| Design | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4.2/5 |
| Calling | 3.6/5 |
| Talk time | 4/5 |
| Messaging | 4.2/5 |
| Music | 3.2/5 |
| Video | 2.6/5 |
| Camera | 2.4/5 |
| Memory | 3.4/5 |
| Web browsing | 3.4/5 |
| Connectivity | 3/5 |
| Productivity | 3.4/5 |
| Scheduling | 3.4/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 3.2/5 |
| Navigation | 4/5 |
| Gaming | 3/5 |
| Mobile services | 4.2/5 |
| Accessories | 3/5 |
| Value | 3/5 |
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Pros:
One Touch is great looking and convenient. Keyboard is tall and comfortable. Capable Web browser. Surprisingly good (and corporate) messaging options. |
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Cons:
Call quality isn't great. Interface could react more quickly to navigation. Camera is lousy. Phone is pricey. |
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| The LG Lotus is about as smart as a phone gets before we call it a smartphone, thanks mostly to Sprint's excellent new One Touch menu application. Despite its haunting resemblance to a compact makeup mirror, we even like the form factor, as it provides a nice, comfortable QWERTY keyboard and keeps a classy look. The external screen is unfortunately an afterthought, even with the dedicated music keys, and call quality could have been much better. But for dedicated messaging fans, even those with corporate e-mail to read, this phone provides an interesting alternative to the more complicated smartphone set. Plus, with access to Google Docs, a capable (though not desktop-grade) Web browser and tethered modem support, maybe this phone is even smarter than we thought. Knock $100 off the price, and we'll take two. |
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