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LG Revolution review: An early 4G LTE phone on Verizon with Netflix support out of the box.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2011·$250
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Verizon's early 4G LTE LG.

LG Revolution arrived alongside the HTC ThunderBolt as one of Verizon's first 4G LTE phones, with a then-novel Netflix app pre-installed. The tiny battery couldn't keep up with LTE, but it marked LG's early LTE play in the US.

01Display

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

TypeTFT LCD
Size4.3 inches
Resolution800 × 480 px (WVGA)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main5 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie1.3 MP
Video720p

03Performance

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetSnapdragon S2 MSM8655 1 GHz
RAM512 MB
Storage16 GB · microSD

04Battery

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 192 hours

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

06Value

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works
  • Early Verizon 4G LTE smartphone.
  • Netflix support bundled at launch.
  • microSD + removable battery.
  • 16 GB internal storage was generous for 2011.
What doesn't
  • LTE devoured the small battery.
  • 512 MB RAM.
  • WVGA resolution.
  • Heavy 173 g.

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 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .