Build and Design The Intuition is in a relatively new class of devices, in that it's much larger than traditional smartphones but still smaller than a tablet computer. Because of that hybrid design, it can be a bit awkward at times figuring out where to put it. If you regularly wear a suit, you're in luck, because the Intuition will fit in any of the pockets in your suit jacket. Unless you're wearing cargo pants, it won't fit very comfortably in any of your pants pockets (and even if you were, you couldn't comfortably sit with the Intuition in one of those pockets), but it's not big enough to necessitate its own messenger bag or backpack either. LG IntuitionFortunately that somewhat awkward feeling about where to put it doesn't extend to the design or use of the device (unless you're actually talking on the phone, that is). It isn't particularly sexy, being a large black rectangle with a metallic bezel, but it isn't ugly either. There are no buttons on the front of the device, just a couple on the top edge. A nice attention to detail is seen in the charge/sync port, which is covered by a sliding door to keep the dust and grime out. And the back is textured in a diamond pattern to enhance your grip, so that you won't drop this smartphone when you're using it. Screen The Intuition's screen is very nice -- obviously that's the most important selling point for a tabletphone like this. At five inches, with a 4:3 display ratio, it is absolutely ginormous. Obviously you won't have to do anywhere near as much scrolling to see what you want to see, or view web pages, and you can really see the details in your photos without having to zoom in so much. You can scale up any apps that don't natively support the large screen, and it works well, although sometimes things can get just a little distorted if you choose that option and examine everything closely. With a resolution of 1024 x 768 (XGA), I found the display to be sharp and bright, readable in all circumstances, whether in an office with florescent lights, incandescent lights at home, or outside in bright daylight. My only slight disappointment in the display is related to viewing angles, because you have to look dead on at the display or you'll get significant fading towards the edges of the screen that can make it hard to read. Sometimes you have to hold the phone at an angle, if you're trying to shade the screen from intense sunlight, or if you're sharing something with your friends, and in those situations you may not be entirely impressed with what you see. Keyboard You can hold the Intuition with both hands and "type" with two thumbs as you would on other smartphones, although unless you have fairly large hands this may be somewhat awkward for you. A male friend with large hands had no problem at all doing that, and while I can manage it, the device is large enough and heavy enough that I experienced some hand fatigue while typing out several long email messages in one session. LG IntuitionPerhaps as a nod to the fact that the Intuition is quite large and therefore a challenge to use one-handed, you can turn on a special one-hand keyboard option if you like. You can swipe to the side to activate it, or find it under Settings/Language & Input. Either way, you'll find that the on-screen keyboard will "squish" to one side of the screen, making it easier to "type" with one thumb instead of two. Though you'll probably make more mistakes, especially in the beginning, it's a handy feature that can save you some time if you're willing to put in a little practice. Other Buttons & Controls
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At first you'll need to focus more on your finger position than on feeling the buttons, but after spending some time with the device you shouldn't have too much problem turning it on or activating the QuickMemo app. The "buttons" below the screen are actually touch-sensitive areas that are large and easy to hit. In order they are Back, Home, the app switcher, and Settings. The only other physical controls on the device are the volume up/down buttons on the right side; like the buttons up top they are very small, don't protrude much from the device, and can be a little hard to manipulate until you've had some practice. Performance As mentioned previously, the LG Intuition runs Android 4.0 (code-name Ice Cream Sandwich) on a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. It has 1GB of RAM and an impressive 32GB of internal storage capacity. Thee's no microSD memory card slot, however. LG IntuitionOn the Quadrant benchmarking test, the Intuition scored a 3315, which put it in the middle of the pack. It tested slower than the HTC One X, which receives an average score of roughly 4500, as well as the Asus Transformer Prime which has average scores around 4400. I was surprised by these results, because I found the Intuition to be snappy and responsive in everyday use. Communication Voice quality on the Intuition is very good, though I did have a few experiences with weird echoes that only I could hear, not the party on the other end of the line. I don't usually have a problem with Verizon in my area, but there were a few times also that I couldn't place calls with this smartphone -- it's hard to say whether this phone or Verizon Wireless was having issues at the time. I was also surprised to find that I couldn't send or receive text messages while inside my office -- even though my office is most definitely a "black hole" when it comes to voice use (some phones work well, others will ring but I can't carry on a normal conversation) -- I don't think I've ever run across a device that wouldn't at least let me use text messaging to stay in touch with the outside world. In and around my home, where I typically have great coverage from all of the major networks, I generally got one or two bars of coverage at most, according to the signal strength indicator at the top of the screen. According to Speed Test, the Intuition had a 21 to 26 ms ping, download speeds of 2478 to 2492 kbps, and upload speeds of 1071 to 1266. Outside of those problems, the Intuition worked well as a phone and as a tablet, with no issues with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless networking. That's a very good thing, because I found it rather awkward to use this phablet as a phone, holding the device up to my ear -- it's just too big to comfortably hold up to my ear with one hand, and it looks a bit strange as well. There isn't much in the way of social networking here, which is a surprise since this category is so important to the way people stay connected to each other in this highly mobile society. Neither Facebook nor Twitter is preloaded, though of course you can get those apps from the Google Play Store. Google+ and Lattitude are included, however, Productivity You'll find all of the basic productivity apps here as expected, such as Calculator, Calendar and Contacts, but there are a few welcome extras too, like Tasks (which sadly does not sync with Google Tasks), Notebook, and Richnote for lists, notes, and memos. LG IntuitionThere is also a special button on the top of the Intuition that launches the QuickMemo app, which captures the screen of the device and allows you to add your own drawings and annotations and save them to the Notebook app. It works great with the stylus that comes with this model, if you can keep up with it -- since there's no on-device storage for the pen you'll have to find a spot for it and store it separately from the phone. The email app, web browser, and Maps applications don't have anything terribly special about them; they're just Android standard issue -- but they are simply a joy to use on the Intuition thanks to the ginormous screen on the device. I didn't have to scroll anywhere near as much to view an entire web page, for example, and it is much easier to get the lay of the land when using the Maps app when I can see more of the local area at a time. Even email is better when you can see more of the message at once, especially for those who get a lot of HTML messages instead of plain text. If you need to work with Microsoft Office documents, you'll be glad to know that Polaris Office is included on the Intuition. The screen is big enough that you can actually get some work done, even when the virtual keyboard is on the screen, because you can still see a larger portion of your document than you would be able to on a smaller smartphone. Entertainment While the LG Intuition isn't necessarily positioned as an entertainment device, it still comes preloaded with a variety of options, from Amazon's Kindle and MP3 apps to games such as Real Racing 2 (which unfortunately requires a 455 MB supplementary download) and Shark Dash. Real Racing 2 is fairly impressive, even for a gamer like me who isn't a big fan of the genre, so it's definitely worth checking out. Thanks to the large screen, games can be quite immersive, though you'll be forced to choose between seeing them exactly as the developers intended, with black bars at the top and bottom (or on the sides in landscape mode), or in a stretch mode designed to completely fill the larger display. The Intuition is relatively light for its size and therefore not too uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time if you're playing games or using it as an ebook reader, especially if you have larger hands. Sound quality is also very good, even when you've got the volume turned up to higher levels -- which just adds to the excitement. Camera LG IntuitionThe camera on the Intuition is very nice, and is capable of some truly nice shots. Using the zoom at roughly 50%, you can still get good detail, like the wood grain on a park bench. Without the zoom things are even better, and I was rather impressed with both the low light and outdoor shots taken with this camera -- I didn't have a lot of exposure problems or see any issues with "blown out" photos taken outside in either bright daylight or in a mixture of bright/shady conditions. Battery Life Battery life on the Intuition is simply spectacular; I was able to go three whole days of average to heavy use (lots of email, surfing, reading ebooks or playing games during the daily commute) until I finally had to plug in in for recharging. It's a pleasant surprise, considering the large screen and cellular connectivity issues I experienced, both of which can be big power draws unless carefully managed.
