LG Optimus 2X Review

Posted on 12-07-2011 | By: david | 

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The world’s first “Tegra 2″ smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X, has finally sporting Android 2.2 (LG has said a 2.3 upgrade is coming soon) and the impressive dual-core Tegra 2 1GHz CPU with a graphics processor from Nvidia. Known as the LG Star originally, now the LG Optimus 2X has finally arrived with a revamped version of HTC Sense overlaying the Android operating system.

Appearance wise the LG Optimus 2X is nothing new, essentially a large slab of black glass – Looking much like the Incredible S and HTC HD 7 and similar to every other high end smartphone recently! The screen is the now seemingly “standard” WVGA 480 x 800 pixels size that adorns other Android devices. The inevitable comparison to the iPhone 4′s Retina display shows its not quite a sharp, but better than most and most users will not be disappointed. The screen is bright, with vibrant colours perfectly legible text even in direct sunlight. Apart from the iPhone the only other handset which has a sharper display is probably the HTC Desire S, but there is really nothing in it.

The dual-core processor offers the power under the hood to drive the incredible video capabilities of the LG Optimus 2X, with 1080 pixel video recording on an amazing eight megapixel camera (LED flash) and high resolution 1080 pixel playback available over a mini-HDMI port and DLNA media streaming. Even more amazing than the incredible video, is the pricing on this handset. Most assumed it would be a top range mobile with pricing to match, but currently the LG Optimus 2X is available free on 24 month contracts at around £25 per month – this puts the Optimus 2X as a direct competitor to the HTC Incredible S!

In addition to the enhanced video and photographic features, the Optimus 2X, being Android powered (currently Froyo 2.2) offers multiple home screens with clock and weather widgets, bookmarks, calendar, FM radio control, social feed integration (including brilliant apps such as Facebook for LG and Twitter for LG and even a MySpace for LG app?), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and everything else we have come to expect from the latest Android phones plus more.

LG KS365 Full Review and Latest Deals

Posted on 24-11-2010 | By: david | 

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Packed full of easy to use communication features, the LG KS365 is available in a number of fashionable colours with a slide out full QWERTY keyboard. From the same LG family as the acclaimed LG KS360, the KS365 is a compact stylish handset, with lots of useful, fun and convenient features; FM radio with RDS, music player (MP3 & eAAC+ formats), 2 megapixel digital camera (with video capturing), instant messaging services (including multimedia messaging).

With a colourful 2.4 inch screen on the front and easy to use navigation and call keys beneath, the LG KS365 is both striking to look at and easy to use. Sliding the front section of the phone reveals a full QWERTY keyboard with individual circular keys which makes high speed text input much easier. The built in FM radio and music player means users can enjoy music tracks or listen to the latest news, weather and chat shows. With playback available in both MP3 and eAAC+ file formats its easy to add new music onto the phone using the USB cable provided or via the Internet. Storage up to 16Gb (around 4000 music tracks) is provided with microSD card slot.

A tri-band GSM phone, the LG KS365 will automatically switch between available networks to give the best possible coverage. keeping in touch is easy using the selection of calling and messaging features available on the LG KS365 and of course the inclusion of the qwerty keyboard makes compiling texts or emails a joy. Inclusion of WAP 2.0/xHTML/HTML browsers make for smooth (if somewhat slow) web browsing. However this only becomes a problem with some multimedia intensive web pages, normal browsing on most popular websites proves to be trouble free and painless!

Advantages: easy to use full qwerty keyboard, decent music and FM radio reception, neat voice memo feature, low price, will accept micro SD card up to 16GB. The threaded view in the messaging menu is excellent allowing you to view messages as complete conversations rather than just in date view.

Disadvantages: small screen with low resolution, no 3G or WiFi makes surfing the internet a bit slow and tedious on occasions, lack of many high-end features in general

A competitively priced handset that excels in terms of texting and emailing due to qwerty keyboard. Lack of 3G and Wi-Fi stop it going to the top of the class, but for the price, the LG KS365 offers great value in an attractive package with little to complain about. Available now on T-mobile and o2.

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Full review of LG Cookie Lite T300

Posted on 24-11-2010 | By: david | 

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The LG Cookie Lite T300 (aka the LG Wink T300), is a fashionable looking handset with a well proportioned touch screen. From the same highly acclaimed range as the LG Cookie KP500, the LG Wink Style T310 and the LG Wink 3G T320. The T300 is not just a pretty face however, the phone is packed with features including a digital camera (with video recording at 15 frames per second), music player (MP3, WAV & eAAC+) with FM radio, Web browser with WAP 2.0 XHTML and social networking integration, messaging services (email, MMS and SMS), handwriting recognition, and a full range of connectivity options. All these features are crammed into a compact 95.8mm x 50.5mm x 11.9mm.

The fashionable appearance is highlighted with the colourful casings (black, pink, silver) and the trendy cartoon interface. The main focus is the 2.4 inch colour touchscreen with 240 pixel by 320 pixel resolution and stunning colour graphics (already seen in the LG Cookie KP500).

The entertainment features on the T300 are awesome with full selection of media and music available. The built-in music player & FM radio allows listening to music on the move, the 1.3 megapixel camera offers photographs and video recording, and the screen gives video playback options (in MPEG4 and H264) and of course all your favourite games.

All the popular social networking websites can be accessed quickly via touchscreen menu when desired and the LG Cookie Lite T300 has all the call features you would expect such as call log (calls made, received & missed), hands free speaker phone calling, phone book (up to 1000 contacts), and a useful organiser application. Messaging services are provided in a a variety of formats allowing users to share media and/or text files ( text, photos, video clips and sound) via multimedia messaging or email.

With 20Mb of onboard memory and a further 4Gb via memory card, the LG Cookie Lite T300 can store all your contacts, music, games and video files easily. Access to the Web is provided via the included WAP browser and EDGE/GPRS technology allows high speed data transfer. Connection to other devices is also supported by micro USB connection or Bluetooth wireless.

Advantages: Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900), Good connectivity (Bluetooth, Micro USB, EDGE and GPRS), easy social network integration, standard 3.5mm jack, speakerphone, Java games, cool cartoon user interface, handwriting recognition, good music player and 2.4 Inch TFT Colour Touch Screen.

Disadvantages: No WiFi, no camera flash,

A cute phone, basically a cut-down version of the LG Cookie with lots of features and a great price on T-mobile, Orange and Vodafone!

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LG KF757 Secret Mobile Phone Review

Posted on 22-04-2009 | By: admin | 

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The LG KF757 Secret is an updated version of the original KF700 Secret mobile phone, this latest model has additional features, namely Wi-fi and UMA. UMA is an open set of specifications designed to enable the delivery of data services over any IP-based access network including the internet. Nowadays more correctly referred to as GAN (Generic Access Network). The LG KF757 Secret is a slim slider phone with touchpad navigation and haptic feedback (haptic feedback involves applying forces, vibrations, and/or motions to the user). The LG KF757 Secret is part of LG’s Black Label Mobile Series, using carbon fibre and scratch resistant tempered glass in the construction, LG’s KF757 Secret is an incredible looking phone. Just 102.8 × 50.8 × 11.8 mm, the slim profile of the LG KF757 Secret is amazing when you understand the amount of technology packed into this mobile phone.

The LG KF757 Secret is not just about designer looks, in addition to being a tri band GSM phone with GPRS support and EDGE data technology, it’s packed with innovative features such as the 5 megapixel camera, full 3G video calling using secondary camera, TV-out facility, an FM radio, HSDPA,  Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP stereo support, built-in loudspeaker (with decent quality and volume), video recording (120 frames per second QVGA) and video playback in DivX video format on the 2.4 inch screen. The LG KF757 Secret has a generous 100MB of internal memory as standard which expandable via a microSD memory slot.

A cool feature on the LG KF757 Secret is the accelerometer which rotates the screen as the phone is moved and allows widescreen videos can be watched in widescreen mode. The phone comes with preloaded games making use of this feature where you can interact with the game by rotating handset.

The most talked about feature of the LG KF757 Secret is the ability to watch high-definition TV over either a 3G network or via a Wi-Fi connection with the Orange Livebox or an Orange hot spot connection. This service was launched in France at the end of last year with up to 60 TV channels with 3G coverage. Currently the only other phone to offer this service is the Sony Ericsson G705U.

Amazingly, especially when compared to the iPhone, the LG KF757 Secret is available right now for free on contracts with a wide range of free gifts such as £100 cashback, Nintendo DS Lite, Sony PS3, Sat nav units and many more to choose from.

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Pros
3G Enabled
High-Speed Downlink/Uplink Packet Access
WiFi Enabled
5 Mega Pixel Camera
FM Radio
MP3 Player
Loudspeaker
HDTV ready

Cons
None worth mentioning!

An amazing phone with every possible feature which is available for free when signing mobile contract and comes with substantial cashback offers, free gifts and other great incentives.

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LG Arena Mobile Phone Review

Posted on 22-04-2009 | By: admin | 

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The first thing anyone would notice when doing an LG Arena review (or LG KM900 Arena to give this mobile it’s full name), is that this is a smart looking touch screen phone with a range of multimedia features all accessed through the stunning visual 3D interface displayed on the 3 inch colour screen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Part of the LG Touch family which includes other notable handsets like the LG KC910 Renoir and KF900 Prada, the LG Arena is a slim phone, measuring just 12mm in depth so fits in any pocket easily. The rechargeable battery provides up to 4 hours talk time and 300 hours on standby.

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Inevitably, any LG Arena review will at some point compare this handset to the Apple iPhone, after all they are both touchscreen multimedia smartphones. In terms of features the LG Arena wipes the floor with the iPhone, featuring MMS, FM radio, a landscape Qwerty keypad and many other capabilities missing from the iPhone.

To do any LG Arena review justice, you have to elaborate on the 5 megapixel camera, the music player and the internet browsing capabilities. The LG Arena is a true multimedia device with a huge feature set.

The LG KM900 Arena is equipped with a five megapixel digital camera with flash and autofocus which allows still picture capture as well as video capture with near DVD quality. Video playback in all the popular video formats such as DivX and MPEG4 is superb on that huge screen. There is a second camera with a lens on front of the handset for two way video calling.

The LG Arena comes has an integrated music/multimedia player with extensive music features such as MP3 and AAC format music playback, FM radio and Java games. With a good range of connectivity options including 3G HSDPA technology, Bluetooth, GPRS and EDGE, Wi-Fi and USB, there should never be any problems connecting to compatible devices.

The integrated WAP browser allows full internet access and web sites can be viewed in XHTML and HTML formats. Emails can be created, sent, stored and received easily allowing you to stay in contact with work, friends or family on the move. There is also a built in instant messaging feature, which works just a PC instant messaging service such as MSN messenger or ICQ.

To make full use of this phones capabilities, the LG Arena comes with 8Mb of internal memory with a MicroSD memory card slot which can be used to expand the memory up to 16Gb.

LG arena review Pros
Stylish 3D user interface
3G HSDPA Technology
Wi-Fi support
3 inch TFT 262k Colour Touch Screen
5 Megapixel Camera
MPEG4 and DivX Video Player
MicroSD memory card support up to 16 Gb
FM Radio

LG arena review Cons
Expensive
The Qwerty keypad is no good for fast texting

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