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Reviews of the LG LX-290 - black (Sprint)

  • 7.7

    CNET Review

    July 20, 2009

    The Good: The LG LX290 has four dedicated shortcut keys, a 1.3-megapixel camera, GPS, and Bluetooth. It has great call quality.

    The Bad: The LG LX290's photo quality is not so great.

    The Bottom Line: The LG LX290 is a slider handset with a great design, simple features, and excellent call quality.

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  • No Rating

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 80/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.

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  • No Rating

    about.com

    By Adam Fendelman | November 30, -1

    Review Summary: The LG LX 290 for Sprint is a slider cell phone with four shortcut keys for quick access to texting, email, a personal calendar and an alarm.

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  • No Rating

    product-reviews.net

    Review Summary: The LG LX-290 slider phone features voice dialing, a speakerphone, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera and 2.2-inch LCD QVGA display. You can see more of the LX-290

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Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.

Part number: LG290KIT

General

  • Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
  • Service Provider Sprint Nextel
  • Width 1.9 in
  • Depth 0.6 in
  • Height 4.1 in
  • Weight 3.6 oz
  • Body Color Black

Cellular

  • Technology CDMA2000 1X
  • Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
  • Phone Design Slider
  • Antenna Internal
  • Vibrating Alert Yes
  • Polyphonic Ringer Yes
  • Ring Tones 30
  • Call Timer Yes
  • Conference Call Capability Yes
  • Voice Recorder Yes
  • Caller ID Yes
  • Speakerphone Yes
  • Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
  • Additional Features TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition)

Communicator Features

  • User Memory 22 MB

Phone Memory

  • Phone Book Capacity 600 names & numbers

Messaging & Data Services

  • Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
  • Mobile Email Yes
  • Internet Browser Yes
  • Platforms Supported Java MIDP 2.1
  • Included Services Sprint TV, PCS Messaging, PCS Short Mail, PCS Video Mail, PCS ringers download, PCS Business Connection
  • JAVA applications Yes
  • Messaging / Data Features Text messages, E-Mail, Instant messages

Digital Camera

  • Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
  • Still Image Resolutions 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 960
  • Digital Zoom 15
  • Self Timer Delay Yes
  • Features PictBridge support

GPS System

  • GPS Navigation GPS receiver

Organizer

  • Alarm Clock Yes
  • Calendar Yes
  • Reminder Yes
  • Calculator Basic

Display

  • Type LCD display
  • Technology TFT
  • Display Resolution 320 x 240 pixels
  • Diagonal Size 2.17 in
  • Color Support Color
  • Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)

Memory

  • Internal Shared Memory Yes

Miscellaneous

  • Hearing Aid Compatible Yes

Power

  • Type Power adapter

Battery

  • Technology - Lithium ion
  • Capacity 900 mAh
  • Talk Time 360 min
  • Standby Time 170 h

Product Video

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • FTO
  • BKO
  • SD

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