Shine LG, Shine (LG Shine KE970)

Member Name: missdiorcherie

Product:	LG Shine KE970
Date:	19/02/08 (182 review reads)
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Advantages: Attractive, easy to use, stylish

Disadvantages: Camera isnt very good, text messaging is hard

I bought my LG Shine about 3 months ago and apart from a few minor issues, it is absolutely fabulous!

Lets start with how it looks - the mirrored screen looks very sleek and stylish. The buttons are flat and look similar to those of the Motorola RAZR but are easier to text with.
The brushed steel back (silver version) looks stunning and sophisticated, whereas the design on the back of the gold version is more fun and fashionable. On the downside, it is rather heavy (119g) but I suspect this is due to the metal structure.

Unfortunately, the screen and back of phone seem to attract fingerprints and smudges a bit too often - but the phone does come with a screen wiping phone charm.

Right from when you slide it open, you can tell that it is going to be a very simple phone, there is a scrolling button to make it easier to scroll down the menu and two buttons on either side of that for left and right - these replace the traditional 4-way keypad that many mobile phones have.

Text messaging on this phone takes about a week to figure out (depending on what your previous phone was) but after that it becomes easy and your fingers get used to the flat keys.

The camera quality is average, not as good as you would expect from a 2mp camera. There is terrible shutter lag, meaning that the photo captures a few seconds after you press the shutter button - often leading to motion blur.

Summary: A great buy, but not if you are looking for a phone with a good camera

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