LG Shine published several drawn phones in the world last year, and if not always in the same form factor and functions, all metal housing, mirrors and bright screen, integrated 2-megapixel camera, sets the series. In the U.S., Verizon has a cover version of the LG Shine: The LG VX8600. Now, AT & T has a cursor version, the LG CU720. Besides the metal body, 2.2 "and shows an excellent 2-megapixel camera, the LG Shine for AT & T 3G adds U.S., PS (video), HSDPA, videos and much more. Furthermore, brightness built-in Bluetooth A2DP support , Is equipped with a music player capable of a very good Web browser, e-mail messages and support. The brightness is currently at a price of 99.99 U.S. dollars at AT & T 2 years after rebate, and is in two colors: silver and red. We have the money for this magazine, and AT & T distributed red glow in time for Valentine's Day 2008.
Design and Ergonomics
Many words have been used to describe a series of investigations Brightness: attractive, intelligent, GQ ... They all relate to the latest version. The LG Shine has a brushed metal housing with light from polished stainless steel and the shoulder buttons. The cursor phone has a large 2.2 "LCD mirror in front with dominated by two buttons for menu and one floor below the thumb. Open the screen to the keyboard with backlighting flat. The number of keys are really flat, how to get in Motorola RAZR phones. The side buttons are minimal, with volume buttons, multitasking key and the main camera on the right side and the microSD slot and the cargo and headphone on the left side. The 2-megapixel camera with flash and self-recordings are reflected directly on the back of the phone, the battery and the SIM card and have an enormous behind the door. It is necessary to remove the battery to the SIM card.
Weighing 4.23 ounces, the LG Shine for AT & T believes firmly in the hands, but not too heavy. The phone is well built, and the cursor is soft measures, but closed. There is a disadvantage for the mirror-screen displays, such as fingerprints like crazy. While most controls in the phone easy to use, the Customs floor, like a small 5-way D-Pad is not the case. Not only the young but also difficult to control and is best approached with a nail to move.
Phone Features and Reception
The LG Shine for AT & T is a quad-band GSM phone world, anywhere in the world where GSM services are available. The brightness is also UMTS / HSDPA in the 3G support for the US-band (850/1900 MHz). Maintaining the brightness is not stronger than we have seen, but it is usable. It is from 2 to 3 (of 5) in the bars of 3G signal in areas where AT & T has a very good coverage, including 3G, but the radio, while he was during a phone call and never to a call. On the quality of the call to AT & T's 3G networks in the Dallas region, with its clear and high volume. Extent of the transmission of data is fast, if the reception is good, the video streaming is smooth with synchronized audio with the video. When the 3G reception is weak, the video buffer and suffers frequent interruptions of connections. The LG Shine is one of the few AT & T, the phones of videos, this is a service that enables users of mobile phones in order for video calls.
The LG Shine comes with the usual number of functions for the management of calls (call in the queue, a telephone conference, etc.) and a phonebook with 500 contacts. Each contact can 5 numbers, 2 e-mail addresses, a ring tone and a passport photo. In addition, you can speed dial numbers (total 8) in contact. It is a speaker for hardware button on the LG, but there is an option to deal with a single button press on the occasion of the speech. The LG Shine supports multitasking, if a phone call, and there can be any application (including Web browsers, when in an area with 3G) into the phone by clicking on the multi-tasking key on the right side of the phone. The LG is compatible with speech recognition software for voice dialing and other functions. You can make a call, voice and control messages, check the date and time and more by his voice. The speech recognition works without training or pre-stored tags, and the Voice dialing works well with a Bluetooth headset.
The LG Shine has an excellent Web browser on the phone can be displayed, the rules of the HTML pages added. Although they are not in JavaScript and DHTML, the browser is compatible with the favorites, cookies, certificate, authWallet and much more. Search Web sites of major LG and by the support of 3G, the loading of Web pages quickly. In addition, the LG supports SMS, MMS, Web-based e-mail and instant messaging. Other applications and collaboration tools include calendar, notebook, calculator, tasks, alarm clock, tip calculator, world clock, unit converter, date and the search for D-Day control.
Wallpaper, games and media
The LG Shine has a large screen with the brilliant color saturation. Photos, videos, games and Web pages on the screen and video playback and camera / camcorder mode, you rotate the screen in landscape mode. The perspective is broad, but it reflects the display is hard to see in the sun. There is a screen of a padlock when the cursor is closed to prevent button presses.
Behind the LG brand is very expensive, offers a powerful multimedia phone with the wealth of content offered by AT & T. The entire music player MP3, WMA and AAC files and offers equalizer, and the display of playlists. The audio quality through the integration of mono speaker is acceptable, with a good volume, but distinguished by the Bluetooth A2DP for stereo headsets. AT & T offers Napster and eMusic services, where the songs on the air. Napster songs are 99 $ per track eMusic and requires registration. Other services include the Pandora music on the radio, XM Radio (monthly fee after the trial), the music ID (monthly fee after the trial) and music videos.
AT & T's video content via the help demonstrate to adjust the brightness of the screen. Apart from music videos ($ 2.49/vid), a free service offers CV (with data rate), news, weather, entertainment, sports, comedy, animation and much more. Severe mobile-TV fans have the opportunity to MobiTV ($ 8.99/month), HBO Mobile ($ 4.99/month) and even a complete success of events such as episodes of Lost. Can play videos in landscape QVGA resolution, excerpts from news are a little blurry, but the TV broadcasts to a large resolution.
The LG Shine also supports Java games and AT & T offers game downloads. We have several Java games, including Diner Dash, Pac-Man and Midnight Bowling 3D, and the LG has everything very well with the world. The speed of the game is good, the graphics are smooth and decent. The screen is very good for games, but the thumbstick is sometimes a struggle in some games. The phone has a total of 70 MB internal memory can be expanded and the use of the location for microSD card.
Camera
The LG Shine for AT & T has a 2.0 megapixel camera with a fixed focal length lens and flash. It takes a lot of photos 2-megapixel camera phone standards. The images were highly details and natural colors, which is not too strong or saturation of color. In most plans outdoors, the contrast is very good. In some plans outdoors, there is a slight violet hue. The noise level inside is low shot by camera phone standards, and the balance of light and color well. The LG allows pictures in 5 resolutions of 1600 x 1200 160 x 120 picture of the caller's number. It also has a multi-shot mode and timer. Like most cell phones with camera, the LG proposes adjustments individually set the tone for the shutter, white balance, the effects of color, brightness and more. The bright colors and makes them a nice display. The phone camera can also videos with sound. Video resolution of 320 x 240 and 176 x 144 pixels, and lengths of video MMS (42 sec max.) And in general (video), everything from the internal memory or memory card. The video quality (maximum adjustment) with decent audio and video.
Bluetooth
The LG Shine integrated Bluetooth v1.2 and supports headset, handsfree, dial-up networking, A2DP, with the objects (vCard and vCal files), FTP and AV Remote Control profiles. The phone can take up to 20 partners and Bluetooth easily to the computer and headphones, we've tested. Photos and other content via Bluetooth is very fast, but not as fast as Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. The LG Shine works well with most Bluetooth headsets for handsfree function between them and the upper jaw Plantronics Explorer 330 Bluetooth headset. The quality of the votes was above average and that was comparatively high. The voice is distorted, a little bad, but not in the upper jaw, and it was clear from the votes. The DSP has worked very well, in the upper jaw, our callers can hardly noise from the street or the sound of the wind. The distance between the upper jaw and the LG Shine between 10-15 feet. The entrance of the voice was much clearer than the Plantronics Explorer 330, but the voice was not possible, so good that the upper jaw. The DSP is less powerful in Plantronics low noise from the street through leakage. Range about 5 feet between brightness and Plantronics.
Battery
The LG Shine is equipped with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that the capacity of 900 mAh. The battery is user can be loaded with the world, including travel charger (100-240V). Battery life is not in a stellar LG: multimedia (video, games and music) daily loads, and some media combined with moderate use of the time we have 2-3 days after. Standby time is not big no more. The appeal of 10 days and 10 hours to wait seem optimistic in terms of our test results.
Final
The LG Shine is an attractive phone with a strong multimedia capabilities and a large room. 3G support in the United States provides an excellent quality of voice and data quickly. USB and Bluetooth offers on the spot and MicroSD card expansion. For the price, the LG Shine is a multimedia phone for users in the course of fashion.
Pro: Great research, if your phone is brilliant. Multitasking is a great experience in LG and movies on a large range of 3G is a joy. Excellent Web browser depending on phone standards. 2.0-megapixel camera takes very good performance.
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