A brand-new affordable LG smartphone is
now available in the US thanks to T-Mobile. The phone is part of LG's Aristo
series - first introduced back in 2017 - and is called Aristo 5. Considering
all the other smartphones launched in 2020 thus far, we can safely say that
there's nothing outstanding about the LG Aristo 5. But that's not surprising,
as all its predecessors, including the LG Aristo 4+ released last year, have
been pretty humdrum devices themselves.
The LG Aristo 5 runs Android 10 and sports
a notched 5.7-inch display with 720 x 1520 pixels (the thickness of its bezels
immediately tells you that this is an affordable smartphone). Powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22
processor, the LG Aristo 5 offers 32 GB of internal memory, a 3000 mAh battery,
a dual rear camera (13 MP + 5 MP wide-angle), and a 5 MP front-facing camera.
Two things in particular are disappointing about this handset: it has just 2 GB
of RAM, and comes with an old and slow microUSB port (rather than the faster and
more user-friendly USB Type-C which has become the norm now).
T-Mobile lets you buy the LG Aristo 5 for US$ 150 outright or US$ 6.25 per month for 24 months. The new handset is also sold at
Metro by T-Mobile (as a prepaid phone only) for US$ 159.99.
