LG GW300

LG GW300 is one of few LG phones to feature a full QWERTY keyboard which makes it a direct competition to BlackBerry phones. Yet, the new LG phone was designed for teens and os it has a great support for social networking and multimedia.

LG GW300 pros:

+ 2.4 Inch TFT 262k Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
+ 2 Megapixel camera
+ Quad-band GSM support
+ Four-row QWERTY keyboard
+ Standard 3.5mm audio jack
+ 15 MB internal memory
+ Hot-swappable microSD card slot
+ Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
+ FM radio
+ Standard microUSB port and Mass Storage mode

LG GW300 cons:

- No 3G or Wi-Fi
- Camera has no auto focus or flash
- Video recording no good at QCIF resolution
- No DivX/Xvid video support
- No office document viewer

The design:
LG GW300 measures 105.5 x 61 x 12.8 mm and weighs 95 grams so it is relatively small considering the full keyboard. The phone id made of high quality materials and it is well balanced so it is comfortable. The front of the LG GW300 hosts the 2.4-inch screen and below it you will see the D-pad surrounded by 6 additional keys. Below that all is the full QWERTY keyboard quite useful for teenagers who write tons of messages. The left side of the phone houses the microSD card slot and the volume rocker, whereas the right side of the LG GW300 features only the camera key. The top of the mobile hosts the microUSB slot and the standard 3.5mm audio jack. On the back there is the 2 megapixel camera lens with no flash, or autofocus.

Performance:
The LG GW300 runs on the latest non-touch LG proprietary user interface. It has plenty of animations and transitions, moreover it is quite customizable and thus user-friendly. Although the phone may resemble a BlackBerry its interface is much better than in the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and somewhat resembles the one in the Acer Liquid A1. The entire interface is very straightforward and it supports multitasking so you can listen to music while browsing the internet with the LG GW300.
The phonebook in this LG phone can store up to 1000 contacts with multiple fields for information. The phone has no troubles with signal reception or in-call sound quality. As the LG GW300 is aimed at teenagers who frequently write plenty of messages its messaging system is great. The SMS and MMS share an editor and setting up an email account takes only a few seconds. Additionally, the phone features a Facebook Java application so make it easier to stay in contact with your friends.

Multimedia:
The music player in the LG GW300 is very practical and user-friendly. It can work in background, show animations, album art, sort music in a few different ways and it has several equalizer presets. There is also a radio, but without RDS.
The 2 megapixel camera has no flash, or autofocus and with its rather poor resolution it is hard to take a good looking photo. Even the manual settings cannot help it too much.
The web browser in the LG GW300 is also rather poor. More elaborate websites will not be displayed as there may be too little memory so you will be able to watch them only in the text-only mode.

Selected LG GW300 features and specifications:

• 2 mega-pixel camera with Camera Key & Photo Album
• Video Recorder & video Player
• Video Gallery
• Wallpapers & Screensavers
• 2.4 inch TFT display with 262k colours & 320 x 240 pixels
• Music Player
• Polyphonic & MP3 Ringtones
• SMS, MMS & Email Messaging
• Downloadable Games & Built-in Games
• Personal Organiser with Phone book, Calendar, Clock, Alarm Clock, Calculator & Call Log
• QWERTY Keyboard
• MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
• USB & Bluetooth® Connectivity
• EDGE & GPRS Technology
• Web Browsers & Facebook campatilble
• Tri-band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM & 900 GSM Networks
• Talk Time 5 hrs
• Standby Time 384 hrs
• Size TBA mm

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