LG KG290 Slide Phone mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on battery life. “Good easy to use phone. great value for money” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 20 real customer reviews

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20 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
55% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	5.6
Design	6.7
Ease of use	6.6
Features	6.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	6.6
Overall rating	6.1

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Business or web user (1)

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Good easy to use phone. Great value for money

- Phone memory is very low so need to buy memory card

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28 of 29 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ the design, the ease of use, the camera.

- memory, sound quality without headphones, battery life

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19 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Good value

- Reviewer left no comment

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14 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2008

Phil, Leeds , “Business or web user”

Score 3.0/10

+ It works with my Bluetooth headset

- The battery and software are bad

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ This is a cute, compact little phone with all the main necessary features at a very reasonable price.

- Can't think of any.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2009

Simon, Nottingham , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

Score 2.0/10

+ it has a loud ring and a strong vibrate

- it is not nice to text with, has poor graphics and is generally not particularly lovely to use

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purchased 07 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

Score 2.0/10

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Poor sound quality, not easy to navigate

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purchased 20 Jan 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

Score 4.0/10

+ It looks good and it's very cheap

- battery runs out fairly quick, very low amount of built in memory, can be frustrating if you don't know what your doing.

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purchased 15 Feb 2009

neil, bovey tracey devon , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

Score 8.0/10

+ ease of use

- battery doesn't last long

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purchased 29 Jan 2009

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Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Slide Phone

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	No
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	1.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
Email Functionality	No
SatNav	No
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary OS
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	90
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	2
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	200
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	No
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Built-in Camera	Yes
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	92x46x17.7
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	No
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Phone book capacity (names)	Yes
A phone’s phone book capacity indicates how many contact details it can store. Many modern phones come with optional memory cards that can be used to store extra contacts. A contact file is generally small and so ‘Practically Unlimited’ is often given because you would have to have thousands of people in your address book to fill it up.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.
Networks	O2

Also known as: Virgin, Tesco

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Manufacturer's Description

The LG KG290 is a sleek and sophisticated 1.3 MP camera phone.

With the addition of tri-band it means you never have to leave your phone at home when going abroad

Basic Specification
• Type: Slider
• RF Band GSM Tri-band(900/1800/1900)
• Dimension: L*W*D (mm) 92 X 46 X 17.7 mm
• Weight with Batt. Standard(g): 90 g
• Standard Battery, Max (mAh) 3.7V > 830 mAh LI-Ion (Inner Pack)
• Standby Time, Max (hrs)Standby Time, Max (hrs) 200 hrs
• Talk Time (hrs) 2 hrs
• Display 1.77 ins
• External LCD (Pixel) # of Colour 128×160, 262K TFT