A Discussion About the LG Optimus One P500 Smartphone.
Thursday, November 17th, 2011For those on a limited budget and new to smartphones, out of all the new smartphones on the market, the LG Optimus One P500 might be the wise choice. This phone offers many of the features found in higher priced phones although it does fall short in some areas. Whether or not this is the right phone for you really depends on your needs and budget, and this review will introduce you to some of its features.
Customers expect to have cameras on all their mobile devices so most mobile phones have them. While not offering the best of cameras, the LG Optimus One P500 have a 3MP one. For one thing, there’s no flash, so you won’t be able to capture clear images when there’s not much light. There are several features on the camera such as being able to choose between Portrait, Landscape, Sports and other modes, but the pictures sometimes come out blurry, especially around the edges. The phone offers three different resolutions for shooting video with its video camera. If you don’t have expectations of super high quality video or pictures, then the LG Optimus One P500 camera is adequate.
One of the advantages of smartphones over simple cell phones is that the keypads are easier to use and made for typing. The LG Optimus One P500 offers the choice between a keypad that is the typical mobile phone setup or QWERTY which is like a computer keyboard or old fashioned typewriter.
This will be advantageous if you plan to send a lot of text messages or write notes to yourself on your smartphone. On the other hand, the keypad on this phone isn’t the most comfortable one to use, as the buttons are fairly small. So while you’ll find typing on an LG Optimus One easier than on a typical “dumb phone,” it isn’t as user friendly as keyboards found on some higher end smartphones.
Although the LG Optimus One P500 is classified as a “budget” smartphone, it still offers numerous features. Accessing websites, social networking or online chatting are all things you will be able to do because it is set up to connect to Wi-fi networks.
You might want to consider getting a Bluetooth headset to go with your phone as well since it has Bluetooth capability. Like the more expensive smartphones, this one also offers GPS. Regardless whether you have GPS in your car, this allows you to navigate your way around whether walking or driving. For the price, this smartphone offers a lot of useful and fun features.
It is possible according to some technology experts, that the The LG Optimus One P500 might bring about the end of the “dumb phone”, or cell phones without smartphone capabilities. That’s because this phone gives you most of the features of higher priced smartphones for such a low price that there’s no longer any excuse not to get one.
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