"...the VX8600 is more than just looks; this is one of Verizon's better handsets, offering excellent call quality and a solid foundation of features and subscription services for the mobile-information savvy.
However, consumers should note that Verizon doesn't provide all the accessories needed out of the box for consumers to use all of the VX8600's features (namely its music playing features) right away..."
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"...You only have to look at the balance of the good and the bad to know that I didn't like the phone. And whilst some of it is clearly subjective, such as the design, a lot of it seem like pretty obvious mistakes. The alarm for instance. But, if it's your cup of tea, you can get it for £285 from Expansys. It's not launched on contract yet, but if it's anything like its predecessor, it'll be free with contracts of about £30 a month...
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MobileBurn has done a pretty thorough review, they liked the looks more than anything:
"...The KG320 is a pretty capable phone. For its looks alone, I am very tempted to give it a Highly Recommended rating. However, LG's user interface still needs a lot of work, and the lag in the camera menu, along with the shutter lag, really need to be improved on. If you can live with these minor niggles, the KG320 could be the phone for you, especially with its attractive form factor, but can only manage a Recommended rating from us."
"...The LG Chocolate VX8500 is a fun phone when all is said and done. You definitely get a rich media experience out of it, and having a solid digital audio player built in to your phone is nice. The touch panel and navigation system require a bit of learning and playing around with to get used to, and that brings the score down just a bit. These days most people don’t have the time to figure out how to operate a cell phone, and usually it isn’t an issue because of the standard text-labeled buttons. Still, once you get over that hump, the phone works well. We wish battery talk time was more than three hours (which is what we got in our tests,) but overall I think LG has provided a solid offering for the demographic they are trying to reach with this device....
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" It is reasonably attractive, if simply designed, but the touch sensitive controls can be maddening. The wrong theme choice only makes things worse due to the horrible animated menu system and all of the delays that come with it. Our review unit was also covered in somebody's fingerprints, which is understandable since the device is impossible to keep clean.
If you are not the right type of user, this handset can be infuriating. I don't imagine that anybody will prefer the touch controls over hardware buttons - no matter how much practice with them they have. But as long as you use the right theme, the phone will at least be usable, even if only for 2 or so hours of talk time.....
Review courtesy of Mobileburn (click for full review)
"Bluetooth capabilities give the new LG VX5300 a leg up on its forerunner, last year's LG VX5200. Released by Verizon Wireless, the lighter VX5300 phone features a built-in VGA camera with flash, one-touch speaker phone and speaker independent voice recognition, all within LG's signature clamshell design.
The VX5300 seems to be a solid follow-up to the VX5200, with attributes including a comprehensive list of voice-activated commands, user-friendly camera and strong battery life....
Review courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full review)
"...There is a lot to like here, but also a lot that frustrates. Leave the wheel alone and you should find navigating easier. Abandon the LG earbuds for your own headset and you should also be more comfortable. If you can learn to live with the short battery life you'll enjoy the very acceptable quality of the music output....
Review courtesy of Trusted Reviews (click for full review)
"Alltel's LG AX490 is a lackluster cell phone with one bright spot: a great keypad. Though there's really no other reason I can see that you'd want to buy this handset, the cell's FasTap keypad is a major step forward for texting on small phones.
I have to admit I was immediately skeptical of the AX490 when I saw the race-car lines of this moderately sized but thick (1 by 3.7 by 1.9 inches HWD, 3.8 ounces) flip phone. It looks too much like the awful LG CE500 for my tastes. In fact, the AX490's heavy-handed NASCAR gimmick goes much farther than its design. The phone comes with car-inspired ringtones and wallpapers, and it even makes incredibly annoying car noises when you flip it open or closed. Fortunately, you can turn all these sounds off....
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"...The LG UX5000 camera phone is a perfect choice if you need a simple cell phone with a sleek design. I had another model of the LG camera phone, which I wore out with my children’s help, and was given this phone as a replacement. I was very impressed with all the features and the ease of use. I am no expert when it comes to new technology; this phone is perfect for people like me....
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"...After spending time with it, I cannot say I am convinced to pay the US$670 asking price, though. We knew right from the start that the KG920 was meant to be an expensive phone, due to the fact that LG has packed some impressive technology in the casing. Unfortunately, the phone simply failed to impress apart from its camera, which is not problem-free either. The slow menu and clumsy shutter button might have already turned away a lot of potential buyers. It is also impossible to consider the KG920 solely on its camera when it cannot act as a standalone imaging device, due to the fact that there is no Flight Mode and the camera will not start without a SIM card.
Our KG920 had firmware version KG920P64-ESA-V10d dated Jun13 2006I doubt the KG920 will ever become mainstream. It is also uncertain if the phone will have a long enough market lifespan to profit LG as they expected last year. Look at the outdated UI, look at the now average music performance, and look at how crowded the market has become. If you are a serious photographer without a pocketable digital camera, the Sharp 903 is too boring for you, the Sony Ericsson K800i color and video quality isn't good enough, the Nokia N73 pictures are too processed, and the N93 is too chunky, the KG920 might just fill the void and give you hope...."
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
"...Overall this phone is almost all about the looks, but does offer a good set of features like Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a music player, but with its poor video quality, lack of speakerphone, and low talk-time battery life, it does not really live up to all the talk surrounding the phone. However, if you are more conscious about the looks of your phone, but do not really need a ton of features, this will surely attract the attention you want.
Review courtesy of Assciated Content (click for full review)
"LG's latest slider, the LG-KV2400
LG has just unveiled a new slider phone, the LG-KV2400. It looks quite nice and is rather orininal, but the specs are nothing too fancy (when compared to other Korean phones): no GPS, no DMB, just the usual MP3 player and 1.3MP camera.....
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"With the introduction of KG810, the LG Chocolate phone series is complete. We have the KG800 slider, the KG320 candy bar, and now the KG810 folder. Simply looking at the specifications of the KG810, it is almost identical to the KG800: a 176x220 screen, 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth 1.2 (with A2DP), and 128MB on board memory. They even share the same weaknesses, such as the lack of a memory card slot.
Putting the Chocolate slider and folder side by side, the folder is definitely smaller and thinner. Its battery also shrinks from 800mAh to 700mAh. The KG810 feels very solid, but the smooth black surface is a fingerprint magnet. LG claims that the mirror surface is very scratch resistant as it is made of glass fiber. The keypad is comfortably spaced and with average tactile feeling. Just like all other Chocolate handsets, we can see that the UI was brushed up a little, but changes are minimal apart from the new black color scheme....
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"...The KG920 looks like a serious alternative to a good-quality compact digital camera, and would be ideal for anyone who actually enjoys photography and has been frustrated by camera phone image quality up until now, or anyone who just likes printing their images poster size.
The quality of digital images depends on several factors – the sensor, the lens, and how the camera interprets the information, or ‘processes’ the image, and I think these samples show the camera phone to be slightly lacking in the latter. However this is understandable given the demands on the space available inside. As well as the yellow cast and darkness issues, all the images except the horses are somewhat flat looking and could do with some tweaking. I think all these images would benefit from at least having auto levels applied, which I have tried in Photoshop, to get rid of the casts and make the images look more natural and somewhat punchier....
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"...When it comes to a multimedia handset, the FUSIC does a great job handling a variety of functions. Everything from music to video is handled pretty darn okay, and the ability to have nice sound quality when listening to music is a definite plus. The call quality is clean enough, but it won't be wowing anyone for reception excellence. To make up for the calls, the FUSIC has got to be the best phone on the market for data transfers; surfing around the mobile web and downloading various songs and applications are their fastest speeds yet. LG's latest is certainly a solid choice for anyone looking for something that has a few extra frills....
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"LG's new phone is not a RAZR clone. It's just as slim and, like the hot Samsung a900 Blade for Sprint, it owes much of its appeal to Motorola's revolutionary handset. But a clone is an imitation, often a pale one. My instinct is that what Motorola started with the RAZR, other companies mean to finish. The CU500 — the first phone to tap into Cingular's new "High-Speed Downlink Packet Access" (HSDPA) network — is next in a stream of upcoming slim and powerful cell phones....
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"The P7200 comes in a distinctive black color. The phone itself is quite ergonomic, measures 96mm x 50mm x 17mm and weighs about 112 grams. Being black makes this baby chic, due to the brushed finishing and the handset's overall weight. The build is extremely sturdy, and scratch resistance is above average.
One noticeable feature of the P7200 is its Motorola RAZR-inspired keypad. From the blue backlight to the tactile feeling, not only does it look similar, it actually feels similar. The keys might not be soft enough for fast text messaging, but their spacing and arrangement are appropriate....
Review courtesy of Manilla Bulletin (click for full review)
"The VX8300's GPS chip and location-determination software offer turn-by-turn instructions to help you find your way to unfamiliar locations. While this may be just the thing for music-happy road warriors in a hurry to get somewhere, everyone else should bear in mind that Verizon's new VZ Navigator service costs an extra $10 per month.
The LG VX8300 is the latest high-speed phone to join Verizon's growing stable of handsets capable of downloading music tracks and video clips. This phone has arrived just in time for Verizon Wireless subscribers to take advantage of a new program called VCast Performances, which will soon serve up clips of popular artists in concert.
Review Courtesy of Top Tech News (click for full Review)
"...There is a lot to like about the physical aspects of the M6100. It looks like an MP3 player more than a phone, it has solid build, and most of all, its petite size will appeal to many of the ladies out there. However, beyond the aesthetics, the M6100 is just plain ordinary. Being marketed as a music phone, the only thing that differentiates it from the recently reviewed S5200 is the doubled on board memory. Even so, 128MB is definitely not enough for a decent playlist. The lack of expandable memory is unacceptable for a music phone....
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"The good: The LG LX550 has an attractive design, admirable call quality, and a range of high-end features, including Bluetooth, a speakerphone, an MP3 player, a Micro SD card slot, EV-DO support, and an FM transmitter.
The bad: The LG LX550 has shaky music quality, tricky keypad controls, and limited photo resolutions, and it does not offer analog roaming.
The bottom line: The attractive, high-performing LG LX550 is a solid addition to Sprint's EV-DO lineup.
Review Courtesy of c|net (click for full Review)
"We like this phone a lot and LG has good reason to expect the Chocolate to fly off the shelves. While it might not appeal to those who want their handsets to come brimming with technical goodies, there is no arguing that it looks fantastic and is sure to succeed on that factor alone....
Review Courtesy of Tech Digest (click for full Review)
"The LG VX9800 is the latest smartphone from Verizon Wireless to feature Evolution Data-Optimized (EVDO) capability, which means potentially blazing download speeds. But this new handset's main claim to fame is its ability to play both streaming video clips and music tracks. And it does it on a device that is appealing to both the eye and the ear....
Review courtesy of SciTechToday (click for full review)
"Instant messaging and email aficionados will like this phone's capabilities--and its stow-away keyboard. PC World Canada rating: 72 Good.
Looking for a cell phone that lets you stay connected via email and instant messenger? You don't need a pricey PDA hybrid phone to get the messaging features you crave. Consider the LG F9200 (available in the U.S., unlocking required for Canada). This candy bar-style standard cell phone features a hidden QWERTY keyboard, which slides out from beneath the handset, enabling you to type messages much more easily....
Review Courtesy of PCWorld Canada (click for full Review)
"There's a lot you'll put up with if your date is really, really hot. He or she could have some bad habits, emotional issues, maybe even be a little hard of hearing. The VK Mobile VK2020 phone ($399) is that hot—head-turning, eye-popping hot—so those who take it out on the town will be able to overlook its flaws.
The VK2020 makes the Motorola SLVR L7 look like a house brick. It will turn heads, attract comments, and convince good-looking people that you're worth talking to. At 3.7 by 1.9 by 0.3 inches and 1.9 ounces, you can almost balance it on a finger. It feels solid, not cheap, and has the same flat keypad with raised rubber numbers that the SLVR does, although the keys are much tinier on the VK2020. Yet there's an MP3 player with 100MB of storage in this little tri-band phone, along with Bluetooth, USB Mass Storage capability, a 1,000-contact phone book, and two Java games....
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"Dave Weinstein reports from CTIA that LG showed off a new music phone called the LG 550 - an EV-DO capable 3G device that supports music and video on demand. LG wouldn't confirm which carrier the phone would ship with, but a bit of experimentation revealed that it was Sprint. This looks like it's going to be a very solid music phone, with a few unique features...
Review courtesy of Gizmag (click for full review)
"You don't need to tote a notebook or a PDA if you want to stay connected to e-mail and instant messaging. A cell phone with a built-in QWERTY keyboard and e-mail and IM clients will do the trick.
One good example is the new LG F9200. This easy-to-use and affordable model is the latest in a growing number of keyboard-enabled handsets on the market.
The F9200 costs $150 with a two-year Cingular Wireless service contract, making it less expensive than other recently released keyboard-enabled phones such as Samsung's $200 D307 (which I reviewed in November 2005).
I find the F9200 much easier to use than Samsung's phone, too. I particularly like its simple design and user-friendly keyboard. At 4.7 ounces, it's light and easy to carry, although it's chunkier than I'd prefer. It comes in an eggshell white finish with silver numeric keys. The 128-by-160-pixel screen is bright enough in most settings, but its slight graininess was bothersome. The hidden keyboard slides out in a horizontal orientation; when you slide out the keyboard, the display automatically changes to landscape mode. The F9200 also has a built-in 640-by-480 VGA camera...."
Review courtesy of PCWorld (click for full review)
As 3GSM draws to a close, LG has announced their new slim U880 3G headset. As only 0.72” thick, this headset will be able to compete with any RAZR or SLVR that Motorola throws out. It’s the slimmest 3G contraption to be announced so it’s definitely worth your buck. What is strange about this cell phone is that the on board total memory is 128MB, but only half of that 64MB is available for use by the user. Not to worry though for there is a slot for a microSD memory card that will easily expand your memory.
Review Courtesy of DLMag (click for full Review)
This phone is designed for music, but physically, no one is going to confuse it with any of the iPod models. At 3.58 by 1.92 by 1.03 inches and 4.16 ounces, the VX8100 is short and dumpy. There are music transport controls -- play/pause, FF/skip and RW/skip on the front flap so you can control your tunes without opening the phone, and the speakers are mounted on either side of the clamshell hinge, meaning you'll get the same stereo sound of music, ring tones or speakerphone chatting if the flap is up or down.
Volume toggle, voice memo key and the stereo headphone jack are located on the left spine, the camera key and miniSD slot on the right. There's a 1.2-inch external color LCD that clearly displays time, date and phone signal strength and status. The VX8100's stumpy antenna makes tight pocket fit awkward, and it doesn't telescope.
Review Courtesy of the i4u (click for full Review)
A streamlined casing combined with physical measurements of 99 g and 99 x 49 x 18 mm makes the LG U880 the slimmest 3G handset we've reviewed to date. The U880 sits well in ones hand, and provides excellent navigation and numerical buttons which are a perfect fit for interacting with the handset's intuitive and user-friendly menu system.
We also favour the bright and crisp 2-inch 262K colour screen of the U880, which offers an average resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. A decent external 65K colour screen is also present, as is a hinge-mounted 1.3 Megapixel swivel camera to enable face-to-face video chats with decent performance...
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While by no means the first kid-specific mobile phone on the market, LG's Migo does mark the first time that a major manufacturer has developed one and put some actual marketing muscle behind it. The idea behind the Migo, and similar devices like the Firefly, is to develop a handset for younger kids in their pre-teen years. Make it simple to use, limit the phone's ability to make outbound calls, and make it "cool" enough that your youngster is going to want to carry it around with him or her.
That doesn't seem like a particularly tall order in a time where mobile phones often contain 2 megapixel cameras and MP3 players.
Physical Aspects
Physically, the Migo scores well. It measures 92mm x 46mm x 22mm (3.6" x 1.8" x .9") in size, and weighs only 69g (2.4oz). It has a shiny finish on top of a bright metallic green paint job. There is a pair of buttons on the side for dealing with call volume as well as ring volume (and vibration), a standard headset jack, and a very simplified keypad design that has 4 dedicated speed dial buttons and a special emergency speed dial button. There are the normal red and green call control buttons, as well. The Migo, like the Firefly, keeps costs down by making use of a small, monochrome display (with a blue backlight).
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
Review courtesy of MobileBurn (click for full review)
Take a look at this beauty. It’s LG’s new P7200 camera phone and it’s quite a tasty looking phone with some finger licking features. This handset will no doubt be in direct competition with the Motorola Razor range and it bears more than a passing resemblance.
The LG however adds to its firepower with a multi directional screen, 2MP CMOS camera with auto-focus and external controls for MP3 playback. The screen itself looks stunning and packs 262,000 colours into its 2.0” TFT LCD...
Review Courtesy of Gadget Spy (click for full Review)
First it was a staple of Nextel's network, then Sprint PCS and Verizon Wireless integrated their own. Finally, at the end of 2005, Cingular will be the latest carrier to join the club and launch its own Push-to-Talk (PTT) service.
Allowing consumers to access walkie-talkie communication using off-network services, PTT lets subscribers instantly reach each others by eliminating the dialing and ringing steps in a regular cellular call.
As the first device on to use Cingular's new nationwide PTT network, the LG F7200 gives consumers instantly access to friends, family, and co-workers, individually or all at once via group calling (up to 20 people). Because PTT is a separate feature from regular phone service, consumers have unlimited access and minutes incurred while using it aren't charged to voice package minutes; but an extra monthly service charge is required.
Review courtesy of Mobiledia (click for full review)
This week we took a look at the LG VX9800, a high-end EV-DO enabled handset from Verizon Wireless that has had some visibility thanks to a large advertising campaign. Think of it as the Sidekick for Verizon Wireless--QWERTY keyboard, landscape oriented screen and a larger than most form factor. It also has that wow factor once the keyboard is revealed. But can it perform?
My first impression of the LG VX9800 was the size, this is no sub-compact meant to gracefully rest in a pocket. There is no way to hide it, the VX9800 is a big handset. Think Sidekick big. But after opening the handset to reveal the larger screen and QWERTY keyboard, the size starts to make more sense. The included stereo speakers on the inside of the phone work nicely with the overall design and provide great sound though I wish they could have been a bit louder.
There are a lot of buttons on the VX9800 thanks to its dual form factor, I counted 79. But that is a bit inflated because you only use one set at a time, when the phone is closed for example there are 26 keys which is about average.
Check out the photo section below to see a comparison shot of the VX9800 and two other phones I had in my office, the Samsung e635 and the Kyocera Slider Sonic...
Review courtesy of MobileTracker (click for full review)
