I think LG is really getting into coming up with weird names for their mobile phones. Last time, it was the LG KP500 and named it Cookie. This time it is the LG GU280 Popcorn... you read it right! POPCORN!!!
This here's the new LG GU280 Popcorn. It is a low priced slider phone but has pretty good features to boast however according to its price range. It is a stylish slider mobilephone and it is equipped with features that will do almost all the functionality a phone should do.
Here are the details for this stylish LG slider mobilephone
Design
The LG GU280 Popcorn has a stylish slider casing currently available in pink and black color theme. It looks simple but certainly doesn't look cheap, it is 96 x 45.7 x 14.9 mm in size. The phone is really sleek and only weighs 102 grams.
The LG GU280 Popcorn mobilephone has good sized screen, not too small not too big but enough to view text clearly. The screen is a 2 inch 256k Color Screen in 176 x 220 pixels resolution, displays clear images, vibrant colors and perfectly fits the beauty of this phone.
Multimedia
In terms of entertainment, the LG GU280 Popcorn won't leave you bored. The music player plays pretty loud and emits good quality sound and supports MP3, eAAC+ and WMA music file types. You can watch videos in MPEG4, H263, H264 and WMV.
Communication
The LG GU280 Popcorn is a good mobile phone to bring on a vacation or anywhere in the world as long as coverage permits. It has Quad Band network connectivity, utilizing 4 frequencies. These are GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 plus UMTS 2100. This means the phone has good roaming capability allowing you to have great connectivity even in between countries.
The phone has a standard messaging and calling capability. It has the all the basic messaging capability a phone should have. It can do SMS (Text Messaging) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging). You can also send and receive Emails.
Internet
The LG GU280 Popcorn has Internet capabilities, although not that efficient and powerful as that of Smartphones, it is definitely a plus considering its price range. It has EDGE and GPRS technologies which is today's top technologies that allows high speed data transfers. With an average download speeds of 70-135 kilobits per second on EDGE connectivity, you can really breeze through the net.
Open its built-in browser WAP 2.0 XHTML Browser to easily access the Internet. The phone has a USB and Bluetooth with this you can easily plug those wireless headsets on or transfer files.
Camera
The LG GU280 Popcorn allows you to take pictures in... well, good enough quality. It has an average 1.3 megapixel quality. It can take an OK quality pictures, better than no-megapixel camera I suppose.
It can take decent video quality too, able to take 15 frames per second. A bit choppy but you we can't really complain about it.
Memory
It only has 20 Mbytes Memory but it also has a MicroSD Memory Card Support up to 8 Gbytes. If you want to make the LG Popcorn mobilephoe a music player, then better grab a high capacity memory card.
Battery
The phone has an average battery power supply that lasts up to 4 Hours Talk Time and
100 Hours Standby.
It's a nice phone, worth to spend on if you like elegant looks with decent features. It is also good for users who only like to call, send messages and a little addition of basic multimedia features. It doesn't cost a lot and it will have a lot of free LG GU280 Popcorn contract offers. Most networks, once it comes out, it will definitely have a lot of mobile phone deals with free gifts which is of course a great option to take if you want to save money.
