sites (!) covered this aspect. More the reason, people should wait for user reviews before blindly purchasing this phone...more so, when it competitor, G3, has just received FroYo update!

[socialdistortion]

Been using this phone since the last couple of days. Not yet faced the SD card problem.

Looks is subjective. Some like it, some don't.

Touch is very good and sensitive. Music sound quality is fantastic. The call quality is as good as it get. Wifi connection is very good (but drains battery very fast). Browsing is ok and pinch and zoom works quite well (please don't compare it with higher spec phones).
Camera is just about ok. Decent daylight pictures.

[Sam]

^^ you won't. if the problem was there you should have faced it already. as you haven't, so no need worry.

[noobdroid]

@ Adi,
G3 hasnt received the froyo update officially yet, it is still awaiting and most prolly it is in last week of December or 1st or 2nd week of January.

@funzuloo
Even i read those problem but after having a scan of the sd card or format usually fixed the problem.

[Aditya11]

Originally Posted by noobdroid

@ Adi,
G3 hasnt received the froyo update officially yet, it is still awaiting and most prolly it is in last week of December or 1st or 2nd week of January.

Its actually officially available for i5800 but since both i5800 and i5801 (G3) are virtually same, its as good as official to me. But even then, does it really matter? With FroYo, your main purpose should be able to use SDCard for app storage and thats certainly getting fulfilled.

[funzuloo]

Are games like Raging Thunder running in O1? Smoothly and nicely?

[sangeek]

I bought O1 at Rs. 12,819 from themobilestore ; the phone feels awesome.
But I have one complaint for LG and maybe questions to other owners. I use linux(Ubuntu) as Operating System; but at work and home.
I want to install the LG PCSuite (as the notification says update is available ..); but the one they have provided with the phone is only a windows version(.exe) .. not sure how to fix this problem
worst case I have to install it on my friends PC .. but want to try out all the others options before that .. any advice ??

[jetboy]

Originally Posted by funzuloo

Are games like Raging Thunder running in O1? Smoothly and nicely?

Check below link. This surely proves the graphics performance for LG optimus one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFwAp...eature=related

They have tested angry birds, racing thunder 2, nfs shift, winds of steel. I must say all of them play very well

[Sam]

^^ AMD is no.1 GPU maker in the world now. & Andro 200 was their creation. sold the mobile line to Qualcomm. so i won't expect anything but the best at good price.

[noobdroid]

@sangeek
Please tell us more about the phone it would be helpful to others.. [includes me]

[NainO]

Lg Optimus One P500

Technical Specification : LG Optimus One P500

Box Content :
* Handset P500 (Colour - Black)
* Charger
* Battery
* Inear Plugs
* 2 GB Micro SD Card
* Data Cable
* Leather Cover
* User Manual

After using Optimus One (or O1) for two days (I guess) I am ready to post my opinions. This post will include facts I liked/disliked about the phone, for elaborated review head straight to GSMarena or phonearena

Liked :
1. O1 is quite a looker. The black and silver colour combination is awesome!
2. Build Quality is above good. Smooth rubbery finish adds to better grip.
3. HVGA (320*480 pixels) resolution. Texts and (small) images looks appreciably better than Galaxy 3 with WQVGA resolution (240*400 pixels).
4. Good screen. Colours look natural.
5. Android 2.2 aka FroYo.
6. 512 MB RAM.
7. Nice touch response.
8. Great Performance. Everything operates smoothly (I think) mainly cuz of FroYo.
9. Packet Data Enable/Disable button on notification bar. Really helps when no data plan is activated
10. Excellent loadspeakers. Sound output is comparable to Galaxy 3.
11. Provided earplugs are very good.
12. Good Battery Backup.
13. Live Wallpapers. O1 can easily handle these.
14. Leather Cover is pretty much usable. Dosn't feel cheap.
15. HSDPA 7.2Mbps.
16. Gaming is good. I have tried Angry Bird and Raging Thunder 2 Lite. Works without any glitch.
17. Message widget is cool.
18. HQ option in YouTube Player

Disliked :
1. No flash 10.1.
2. 256K colours. Visible colour distortion at shaded regions of images (at 100% zoom).
3. No front Cam.
4. Loads of preloaded apps. Some of them are usefull but most of them just sucks. Moreover they unnecessarily consumes memory.
5. Stock android music player. No mini-music player in locked mode to play next/previous track (like in Galaxy 3).
6. User manual is useless.

Note : Please comment if you find any point useless/biased/subjective . And do add some of yours.


Benchmark Tests
* BenchmarkPi : 4702
* Benchmark : Already posted by als2

Total graphics score : 235 .39777
Total cpu score : 232 .64512
Total memory score: 193 .34158
Total file system: 60.60898

* Quadrant : 410

[comrade]

Originally Posted by NainO

Lg Optimus One P500

Technical Specification : LG Optimus One P500

Box Content :
* Handset P500 (Colour - Black)
* Charger
* Battery
* Inear Plugs
* 2 GB Micro SD Card
* Data Cable
* Leather Cover
* User Manual

After using Optimus One (or O1) for two days (I guess) I am ready to post my opinions. This post will include facts I liked/disliked about the phone, for elaborated review head straight to GSMarena or phonearena

Liked :
1. O1 is quite a looker. The black and silver colour combination is awesome!
2. Build Quality is above good. Smooth rubbery finish adds to better grip.
3. HVGA (320*480 pixels) resolution. Texts and (small) images looks appreciably better than Galaxy 3 with WQVGA resolution (240*400 pixels).
4. Good screen. Colours look natural.
5. Android 2.2 aka FroYo.
6. 512 MB RAM.
7. Nice touch response.
8. Great Performance. Everything operates smoothly (I think) mainly cuz of FroYo.
9. Packet Data Enable/Disable button on notification bar. Really helps when no data plan is activated
10. Excellent loadspeakers. Sound output is comparable to Galaxy 3.
11. Provided earplugs are very good.
12. Good Battery Backup.
13. Live Wallpapers. O1 can easily handle these.
14. Leather Cover is pretty much usable. Dosn't feel cheap.
15. HSDPA 7.2Mbps.
16. Gaming is good. I have tried Angry Bird and Raging Thunder 2 Lite. Works without any glitch.
17. Message widget is cool.
18. HQ option in YouTube Player

Disliked :
1. No flash 10.1.
2. 256K colours. Visible colour distortion at shaded regions of images (at 100% zoom).
3. No front Cam.
4. Loads of preloaded apps. Some of them are usefull but most of them just sucks. Moreover they unnecessarily consumes memory.
5. Stock android music player. No mini-music player in locked mode to play next/previous track (like in Galaxy 3).
6. User manual is useless.

Note : Please comment if you find any point useless/biased/subjective . And do add some of yours.


Benchmark Tests
* BenchmarkPi : 4702
* Benchmark : Already posted by als2

* Quadrant : 410

Congrats Android mate. Do post us some pics.
Btw I don't find any point in comparing a lower spec mobile like G3 with O1. Obviously everyone knew a low resolution means compromise on pic quality.
Also share your favourite apps and games that you think as must haves.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by NainO

12. Good Battery Backup.

how much backup it provides?

Originally Posted by NainO

4. Loads of preloaded apps. Some of them are usefull but most of them just sucks. Moreover they unnecessarily consumes memory.
5. Stock android music player. No mini-music player in locked mode to play next/previous track (like in Galaxy 3).
6. User manual is useless.

4. did you root the mobile?
5. this is really bad news for me.
6. Universal truth & applies to most mobile

[pulkitpopli2004]

dislike - battery back up,camera both are poor..
i dnt knw when i was tryin to install some games and all were showing unsupported..

like -display is bigger so good for browsing and catch wifi signal very easily.. touchscreen is also very responsive...

[NainO]

@comrade
Thnx buddy.
Comparision was necessary as lot of people are still confused between these two phones . And I think i m one of those people who can compare these two phones easily (cuz i was using galaxy 3 before optimus one).

@Sam.Shab
1. Battery backup is good.
- charged cent percent (8pm) then bluetooth transfer of 23 songs, net surfing for approx 1/2 hr and 20 minutes of music. And battery left (morning) was 70%.
2. No i didnt. Will do it 2-3 months later.
3. Dont worry there r lots of apps available in android market that provides that music functionality.
4.

@pulkitpopli
Thnx for addition. It seems you are first time android user. Use Task Killer regularly to kill unwanted apps.

[pulkitpopli2004]

yeah m using dat advanced Task Killer.. really hate this killin process everytym..

[dreatica]

For the LG users,

"LG will upgrade all Optimus One smartphones currently using the Froyo OS to the next version of the Android OS, Gingerbread. Details of the upgrade schedule will be announced locally in due course. We sincerely apologize for the confusion and misunderstanding that was caused regarding this issue."

LG commits to upgrading Optimus Ones to Gingerbread, angry hordes abate -- Engadget

[sangeek]

Originally Posted by noobdroid

@sangeek
Please tell us more about the phone it would be helpful to others.. [includes me]

The phone is the best android phone in India within 15K range.
I am still experimenting with all Android has to offer; and so far very pleased with things.
I like LG's custom home(launcher).

Two things I would like LG to clarify on (and my only concerns with Optimus One) :
1. The package of phone says "Adobe Flash v10.1" but I am unable to play any flash files . I did call up the service-center guys but they seem to be clueless about my query. I have to follow up with them ..
2. The "Update Notification" app says "there is an update". But when I connect the phone to PC to update; It says "no update found" . Not sure if the app is buggy. The service center guy told I'll receive an SMS from LG; if there is an update (and as per him there is none till now). No other option; but to believe the service-center guy.

Flash support there or not there is really bugging me. I think I'll post a query to LG website (if they have a online feedback/support mechanism).

www.sangeek.com

Originally Posted by pulkitpopli2004

yeah m using dat advanced Task Killer.. really hate this killin process everytym..

"SystemPanel Lite" is a very good app; which doubles up as a task-killer also.
The best part of it "Kill All" option. It takes care of killing the none-essential useless apps.

www.sangeek.com

[Sam]

Originally Posted by sangeek

2. The "Update Notification" app says "there is an update". But when I connect the phone to PC to update; It says "no update found" . Not sure if the app is buggy. The service center guy told I'll receive an SMS from LG; if there is an update (and as per him there is none till now). No other option; but to believe the service-center guy.

visit here. they listed the new update some V10c or V10d maybe.

[NainO]

@sangeek
Bad news mate -
No flash 10.1 for Optimus One , due to some hardware limitations.
LG has printed flash 10.1 on box but thats incorrect.

[noja]

It can never have flash because its cpu does not support it.

[DigitalDude]

lol

LG Sells 2 Million Units Of Optimus One


_

[sangeek]

Originally Posted by NainO

@sangeek
Bad news mate -
No flash 10.1 for Optimus One , due to some hardware limitations.
LG has printed flash 10.1 on box but thats incorrect.

It means LG cheated on me ...
I really owe an explanation from LG officials .. I'll see what to do about it ..

But apart from that .. the phone is a doll .. ummmaaaa ... I love it
.. and also LG has promised Gingerbread upgrade to it
LG


www.sangeek.com

[NainO]

^^^ and that makes optimus one one of the most future proof android phone

BTW as said by Hrithan, flash 10.1 is the least interesting thing for most of us (who use only youtube).

[fa4u]

I wanna know where can i download free hi-fi 3d games like Prince of persia, NFS, Asphalt 5 , assasins creed for our LG P-500 Optimus One phone..

[tejaslok]

^ @android forums or android market(paid) and for *ahem* version we cant post it here, its against the rules

and also regarding asphalt 5:

Cons:

* Made for high end android phones
* Can become laggy when alot is going on in the screen at once