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LG Prada 3.0 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £350
inc VAT

A slim, light and stylish Android 2.3 handset with distinctive styling and an attractive customised operating system, but battery life is poor and there's no Android 4.0 yet

Specifications

Android 2.3, 4.3in 480×800 display

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LG has also added social aggregation in the form of a homescreen widget and a sub-section of the Accounts options page, where you can add your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace accounts. It’s a limited selection of services, and there’s also no way to merge duplicate contacts from different services, but we liked the widgets; there’s one that displays favourite contacts, one that shows a stream of updates and one that lets you show the updates of selected people.

LG PRADA 3.0

There’s a dedicated camera shutter button, but it’s on the top of the phone next to the USB port, which is unusual but not impractical. The camera takes surprisingly noise-free snaps, although up close you’ll notice heavy noise reduction, which results in a smudged look. The LED flash works well to lighten up dark shots, and you can also shoot Full HD video – however the resulting video is extremely jerky, and we’d advise dropping down to 720p to get smoother frame rates.

We really liked the Prada phone 3.0: it’s light, slim and fast, and its custom design looks great. We also liked LG’s custom Prada skin, but the lack of Android 4.0 is a black mark. The phone is also quite expensive, and we think you’d have to be quite a big fan of Prada to opt for this phone over its rivals at this price point. If you shop around, you can get an HTC Sensation XE for the same price SIM-free, which has more performance and features and has just received an update to Android 4.0.

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Details

Price £350
Rating ***

Hardware

Main display size 4.3in
Native resolution 480×800
CCD effective megapixels 8-megapixel
Flash LED
Video recording format MP4
Connectivity Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, NFC
GPS yes
Internal memory 8192MB
Memory card support microSDHC
Memory card included 0MB
Operating frequencies GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 3G 900/1900/2100
Wireless data EDGE, HSPA+
Size 128x69x9mm
Weight 138g

Features

Operating system Android 2.3
Microsoft Office compatibility Word/Excel/PowerPoint editors, PDF viewer
Email client POP3/IMAP/Exchange
Audio format support AAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV
Video playback formats MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX
FM Radio yes
Web Browser Webkit
Accessories headphones, data cable, charger
Talk time 4.3 hours
Standby time 13.8 days

Buying Information

SIM-free price £400
Price on contract £31-per-month, 18-month contract
SIM-free supplier www.play.com
Contract/prepay supplier www.buymobilephones.net
Details www.lge.co.uk

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