Mon 29th September 2008
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It's been a while since I updated my blog, so I've decided to write a little review of my new phone.
Regular readers will know all about my o2 Cocoon disaster, after which I ended up with the Samsung U600 (o2 didn't have anything else half decent at the time and I needed a phone quick.)
Now, the Samsung U600 started out OK but after a while it kept losing its signal. Which in turn drained the battery. I spent about 3 hours in a pub once with no signal and by the time I left the phone had turned off because it had used so much of the battery.
Anyway, stare in wonderment and amazement at my latest purchase - the LG KF700.
This little beauty is an excellent bit of kit, and the first thing you'll notice is its full touch-screen display. But that's not all, it also has a slide-out keyboard and a scroller dial - that's 3 different types of navigation available to you!
In the box you get:
1 x LG KF700
1 x Battery
1 x Screen Protector
1 x USB Cable
1 x Mains Charger
1 x Headphones
1 x Software CD-ROM
The touchscreen is very simple to use (no stylus needed) and the optional vibrating feedback confirms that the touchscreen has accepted your input which is quite a nice feature (you can change this to a tone response, both vibrate and tone or turn it off completely if you wish). For dialling you can use the touchscreen or the keypad, but for texting you must use the keypad - there is no on-screen qwerty keyboard. I would recommend you make use of the included screen protector however.
General navigation through the phone's menus are simple and have been designed for use with the touchscreen in mind, making a call or writing a text is literally a simply few presses on the screen, reading a text or taking a picture is literally just one click away. The scroll dial on the side I haven't used to be honest, the touchscreen is so logical and effective I've found no use for it (although I did use it to turn up the in-call volume once). I particularly like the lock/unlock button on the side also - it instantly locks the phone or with two presses unlock the phone - meaning you can't accidentally ring your best mate in Timbuktu for a silent 4 hour chat.
The camera is only 3 Megapixels but does take very good pictures, it includes a flash and a handy auto-focus feature. Getting into camera mode is as simple as pressing the camera button on the side of the phone and the application is very quick to load. Once loaded, the phone automatically rotates the screen to landscapre mode which is a nice feature. All the camera options and features are then easily accessible via the touch-screen interface. So far I've managed to take a picture of a dog and a piece of road. Quality.
I haven't used the phone for music or the built-in FM radio but I'm sure it will be just as easy to use. The phone has an SD Card expansion slot at the top so has plenty of scope for playing a large library of songs if required.
When reading reviews before buying the phone, several people mentioned the battery life being a problem - now I'm sure it's going to be quite a drain on the battery if you use it for music but with moderate use (without using the phone for music) I've only charged it once in two weeks.
All in all I'm very pleased with the phone, and for £99 brand new from o2 you just can't argue with the fact that it's a bargain and a half. If (like me) you wanted an iPhone but just couldn't afford it, you could do a lot worse than the LG KF700. |
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