The LG LX5350 - a handful of fun.
A fairly small and compact phone, the 5350. It's elegantly designed, with blue trim on the outside and a blue finish on the inside that beautifies the crisp, 120x133-pixel, STN color screen. You can view nine lines of text and 65,000 colors on the display, which is identical to Samsung's. All the main buttons on the phone are lit in blue, except for the end button, which is conveniently lit up in red.The buttons are a good size, spaced far enough to minimize most misdials. A good call by LG, by avoided Samsung's mistake with the OK/Enter button; on this model, it's where it should be: in the middle of the four-way navigational control. Like other PCS Vision phones, the 5350 lets you customize the look of your phone with downloadable graphics, pictures, and sounds, available as part of Sprint's next-generation data service. The wireless Web interface also appears jazzier, though it stays mostly text-oriented. The 5350 has many neat gizmos that revolve around the PCS Vision service; but it's hard to recommend this phone to users who don't want to pay an extra $10 per month on top of their voice charges. Naturally, the standard features are all here: call history, a 199-name phone book, a calendar, text messaging, voice recognition, voice dialing, customizable key tones, and some Java-based games (Real Fighters and Egg Stack). The 5350 has a whopping 43 multitone (40-chord) ring tones, all of which can be surprisingly loud; don't forget to turn the 5350 to vibrate mode during board meetings. As noted, you can buy downloadable screensavers and additional games--some are lame, while others are somewhat addictive--for a few dollars. Better yet, by using a special mode that turns off the cell radio, you can play them while you're on a flight (similar to the SCP's plane mode). one very cool feature that stands out is a wireless Web connection kit with USB that allows you to turn your 5350 into a modem. Also, the 5350 is compatible with Sprint's PCS Business Connection service, which allows you to receive corporate e-mail and view your calendar on your phone. The reception was quite good with a loud speaker, but not as good as some of the other phones. , Battery life is good, especially for a color-screen phone. We managed to hit the rated talk time of three hours and came in just a day short the phone's rated standby time of eight days. Note: the more you use the phone's backlight and wireless Web features, the bigger a hit the battery takes. Our result for talk time represents continuous use of the phone without the backlight on. Like other LG models, the 5350 comes with a power adapter and a charging cradle. A travel charger that plugs directly into the phone would be much simpler and convenient. An over all great phone -- 3.5 gears out of 5. |
