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LG L40

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
3
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3 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • low consumption rates give hope for good battery runtimes
  • The gliding capabilities are good
  • The touchscreen

Cons

  • Voices sounded muffled and tinny
  • green-bluish discoloration is evident in the grayscale reproduction
  • gaming fun is limited due to the small screen

Key specs

  • 3.15 Mpx
  • 3.5 in
  • 480, 320 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 165 ppi
  • 1540 mAh
  • Dual-core

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LG L40 - Pros & Cons

LG L40

Pros

  • low consumption rates give hope for good battery runtimes
  • The gliding capabilities are good
  • The touchscreen
  • position sensor and accelerometer work reliably
  • Comfortable typing is possible in portrait and landscape mode
  • reproduction of dark content is subjectively appealing
  • enveloping metal rim increases the stability
  • and also looks good
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  • Smartphones produce awesome images with great color

Cons

  • Voices sounded muffled and tinny
  • green-bluish discoloration is evident in the grayscale reproduction
  • gaming fun is limited due to the small screen
  • intense reflections in direct light are annoying
  • the displayed red hues are a bit too dark
  • smartphone does not have built-in flash
  • got a 64-bit architecture processor
  • It does not store any personal data
  • low-resolution display is worrying
  • Previous L series handsets have been rather underwhelming
  • have Google Play Services

LG L40 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1540 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
165 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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LG L40 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 302
RAM memory512 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlastic
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)no
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1540.0 mAh
Standby time550.0 h
Talk time11.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size3.5 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution480 x 320 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Pixel density165.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayyes
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Storage
Internal storage4 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
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Dimensions
Height4.31 in
Width2.32 in
Depth0.47 in
Weight4.02 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
Mobile hotspotyes

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