LG Optimus F6

  • Released 2013, September
    126g, 10.2mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2; LG Optimus UI 4
    4GB/8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    540x960 pixels
  • 5MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Snapdragon 400
  • 2460mAh
    Li-Ion

LG Optimus F6 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D500
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D505
4G bands LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - D500
  LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D505
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, August. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 128 x 65.9 x 10.2 mm (5.04 x 2.59 x 0.40 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~66.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean); LG Optimus UI 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM (D500), 8GB 1GB RAM (D505)
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF (D500)
8 MP, AF (D505)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2460 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 540 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White
SAR 0.98 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)    
Price About 200 EUR

LG Optimus F6 - User Reviews

  • Is a CAPACITOR that just got old and sometimes it might die forever at lest you still get to the logo which in my case not I just get a complete black screen. You need to install new capacitor/s and with that your phone is going to last for another 2 or 3 years. Just install new capacitors every time this happens.

  • i have this phone and the only problem is the playstore and the YouTube

  • this phone it's something weird when it charging it cannot be off even if switching it off it will just switching on by itself and it only 2G I have never seen 3G or 4G reflects its useless phone I have never seen

  • i am unable to open it. it only show lg logo when power on it.

  • So, I've had this phone for quite some time. My mom had the same model before I did, and we both ended up running into the same problem. After some time, the power button becomes overly sensitive or the phone turns itself on and off randomly. The device worked nicely while it lasted, though. There isn't much storage, but that can be easily fixed with an SD card or some other storage card. The battery can last for ages. There was this one time when mine lasted for three hours on one percent, which is crazy. For how cheap and late a model it is, it's pretty great. The only issues I've come across is when it starts shutting on and off by itself and when sometimes the keyboard doesn't pop up. I can't get it to stop restarting and I would like to know why that is and if there's anyway to fix it.

  • i love everytin about dis phone but plssss i need help it only 2g dat reflect other are jus domat i.e 3g n 4g it juss sooo frustrating! i need urgent help plssssssssss

  • I love this phone but cannot use the 3g and LEt on my phone.only 2G. Please I NEED YOU help!!!!!!!! please

  • Am using an LG Optimus F6 (LGM500) and the carrier is MetroPcs. i checked the specifications of the phone and it has 4g and 3g networks but i can use 4g and 3g networks only 2g i need assistance, apart from that i really love the phone so please help me

  • then what's wrong? my has no radio ooo

  • Has very good radio. Gets reception in places where other, more modern phones fail. For that reason I can jot find replacement as this is the only phone which gets decent reception in my house.

  • Well written article for team to manage work between each other.keep it up.

  • Thanks buddy.. you did an amazing job sharing this valuable info.. it really helped overcome my confusions..

  • The back bottom never works as it should. I have to hit it harder so that it works, if not I get stuck.

  • I have that phone and it had brought from the US. Personally I don't like it at all because the storage is not enough. Also is really slow and from time to time the keyboard gets crazy and I have to reset the phone again.

  • terrible waste of money, slow, no memory. compaired to almost any phone would be better

  • Hello are the touch buttons post to lite up? The back and meanu touch button?

  • Slow put, can not see the down load from SD card

  • Slow put can not see the down load from sd card

  • Please email the steps i can use to recover the 4g and 3g network on the phone maybe i can do it myself [email protected]

  • Metro PCs

  • Am using an LG Optimus F6 (LGM500) and the carrier is MetroPcs. i checked the specifications of the phone and it has 4g and 3g networks but i can use 4g and 3g networks only 2g i need assistance

  • you need check your carrier (if you are not on T-Mobile network)

  • send to here, I can recovery the phone for you

  • How to fix my firmware.??... Need help recovering my phone.

  • I am currently using this phone LG Optimus F6.My 3G and LTE are not working.Only the 2G works.Please i want to know why and is there any possible solution

  • I love this phone but i cannot use the 3G or the LTE.Only the 2G works. Can u help me please.I want to know why

  • I personally love this phone but of late I cannot use the 3g and LEt on my phone.only 2G. Please I NEED YOU HELP

  • Rooting for Samsung galaxy, note and HTC Devices is easily possible With SUperSu.

  • u said de fon has an internal capacity of 4gig but is not tru yyyyyyyyyy? Plxxx let's be truthful to ourself but all de bxt to de battery

  • Anyone know how to use SD for apps? Make the External sd, main sd?

  • Did anyone install that 20f software update (dated 24/06/2015)?

  • Many thanks!!! That one finally allowed me to root the phone.

  • After one year the phone can not connect to google servers

  • Hello @wolf i easily rooted the phone by Kingroot you can try as well Good Luck

  • why my phone is turn in black screen when somone call me and i asnwer but i can t hung up untill he turn off the call

  • I second the thumbs down. Tiny internal storagelest after system uses most. Insufficient space to download apps, and messages are often delayed in sending or receiving.

  • Impossible to root when upgraded to KitKat, to crown it all.

  • Personally i have this phone, i love it! dropped the samsung S5 Active for it cause its better.

  • It was never supposed to be 4GB RAM. It was 4GB flash, plus 1GB RAM, plus your SD card. IPhone 5 is also 1GB RAM, plus 16GB flash but no SD card.

  • I am seriosuly wondering where the 4GB RAM is, as mine only shows 756MB and 8GB SD card. I want an Iphone 5s now. Thank you

  • What is Antutu?

  • And actually only 768MB of RAM, as confirmed by Antutu...

  • No ambient light sensor ffs!

  • Pandora radio...look it up in Google play store..

  • I upgrade the version but now i cannot use my mobile data? How to solve it

  • rooting this phone just got easy, just download root master it will only take a minute or two to root. its in chinese but very easy to figure out. enjoy

  • rooting just got easy just download master root. its in china but easy to figure out

  • How do you root the phone. ?

  • How do you root the phone. ?

  • please where can I find da radio?

  • this phone have infrared lol chech the upper part between jac and mic

  • please it's said in the specification that the LG optmus F6 D500 has radio on it but can't find it.kindly show me where to find it.thanks

  • My wife and I got this phone back in September and they work just fine. There is one caviat though... Memory. It only has 1gig of memory and it doesn't seem to handle it properly. For example, I can't share a photo on Facebook because I get an "insufficient memory" error, but I can email or text that same photo without a problem. It also severely limits how many apps can be installed, especially since many apps will not allow us to move them over to our 16gig microSD cards. Other than that, the phones work well, pictures are crisp (for a phone) and videos look very nice as well. (1080p) PS I don't see any FM radio, despite what the specs show on this page.

  • i got this phone for a week (d500) PROS +Vivid screen even though its only a qHD resolution +Good for gaming +Touchscreen is very responsive +LED LIGHTS ;] +dual core Krait +great GPU, runs the game smoothly +Sound quality +less bezel +nice viewing angle CONS -battery life only takes 3-5 hours of gaming -camera is not good enough -front camera -internal storage is just 1.1gb -5inch would be perfect -only got few roms to install -lack of support from LG developers The internal storage is just too low, cant install games with GB size. Luckily, i was able to root this device and manage to swap the internal with my external sd card. I installed games like Asphalt8,Plants vs Zombie 2,NBA2k14 and other great games without any issues.

  • My f6 first wouldn't call out or receive calls so I had to ship it back to factory. The replacement froze and won't turn back on or charge. This all happend within 5 months. I give the f6 two thumbs down.

  • Part of that RAM is used for videochip, hence 768

  • As far as I know ALL GSM phones have FM radio capability. I think whether you can USE one as such depends on the carrier. If you're on T-Mobile's GOOD Simple Choice 3GB plan or better, you can use iHeartRadio and a ton of other services WITHOUT using your bucket. And it DOES work well on 2G.

  • I have to say the phone is amazing....... For a light user. If you plan on using it for gaming, downloading apps, etc? Look somewhere else. I have the 500 model, and the 4 gig internal memory statement is false. You only have approximately

  • Can some one show me how to get my radio play if this phone has got any at all

  • Yes its a very good phone! I think stamina could be increased even more if we get an android 5 update! The only concern is why in CPU-Z as others it specifies that the total RAM is 768MB and not 1GB that has officialy. I have the D505 EU LTE version of the phone

  • So far it works fine 4 me except 4 the occasional slight lag when surfing net & hving 2 force close it when it becomes unresponsive. If u do hv any parts 4 it i'll be glad 2 take them, provided u giving them away 4 free of cos.

  • comments required please.my lg d505 was new since feb this year and now the phone frequently freezes. leaving me no choice but to remove battery and reset. is it likely that a new battery is needed.it is generally full of the usual apps with int storage still available.it is under warranty but am changing my operator also.anything to advise is much appreciated.thanks.

  • i have lg d505 variant: 8mgpixel full hd camera and 8g memory. i got kitkat official update 4.4.2 and all i have to say: this phone rocks! very strong battery, and very optimazed sistem! so my advice buy the d505, it.s a very good value for money! and also buy an Sline bumper for protection[it.s kind of sllepery]. have a nice day

  • How to increase memory on my LG OTIMUS F6 phone

  • Did you add a sd card? You need to move all apps and data to a added sd card to free up space for you phone to work properly. Look at the user comment for the lg optimus f3 phone from "anonymous" for excellent suggestions regarding rooting the sd card and moving stuff to it.

  • You must not have had the phone long. It S@%&KS! After a couple months the 4Gigs it has is useless and you cannot get your phone calls, messages or anything and it's frustrating because you know someone is trying to reach you but you don't know who, there is no way to get more memory. I will never buy anything LG again! If there is anyone who does love this phone I have extra parts for you.

  • How do u find out how to erase draft messages? Where do I go what sitting??

  • How do u find out how to erase draft messages? Where do I go what sitting??

  • it only has radio for the D505 version

  • Is ther any way to make the apps use the storage space on the SD card. the low 2 gigs finally runs out of room after all my apps update. there is an option to move to SD memory, but it doesn't. why is that option there and it doesn't move?

  • Hello everyone am getting my new phone next week & am looking forward to using it & hope it wuks very gud

  • Enlighten me, oh lord of the phones. I just got an F6 (D500) and I don't seem to find the radio feature. I can't find the feature listed in the specs either: Maybe you were referring to the D505?

  • To Those That Dont Have This Phone Dont Get It Its The Worst Phone Ever Made It Makes Android An Lg Look Bad

  • Pls the one that i'm using has no radio, am not understand. Pls is it not original phone or? Is LG D500.

  • It has Radio, you just don't know how to use your smartphone.

  • the phone is fantastic very fast no lagging I would recommend this phone to anyone

  • the phone is fantastic very fast no lagging I would recommend this phone to anyone

  • Do not buy this smartphone. It has no memory !!!!! Skype, some contacts, gmail, chrome, and few others small apps utilize ALL AVAILABLE SPACE. You have to clean tmp files, cache etc MANUALLY at least weekly. Plus - it is my first phone EVER that loses text messages, that are posted as delivered to me on the senders's phone. I never receive them - happens at least once a month!

  • I love the lg Optimus but it can be slow at time it also freeze up at times but I would like to have the upgrade of this phone

  • I thought this was a nice phone. Boy was i disappointed!!! It's so slow it's always shutting down it takes forever to get internet access. You can't get on the internet if your on a call. It will download games but it only does through wifi connection which takes forever. Don't attempt to download popular games it will take up too much storage space. Overall i'm very disappointed in this phone i'm getting a new phone and giving this garbage to my 7 yr old to play with!!

  • I was very excited to get my new phone. It had been along time comeing. I'm not happy because my apparently and devices keep shutting down. This morning my phone stopped respondingwith the message process.coml lge launcher has stopped responding.I want a been phone.this one is awful. Sorry but it needs some work....thankyou for yyour time...but the phone is fast abscess a great design.

  • I was very excited to get my new phone. It had been along time comeing. I'm not happy because my apparently and devices keep shutting down. This morning my phone stopped respondingwith the message process.coml lge launcher has stopped responding.I want a been phone.this one is awful. Sorry but it needs some work..

  • The 505 EU model has the upgrade available.... Only update if you are 100% sure 1.26gb is enough storage for the apps you use most... I will not have any phone with less than 8gb of internal storage and KitKat...KitKat does add performance but in the end totally not worth for devices with less than 8gb of internal memory...until someone figures out a way around the storage limitation.

  • pretty much every Android phone has Talk to text as well as text to talk...if it doesn't come equipped several options are available on Google Play... However as a standard to just about all their phones LG does provide a rather good all around accessibility bundle pre-installed

  • Great phone with a little know how...I assume no responsibility for what you do to your phone nor does this site. Towelroot>Super User by chainfire>F6 Utilities>install CWM>Freedom Kernel and you then have a phone that can use about 8gb of storage from an external SD card.. This phone also flashes quite easily back to stock rom. I broke my first F6 by sitting on it and I decided for 70$ I couldn't come close to finding a better phone.... I ran this phone @1.4ghz, noop and Performance Gov and it actually increase the battery life...don't buy a cheap SD card because this phone actually comes equipped with rather decent memory and storage speeds...a cheap SD caard will cause it to go sluggish...but I would spend more than say $15 on a good 8gb online... Avoid the KitKat update....ANY phone with less than 8gb of built-in internal storage should avoid KitKat...

  • No fm radio.

  • Does F6 D500 has radio?

  • Does this phone have talk to text? If not which ones do?

  • Yes, it is. I did this a few days ago.

  • is the F6 D505 model upgradable to kitkat?

  • The only problem I have is storage and I have a 2 gig memory card . I'm with Metro PCS and this is really bothering me. Such a downgrade from my Galaxy S3 with Sprint

  • Kitkat update has been released!

  • There is an Android app called Force2sd. You have to be rooted and you need to add two lines in the build.prop file. It works great, but you can brick your phone if you're not careful

  • When does KitKat arrive?? It was promised for June, LG!

  • Metropcs or bestbuy

  • MetroPCS sells this for $99 online and some stores has it for $49

  • hey guys.please someone tell me where can i buy this phone???? plzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • I cant seem d/l from internet ex;facebook/google/ect. I used 2 be able 2 press/hold&d/l. Now i cant. Had phone 2 weeks and still cant! Please help on this issue??

  • I cant press/hold&download from internet ie,facebook/google. Ive always been able to before. Cant find a way!! Please help me on this?

  • I just got this phone for free from MetroPCS. My old phone, the LG Connect, allowed me to plug the phone into my car stereo via USB and play my stored music directly through my stereo , while also displaying the names on the stereo dashboard. I had full access of my music using through the stereo's controls. I can't do that with the LG Optimus F6 for some reason. I made sure I updated the drivers and all I get is my phone trying to find the drivers on my stereo (which it won't). I bought an aux cable as a band-aid, but the sound quality is not the same and I have to select songs from my phone, which is annoying. Any suggestions - beside updating drivers?

  • This is awesome

  • yes it's better! GSM ARENA please do: - battery test - camera test - REVIEW! - thanx

  • Is the camera good ? Compare to sony xperia sp ?

  • Bought Optimus F6 D505 month ago and its working really good. Battery lasts long and kinda quick. There is not that much internal memory 3.94GB but 32gb sd card cost me only 15euros. Whole phone cost 150euros and it really is good phone:) U cant find any other phone with same specs at 150euros.

  • User's available total storage space = 3.94 GB (As shown on my LG F6-D505)

  • Good day everyone. Would just like to ask, how much user accessible memory is there in the D505? I know its 8GB internal memory includes built-in apps that can't be touched, so how much can the user use? Thanks in advance! :)

  • This phone is absolute garbage!!!!! No internal memory. ..

  • The best one. must update firmware frequently

  • Can this phone use 64gb memory card or not as I need to know only.

  • Welcome to the wonderful world of marketing. This practice of misleading customers with incorrect amount of memory goes way back to those days with retail stores selling desktops. If it's 960 MB RAM, they round it off to 1 GB.

  • For around $10-20 you can buy a 32 gb memory card. From amazon.

  • Lol'z

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  • Hey, I bought LG Optimus F6 D505 in Poland and it does not have 1GB of RAM. Phone's task manager shows total memory of exactly 804MB... and usually 620 is being occupied (with no apps running).

  • If this is anything like the L9 P769, then custom roms, like CyanogenMod, will be unlikely due to the encrypted bootloader. I learned my lesson never to go mid-range again. I mean, I don't use many apps...I don't use Facebook, Twitter, Google+ garbage because social media has mutated into worthless games and marketing campaigns...so storage is good for my use. I just miss messing with CM.

  • Is this phone support GPS very accuratly?

  • does any body know how to flash a rom on the f6 because i've looked around and couldn't find one....

  • I have the L9 it has 4.1.2 and it also does that , it says they are shared memory or some crap . I can not move to Sd card !!

  • Buddy, you are going to find out that any phone using Android 4.1-4.3 have this issue. Only Android 4.4 fixes it. 4.4 was coded for phones such as this with hybrid storage to let us store data on the SD Card like we could in 2.3.7. So any phone you go and buy that doesn't have Android 4.4 you will find this same problem. Happy Hunting.

  • If you are a casual user that just wants to do social media, you will find out that you quickly run out of room for apps.

  • GPS really support Glonass??? In LG Web dont say anything about this...

  • I totally agree with you. Went to T-mobile and they said that there was nothing wrong with the phone,that I needed to download" File Mgr." I did but it's not enough. I'm frustrated.

  • This phone is amazing! Im surprised they were dumb enough to not declare this phone in the top ten. To me this is about as good as HTC and Galaxy. Great phone great value. Memory shouldnt be an issue if youre a casual user but if it is you can just get an SD Card.

  • This phones display is not low-res. Mid 200s is good for a mid range phone, but anything below 200 is low res. I can only see the pixels if I hold the phone a couple inches away from my face, nobody actually holds it that close when using it. I actually find the screen to be very beautiful.

  • I just got this phone yesterday. It's great! No laggy interface, no app crashing, and the battery lasts forever, even with heavy usage including data. Screen density is just fine. Note, the D500 is the North America version and comes with a 5 mp camera. I have the D505,the international version, which has an 8 mp camera and more user available internal storage space.

  • AppMgr III (Play Store)... might need root: FramaRoot. Good phone overall. Only downside is the display's low res. Sony made a much stronger phone (Xperia SP) and it's the same price...

  • D 500- have 5 mp camera;4 gb-- D 505 have 8 mp 8 gb space.

  • LG optimus F6 or Lenovo P770?

  • Phone has serious software defect. All new apps are stored in limited 2.3 ghz memory and cannot be moved to sd card. I have 32gb sad card and can't download apps because of low memory. Returning phone today!

  • Just bought the d505 in Ro and the camera is 8 mp - 1080 full hd. Not to mention lte 4g and nfc

  • please i want to buy this phone, but whenever i ask the phone here in Nigeria they use to tell me that the phone not available in Nigeria. i want know when this phone will be available in Nigeria.

  • The LG homepage says camera can record fullhd. Decent phone, but not that cheap. 233E free of contract.

  • Wish i had that phone but. I WANTED. L9 TOO NOW I so have the l9 but the l9 has a lower resolution. Front camera & doesn't have Higher Dynamic Range in the camera settings.

  • definitely the optimus f6 !

  • what to chose htc desire 500 or lg d505 optimus f6 ?

  • Yes! Lg D-505 Gorilla Glass 2

  • D 505 have gorilla glass 2 ?

  • Hungary : Lg F6 = Lg D-505 : 8Mpx camera - :) ( 1080P vieorec...)

  • in Romania is other version of Optimus F6, D505, and D505 have 8 MP camera

  • The mentioned romanian carrier LIES about LG Optimus F6: they say it have a 8MP camera :))))

  • Available at Orange Romania

  • I just found out that this has a infrared remote for TVs and cable boxes! Maybe I will get it. If CyanogenMod ever does make it on this phone, I guess I can back up the LG Remote app and push it to system/app.

  • Can the bootloader be unlocked? After a bad experience with the Optimus L9 P769, I'm kinda hesitant with these mid-rangers.

  • This phone is capable to record 1080p videos..browse throught the youtube and you will see.

  • Judging by the specs of this phone its great,but im in dilema,cause im geting a new phone soon and i dont know should i get this or Sony Xperia L,i had a chance to work with xperia L and its super fast and snapy but lg's specs are litle bit better............so if anyone can, please heelp,xperia L or lg f6.Thanks

  • Where do I access it in Zimbabwe. Like one now

  • Do we get a sale and when to comes for the Balkans market beacuse I like to buy it..... ??????????