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The LG Lotus Elite does not necessarily live up to its predecessors in all shapes and forms; however, if you are a messaging addict then this phone is probably ideal for you. The LG Lotus Elite boasts Sprint’s one click interface that allows the end user to get to the tools that are needed quickly and easily. It also boasts a brand-new touch screen that allows easy access to photos, messages, and other important features of any mobile phone – best of all, the phone doesn’t even have to be opened in order to do this.
The Elite is a relatively slim and smooth flip phone, which means that it is not too large, but it isn’t too small either and fits perfect in your pocket. At first look, apart from its slick look, it looks a bit peculiar due to its square like shape in addition to it being wide than most available phones on the market. When speaking on the LG Lotus Elite, it is a bit uncomfortable because of its wideness, but it is something that you could get used to.
The messaging board on this Lotus Elite is similar, but not necessarily better, than previous Lotus’s; however, it is unique. The Elite possesses a wide QWERTY keyboard that is easy to use. On the outside of this flip phone, when it is shut, there is a touch screen for ease of access to your videos, photos, and messages without even having to flip open your cell phone. The screen measures 2.4 inches with the same being true of the inside screen.
Upon purchase of the LG Lotus Elite, you’ll receive a stylish hand strap, a 1GB microSD card, AC adapter, and the user manual and getting started guides. This phone boasts 2.4-inch screens as previously mentioned while weighting in at about 4.76 oz, which means it is relatively lightweight. The entire phone measures approximately 3.42 inches x 2.44 inches x .72 inches, which is the height, width, and thickness respectively. Although it’s not apparent, compared to its predecessor of the Lotus that the Elite is a tad bit heavier as well as wider.
The Elite also features a 2.5mm headphone jack on the left side of the phone in addition to the up and down volume buttons, microUSB ports that allow for charging and data transmission. On the right side of the Elite, you’ll find the unlock and lock button for the screen, button for the camera, as well as the slot for the microSD card.
The LG Lotus Elite boasts only a 2-megapixel camera that is capable of taking pictures as well as videos. The battery life of this Elite is significantly higher than others. It can last several days if it is used little to none or a couple days if you use it on a regular or heavier basis. As for the call quality when speaking on the phone, it is relatively good – for both ends, the caller and the listener.
The phone features Bluetooth connectivity on the Sprint 3G network. Social networking sites are easily accessible and work well as well as the YouTube client. Watching YouTube videos on the LG Lotus Elite was simple, easy to manage, and the quality was exceptionally above standard.
As previously stated, if you are an avid messenger with your cell phone, then this would be a good phone for you. However, if you aren’t into text messaging, video messaging, and the like then you won’t find this phone of much use, as the phone simply wasn’t meant for that specific market. For this sleekly designed messaging phone, you can expect to find it at your local Sprint store or online for $299.99 without a two-year contract.
LG Lotus Elite LX 610 Review4.0555555555556stacy2010-03-12 14:34:09
Phone ReviewsLG Lotus Elite LX 610 Review
What tastes better than a cookie? A freshly-baked chip, of course. Maybe that's what LG was thinking with their brand new touchscreen based off of the popular Cookie (over 12 million units sold). Billed as the LG Cookie Fresh GS290, the phone just received its official stamp today.
The handset sports a largely youthful form factor and appears to be angling for the entry-level slice of the market. It sports a 3-inch TFT resistive touchscreen with 240 x 400 resolution, an accelerometer for auto-rotate and a "cartoon UI," as with the Cookie Plus.
Details of the Fresh GS290 include a 2.0 megapixel camera module, stereo Bluetooth, complete messaging capabilities (SMS, EMS, MMS, email), social networking integration, FM radio with RDS, a 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card expansion (up to 8GB). There's no 3G or WiFi, though, so you're stuck with GPRS/EDGE for connectivity.
The LG Cookie Fresh GS290 is slated for a European launch sometime this month and the rest of the world later in the year. It is expected to be released alongside the slightly more feature-rich Cookie Plus, although no pricing details have been announced yet.
On a side note, this battle of the Korean cheap-ass touchscreen phones between Samsung's ever-growing Corby line versus LG's similarly-multiplying Cookie probably won't end soon, would it?
[via Unwired View]
LG Telecom has just introduced the follow up to the LG Arena. Originally rumored to be the Arena Max LU9400, the touchscreen feature phone has dropped the Arena branding and will simply be known as the LG Maxx LG9400.
While not a smartphone, the company has seen fit to equip the device with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8650 CPU (which, by the way, is different from the chip that the Nexus One and the LG eXpo are using, which is a QSD8250). Yes, a high-end processor for a handset that's not running a full-blown OS. We're not sure why they did it, but you should expect speedy performance from the top to bottom of the feature set with something this powerful.
Details of the LG Maxx include a 3.5 inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5.0 megapixel camera module, a finger-touch mouse control, aGPS, Wi-Fi and mobile TV (T-DMB). It's running what appears to be an updated version of LG’s S-Class 3D UI. Other features include DivX support, HD video decoding and, presumably, an HDMI out (where else would you watch 720p movies, after all). By the way, the QSD8650 comes in CDMA and GSM flavors, so it should be safe to assume we're bound to see this outside South Korea as well.
The LG Maxx LG9400 should be available within the first quarter, although pricing details remain sketchy. It will come out under the fledgling LG Telecoms first (presumably to drive a few new customers to the country's smallest carrier), before being picked up by both SK Telecom and KT.
[via Telecoms Korea]
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The LG Pop GD510 bills itself as the world's smallest 3-inch touchscreen phone. I'd gander it's true, though I wouldn't be surprised if some no-name Chinese manufacturer has gone ahead and trashed that record. Regardless, it's a cute little handset based on the LG Cookie and packs enough features to interest anyone in the market for a compact feature phone.
Physically, the handset is about two-thirds the size of the iPhone, which makes it really small. With a shell built entirely of plastic, it's exceptionally light too. It's got a deceptive brushed aluminum finish, which lends it some brownie points in the attractiveness department.
Screen is a 3-inch resistive panel with an impressive 400x 240 resolution. It's exceptionally bright with excellent detail. The sole multi-function button on the front panel is very stylish and is actually well-implemented.
As a phone, it manages excellent quality of calls, with natural-sounding voices and plenty of volume. Those on the other end of the line reported the same thing. Speakerphone performed admirably as well, although the sound does crackle a bit during high loudness settings. Battery is rated at 3.3 hours, lasting about two to three days of regular use.
Sounds like an awesome phone, so far? Well, it is. But things go slightly downhill from there. Data connectivity is strictly edge, as there's no 3G or WiFi. There's also no GPS. Hence, the long battery life during moderate use.
It uses LG's A-Class UI, a stripped down version of the S-Class which they use in most of their touchscreen phones. Fortunately, stripped down doesn't mean "bad," as we actually found the A-Class easier to navigate and more responsive than some of LG's other handsets.
Features include a slew of useful widgets (including various social networking services), FM radio, a very basic but good music player and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The camera doesn't have that many editing options but picture quality is reasonably sharp and colorful. Do note, by the way, that the phone only offers a proprietary audio jack. There's also a gimmicky solar panel across the back, which, lets face it, is just ridiculous. LG could have probably fit in a Wi-Fi chip in place of that, right?
Overall, though, the minimalist design of the LG Pop GD510 is refreshing. If you're not that dependent on a high-speed mobile data connection or a GPS on your phone, this actually sounds like an excellent device.
LG Pop GD510: A Good-Looking, Minimalist Touchscreen Phone3.6875noel2010-02-20 13:52:55
Phone ReviewsLG Pop GD510: A Good-Looking, Minimalist Touchscreen Phone
LG announced another addition to their popular Cookie family of touchscreen handsets. Billed as the LG Cookie Plus GS500, it's an entry-level feature phone that boasts slight improvements over the original KP500.
Looking to compete against the widely successful Samsung Corby, LG endowed the new device with a similar cartoon-like, widget-heavy UI. In fact, the promo pictures show icons that look suspiciously familiar to anyone that has used Samsung's entry-level number.
The biggest update for the Cookie Plus is 3G connectivity, paving the way for faster browser page loads, better performance from web-connecting apps and, hopefully, streaming media support. Social networking is a primary focus, with both the SNS (which supports Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and other social sites) and the LiveSquare apps onboard. Most of the hardware set should be along the same lines as the original Cookie. Other details mentioned in the press release include a 3.2 megapixel camera and an FM tuner.
In a not-so-surprising move, LG also announced that the company will be releasing a slew of Cookie-branded handsets in 2010 (each one likely to bring only slightly different features from the rest). Yep, a strategy that directly copies a page from what Samsung has began doing with the Corby (e.g. Corby, CorbyTXT).
The LG Cookie Plus GS500 will debut in 45 countries beginning with Italy and France this coming May. No pricing details have been given. They also mentioned a second Cookie handset in the press release, dubbed as the LG GS290. No details yet, but they're priming it for the UK sometime in March.
[Press Release]
LG Cookie Plus GS500 Announced, Adds 3G And More Social Featuresunratednoel2010-02-10 12:39:41
NewsLG Cookie Plus GS500 Announced, Adds 3G And More Social Features
