The LG Motion 4G arrives at MetroPCS as the first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) that they will have to offer. The Motion 4G is a $149 smartphone with 4G LTE, making it one of the least expensive smartphones without a contract, and one of the few pre-paid phones with 4G LTE. The LG Motion 4G has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 3.5-inch screen, a 5MP camera with fun features like Cheese Shutter and Time Catch Shot that can shoot 1080p video.
In addition to the new phone, MetroPCS is also unveiling a new, lower-cost unlimited plan that will be available for a limited time. Single line customers can get unlimited talk, text, and data services for $55 per month — a savings of $15 per month over Metro’s prior offerings — while family plan customers can get the same features on their second, third, and fourth lines for $50 per month per line. The carrier did not say for how long the promotional pricing will be available, but customers that sign a two-year agreement with it now will have the lower price for the length of their contract.
Those interested can pick up the LG Motion 4G from MetroPCS in stores and online for $149 with a new two-year contract now.
| General | 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G Network | LTE 1700 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2012, August | |
| Status | Available. Released 2012, August | |
| Body | Dimensions | 111 x 61 x 11.7 mm |
| Weight | 132 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal | 5 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | |
| Data | GPRS | No |
| EDGE | No | |
| Speed | Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2592×1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps | |
| Secondary | Yes, VGA | |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8960L Snapdragon | |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2 GHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 225 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| Radio | No | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black | |
| - SNS integration | ||
| - Google Search, Maps, Gmail | ||
| - YouTube, Google Talk | ||
| - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player | ||
| - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player | ||
| - Document viewer | ||
| - Image viewer/editor | ||
| - Organizer | ||
| - Voice memo/dial | ||
| - Predictive text input (Swype) | ||
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1700 mAh | |
| Stand-by | Up to 290 h | |
| Talk time | Up to 5 h 25 min |
The LG Motion 4G isn’t exactly a powerhouse, and it’s relatively small compared to other Android phones, but it sounds like a decent phone. The specs certainly seem powerful for the low price point.