LG K31 Rebel Review [Specs & Analysis]

Introduction

Of recent, LG has been releasing new variants of the LG K series. For consumers looking to buy this smartphone, it can be a headache to know exactly which is which, and make the right choice when buying them. This brings us to our today’s review of the LG K31 Rebel.

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Generally speaking, it wouldn’t hurt not to know any technical details about the LG K31 Rebel, but for anyone ready to buy this phone, knowing the slightest details and differences will help them make a better choice when buying this phone.

Previously we covered Moto G7 Optimo Maxx VS Moto G7 Power, so you may want to check it out here.

Overview of LG K31 Rebel

Well, if you have not yet left this website and are still here reading this article, it means you are probably curious about certain aspects of this phone. certain questions like; what actually makes up or brings down this smartphone? Is this smartphone even worthy to buy?

The answers to the questions in the previous paragraph will not just be obvious by giving a look or two at this phone.

To answer the earlier asked questions, we will have to carry out an in-depth analysis of the specifications (performance, physical attributes, cameras, battery lives, displays etc) of this smartphone.

Specifications of LG K31 Rebel

Within this subsection, we will be covering the overall capabilities/abilities of the LG K31 Rebel.

Physical Attributes

The LG K31 Rebel has a maximum width of 7.11 cm, a maximum height of 14.78 cm, a maximum thickness of 0.86 cm and an overall dimension of 90.37 cm cube.

The length of this phone is about the size of an average pocket. This makes it suitable to carry around, even without a purse or bag.

The 90.37 cm cube body of this phone, embodies a 146 g weight. Being way under 200 g, this phone feels comfortable when carried around in your hand, purse or bag.

Software

The LG K31 Rebel has the major software characteristics of a performant smartphone. It has the Android 10 (Android Q) Operating System installed in it. It also incorporates pre-installed software like:

• Navigation Software.
• Voice Command Software.
• Face Recognition Software.
• Personal Intelligent Virtual Assistant.

CPU & GPU

In terms of CPU and GPU, the LG K31 Rebel really packs a punch, which is really surprising for a smartphone with such a modest price.

This phone has a 2000 MHz processing frequency, which is delivered by a 12 nm Arm Cortex-A53 octa-core 64-bit processor. It also uses an IMG PowerVR GE8320 as its GPU, which is actually quite good at handling highly demanding mobile games.

RAM & STORAGE

Throwing an eye at the RAM, the LG K31 Rebel has an LPDDR3 SDRAM chip with a size of 2 GB.

As for the Storage capacity, the LG K31 has 32 GB of disk capacity. While it has quite good internal storage capacity, not all of it is usable. The phone will permit you to use only about 17 GB of internal storage.

At this point in time you may be thinking that the storage may be one of the downs of this phone, but no, it is not much of a big deal.

Actually you can solve the storage problem by buying a relatively cheap microSDXC. The phone supports storage capacity expansion using micro SD cards of up to 32 GB.

Display

Talking about probably the most important part of the LG K31 Rebel’s hardware, we are going to be taking a closer look at this phone’s pixel density and resolution.

The display area used by the LG K31 Rebel is about 77.1% of its display area, which is quite high, considering the average display area usage is about 70%. This gives room for more content to be displayed and interacted with, on the screen.

The LG K31 Rebel’s display technology type is an IPS LCD. It has a display size of 5.7 inches. Its resolution is 1520 x 720 pixels (Full HD) and finally, its screen ratio is 19:9, its pixel density of 295 PPI.

From the above specifications, you can see that it has a screen which is more oriented towards providing a great user experience. The screen provides the user with a good video and image experience, with it’s high pixel density and Full HD resolution.

Audio System of the LG K31 Rebel

Looking at the audio system of the LG K31 Rebel, it has a stereo microphone, mono loudspeakers and 3.5 mm jack audio output. It also has an additional microphone which filters out noise.

Specific Absorption Rate [SAR]

The LG K31 Rebel has a SAR head of 0.47 W/kg, a SAR body of 0.91 W/kg, a Simultaneous Transmission SAR of 1.26 W/kg and a hotspot SAR of 1.02 W/kg.

In general, the lower the specific absorption rate, the better it is for human health. Taking into consideration the SAR of this phone, we see that this phone has an acceptable SAR for head, body, transmission and hotspot.

The specific absorption rate is a quite broad and complicated topic, which we are not going be looking at in detail, but you can always get more understanding of it here.

Navigation System

The LG K31 Rebel has a simple navigation system incorporated within it. It possesses a GPS and an A-GPS. Well, this is to be expected from all modern phones, so, nothing much to say under this section.

Camera

The camera prowess of this phone excels, with a rear dual camera of 13.0 MP, a pixel size of 1.12 micrometres, an aperture of F1.8 and a sensor size of 1/3″.

It has a Full HD video recording capability, precisely 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30 frames per seconds.

It also has a front camera which can produce up to 5.0 MP of image quality with Full HD standards of 1920 x 1080.

The back camera is just okay in terms of image capturing prowess, but the front camera is just too poor, for a phone of this quality.

Even though the manufacturers decided to balance the weak pixelling of the front camera with a high resolution, the results are still not convincing.

Connectivity

The LG k31 Rebel can be used in both urban and remote areas of many countries, as it supports most of the preferred cellular bands of many companies in many countries. It supports the following connectivity specifications.

Sensors of LG K31 Rebel

In terms of sensors, this phone has sophisticated incorporated sensor systems, such as its in-built compass, its in-built accelerometer and its in-built gyroscope.

It also incorporate biometric sensors such as, fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor and light sensor.

Security

If you are the type who is keen about security, don’t worry. The LG K31 Rebel has a wide variety of security options, such as;

• Pin lock.
• Face lock.
• Password lock.
• Fingerprint lock.
• Find my device (with google maps).

Battery

The LG K31 Rebel uses in-built Lion battery technology with an average capacity of 3000 mAh.

The Battery is not replaceable by the user, so you may have to look for a good maintenance support for your hardware.

Price & Package

This phone generally costs about $ 150, which is as I earlier said, quite a modest price for such a high performance phone.

This phone comes with a wall charger travel adapter, a Micro USB cable and a user manual in its sales package.

What Users May Not Like About The LG K31 Rebel

• Battery is not user replacable.
• Does not support dual WI-FI band.
• Does not support WI-FI protocols: 802.11 a and ac.
• Only 17 GB of internal storage is available, out of 32 GB in total.

LG K31 Rebel Summary

Well, we are about to close this article. But before we close, we will like to summarise all our points with a quick chart and quick summary tables, in order to help you better digest the literature.

Pros of the LG K31 Rebel

• Great Audio.
• Great display.
• Good battery.
• Great camera.
• Great sensors.
• Excellent price.
• Great portability.
• Excellent software.
• Excellent SAR rating.
• Excellent performance.
• Good navigation system.

Cons of the LG K31 Rebel

• Battery is not user replacable.
• Does not support WI-FI dual-band.
• Does not support WI-FI protocols: 802.11 a and ac.
• Only 17 GB of internal storage is available, out of 32 GB in total.

Pros & Cons Summary Table of the LG K31 Rebel

PROS	CONS
GREAT PORTABILITY	BATTERY NOT USER REPLACEABLE
EXCELLENT SOFTWARE	DOES NOT SUPPORT WI-FI DUAL BAND
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE	DOES NOT SUPPORT WI-FI PROTOCOLS: 802 a & c
GREAT DISPLAY	ONLY 17 GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE IS AVAILABLE, OUT OF 32 IN TOTAL
GREAT AUDIO
EXCELLENT SAR
GOOD NAVIGATION SYSTEM
GREAT CAMERA
GREAT SENSORS
GOOD BATTERY
EXCELLENT PRICE

Specifications [SPECS] Summary Table of the LG K31 Rebel

Find a summary of all the specifications of the LG K31 Rebel in the table below.

TOPIC	DOMAIN	LG K31 REBEL SPECS
PORTABILITY	WIDTH	7.11 cm
	LENGHT	14.78 cm
	THICKNESS	0.86 cm
	DIMENSION	90.37 cm cube
	MASS	200 g
SOFTWARE	ANDROID 10 OS	✅
	NAVIGATION	✅
	FACE RECOGNITION	✅
	VOICE COMMAND	✅
	PERSONAL ASSISTANT	✅
PERFORMANCE	CPU	Arm Cortex-A53 2000 MHz
	GPU	IMG PowerVR GE8320
	DEDICATED GPU	————–
	RAM	2 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM
	STORAGE	32 GB
DISPLAY	PIXEL DENSITY	295 PPI
	DISPLAY AREA UTILISATION	77.1%
	FULL HORIZONTAL BEZEL WIDTH	————–
	DIAGONAL DISPLAY	————–
	RESOLUTION	1520 x 720
AUDIO	LOUDSPEAKER	Mono
	MICROPHONE	Stereo
	AUDIO OUTPUT	3.5 mm
SAR	SAR HEAD	0.47 W/kg
	SAR BODY	0.91 W/kg
	SAR HOTSPOT	1.26 W/kg
	SAR TRANSMISSION	1.02 W/kg
NAVIGATION SYSTEM	GPS	✅
	A-GPS	✅
	QUICK GPS	————–
	GLONASS	✖
	GALILEO SERVICE	✖
CAMERA	BACK CAMERA QUALITY	13.0 MP
	PIXEL SIZE	1.12 micrometers
	APERTURE SIZE	F1.8
	DIGITAL ZOOM	————–
	VIDEO RESOLUTION	1920 x 1080
	VIDEO FPS	30 FPS
	FRONT CAMERA QUALITY	5.0 MP
CONNECTIVITY	3G	✅
	5G	✖
	NFC	✖
	UTMS	✅
	WI-FI	✅
	LTE [FDD]	✅
	LTE [TDD]	✅
	BLUETOOTH	✅
SENSORS	FINGER PRINT	✅
	PROXIMITY	✅
	LIGHT	✅
	BUILT-IN ACCELEROMETER	✅
	BUILT-IN GYROSCOPE	✅
	BUILT-IN COMPASS	✅
SECURITY	PIN LOCK	✅
	FACE LOCK	✅
	PASSWORD LOCK	✅
	FINGERPRINT LOCK	✅
	FIND MISSING DEVICE	✅
	OTHER SECURITY	————–
BATTERY	BATTERY CAPACITY	3000 mAh
PURCHASE	PRICE	$ 150

Overall Rating of the LG K31 Rebel

Based on all the above analysis, the LG K31 Rebel has been given an average rating of 8.2/10.

We calculate our average by adding each individual score of each topic, [as shown in the chart and in the table above] and dividing the scores by the sum of the total of all topics, then multiplying the result by 10, to give a score out of 10.

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Extra Information on LG K31 Rebel

Release Date

LG K31 Rebel was announced on the 10th of August 2020 and was released within November 2020.

References

IMAGES:

• LG
• Gizbot
• Pinterest
• Pocketnow
• Justandroid

ARTICLES:

• PhoneArena
• Gadgets Now
• TrackfoneReviewer

Conclusion

In the end, our analysis of the LG K31 Rebel clearly points towards very high-end specifications, with a low cost price attached it. So, we can confidently say that this phone is overall very versatile and affordable for its performance.

DEFINITELY WORTH BUYING

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