Maker: LG
Model: KG800 White Chocolate
Made in Korea
Service: GSM (Sim cards)
Phone type: Slider
Memory: 128 MB internal
Memory slot: none
Camera: 1.2 megapixel, records videos too
MP3 player: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Other: Voice recorder
Pro(+6): Stylish, compact, MP3, camera, easy call pick up, heat sensitive touch pad
Cons(-5): Unable to add memory, Cannot copy over video files, Weak speaker, Horrible charge drain when playing music, Sensitive touchpad
Comments: I love the phone but it has many features that subtracts from it's sleekness. The one feature that really subtracted from the KG800 is the that you cannot add more memory.
Having a video camera is great, but it's not great quality, and all the video files that you record need to be converted over. The camera itself takes good wallpaper sized pictures. This is probably a one-sided opinion, but having a camera phone is great when you don't feel like carrying a bulky digicam (Yep, I'm calling a digicam bulky) in your pocket. Great for everyday use but not if you're sightseeing.
If you're like me, you never have time to bust out a camera that's never on you to take picture of some tricked out car gone wrong. But now, I'll always have a camera on me.
Camera phone example:
Another thing that really subtracted from the KG800 is the loudness of the speaker is really weak compared to my other phone. Even in loud enviroments you can hear pretty well with my old phone, but with this LG KG800, it may be troublesome. Which is odd cause while playing music without the headphones, is actually quite, quite loud. However if you play music, with or without headphones, the drain of the battery is alot quicker than in standby mode. In roughly 30 minutes of listening, I went from around 90%-95% charge to about 60%-75%.
The touchpad which is a great feature for you button mashing fiends. The pad is very sensitive and can be a shade hard to use. Even after a day or two, I still have some problems using the touchpad.
Bottom line, the phone is decent and sleek with rather large downfalls. I'm quite satisfied with it, though.
Rating: 7/10
Recommend? No, unless you truly, absolutely want it.
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LG Chocolate KG800
