In a world of increasingly popular smartphones people who cant afford a top of the line phone might have trouble finding a suitable cellular device. Many consumers just need a phone for simple messaging and phone call usage. The LG Neon is such a phone. It is a bare bones cell phone with a neat touch screen and a camera that actually takes decent looking pictures.
The LG Neon is a very nice looking cell phone. The phone doesnt have any harsh lines. The phone is smooth with rounded edges. The LG Neon is very small and doesnt weigh much, but it still feels good when held in ones hand. The sliding mechanism works well and doesnt feel shaky at all. Despite the small screen images and text will appear great on it. There are also many different options for customizing the font and appearance of the commands on the phone. The LG Neon does feature a touch screen, but strangely enough it only works for dialing numbers. To activate the touch screen dialer you must first hit a button on the navigator array. Then the buttons are displayed on the screen. The touch screen works well but being able to use it for other reasons is surely missed. Inside the slide compartment is a full QWERTY keyboard. The keys are spaced apart very generously and each button is raised above the surface. Typing on this keyboard is very easy and isnt uncomfortable. There are a number of instant messaging and e-mail linking options, such as AOL, AIM, Windows Live Messenger, and Yahoo Messenger. Unfortunately Gmail is not supported by the phone because the LG Neon doesnt support POP or IMAP.
The camera found on the Neon works quite well and takes good looking photos. Three quality settings, five white balance presets, five color effects, a 4x zoom, and a self timer are just some of the image and photo options available on the phone. The phone does not come with a flash so avoid taking pictures in dark areas. The phone can surprisingly record video. The video quality can be grainy at times but it works OK enough. Users recording video onto Micro SD cards will be able to record longer videos.
The LG Neon does not have any Wi-Fi or 3G support. Without the support of the online services downloading content will take quite a while on this phone. At about 12 minutes per MB the speed is very sluggish. Websites load equally slow especially those that are content heavy.
The call quality on the phone was great. There was no interference during the calls and no static whatsoever. The microphone on the phone is great at isolating the callers voice and the person on the other end will be able to understand you quite well. The speakerphone didnt work so well. Anyone on the other end will sound low despite the volume options. Additionally listening to music on the speakerphones will sound low too. If you want to use the LG Neon as a music player you should purchase a pair of headphones.
The LG Neon is a decent phone for anyone who cant afford other top of the line phones. The phone offers users a great messaging system as well as a decent camera and basic web browsing. For many people this may be all they need.
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