Stylish phone with decent enough features (LG Shine KE970)

Member Name: tinycourageous

Product:	LG Shine KE970
Date:	29/11/08 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: looks, build quality, ease of use

Disadvantages: difficult to view screen outside

This is one of the most good looking phones I have ever owned. It's sleek, the mirror is of a surprisingly good quality and the keypad is actually very easy to use even for a girl with long nails!
Functionality is also good, with an easy to navigate menu and a variety of applications available. I loaded it up with Opera Mini and the large screen provided a perfectly adequate mobile internet experience.
I found that texting was not as intuitive as I would have liked, particularly when using predictive text, but it was usable.
Another problem was that the mirror quality of the screen did impact on usage when outside - in sunlight the display was almost unreadable.
A memory card is an essential if you intend to use this phone for mp3s, but the music player is pretty basic although it does what it needs to do.
I did find that the cover that fitted over the charger/headphone slot became damaged easily, which was a shame, but apart from that the build quality was excellent.
Overall this is a lovely looking phone and a good buy for anyone who wants the basics of a phone and a little bit more.

Summary: a good stylish phone that provides all the basics

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