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The stylish, clamshell design of the LG GB220 in striking silver is certainly targeting those for whom a mobile phone is as much a fashion accessory as communication device. At 89.9 x 47.0 x 16.3 mm it is satisfyingly chunky in the palm, but light at only 72g.
It offers most of the features for keeping in contact and having fun. The camera is purely for snapshots (1.3 megapixels, 1280 x 1024 pixels resolution); the MP3 player acceptable and the GB220’s memory can be expanded to 2GB with a microSD card. For picture and other data wireless sharing between compatible devices over short distances, there is Bluetooth 2.0.
For emails, SMS and MMS messaging and Web browsing, the GB220 has EDGE (2.5G) technology. The range of personal organiser-type functions is impressive, with an alarm clock, calculator, calendar and speakerphone among them. All in all, a bright, no-frills fun phone.
Battery life is rated at three hours’ talk time and 300 hours on standby from a full charge.
Specifications
- 1 Megapixel Camera
The smallest single component of an image is the definition of a pixel. This camera has 1 Megapixel or 1 million pixels. The more the pixels the clearer the image.
- 2G
2G phones are digital phones
- Bluetooth
Bluetooth allows users to pair with other Bluetooth devices. This allows a wireless connection to a Bluetooth headset or carkit so that you can carry out a conversation without the need to hold your handset. Particularly useful for conversing whilst driving.
- Calculator
This phone has a calculator built in.
- Calendar
This phone has an organiser which includes a Calendar
- Camera
This phone has a built in camera
- Flip phone
This is a Flip Phone
- FM Radio
Allows you to tune into FM Radio channels, the headset is used as the antenna.
- Game
This phone has games
- GPRS
Stands for General Packet Radio System. This basically allows you to browse internet websites using your phone. GPRS is mainly used for text based information - getting football results, checking train timetables, reading the news etc. GPRS is not bad at downloading pictures, however it is slower than 3G. You can use GPRS to received and send Multimedia messages such as a text with a picture.
It is advisable to choose a 3G handset for decent download speeds of videos and pictures rather than GPRS, however GPRS is pretty good for text based information and pictures with lower definition.
- Memory expandable via MicroSD card
This allows you to expand the phone's memory using MicroSD cards. MicroSD cards are available in various sizes, the most popular being 1GB or 2GB which can hold thousands of songs and hundreds of pictures.
- MP3 Player
The phone includes an MP3 player which allows you to play and store music. Works in a similar fashion to normal MP3 players in that you can upload Music onto the phone's memory or onto an external memory stick (size of memory slot dependent on phone). Once the music is loaded you can listen to it either on the phone's speakers or using a pair of headphones that is compatible with the handset.
- Multimedia Service MMS
Allows you to send and receive picture messages
- Organiser
To do list, Calendar, Memo
- SMS - text messages
Short message service - allows you to send and receive texts
- T9 Predictive Text
You can select predictive text on this phone
- Triband
- 900 MHz (Europe/Brazil/Asia (ex Japan and S. Korea))
- 1800 MHz (Europe/Brazil)
- 1900 MHz (U.S./Canada/Latin America)
- USB
A USB port allows you to connect your phone to your computer
