Sunday, 9 August 2009

An Affordable Phone From Sprint

By Charles R. Bryant

With the multitude of advanced cell phones available one might have a hard time trying to find a simpler phone. There are so many phones that can practically do anything the hearts desire, but not everyone wants a phone with all the bells and whistles. Such phones are very expensive and some people would rather pay less for a more streamlined cellular device. One such cell phone company to release such a phone is Sprint. The new LG LX 290 from Sprint is a testament to affordable bare bone cell phones with a list of minimal but useful applications.

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.

Unfortunately the camera on the phone is nothing to write home about. The camera is only 1.3 megapixels, which is not much in the cell phone world. The photo quality is decent enough with the pictures appearing blurry and slightly grainy. To help in taking the best looking photos possible there are many image control options. They are three different resolutions, five white balance presets, four color tones, and more. The phone is absent of any video recording capabilities.

However the phone features amazing call quality. Phone calls can be enjoyed with little to no interference from static or any outside force. Callers will sound very clear through the ear piece. Likewise you will sound equally clear to anyone on the other line. The speakerphone also produces very nice sounding audio during phone calls and is simple to use.

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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