[taehyunee]

so, I just got the phone today. and I've been messing around with it while I was out with my friends. I decided to do a review since well...I am taking pictures anyway. haha. and I see that a lot of people are looking into this phone. =). just some of the info. I already know...might be missing something..but uh..bare with me!


dimension: 98.4 × 50.6 × 13.8 mm
weight: 115 g
music player: MP3, M4A
internal memory: 50MB(may varies!)
external memory: microSD(T-Flash)
screen size: 240*320 pixels
movie/clips(?):MPEG4
camera: 2.0 megapixel w/ flash
color: silver
java: available
bluetooth: available
USB cable/transfer: available
network: tri-band/GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900/3G
internet: GPRS, WAP 2.0
text messages: SMS, MMS

here we go....

the box....

box opened...

from left to right, top to bottom: charger, manual, mini-cd, USB cable, LG signature cell strap, headphones, protection film

strap up close

headphone, it looks better in person

protection film, it may or may not come with when you buy em. I heard the original has them and the box says Made in Korea

voila! the phone itself


only phone I can find to compare it with

buttons and scroll wheel

side


back

cam: it is specifically made by Schneider-Kreuznach, its one of the phones sellin pts

stacked

opened, keys lights up



and last one =), cant have the shine and not do a shot like this!



pros: -.some of the pros are that it is very user friendly.
-.its not hard to navigate at all in term of where things are. its like any other phone. very much like sony ericsson format.
-the two lights on each side are press-able buttons, with the scroll wheels.
-the camera has flash, macro/micro mode, multi-shots, standby mode and other lovely stuff you can mess with. it is 2.0 megapixel, but the pictures turns out pretty good.
-of course, its shiny surface makes a perfect mirror. =).
-it has all the tools you need such as calendar, alarm clock, unit converter(LOL), memo, stop watch and even a world clock.
-personalize bg, ringtone, pix ID.
-slides smoothly

cons: -scroll wheels a bit sensitive, either it response a bit fast or a bit slow most of the time
-nothing is covering the cam; possible damage in the future =(
-it is cover in metal, gets a bit hot when u r on the phone 2 long



overall, I think it's a pretty nice phone. the screens were big and the graphics are good. there are few problems out there that people encounter. but I haven't seen any except for the voicemail thing. *knock on wood*, but nothing major. I can't think of anything anymore..lol, if you got questions, and (if) I have answers, I'll ans em here. have fun!


edit: figure out the voicemail problem...so, took that off =).

[nelehan]

wow.. that's a really nice phone you've got there!

once i saw the front view, i was like.. where's the screen? x]
pretty cool how the screen turns into a mirror after

i like the simple design.. how much did you get it for?

[cosmiclatte]

i have the same phone as yours <3

[charzzy]

its a pretty phone. i might consider getting it IF the camera was better.. zzzz. 2megapixel.......

[joongie;love]

Damn thats nice, so jealous

The box itself is stunning, hahaha.

[hpnotiq]

What carrier are you with?

[taehyunee]

wow.. that's a really nice phone you've got there!

once i saw the front view, i was like.. where's the screen? x]
pretty cool how the screen turns into a mirror after

i like the simple design.. how much did you get it for?

I plainly got the phone, didnt have it with contracts or anything cause im savin the contract part for another..haha, but I bought it for 360 US..expensive >_<!

i have the same phone as yours <3

XD! did you have the voicemail problem?! T___T

its a pretty phone. i might consider getting it IF the camera was better.. zzzz. 2megapixel.......

hhaha, I know what you mean. my digical cam is 8 something mp..its not much compare to it, but I dont use the cam much, so its alright I guess.

Damn thats nice, so jealous

The box itself is stunning, hahaha.

HAHA, I know. the box is really nice..thats what my bf says.

What carrier are you with?

I am with t-mobile. =). but it's 3G, you dont need to unlock it, im guessin you can use it with cingular and other company that uses sims.

[Soy]

lol .. haha this is a weird question, because im use to my Walkman phone, but how are the game capabilities ? anyways ive always wanted to get my hand on this, and can you really use it without unlocking ? cause im with cingular XD (lol i first wanted to buy this after watching the kim tae hee cyon cfs, so shallow) XD oh what about music capabilities ? sorry for so many questions

[soniiabaabyy_]

damn, thats a hot phone.
i wanna ask a few questions too, LMAO.
is it clear when you're hearing the person on the other line ?
is there vibration & is it strong ?
how's the battery life ?
: )

[taehyunee]

lol .. haha this is a weird question, because im use to my Walkman phone, but how are the game capabilities ? anyways ive always wanted to get my hand on this, and can you really use it without unlocking ? cause im with cingular XD (lol i first wanted to buy this after watching the kim tae hee cyon cfs, so shallow) XD oh what about music capabilities ? sorry for so many questions

I dont really play games on my phone, but theres like virtually no games when I first got it. but you can download them either to your phone directly or through your computer than the phone I think. the phone logo on the display says cingular too. but I can use it. lol. and there's a setting that I can get rid of the logo. so its all good. music is very good, I love it. the quality is very good. when I have the headphone on, it sounds just like my Sony mp3.

damn, thats a hot phone.
i wanna ask a few questions too, LMAO.
is it clear when you're hearing the person on the other line ?
is there vibration & is it strong ?
how's the battery life ?
: )

sound quality is clear, I can hear the person on the other line just fine.
there is vibration. theres combinations that you can set it to. like ring + vibrate, ring only, vibrate only. etc etc. and its okay, not too strong not to light either.
as for battery life, they claim that its 3 days. but I didnt leave it uncharge for that long before. ^^'. but when I got home, I charged it for about 45 mins and the bar was already full(technically its not until it says battery is full on the screen). and right now, its about half gone. but I was constantly playing with it and putting music and ringtones and whatnots in. so, that uses up a lot.
I actually have it in power saving mode. everything dims down a lil bit. and i think it does conserve a lot of power. =).

[discern]

AWMAGAWD THIS PHONE IS SERIOUSLY DAMN NICE! :D

But then I'm kinda sceptical about the rolling thing there though. I feel quite insecure. But HYUN BIN advertised for it!

Btw, the phone gets hot after awhile, right? My chocolate does too, super fast! Even when i'm not playing/doing anything on it. I was wondering why?

[little mixed girl]

nice phone~
i saw it a few times when i was in korea.

[fallenbroke]

yeah , LG Shine looks really classy and all . But yeah , like meizhen said so , is that scroll thingy good ? because i know Sony Ericsson has really laggy joysticks .

[w4termelon]

The phone looks pretti nice. =]
i love the shiny screen <3 lol

[cosmiclatte]

XD! did you have the voicemail problem?! T___T

i actually disabled my voicemail and not using it so i don't know if there's any problem with mine:}
-edit-
glad you figured that out already^^

[lhdn1994]

*drools*
ahha im so jealous of you...
u have such an effin kool phone ^^

it looks like the prada to me in a way.........

[taehyunee]

^ it does looks a lot like he prada. my bf's best friend has the prada and it looks almost the same except that his is touch screen and whatnots.

meizhen, fallenbroke: the scrolling wheel like i said isn't the best thing in the world, but really its not as bad as you think. im pretty much okay with it and I hated the chocolate and its navigation. its waaaaaaay better than the navi. chocolate has. to be honest, Im not quite a chocolate fan. haha.
and I think it gets hott because its metal covering for this one or just that the battery is gets hot when it runs. I really havent notice it gettin hot. the time that I realize it was gettin hot was while it was charging. maybe thats why? I was on the phone w/ the bf for almost an hr and it was still okay.

sesflor: lol yeah, i disable something called DMTF or so something. and it supposed to send out a frequency when you have those automated system so they know what number you press. i discovered by accident. hehe. I found that theres even a barring list of what kind of calls are allowed in and which are not. XD! i love it!!

[Fascination Street]

god, I just love this phone....I buy phones more for look than performance anywho...I mean all my puny mind is concerned with is text messaging and just making sure the sound is clear (I have clinically proven below average hearing ) but this has such a sleek look to it...and I'm sure after playing around with the phone anyone could get used to it. I think I've found my sould mate

can I ask where you bought your phone from? I've been look at some reliable sellers on ebay...but I also plan on taking a small vacation to vancouver next month, and from what I've read (at least from other posts in other topics) it's available in canada??

also, would I have any problems using this phone with verizon?? I mean...what frequencies does verizon use (lol, prob the wrong person to be asking about that...I'll just have to call verizon ) but would you happen to know anyone that has this phone and is with verizon? and you mentioned problems with the voicemail?? is this something I should be concerned with...ok sorry for the thousand questions, but seeing as how I can physically inspect the phone, I have to interrogate you (so sorry!!!)

[davidnuknow]

i got this phone for 8 days and ihave to say i LOVEEEEEEEEE this phone.
the only thing con about it is that since its metal... its very easily scratched... T^T

overall i think its the nicest phone i've ever had xD everyone said this phone looks hot.. and i must agree with them LOL thats the first reason why i got this phone =P

[allureex3]

dannng i love that phone!
hahah i must say its the nicest one i've seen so far :]
where did you get it from?
you're soo lucky hah