LG X Skin

Brand: LG
Category: Mobiles
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Processor: 1.3GHz quad-core
RAM: 1.5 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB
Display: 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Camera: 8 MP rear camera and 5 MP front
OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

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The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.8 3.9 1

Performance 8 / 10
Display 7 / 10
Design 9 / 10
Software 1 / 10
Camera 7 / 10
Battery 8 / 10
Value For Money 1 / 10

Earlier last month LG already has launched the X Series smartphones namely X Power, X Mach, X Style and X Max smartphones. Now again to counter, xiaomi Huawei, ZTE and Samsung in the Midrange Android segment LG launches its LG X Skin.

LG X Skin powered with a smaller 5-inch display with the same 720 x 1280 HD resolution, the device is having a quad-core processor running at 1.3GHz with 1.5GB of RAM, 16 GB internal Storage which can be expanded upto 32 GB via Micro SD card, 8-megapixel snapper, while a 5-megapixel unit is available up front, phone measures 144.8 x 71.4 x 6.9mm, and it weighs 122 grams, 2100mAh battery. LG X Skin is a dual-SIM handset and offers Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS with A-GPS, and NFC. LG X Skin runs on Android Marshmallow out of the box.

LG X Skin comes in two color options – Gold and Titanium, with a price tag of 231,000 Korean won ($200). However, at present there is no information about the global availability of this device.

LG X Skin - Specs

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Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar
Dimensions

144.8 x 71.4 x 6.9 mm
Weight

122 g
Waterproof

No
Colors

Gold, Titanium

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size

5.0 inches
Resolution

720x1280 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16M colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~294 ppi
Touch Screen

Yes
Features

MultiTouch

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Hardware

CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.

Quad-core 1.3 GHz
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

1.5 GB RAM
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

16 GB Expandable up to 32 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

Yes
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Camera

Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Video

1080p@30fps
Camera Features

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.

2100 mAh

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.

Yes, v 4.20
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
USB

microUSB v2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Headphone Jack