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Friday, August 12, 2011

A Review of The LG Optimus One P500 Android Handset

By Jeffrey Bergen


The Android platform for smart phones is slowly becoming the standard for many phone producers, even LG is getting in on the market with its P500. Together with Google's new operating system, LG along with other makers are creating their own smart phones using the Android technology. Majority of Android phones feature many high end specs, but the LG's version does not. Nevertheless, that has not stopped the phone from attracting a lot of attention from the press. LG's version while being a little stripped down, also makes it cheaper, which is great for people that want an Android phone but can't afford to spend a small fortune on a phone.

Strengths

For the comprehensive LG Optimus One P500 Android Review. When you look at the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset, you will see that the phone itself looks just like other phones powered by the Android. Although other Android phones are a little bit bigger than the LG's version, the fact that the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset is a little smaller is something that a lot of folks like. The phone and some of the apps are actually faster as a result of the multi touch feature. This feature is unique as usually it is only offered on phones in the higher price ranges. Plus, you can view DVD quality movies with this phone. The LG phone itself just has 170MB of internal memory; nonetheless, the phone also comes with a card slot, which can upgrade the phone to 32 GB. Of course, you will not have to go right out and get the 32 GB card as the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset comes with a 2 GB card included. Combined with the 3.5mm standard audio jack, you can already build up a modest mp3 collection without paying extra.

In addition, it features the standard capabilities that make this Android phone from LG part of the smart phone category like built-in Wi-Fi b/g complete with hotspot support combined with Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP. A fantastic little feature that is added to the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset is the internal GPS. This Android phone from LG has QWERTY keyboard and the accelerometer, which makes shifting the views on this phone simple. Also, the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset comes with the ever popular 3G technology. And last, the LG Optimus One P500 Android handset has a great loudspeaker.

Negative Aspects

There are a couple of drawbacks to this Android phone from LG, but nothing that would not make you want to get it in any case. Even though the camera has auto focus, face detection and geotagging, nevertheless this LG smart phone only works with 3 mega pixels. Despite the fact that Adobe flash will not work with this LG smart phone, the social networking still remains a high quality because of the connection. Lastly, the slow 600 MHz processor may make editing documents a bit sluggish but fortunately the rest of the interface works fine.

Bottom Line

This phone is ideal for anyone who is looking to get a good quality smart phone without spending a a lot of money. This LG Android phone is also a good learning phone. You will be able to learn about all the features the Android phones have and will be able to see if later on you may need a pricier phone with additional features in the future. But then, a lot of folks began with this phone and have decided that this more affordable model has all the features they will ever need.




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