LG Optimus G Pro review: LG's 2013 phablet answer to the Galaxy Note with a full-HD screen.
LG takes on the Note.
The Optimus G Pro was LG's serious phablet challenger to the Galaxy Note — a sharp full-HD screen, fast Snapdragon 600 and a big battery. Without a stylus it couldn't fully match the Note's pitch, but it was a strong big-screen flagship and a precursor to the G-series.
01Display
68/10068/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
02Camera
58/10058/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2013.
03Performance
60/10060/100 puts it above the 56-point average for flagship phones of 2013.
04Battery
70/100At 70/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 8 points above the cohort average.
05Build
60/10060/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2013.
06Value
58/100At 58/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2013 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- Sharp 5.5" full-HD IPS display.
- Snapdragon 600 with 2 GB RAM.
- Big 3,140 mAh removable battery.
- microSD + jack + IR blaster.
- Optimus UI was cluttered.
- Mono speaker.
- No stylus to match the Note.
- Plastic build.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 87-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .