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With the flood of advanced cell phones being released many people might be a bit intimidated when shopping for a new phone. Not everyone wants a top of the line phone with all the bells and whistles available. People these days still want simple and functional phones. There is a bad stigma with reasonably priced phones that they are terribly made and are completely useless. That is not true; as far as cheaper phones go Sprint has released the LG LX290. It is a reasonably priced phone that is sure to please anyone who cant afford an expensive smartphone.
The LX290 is slide phone. The design is rather uncomplicated but it still looks sleek and modern. It is fairly small and feels very sturdy when held in ones hand. The slide mechanism works very well and doesn’t feel lose at all. For a small screen it displays very nice looking colors and images. Underneath the slide compartment and over the alphanumeric pad are four shortcut buttons for text messaging menu, e-mail, calendar, and the alarm clock. The buttons are very convenient as those are some of the most used programs on the cell phone.
This phone obviously doesn’t have any features that cant be found on more expensive phones, but it does come with a few additions that many may find surprising on such an affordable phone. Firstly a minimalist web browser. It also features a GPS system with turn by turn directions. This is usually found on higher end phones. The phone also features a USB port and is Bluetooth enabled. More notably are the e-mail and instant messaging functions. Many lower end phones skimp on the options but the LX290 allows you to access AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and Windows Live for instant messaging and AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Gmail for e-mail access.
The phone really does lack a good camera. The LG LX290 features an underwhelming 1.3 megapixel camera. There are only three different resolutions and three different quality settings. There are also four color tones, five white balance presets, a brightness adjuster, and more. Despite all the options the picture quality is not note worthy. There is no video recording option on the LG LX290, which would be expected from this kind of cell phone.
Luckily the phone has great call quality. During phone calls there was no interference from static or any kind of ambient noise. The callers sounded very clear and natural. The phones microphone does a good job at isolating ones voice so users will sound equally clear to callers. The speaker phone works just as well, it produces a crisp sounding voice on both ends.
If you are one of the millions of people who feel as if phones have gotten out of control with their capabilities the LX290 would make a good phone for you. It excels at delivering the basic phone functions as well as giving users extra useful features such as GPS, email, and instant messaging.
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