One of the most respected smartphone manufacturers in the world at the moment, LG has made quite a name for itself due to some stunning releases over the years. While not quite there at the very top yet, the company is doing all it can to stretch its muscles in all price categories. Its flagships like the G5 and V20 have made quite an impression on us but its lower-end is where things seem to remain sticky; is the K7 an answer to those problems?

Build quality and display

The LG K7 features a typical LG design but we’re disappointed to see what it offers underneath the hood. Though it features an LG G series-ish look with the power plus volume rocker buttons at its plastic made back panel, its specs completely head the smartphone in the opposite direction. Its dimensions aren’t the most pleasing either with a 9.1mm width and 161g weight.

When talking about its display, the smartphone features a 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 196ppi pixel density. This translates into an utterly disappointing 480p resolution that simply shouldn’t be on an LG device(or any other device for that matter) come 2016. Simply No.

Cameras

The LG K7, like the K10, features two variants with different primary camera sensors. One of these features an 8 megapixel sensor with a 5 megapixel selfie sensor while the other features a 5 megapixel primary sensor plus a 5 megapixel selfie sensor. We’ll reserve the judgement on the K7’s cameras for you but we definitely draw the cameras categories to a close disappointed. 

Hardware and software

The K7’s first 3G variant is powered by a 1.1 GHz Quad-Core Cortex processor with 1GB of RAM and 8 gigs of internal storage. The other more powerful LTE variant features a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core Cortex processor with 1.5GB of RAM and 8/16GB on internal storage. Unfortunately, both lack the necessary power to adequately run the built-in Android Marshmallow so if you’re a power user, please explore other options.

Stop searching if the fingerprint scanner, fast charge or a large battery capacity is what you’re looking for as the K7 is devoid of them all which brings to a close an overall disappointing release from LG.