LG Shine II GD710 Phone
- Sophisticated 3G-enabled slider phone with stainless steel construction and mesmerizing 2.2-inch mirror LCD screen
- Compatible with optional AT&T Navigator turn-by-turn GPS, AT&T Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, and streaming Cellular Video services
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion to 16 GB; access to personal and corporate email
- Up to 3.2 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
Following the impressive success of its popular predecessor, the LG Shine II for AT&T is the perfect combination of minimalist design and maximum functionality. Running on the lightning quick AT&T 3G network, the chic multi-tasking Shine II enables you to seamlessly transition between data and call functions while staying connected through e-mail, text, picture, and instant messaging. This GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions as well as its Video Share service, which enables you to send video of yourself to another compatible phone while making a voice call. (See more details on optional AT&T services below.)
The perfect combination of minimalist design and maximum functionality, the LG Shine II offers 3G connectivity, a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, access to GPS turn-by-turn directions, and microSD memory expansion. Featuring… More >>
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My first impression about this phone is it is shiny, solid and heavy. Part of the phone brazzle and back cover is made of stainless steel, so it is about 1 ouce heavier than other plastic phone with the same size. It feels very well built, the fit and finish is very good. It has a lot of chrome on the edge, and the screen is shiny like a mirror, perfect for self obsessive gals or guys.
I have a tendency on dropping my phone if the shell is too slippery or smooth. I cannot imagine how I feel if I drop this phone to the floor.
This phone looks so nice, it is like it should be presented in a trendy art mesuem instead of being sold to the public.
The screen is quite large, and has 320×240 resolution. However, pictures look a little pixelated on the screen for some reason.
The slide operation of the keyboard is very smooth. I have no complain about it.
The speaker of the phone is very good. The same speaker is used for the ear piece as well as the speaker phone. The speaker is loud and clear when it is in speaker phone mode and playing music. The speaker is one of the best I heard on the phone.
The battery indicator has only 3 bars. Within 1 day of use I already see it drops a bar. The battery is rated at 900mAh 3.4Wh, which is not high at all.
The MicrosSD card slot is inside, so you have to take out the battery to swich the card.
The 3.2MP camera takes grainy picture at low light. However, the LED flash light is quite bright, good for probably 3 feet.
The dedicated back button is inside on the keyboard instead of around the D-pad. The software programmer sometimes does not program a back key on the left and right soft key, so in some screens you have to open the slide keyboard to go back to the previous screen.
The music play plays MP3 and WMA file formats. You need to buy an extra adaptor to use a head phone. My previous experience with such adaptor is never good. It get loosen very easily.
I cannot find FM radio on this phone.
I cannot play any MP4 podcast video on the phone. The phone recognize it is a video file, and knows the resoltuion, but it only plays the sound track of the video. The phone can only play video under a very low resolution limit. So do not expect this phone to replace your iPhone or Zune.
My biggest complain is the D-pad. LG should have made the D pad taller. There is room for that, but they put the AT&T logo there. The result is a very large left and right key, and very small up and down key. The up key is hard to press. When I press the down key, 20% of time either the left key or the right key is registered the click. This results in jumping to a totally different screen. This confuses me a lot. Usually when you are inside a function, you should not be able to go to another function unless you go back to the menu home. The LG program is trying to be too smart, so when you are inside a particular functionlairty, such as settings, if you presse left or right key, it will go to antoher functionality, such as the Mobile Video.
Rating: 4 / 5