LG GS290 – a third phone line Cookie, which presumably will go on sale in Ukraine in April-May. The stylish design of new products complement the excellent touch screen, as well as good communication capabilities. Among other advantages it is necessary to note the projected affordable price plus a great alternative choice of colors enforcement body. The manufacturer promises to launch the phone once in ten different colors. However, in the ointment was not without fly in the ointment. However, everything in order.
Appearance
We tested the device in the case of gray.
Building a plastic model. Color is highly diluted pearlescent shade, but because tactile material similar to gloss. In reality this is only a visual way.
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Building community in general quite good, except for mounting the battery unit. With this mounting cap now and then randomly flies. Here, in fairness it is worth noting that the test was still held engineering model, rather than the commercial sample, so it’s possible, the manufacturer will turn its attention to this, and in the commercial sample quality attachment cover the battery pack would be best adjusted. In the test the same sample, repeat, attachment is very weak, and therefore cover during use of apparatus, slips suddenly and frequently.
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The rest of the claims to assemble even at this stage of elaboration we do not have – all parts fit very well, and the gaps are minimal backlash completely absent.
As already noted, the basic building material – plastic. Metal is very little – he only realized at the terminals and connectors of the functional elements.
In the hand model sits well, but prolonged use of the apparatus causes some discomfort. Discomfort was mainly due to the panel material, which visually manufacturer masked by the gloss. Despite the fact that the panel did not leave a trace of any fingerprints or other marks, however the shell itself is strong enough slips after half an hour to use a pipe. Of course, this does not mean that the phone is simply rolled out of the hands after the first 30 minutes of work with him, but some discomfort nonetheless palpable.
Almost the entire front panel in the LG GS290 is the display. As we noted above, the touch screen, is made on the basis of a resistive matrix.
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Above the display slot is internal speaker. Between him and immediately display is a small emblem of the manufacturer.
Below the display are three physical buttons. Two buttons on the right and left are responsible for working with the calls – and sending, receiving, completing, or hang up an incoming call. The third button, implemented in the center, is responsible for calling a small shortcut menu applications. In this menu you can make it necessary number of labels, or remove the same at the moment useless to him!
Across the back panel cover is the battery pack. Cover, as the body, plastic – a material similar to the basic material of the shell.
Lid although thin, however, difficult to break it unintentionally – lid is removed and worn on the body shell is easy, no errors in the fixture while it is happening.
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In addition to the lid of the unit on the rear panel is another functional element – eye camera. Eye implemented without “support” in the form of eye flash, and, given that the matrix is only two megapixels, the output is easy to guess about the quality of content.
Under the lid unit is the battery, the capacity of which 900mAch. Talking about the battery life indicator is still too early – as if there may be, but viewing was held still an engineering sample, and therefore natural that the commercial version of the model indicator battery life will be different.
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Card slot for memory expansion under the battery there. It is implemented on the left side face, a thin glossy insert. Standard cards, which can operate the system, the traditional – micro-SD, and the maximum amount of memory card, which the system can recognize and work without any conflicts – eight gigabytes. Not well enough, given the positioning of the model.
At the same panel is key-rocker control sound volume.
On the right side panel is micro-USB connector for connecting the cable charger and sync cable, phone with computer / laptop. Here is the same, but just below is a button lock mechanism for total control, as well as application buttons “built-in camera.”
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At the upper end is 3.5-inch connector for connecting a wired headset (certainly a plus, because the phone is not positioned as music), but closer to the junction of the upper end and left side face of the connector is arranged in the form of abalone for connecting a safety strap.
Lower lateral line traditionally “sheltered” in a slot built-in microphone. This device is the final in the description of design and functional elements.
Display
Display in LG GS290 touch, is implemented based on resistive technology. What does it mean, sure you can explain a single line – through the display of this type of user can navigate as a fingertip, and any other subject. The main differences in the objects of navigation are as follows: in terms of convenience, of course, easier to control with your fingertip. But unlike the back and side panels, which are only visually appear to be glossy, the front panel 100% gloss, moreover, is covered with a protective glossy glass, “loving” fingerprints. Thus, controlling the finger prints from even strong enough oily divorce simply does not go away.
Management through other elements do not cause any fingerprints or divorce, but it is less convenient, although the sensitivity is still good.
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3.2-inch diagonal display, the resolution of 240х400 pixels. Matrix TFT, 262 144 shades of color rendition.
Talk about how to behave in a matrix of sunlight, in our view, while it is not necessary, because yet tested an engineering sample, not the edited commercial version. However, for some “seed” note – already in the engineering prototype of the screen was bright enough, and the colors even during direct sunlight “lame” insignificant. Nevertheless, the final point can be set only if he has commercial copy on hand.
Cost $ 69.99.