Get all your favourite apps at your fingertips with the Vodafone LG Optimus White Android™ Prepaid Mobile Phone. You'll find apps for work, play and everything in between. With its subtle round edges and thin design – LG Optimus is easy on the eye, and easy to fit in your pocket.
Yeah only heard bad things about this phone
yeah upgrade it to 2.1 and you are quite good for a cheap android phone.
scrimshaw: How much does it cost to unlock it ?
The Garmin comes unlocked!
I agree with scrimshaw, the Garmin ($199) or the Huawei ($159) are better handsets at their respective prices.
But this one is so pretty!
Lol, while the Garmin looks like a pretty bland phone I'd have to say it's a lot nicer to use.
Resistive touchscreen on LG = little harder to type and no pinch to zoom (lack of multi touch) = not so good for web browsing.
I own one of these. They keyboard becomes a lot easier to use once you remove the factory fitted screen protector. I suspect this screen protector (which was simply part of the plastic wrapping covering the whole phone) was not meant to stay on. After removing it the touch screen becomes a lot easier to use. As for scratches: no scratches yet after 6 weeks.
BTW, an upgrade to Android 2.1 has just been released for this phone.
LOL
That is not a screen protector, that is just a plastic cover to protect the screen till it is unwrapped.
So maybe not that bad phone after all.
Lol.
A plasic cover to protect the screen untill it is unwrapped = screen protector.
One of the reviews suggested it came with a pre-fitted screen protector. Funnily enough the manual says nothing (like "remove" or "don't remove"). I strongly suspect the bad reviews on the insensitive touch screens are to blame on the packaging not quite being removed :)
I have this and the Garmin, the Garmin has a good sat nav but as a phone feels very cheap, you quickly get used to the Optimus screen and now i prefer it, it also has a surprisingly good camera and battery.
yep, i have the optimus, good phone for the money, made in korea with decent build, battery is 1500mah good for about ~3 days constant usage, and the phone is even better now it has android 2.1 and can be rooted…
lol, that needs to be on a t-shirt "I rooted Optimus…"
No thanks, I'd rather pay a bit more and get an unlocked Garmin A50 for $199.
CNET review:
LG has cut corners in the wrong places to deliver the Optimus at the right price. Poor performance and frustrating input are always deal-breakers, regardless of price.