Philippine Cell Phones

Manila / December 17, 2009 - LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, announced the market introduction of the new LG Chocolate phone (LG BL40), offering customers in the Philippines a closer look at the eagerly-awaited widescreen device. The new LG Chocolate is the fourth handset in LG’s Black Label Series and successor to the highly-acclaimed LG Chocolate.

Chocolate Phone

With the introduction of this bold new shape, the new Chocolate is essentially reinventing the way consumers view and use mobile phones. Designed with sleek sophistication, the strikingly unconventional 4-inchwide screen opens up an enlarged and more optimal space for “on-the-go” computing, allowing for an entirely new mobile experience that raises the bar of innovation.
Users will see things differently with the widened 21:9 panoramic display that establishes a new level of visual comfort for the reading of web pages and e-mail and dramatically brings videos and games to life with cinema-like screen. Going wide also allows for the dual screen era to finally be brought to handsets for enhanced usability, which when combined with LG’s upgraded and intuitive S-Class UI brings a whole new meaning to the words “user friendly”.

“Minimalistic and sleek, the new LG Chocolate will dramatically change the way we interact with our phones,” said Mr. Raymond Hernandez, Corporate Marketing Head of LG Electronics Philippines. “The new Chocolate reflects the originality and sophistication of the Black Label Series and like its predecessor; we are confident thatthe new Chocolate will create its own legacy and further enhance our standing in the market.”

Mobile web browsing is now a breeze with the new Chocolate’s 4-inch, 21:9 HD LCD that eliminates unnecessary side-scrolling; 7.2 HSDPA provides speedier internet and e-mail

Enjoy a panoramic multimedia experience featuring a theatre-like movie player and enriched image and document viewer through thewide screen

Utilize the extra space with Dual Screen UI that can intelligently display two different types of content simultaneously

Touch Things Differently

Enjoy simplified touch screen navigation with LG’s upgraded S-Class UI, which offers the best in finger-friendly 3D graphics, intuitive responsiveness, and easier accessibility to applications
with one-touch copy and paste, transfer content even more quickly and effortlessly

Thanks to the wider screen, discover a refreshingly new hands-on experience for a multitude of tasks ranging from texting to gaming

Style Things Differently

Irresistibly slim shape, glossy black finish and iconic red highlights create a sense of subtle, chic luxury that preserves the new Chocolate’s design identity

Curved scratch-resistant glass that seamlessly encases the phone and provides a smooth, elegant surface that will always look flawlessly clean and alluring

The 4-inch HD LCD opens up a wider space to showcase and accentuate your personal style; enhanced customization features allow you to express yourself through wallpapers, themes and ringtones created from your own multimedia content

[courtesy of LG Electronics Philippines and GreenBulbPR]

Here are the specs:

345 x 800 pixels, 4.01 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen
5 MP camera with LED flash, 2560 x 1920 pixels :
Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus - supports geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stabilization and manual focus
Bluetooth 2.1
Wifi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
3G - HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
1.1 GB storage and microSD up to 32GB
Stereo FM radio
Battery on 2G: Standby time - 400 hours, Talk time - 6 hours

The LG BL40 is now being displayed in LG Concept Store in Megamall and has a reported retail price of Php26,000.

The Viewty KU-990 is a 5.0 megapixel candybar camera phone from LG which is feature-filled and has full touchscreen capability, HSDPA 3.5G and a flurry of features.

Design
The Viewty is covered in two-tone material with black plastic material and silver etchings. The form factor is a candybar design, and despite all we have heard about big phones, the Viewty is ergonomical and lightweight.

The faceplate is a 262K TFT colour 3-inch display covering the front of the phone. The three buttons on the front of the phone are the call and end buttons. Meanwhile the cancel button is between the two. The faceplate is the typical easily soiled/smudged material but LG decided to give a complimentary screen cover to counter this problem.

On the right spine of the phone, the KU 990 has digital camera functions, where there is a dial to push between photo, video and gallery options. The camera shutter button is here too, as well as the hardware lock/unlock key, which doubles as the camera’s image stabilizer.

Interface
The Viewty KU 990 user interface is based on Flash technology, and while not a smartphone- the proprietary OS has some neat functions and features. The home screen has battery status, main menu and the ringtone profiles on top.

The bottom of the homescreen has four shortcut keys to access the main menu, the dial function, messaging and phonebook. The homescreen can also display either clock or calendar or both at the same time, or you can tweak it to show a clean screen.

If you look closely at the homescreen, there will be arrows pointing to both ends of the screen like a neon sign pointing towards a burger, flicking either of them brought us to a quick menu for the Viewty. It has a 3×3 grid to frequently used programs. When you are done with the quick menu, with another flick the grid slides neatly and quickly back in.

Messaging
The Viewty messaging department gets a nifty feature, namely handwriting recognition. You can use the stylus to input text or you can even edit text that has already been typed.

There are several text input methods - keypad, QWERTY keyboard, handwriting on the screen, and handwriting in box.

Unfortunately, the handwriting recognition doesn’t score as high as it suppose to. It is slightly unresponsive and needs little getting used to when writing quickly, which we don’t recommend. The handwriting in box is another feature we don’t understand- the box doesn’t serve any purpose either than to box up our letters.

The QWERTY keyboard is perhaps the most functional for messaging, as you switch the phone into landscape mode and type into it using your thumbs. The keyboard is slightly reminiscent of the iPhone but we won’t knock something that works. It’s easy to get the hang of and especially if you are familiar with the PC’s keyboard.

The final one is the keypad function which is basically a virtual version of a keypad. SMS junkies will find the virtual keypad with less tactile feel compared to a physical one.

Specifications
2G Network             GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network             YES
HSDPA                 YES
Video Call             YES
Dimensions             103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
Weight                 112
GPRS                 YES
Bluetooth             Yes, v1.2 with A2DP
USB                 YES
Internal Memory         100 MB shared memory
External Memory         microSD (TransFlash), up to 2GB
Camera     DUAL
Camera Resolution         5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps, QVGA up to 120fps), strobe flash;secondary VGA videocall camera
Camera Resolution Search     5M
Flash                 LED
Display Type             TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
Display Size             240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
Type                 BAR
Touch Screen             YES
OS                 LG
Messaging             SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser             WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Battery Type             Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by             Up to 430 h
Talk time             Up to 4 h
MP3                 YES
Video Support             YES
Speaker             MONO
Games                 Yes

Camera/Video Performance
The Viewty’s 5.0 megapixel Schneider-KREUZNACH camera is the main highlight of the phone. It comes with ISO technology and an Image Stabiliser to assist with taking photos. The camera is able to snap up to 2592×1944 pixels of resolution with a 10 second self-timer. As mentioned, the Viewty has a hardware jog-dial at the camera lens, which works manual zoom in/out for the camera.

The gallery application launched by this switch is really wonderful - all your images and videos are shown as a shuffled deck of pictures. A touch on any of the images brings it to the front; a second touch on the image corner displays image info.

The camera interface has wide-ranging settings. You can use several preset scene modes (landscape, beach, party, portrait, night, sport, high sensitive), plus there are some special shooting modes (continuous shot, panorama and frames).

The Continuous shot mode shoots several pictures at the same time, while the Panorama mode makes panorama images out of several consequent shots. Meanwhile, frames mode is for comedic purposes. You can fit your best friend’s face in a pirate wardrobe.

The photos really impressed us, as pictures came out with much of the colour intact. At maximum settings, the quality was pretty close to a digital camera quality.

The Viewty’s video recording is compressed with the DivX 5.0 encoding, to ensure a balance between video quality and video size. The Viewty’s also records up to 120fps, which is extremely high framerate compared the usual 24fps.

At 120fps, the recording switches to slow-motion recording, LG calls the mode QVGA QVS and while the capture occurs at 120 fps, the resulting AVI file is stored at 15 fps slowing down the recorded action 8 times.

Multimedia
The LG KU990 comes with a good 100MB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot. It’s really mind-boggling why the memory card slot is not available to the user without removing the battery as this represents a serious hit on user-friendliness. The file manager appears as a My stuff item in the menu. It includes separate factory-preset folders for different multimedia content. You can copy or move files to the external memory or send them via Bluetooth, and for all of those options you can rely on multiple selection. However, we did notice a huge lag in folder browsing, once the memory card started to fill up. The LG plays DivX videos, but not Xvid though. The Viewty 3-inch screen is prefect for videos. Thought the internal memory does scream for an upgrade for movie files, which the average size mostly stands at 700 MB.

The Muvee studio is also a fun little program, which automatically sync pictures you have taken to preloaded MP3s. It is extremely easy to use, just click the pictures you want to put in, choose your music and the program will churn out a video.

Connectivity
As far as network connectivity is concerned, the phone features tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS, EDGE plus HSDPA 3.6 Mbps. There is also Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP stereo support.

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Introduction:
When the LG Voyager was introduced for the 2007 Holiday Season, it was the “must have” device from Verizon, as it was the first non-smartphone to incorporate a full touch-sensitive display with internal QWERTY keyboard.  Since then, there have been other phones introduced with touchscreen displays, such as the Dare, Versa, and Krave.  Then the beginning of this year, rumors started that a “Voyager 2” was coming to Verizon, but the Voyager name was retired, and the device was dubbed the LG enV Touch VX11000.  The most notable improvements include two large 3” WVGA displays, better user interface, call quality, and a 3MP autofocus camera.

Quick Glance Specs:

Data                EVDO,1xEVDO
Keyboard/Buttons        Standard 12 button,Full QWERTY
Phone Type            Messaging
Talk Time            4.3 hours (260 minutes)
Touch Screen            Yes
Features            Video capture, auto focus, image editor, panorama, smile detection,
self-timer, white balance functions
Bluetooth            Yes v2.1 + EDR, supports FTP-client, OPP for vCal and vCard only.
Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5, DUN, OPP, FTP, PBA, A2DP, AVRC, HID, BPP 1.2, BIP

Design:

When looking at the enV Touch for the first time, you can easily tell it is an upgrade from the Voyager, since both share many design characteristics.  The clamshell form-factor remains intact with the familiar 2-stop hinge.  Most of the front real estate is taken up by the display, with pewter chrome accents surrounding it.  We like this choice since it’s not as shiny and reflective as the mirror chrome used on the Voyager.  The back still uses the soft-touch coating, but has geometric indentions to it, which is also found on the enV3.  The device’s overall height and depth is now slightly less, but it is also a little wider (due to the size of the display).  Because of this, it less “brick like” than the Voyager, but it is still not as compact as the Alias 2, enV3, or Versa, and is noticeable while in your pant’s pocket.  The overall construction feels solid for the most part, but we did notice some plastic creaking sounds when pressing on the chrome edging around the display.  The Voyager and enV3 also exhibit this, but to a lesser extent.

As previously mentioned, the external 3” resistive touchscreen display is quite impressive, as it features WVGA 800×480 pixel resolution and supports up to 1.6 million colors.  The internal display is the exact same size and specifications, except that it is not touch-sensitive.  When looking at the displays on the LG enV Touch VX11000 next to the Voyager, you can easily see the difference it’s size and quality of images it produces.  The enV Touch also has a light sensor, which automatically adjusts the brightness of the external display based on surround light levels, as well as a proximity sensor that turns off the display when the phone is next to your face and you’re on a call.  Our only complaint here is that there is no way to manually adjust the brightness of the displays.

Since the touchscreen is resistive (pressure) sensitive, you can use your finger or a stylus for input, but we found a stylus really isn’t necessary.  It provides a haptic (vibration) feedback when pressed, but you can change level of the vibration or even turn it off.  The overall responsiveness of the touchscreen is good, but it does require a slightly more pressure than the Versa to get a response; about the same amount as the Dare.

Just like with the other LG touchscreen phones, the only physical buttons located on the front are for Send, Clear/VoiceCommand, and End/Power.  They have a metallic look to them, but are in fact plastic.  Along the left side is the camera button, volume rocker and lock button, with the 3.5mm headset jack and microSD card slot on the right side, microUSB data port on the bottom, and 3MP camera with flash on the back.  We are glad to see the proprietary data port and 2.5mm headset jack used on the Voyager was replaced with the more standardized microUSB and 3.5mm formats.

When opening the phone up, you have the familiar 2-stop hinge that is found on the Voyager and other enV models.  Below the internal display is the QWERTY keyboard, which has undergone some changes.  The buttons are still about the same size, but have more rounded edges to them.  There is now a single space key in the center, instead having two on either side, which to us feels easier to use.  The d-pad is larger, and there are buttons for Favorites and New Text Message located on the left side.  We found typing messages on the QWERTY keyboard to be slightly quicker than the Voyager, due to the center space key.  When compared to the Versa (with keyboard attachment) the backlit buttons on the enV Touch were easier to see and are not a cramped together as on the Samsung Alias 2.  Big hands will also like the larger keyboard on the LG enV Touch VX11000 than the enV3.

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LG has been producing beautiful devices such as the Chocolate, Shine, and Prada for quite some time now. But they’ve never really create a true smart phone that can handle all the needs of a business professional.  AT&T is lucky to be the first U.S. carrier to offer their Windows Mobile powered phone. The LG INCITE incorporates a ton of features that we’ve been accustomed to seeing in a design that has been the norm.  Primarily focused to business users, the incorporation of various Microsoft applications will aid the mobile user to work on the go. But the biggest question left to answer is if LG can provide a worthy device that is functional and intuitive when going against the current offerings.

Design
Measuring 4.21 inches long by 2.2 inches wide by 0.55 inch thick, the LG Incite is one of the shiniest handsets we’ve ever seen; its display is reflective when idle, similar to the one on the LG Shine, and the Incite’s entire chassis has a mirror finish. You will definitely have a tough time trying to get fingerprint smudges off the phone, and there’s no need for a self-portrait mirror next to the camera, as the handset’s surface itself can act as a mirror. Like most touch-screen handsets, the Incite has a minimalist appeal: it is sleek and slim, with few external controls. It’s also quite lightweight at 4.23 ounces, so it won’t weigh you down, either.

Following the lead of other touch-screen smartphones like the Samsung Omnia and the HTC Touch, the LG Incite’s design is dominated by the large touch screen on the front. The 3-inch diagonal screen is a 240×400-pixel resolution QVGA display with support for 262,000 colors, which makes for vibrant colors and sharp images. It doesn’t have the screen real estate of other handsets like the Samsung Instinct or the Apple iPhone 3G, but that’s only really an issue when it comes to the Web browser (which we’ll get to later). You can adjust the screen’s backlight time plus the font size. Because the display is so reflective, we have to say it can be a little tough to read the screen under direct sunlight.

Specs:

Display: 262K color touch screen LCD with haptic feedback and accelerometer. Screen size diagonally: 3.0″. Resolution: 240 x 400, supports both portrait and landscape modes.

Battery: Lithium Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 1300 mA.

Performance: 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A CPU. 128 MB built-in RAM. 256 MB Flash ROM with ~70 megs available.

Size: 4.21 x 2.2 x 0.55 inches. Weight: 4.23 ounces.

Phone: GSM quad band 850/900/1900/2100MHz with EDGE. Triband 3G HSDPA 850/1900/2100MHz.

Camera: 3.0 MP with autofocus lens.

Audio: Built in speaker, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack. Voice Recorder and Windows Pocket Media Player 10 included for your MP3 pleasure.

Networking: Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR. Profiles include headset, handsfree, DUN/PAN and A2DP.

Software: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system.

Expansion: 1 SDHC microSD card slot.

The touch screen on the Incite has haptic tactile feedback, which lets you know, using vibrations, that your touch has registered. You can adjust the sensitivity of the touch response as well as the length and strength of the vibrations. Since the touch screen is resistive, you can use either your finger or the provided stylus to navigate through the screen. We found the touch screen to be mostly responsive, but we did notice some problems with lag; sometimes it takes about half a second for a touch to register, which is a little longer than we would like. We also found that we needed to be very precise in selecting something with the finger, lest we tap the wrong thing. The Incite does come with the aforementioned stylus for more accurate tapping, but we’re not fans of having the stylus dangling off the corner of the phone. (You attach the stylus like you would a cell phone charm via a small lanyard.)

The LG Incite also has a built-in accelerometer, and the screen will change from portrait to landscape mode when you rotate the phone 90 degrees to either the left or the right. Here again we noticed some lag issues. It occasionally takes about a second for the screen to fully rotate, which can be quite annoying. The Incite also has a proximity sensor, which shuts off the screen when you bring it to the side of your face, so as to prevent accidental taps. We also like that the Incite automatically adjusts the screen’s luminance depending on the surrounding light.

Features
As we mentioned, the LG Incite is LG’s first U.S. smartphone, and with that comes a whole host of features you won’t find in a regular phone. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1, so you get all the typical Windows Mobile features like Microsoft Office Mobile Suite, and support for Microsoft ActiveSync and Microsoft Direct Push technology that lets you sync with your Outlook calendar and e-mail via your office’s Exchange server. Other e-mail options include POP3, IMAP, and Web e-mail accounts, all of which can be accessed via Xpress Mail, Windows Mobile’s e-mail program. Of course there are plenty of PIM tools as well, like a task manager, a calculator, a stopwatch, a notepad, and more.

We also like that the LG Incite comes with both Wi-Fi and HSDPA support. This lets us have the option to surf within a Wi-Fi network when there isn’t a strong cellular signal. The Incite comes with Internet Explorer Mobile, of course, but you also have the option of AT&T’s own NetFront browser. There doesn’t seem to be too many differences between the two, but we personally prefer Internet Explorer Mobile just because we’re more familiar with it; your mileage may vary with this. You won’t get Flash support here, but we weren’t expecting that anyway. When compared with the Apple iPhone, the browser experience left us wanting, mostly because of the inability to do multitouch gestures like pinching to zoom in and out of a page.

The Incite comes with a 3-megapixel camera that can take pictures in five resolutions (2,048×1,536, 1,600×1,200, 1,024×768, 640×480, and 320×240). It has three image-quality settings, five white balance presets, and four color effects plus a no effect option; other camera options include a self-timer, the choice of three shutter sounds plus a silent option, zoom, four shot modes (Normal, Continuous, Panorama, and Frame shot), and brightness. There is no flash or autofocus, however. There’s also a built-in camcorder, which can record in four resolutions (400×240, 320×240, 176×144, and 128×96) in three different modes (No Limit for however much memory is available, MMS for short video clips, and Video Share Call for live video calls). Other camcorder settings are similar to the ones on the still camera.

In the spirit of the LG Chocolate line, the CF360 is a 3G slider with a minimalist look. The stylish handset is a music playing, message-sending, video-watching machine, however it takes a little cash and a bit more memory to unleash it’s potential. Luckily, there’s a memory card slot and the ability to upload music from a PC if buying applications isn’t in the budget.

The design is sleek and so close to being all black it’s practically in camouflage. Functions match its simplistic look with less-than-colorful icons, bland browser and music player designs, and few examples of fun built-in games. But with the right Verizon service plan, users can connect on instant messaging and email services, watch video streaming and browse the high-speed Internet.

The CF360 is for consumers who want a stylish phone without the need for much functionality. For those are used to smartphones with more complex features, the phone could fail to impress.

LG CF360 Features

* Built-in 1.3-megapixel camera with landscape viewfinder usage for real camera feel
* Customizable shutter tones, brightness, color effects, white balance, night mode, self-timer, and quality
* Image Editor to resize, crop, rotate, color effect, image filter, fun frames, mirror effect, and spotlight
* Video Share to share a live or recorded video during a call
* Preloaded with AT&T Navigator for spoken turn-by-turn GPS driving directions with automatic reroute, full-color maps, and real-time traffic alerts
* Autonomous GPS for enhanced location accuracy
* Expandable microSD memory port with 8GB support
* USB Mass Storage to transfer files between phone and PC

The large 2.0-inch blank screen (when at rest), numeric keypad and external keys only light up when the phone is opened or when the keypad is unlocked — giving an almost entirely black for a stylish incognito effect.

A microSD memory card slot sits atop the phone. Volume control keys on the left and charger port/headset jack, task menu, and camera activation keys on the right all blend discreetly into the black frame.

Even the 1.3-megapixel camera lens located on the back seems smaller and darker than usual, making taking a picture without the subject knowing a slightly easier task.

With just a dash of color and a hefty dose of black, there are two ways to view the CF360.

One way is to see it as a spy phone of sorts, with features discreetly hidden from view, little color, and the ability to get a few things done without calling too much attention to yourself in a crowd.

The other way to look at the design is to label it boring. There’s no flash to this device, and having two color options doesn’t add much pizzazz. Plus, unlocking the keypad can be a chore since the keys don’t illuminate until the phone is unlocked. That’s one definite drawback to having so much of the same color on one phone.

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This is LG KC550, the first budget 5-megapixel cameraphone from a leading manufacturer. It is a mid-level slider and is equipped with Schneider-KREUZNACH autofocus lens, which places it next to the pretentious cameraphones. The manufacturer claims that the model has a fast processor for faster picture viewing and reproduction of videos in DVD resolution (720×480 pixels). In addition, the LG has a built-in TV-out and an accelerometer with which to play the preloaded games.

Key features:

* 2.4″ 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
* Auto screen rotation in image gallery and video player (built-in accelerometer)
* 5 megapixel autofocus camera with active lens cover and Power LED flash
* 720×480pixel@30fps video recording (VGA@15fps is also an option)
* USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity
* Hot-swappable microSD card slot (capacities up to 4GB)
* Office document viewer
* FM radio
* TV-out port
* Six games, which make use of the accelerometer and vibration feedback
* Google Search and Mail come pre-installed

The TFT display is 2.4” with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and supports 262K colors. In darker environments, they are well-saturated and lively, and the screen is even brighter than usual. Unfortunately, due to the mirror like effect, it is almost useless in direct sunlight.

The soft buttons and the SEND/END keys are slightly protruding, meanwhile, the 5-way D-pad and the „C” button have a well-expressed relief. The interesting thing here is that when activating the camera, the D-pad’s directions light up in white, indicating their functions. All buttons require a bit more pressure, but you can clearly feel when pushing them. The comfort level they provide is average and it could have been better.

The slider has almost no backlash, the mechanism is stable but it creates the feeling that you have to push it manually all the way up. The keyboard is very similar to the one of KF600, but unfortunately, just like in it although the order in which the buttons are arranged attracts attention, they are not user-friendly. They are clearly felt when pressed, but similarly to the soft ones, more pressure needs to be applied. This is quite annoying, especially when typing a message.

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The LG VX9600 Versa sports a very versatile physical design. In its basic configuration, the phone is a simple full touchscreen slab of a device. A black face surrounds the 3-inch 480 x 240 pixel display, a brown’ish colored back is where one finds the 2 megapixel camera, and chrome edging finishes off the look. The flush mounted call keys on the front surround the only normal looking button on the device, the back/clear key.

The left edge of the phone is home to a traditional, though thin, volume control. The micro-USB port cover and the camera’s shutter button are equally narrow, but work well enough. The headset port, at 2.5mm in diameter, is also narrow - about 1mm too narrow to be useful with stereo headphones without a 3.5mm jack adapter, which is not included. The microSD card slot and cover is located on the right edge, and the super-special rear cover release is found on the left edge.

That release is so special because it enables use of the included QWERTY keyboard back attachment, which brings to the Versa a whole new level of functionality when it comes to messaging and text input. The keyboard’s layout could be a bit better, but its overall balance and feel made it very usable.

The built-in accelerometer rotates the screen from portait to landscape automatically. It is also intergrated it to the phones games so that users can quickly control rotation movements.

Key Features

• EVDO Rev A
• Large 3” Touchscreen with Tactile Feedback
• Virtual QWERTY Keypad & Detachable QWERTY Keypad
• 3 Customizable Home Pages
• 2.0 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus, Flash & Picture/Video Editing
• HTML Web Browser
• Stereo Bluetooth
• V CAST Music with Rhapsody (subscription, wireless and PC downloads)
• Music Formats Supported: MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC & AAC+
• Up to 16GB MicroSD Optional Removable Memory
• Chaperone Parent/Child capable
• VZ Navigator
• Visual Voice Mail
• Nationwide Plans Only
• Connect & Premium Plan Capable

Specifications

• Talk Time: Up To 290 Minutes
• Standby Time: Up To 430 Minutes
• Size: 4.16H x 2.07W x 0.54D
• Screen Size: 3.0″
• Weight: 3.81oz.
• Screen Resolution: LCD: 262K Color TFT, 480 x 240 Pixels
• Number of Contacts: up to 1000 Entries with multiple contacts

Menu/phone book: Like many Verizon Wireless cell phones, the LG Versa has a standard menu system; if you’re already accustomed to it, using the LG Versa should be a breeze. That said, the menu system found on the LG Versa has a little zip to it and has a few more customization options. You can customize a Shortcuts, Media, and Favorites screen. On each of these screens you can add a total of 10 favorites to each screen. For example, if you’re customizing the Media screen you can add songs, pictures, or video clips (10 combined) to get one touch access to those features. One of the interesting features about this cell phone is the touch screen. There are four quick-launch keys at the base of the screen for messaging, phone, menu, and the address book. If you press the button with the four dots on it to launch the main menu, the categories appear on the screen. Another fun feature on this cell phone is the jot application, where you can essentially use your finger to draw letters and symbols instead of inputting them on the screen via the numeric keypad or the virtual keyboard. While the application is fun to use, it’s hardly intuitive.

Straight off the mobile phone blocks, the LG KM900 Arena flatters most sincerely. Going by the design elements, LG Arena is modest enough to follow the current industry standard — full-frontal touch screen - that seems to be everywhere throughout the phone fascia, no visible keypads teamed up with the 3D user interface. Sharing its looks more or less with the iPhones, complete touch screen with minimal buttons — no more surprises out there — the only difference is the phone size. Arena is only a little smaller than its already marketed iPhones counterparts. Arena phone specs read well — 5 mega pixel auto focus camera, 3G ready, 3.2-inch frontal touch screen, 3.5mm jack, GPS, Wi-Fi, and 8GB built-in memory and an SDHC-compatible micro SD card slot, all draped in a slick yet brawny and premium-looking brushed metal case. With Arena in your hands, you can pledge of never being away from the ever expanding family of the World Wide Web. The phone supports several browsing technologies inclusive ofHTML, XHTML and WAP. Files and data can be swapped across in high speeds and all our thanks to KM900’s wide range of technologies - Wi Fi, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth and 3G HSDPA.

The known  LG Arena KM900 specs include:

* Tri-band GSM/UMTS/HSDPA 7.2 Mbps connectivity
* 3″ 800 x 480 WVGA 262K color touchscreen display
* 5 megapixel camera with DVD quality video recording
* FM Radio
* Mobile TV
* A-GPS support
* 1000 mAh battery with 300 hrs stand-by and 230 min talk time
* Wi-Fi
* “S-Class” 3D interface

105.9mm tall, 55.3mm wide and 11.95mm thick, the 105g weighing phone feels amazingly light in hand, sans any negotiation being entered into in terms of the phone’s manufacturing quality. But quite unfortunately, this doesn’t really do the “Arena” any kind of favors, and out of the odds, the lightness makes the phone feel a tad like an economical model than it really is. Roll your fingers along the side isles of Arena; side-mounted buttons are almost non-existent except the camera keys and the volume rocker buttons on the right side, along with the weenie top-mounted on/off switch. The phone’s main power connector is being safely protected by a sliding cover, which as per my opinion is certainly a good concept as it guards the power connector well, and keeps dust and grime at bay, when the phone is not put to charging. Even better is the 3.5mm headset connector socket on the top edge. The mercury-grey titanium back cover and side plates are certainly attention grabbing teamed up with the silver outer frame and black inner frame adorning the facade. The well-toned and intensified glass covering over the screen definitely tags on to the phone’s resilience but, the minus point being, the screen very easily grabs greasy finger marks.

Looking for a cute phone for your lady? LG has just introduced a new phone for here. The “make-up” phone or the LG-SH490 has a shiny colored case with various designs. It comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA internal display and a 1.1 inch external display. The 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, music and video playing capabilities and the 512MB of internal memory are all under this clamshell’s case. The phone will be available in three colors with fancy names: Smoky Red, Deep Blue and Pearl White. There’s no word on pricing and availability although we heard SK Telecom is going to launch it soon.

Above is from mobilewhack.com

This will centainly attract more women to buy and yet have a very stylish mobile phone with them.  These beautifully styled phones are really somehing, if your girl sees this unit i think they let you buy it.  Just don’t let thm catch you talking to these beautiful women selling you this phones.

Well i just wish “they” would be selling mobile phones for us guys, huh?  The LG-SH490 will be available in Korea only via SK Telecom for approximately $375 after conversion. Can’t argue about their choice of models, though. That would be around Php 17,000 or more when it hits here in the Philippines.

No. LG, the consumer electronics giant from South Korea, does not have a hush-hush plan on how to sell their products. But what LG does have is a Secret. Yes, a Secret. But this Secret’s not so secret really. It is a mobile phone and it has been made to be part of the company’s high-end range. It is sleek and it has just been unveiled recently.

The LG Secret is actually part of the Black Label Series which includes the other two known and quite so sleek phones – the LG Chocolate and LG Shine. These two have already been successful in the market so it would not be that surprising if the LG Secret shares the same success that these two units had.

LG is proud of their Secret. They are claiming that this is the slimmest mobile phone there is in the world. It is only 11.8 mm thick. But despite that size, the phone has a camera with 5 megapixels. In an announcement, LG has disclosed that they decided that Secret would be the best name to give the phone because it would “tantalize the user with the intrinsic features of the phone and engage in a continual process of exploring the inner workings of the handset that will never go out of style”.

Nice.

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