Front view of LG Revolution

LG Revolution

$180
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4G
  • 4.3"
  • 1 GHz
#1 in Single core LG phones
Released May, 2011
It's the third-ever 4G-LTE phone to grace Verizon's lineup, and its 4.3-inch display is quite stunning.
Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the LG Revolution

Front view of LG Revolution

1 GHz

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4G

But if all you want is a Verizon 4G phone with Netflix baked right in, then the LG Revolution fits the bill, as long as you can afford it.
Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)

screen size

4.3"
3.4"
3.5"
The screen size is a bout the size of the iphone.
Revolution by Matt (Oct, 2011)
Besides, the luscious 4.3-inch display will make you forget the Revolution's size soon enough.
Revolution by c|net (Jun, 2011)

screen resolution

LG Revolution
LG Optimus L9
Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX
On brighter side, the phone resolution was good, screen was very responsive, hardware specifications are nice too.
Revolution by Aditya (Dec, 2011)
Netflix, for example, streams movies and TV shows surprisingly well over 4G, though it wasn't perfect (for more details, check out the Performance section).
Revolution by c|net (Jun, 2011)

processor

LG Revolution
LG Optimus L9
Sony Xperia U
For a single core phone, it is as fast as it gets.
Revolution by ThatGuy (Jul, 2011)
For $249.99, we would've liked that it ship with higher-end hardware like a dual-core processor.
Revolution by c|net (Jun, 2011)

camera resolution

0 MP
8 MP
5 MP
8 MP
8 MP
If I had an 8 Megapixel (like the charge), I know the extra quality wouldn't affect the random pictures I take, quality is still good enough to be crisp on the Revo 5 megapixel.
Revolution by ThatGuy (Jul, 2011)
I realize it's a 5 megapixel and the Droid has 8 - but in comparison, my Blackberry had 3 and I'm very happy with the Revolution.
Revolution by H.-Petrelli--hmwende (Jun, 2011)
 

Performance Real world tests of LG Revolution

cpu speed

1 GHz
1.2 GHz
0.8 GHz
CPU is not dual core.
Revolution by K.-Lin--bugiman (Aug, 2011)
I have read a lot misinformation on the LG Revolution, but I always liked it best at the store from the single core 4g phones and picked it up real cheap online last week.
Revolution by Louie--alocowboy (Nov, 2011)

browser benchmark

LG Revolution
HTC EVO Shift 4G
HTC ThunderBolt
It struggles to keep up, due to the current os installed on it, and everything else from the play store/browser moves at slothy speeds.
Revolution by megan (Jan, 2013)
The web browser on the Revo seems pretty standard.
Revolution by Edward-Park (Jul, 2011)

download speed

9.44 Mb/s
4.04 Mb/s
4.9 Mb/s
2mb/s. Best upload was 6mb/s (average 2mb/s, but upload is a lot more inconsistent than download speeds), worst upload was.
Revolution by ThatGuy (Jul, 2011)
It promises average download speeds of up to 12Mbps and upload speeds of 5Mbps.
Revolution by c|net (Jun, 2011)

talk time

435 min
1,290 min
1,020 min
According to our tests, it has a talk time of 5 hours.
Revolution by c|net (Jun, 2011)
In the few days that I've had this phone I find two major issues with it:Battery life: With default settings and services (email, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc) enabled the battery lasts approximately 5 hrs!
Revolution by Chakra--Chakra96 (Aug, 2011)
 

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

  • 3.5 mm
  • Android Market (Android)
  • Capacitive
  • 5 MP
  • Supports the fastest, most reliable networks
  • HDMI
  • 1.93 Mb/s
  • 16 GB
  • 74 ms
  • Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices

cons

  • 172 g
  • 67 x 128 x 13 mm
  • Can't listen to local radio stations
  • 1280 x 720 @ Unknown
  • Single core
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC
  • 69.23%
  • 13 mm
  • Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated
  • May, 2011

Reviews Word on the street

Rated 77%
Read the review (Jun, 2011)
The LG Revolution ships with Android 2.2 Froyo, and though the interface doesn't stray too far from the stock Android experience, LG did add a few of its own touches.
Rated 61% by 73 users at amazon.com
The regular camera imo takes pretty good pictures for a phone.
Rated 80% by by Jamest91
Although in its defense, all the 4G LTE phones are enormous.
Rated 20% by by Joshua-A.-Gibson
~The 4G is faster then my laptop.
Rated 100% by by Chris (Nov, 2011)

Battery

Battery life isn't too good.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by Matt (Oct, 2011)
Good battery life, fast, and I get my google apps integrated again...a nice upgrade from my old HTC Incredible.
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by Kay-Smith (Dec, 2011)
Keep in mind though, my battery is in no way fully conditioned, so hopefully it will improve some.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by P.-Lam (May, 2011)

Apps

On the Droid, because it is synced to your home email account, whatever is on that home email account, is what is on your device.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by H.-Petrelli--hmwende (Jun, 2011)
Other features of the LG Revolution include the standard voice features like speakerphone, speed dial, voice commands, conference calling, and text and multimedia messaging.
LG Revolution | Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)
You can't copy a line out of an email and paste it into another email.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by H.-Petrelli--hmwende (Jun, 2011)

Network technology

4G is better but it is equivalent to the 3G on my Blackberry and I expected much faster.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by H.-Petrelli--hmwende (Jun, 2011)
for some reason, the speedtests on the other 4g LTE phones are faster on average, but considering the revo's data transfer speeds are still faster than my cable modem, i'm pretty satisfied.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by A.-sze--belley (Jul, 2011)
This phone is so fast with the 4g LTE capabilities.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by Daniel-Ferguson (Mar, 2013)

Screen

the screen is huge for great display.
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by samantha (Mar, 2012)
It's very fast and has a great display and color.
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by Jamest91
The screen looks great, the user interface is very intuitive and easy to get to use and actually enhance users experience.
LG Revolution | Rated 100% by by Louie--alocowboy (Nov, 2011)

Battery life

With that said I've watched the battery charge closely (wall charger) and it takes 2.5 hours with the phone on for a full charge from zero, so every minute of charging gets you 5 minutes of use.
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by ThatGuy (Jul, 2011)
This phone is great except for the battery life.
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by her1121 (Dec, 2011)
125kb/s.Battery Life - For regular usage I usually get about 12-14 hours of usage before it is dead (this is why I chose it over the TB, I know people who have it, and with similar usage they were seeing about 3-4 hours less of use).
LG Revolution | Rated 80% by by ThatGuy (Jul, 2011)

Competition What else you should consider

2
 Sony Xperia U Rated the best by consumers Sony Xperia U vs LG Revolution
3
 HTC ThunderBolt Least latency on actual networks HTC ThunderBolt vs LG Revolution
5
 LG Esteem 5-way tie: Outputs video to TV Esteem vs Revolution
8
 LG Lucid 3-way tie: Fastest processor Lucid 4G vs Revolution
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