LG KF700

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LG KF700 Dimensions (w/h/d): 51 x 102 x 15 Weight: 110g Talk Time: 3 hours Stand By: 340 hours Camera: Camera Resolution: 3.0MP Handset Type: Slide Coverage (Band): Tri Video: Bluetooth: Mp3 Player: Mp3 Ringtones: MMS: Java Games: Radio: GPRS: Email: Internet Browsing: 3G: Flash Memory: WiFi:

Dimensions (w/h/d): Weight: Talk Time: Stand By: Camera: Camera Resolution: Phone Type: Coverage (Band): Video: Bluetooth: Mp3 Player: Mp3 Ringtones: MMS: Java Games: Radio: GPRS: Email: Internet Browsing: 3G: Flash Memory: WiFi:

Dimensions (w/h/d): Weight: Talk Time: Stand By: Camera: Camera Resolution: Phone Type: Coverage (Band): Video: Bluetooth: Mp3 Player: Mp3 Ringtones: MMS: Java Games: Radio: GPRS: Email: Internet Browsing: 3G: Flash Memory: WiFi:

Our Review of the LG KF700

The fast net access really gives you the sense that you are connected wherever you go, much like the iPhone, to which the KF700 is a decent alternative.

Like the LG Orsay, the KF700 (aka the LG Virgo) is another direct successor to the hit LG Viewty, boasting the same (ish) large front facing touchscreen display. LG have not rested on their laurels and simply knocked out a cheap upgrade; the KF700 is quite a different beast from the Viewty. Although the touchscreen makes a welcome return with the KF700 and it does resemble the iPhone (at least, at a first glance) the phone also comes with a more standard slide keypad. This will be a cause for celebration for the more traditionally-minded users but it does seem a strange move, considering that the touchscreen on the Viewty was very well implemented. Still, this means that tapping out text messages and dialling numbers is more of a natural experience for those who find touchscreens unsuited for such benchmark mobile phone tasks. The keypad itself comes with the typical LG chessboard style design that it featured on everything from the Chocolate to the Shine, with call and cancel keys sitting atop the numeric keys.

The KF700 is dominated by the large 3" 240 x 480 pixel touchscreen. The screen itself is pretty versatile as it can be viewed in portrait or landscape settings, with the latter ideal for browsing. The KF700 also gives you more ways to control what's happening on screen as aside from the touchscreen and standard keypad there is a jogwheel on the rear of the handset. The combination of touchscreen features and dedicated hard keys takes some getting used to, and the rear jogwheel feels kind of redundant, as it should not be used as the primary method for navigating through the phones menus. Getting accustomed to the layout takes time, but it's by no means the most user unfriendly phone out there.

The screen itself is pretty versatile as it can be viewed in portrait or landscape settings, with the latter ideal for browsing.

It is worth noting for all their similarities that the KF700 differs from the Viewty in that it has been optimised for mobile web browsing (more on that in a bit) rather than imaging, so if taking pics on the go is your thing, then it may be worth sticking with the Viewty. The KF700 has a 3 Megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, and whilst the camera itself is perfectly adequate for most tasks and will cope well even in challenging conditions, there's no denying the fact that the Viewty has the edge when it comes to taking pictures. The camera key is located on the right of the handset, next to a lock for the touchscreen.

The KF700 is really built to be a fully portable web browser, capable of achieving top download speeds of 7.2Mbps thanks to good old HSDPA. The KF700 has Google search, blogs, Gmail, and YouTube integrated into its browser. It helps that the KF700 is also HSDPA compatible so web browsing is free of the frustrations that plague some other handsets. The speedy web browsing experience however is marred slightly by the fact that there is no Flash support, although this may be fixed with future firmware upgrades. The KF700 also comes with a built-in GPS receiver, and comes with Google Maps fully loaded, making this an ideal sat nav tool.

As you would expect the KF700 has the full roster of multimedia features that you would usually find such as an MP3 player, MPEG4 video player and FM radio (no RDS unfortunately). The music player confidently kicks out tunes in MP3, AAC/AAC+ and WMA formats.

The fast net access really gives you the sense that you are connected wherever you go, much like the iPhone, to which the KF700 is a decent alternative. The unique mix of a touchscreen and a sliding keypad gives the phone a distinctive design, which will appeal to those who find touchscreens too fiddly to use for texting and calling.

 Pros

Great browsing experience.
Well integrated You Tube and Google support.
GPS receiver built in along with Google Maps.

 Cons

No Flash support on the browser.
Rear jogwheel feels kind of pointless.

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The KF700 is a competent mobile browser, boasting seamless web browsing on the move with integrated support for YouTube and Google, and a card slot for memory upgrades to allow you to get the most out of this powerful handset.

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