Wednesday, April 30, 2008

LG KT610 QWERTY smartphone

lg-kt610.jpgAt the recent Mobile World CongressI was able to get a brief look at the LG KT610. The design is very communicator-ish in style, and comparisons with the Nokia E90 will inevitably be drawn, even more so seeing the LG KT 610 runs on the same operating system as the E90, S60v3.

The outside screen of the KT 610 is a mono display, very unsual for high end smartphones that normally have dual displays, both colour. The screen size is small, just 1.45 inches in size. The inside screen is much larger, a 640 x 480 TFT screen supporting up to 256,000 colours, 2.4 inches in size.

Feature wise the LG KT610 can boast an admirable line up. There is support for HSDPA Mobile Broadband and Bluetooth 2.0. There is also a built in GPS unit, so with a compatible program, such as TOM TOM, Route 66 or similar, you can use the KT610 as a full on SatNav device.

The LG KT610 has a 2.0 megapixel camera, has video recording capability and a secondary camera for face-to-face video calls, over the 3G network. There is support for java, and being a S60 phone you can add extra functionality to the device by installing from a wide range of S60 applications, a selection of which you can find in our software shop, here.

Overall the design of the KT610 is functional, if a little boring. The QWERTY keyboard works well, and gives good feedback. The menu system is fairly straight forward and well laid out. The KT610 looks to be a viable alternative for people who want a full QWERTY smartphone.



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[Source: The UK Mobile Phone Blog]