LG U8130 Review
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Review: February 2005.
The LG U8130 is a minor update to LG's popular 3G clamshell, the U8120.
The U8130 is almost identical to the U8120, so most of our review comments
apply here. The only noticeable difference, apart from some minor styling
changes, is that roaming between 3G and 2.5G networks has been improved,
so that the U8130 should drop fewer calls than the older model when
in marginal 3G coverage areas.
The LG U8130 is a clamshell style 3G phone available on the 3 network.
It supports all of 3's video mobile services including video calling
from its built-in video camera. An integrated speakerphone helps to
make video calling easier. You can also record video clips to send to
another phone, and download video from 3, for example news, music and
sports clips.
The camera is of VGA resolution, which is standard amongst current
camera phones. The high-resolution display is clear and sharp with 65k
colours - ideal for viewing videos and photos.
Functionally, the phone includes features like an MP3 player, voice
recorder, Java applications, e-mail and MMS. The only features missing
are Bluetooth wireless connectivity and the advanced GPS (Global Positioning
System) features available in the NEC e616
for example. It does have both infrared and USB connections though,
which are a welcome addition. A memory card is also missing, although
32 Mbytes is quite acceptable.
Physically the phone is compact, very attractive, and is better styled
than many 3G phones. Being 3G it's larger than most clamshells, but
no heavier than most other 3G phones. Battery life is good compared
with most other 3G phones, which is a key advantage, although most users
will find that they need to recharge every few days.
In summary, the 8130 is a good all-round performer and a good mid-range
3G clamshell. It is no longer available, but a suitable alternative
is the LG U880.
Features of the LG U8130 include:
- Supports all 3's video mobile services: video calling, video messaging
& downloading video clips
- Internal display: 65,536 colours, 220 x 176 pixels
- External display: black & white, 96 x 64 pixels
- Built-in VGA camera (640 x 480 resolution) with 2x digital zoom
and light
- MP3 player
- Voice recorder
- Speakerphone
- Multimedia messaging
- E-mail
- Java games
- Avatar address book – create cartoons of friends and family that
pop-up on screen every time they call
- Infrared and USB connectivity
- Calendar, To Do List, Memos, Clock, Alarm, Calculator, Currency
Converter
- Memory: 32 Mbytes internal memory
- Vibration alert
- Weight: 126g
- Size: 50 x 96 x 23 mm
- Talktime: 3.5 hours
- Battery standby: 5 days
LG U8130 User Reviews
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Reviewed by koketso from south africa on 22nd
Nov 2011
okay the phone is good looking but then again the boring thing is that
it has no card slot and bluetooth
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Reviewed by viraj from sri lanka on 5th Jul 2010
it,s nice.
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Reviewed by rahul from india on 4th Feb 2010
nice phone Ilike it
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Reviewed by Jude from Accra,Ghana on 20th Jan
2010
The phone is very good with all the features you can find in it.
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Reviewed by Ijudai from Nigeria on 30th Dec 2008
Why did LG made such a dummy of a phone? Its as good as useless. I plan
to give out the phone to sombody I dont like!
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Reviewed by sumeet from india on 2nd Sep 2008
i realy love this phone , i have this from 5 years without any defect
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Reviewed by Júlio from Brasil on 7th May 2008
I loved this phone bat , i have trouble my phone no power . i m live
in brasil , poosible help me . thanks . julio
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Reviewed by Kenny from abuja on 27th Feb 2008
The phones good, its very affordabl for a 3G phone, my fellow countrypeople
should stop complaining about its 3g functions because we are yet to
have a functional 3g network in Nigeria, so until we have that we can
assess the 3G capabilites of the phone .
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Reviewed by antony from india on 20th Feb 2008
display good but dont working the display......... sound good but cant
acceess its very bad..
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Reviewed by emmanuel from nigeria on 9th Feb 2008
i can't make video call, and also i can't use the infrared to collect
application from other phones. how am i going to do all these pls. especially
the video calling pls mail me on gunners4life2008@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by hossny from egypt on 8th Feb 2008
good
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Reviewed by Nemek from Nigeria on 28th Jan 2008
I have used a lot of phones from different companies and there is one
yet that can be compared with this. why? to answer that question, i
will say because this is the most useless phone that has been made and
can only be compared to none. Nothing works. Infrared, USB...nothing.
The battery is also problematic and the flip screen is another problem
that will take a whole day to discuss. My suggestion is that LG should
settle for TV's and other electronics we no them for and leave phones
for the likes of Nokia. very soon they will go and do one stupid car.
Please, leave phone and concentate on your known services.
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Reviewed by Antipas from South Africa on 14th
Jan 2008
This phone is not available in my country, i think thats a Good thing
because this is utter nonsense of a phone. I mean how can u design a
phone without a Bluetooth, No memory card slot and very small on board
memory!! The phone is user friendly but it can do with some major improvements
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Reviewed by Catalin from Romania on 9th Aug 2007
It;s OUTSTANDING
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Reviewed by EHAB from EGYPT on 21st May 2007
u8130 is the best mobail i have seen
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Reviewed by EMMA from GHANA on 15th May 2007
I JUST LOVE THE FONE TO THE MAX
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Reviewed by Lawrence findaz from Nigeria on 14th
May 2007
Applications,mms and infra red is not working.
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Reviewed by AYHAN from TURKEY on 14th Mar 2007
this cellphone screen not work.
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Reviewed by Abubakar Alhassan from Nigeria on
9th Mar 2007
LG U8130 infrade is not work.
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Reviewed by imran from pakistan on 13th Feb 2007
nice phone
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Reviewed by boby from austria on 1st Feb 2007
i think this foon is very good .because its sound is very clear and
its shape is very nice.but its have a problum infrod is not worked and
camera result is very bad.
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Reviewed by yey from romania on 22nd Jan 2007
excelent mobile phone .. the irda has nothing wrong its just made to
connect only with ur computer . won`t connect with other mobile phones
but thats not a problem the mobile phone was made like that
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Reviewed by ahmad samir from egypt on 10th Jan
2007
I think it is a very good mobile, his sound is so clear,but the infrared
doesn't work all the time.
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Reviewed by awais from pakistain on 9th Nov 2006
i think in this cel phone is excellent and is good for daily life it's
sound is so clear and loud vedio calling also good
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Reviewed by jules from nz on 2nd Nov 2006
it was real good and yeah cuz all ma m8z luv it
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Reviewed by bashar from syria on 23rd Oct 2006
this phone is a very bad phone have much problems 1.the microphone doesent
work sometimes 2.it sometimes restart when you go to the recording 3.the
infrared dosnot work and no data are sent to it it still and still connecting
and no transforming 4.the usb doesnot work also 5.the record is so bad
when you record songs 6.you just have some stuped rings 7.if it fall
just one time it will be alot of peices 8.the signal is terrible i advice
donot buy this stupped phone it is waste of money i just want to ask
the lg company why they made infrared in this phone.. have not they
tried it it is better thet the didnot pot in it bluetooth coz it will
cost us more money and for nothing lg is a loser company for phones
so let the phones for another companies
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Reviewed by Tom from England on 31st Aug 2006
The IRDA Doesnt Work, Poor Display And The Camra Quality Is rubbish!!
Dont Waste Your Money On It, Buy A D500 or D600 Instead.
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Reviewed by hassan ali from uk on 2nd Jun 2006
well i hav had this phone 4 only 3 dayz n the usb or irda dont wrk n
well the mp3 omg there is none just say u can only record songs wich
are unclear ow will the mp3 work if its got no bluetooth because the
usb or irda dont work this 1 comlicated phone when it cumz 2 connested
with computer even i can make a better phone than this stupid company
haha lol lmao!!!!!1
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Reviewed by Goni from Albania on 7th May 2006
This phone is excellent lol!!! Photos and Videos are okay!!!
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Reviewed by M from England on 19th Apr 2006
Had the phone nearly a year. Not had too many problems with it. Video
camera isn't that good indoors, but quality of camera was okay, though
this is my first camera phone so don't have much to compare it with.
Main problem has been that the phone has completely frozen on several
occasions, meaning I had to take the battery out whilst the phone was
still switched on in order to get it to do anything. And the camera
totally jibbed out once - you could see the picture in the gallery,
but the preview on screen was just gibberish! Pretty sturdy phone, though
clunky and not too good to look at. I don't think it's that bad, though
to be honest I haven't tried to do anything with it other than make
calls, send texts and take a few photos!
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Reviewed by Chigozirim from Nigeria on 18th Apr
2006
Well the phone is okay but my greatest issues are that my phone has
refused or is it by design that i can only connect to my PC and check
only mail on my phone. Can't view pictures can't or edit movies and
the Infra is not working cos it keeps showing connecting and never recieves
data. Pls i need urgent resolution of this problems to move forward
in using the beautiful but complex Phone
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Reviewed by emy_the_gigi from romania on 21st
Mar 2006
BEST PHONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ceri from cardiff,wales on 13th Mar
2006
I have had this phone for a year now, I haven't had any problems what
so ever, I'm just lookin forward to my upgrade lol !!!
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Reviewed by matt from england on 12th Mar 2006
HAD THE FONE FOR A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1.SENT IT
BAK 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND IT ALWAYS COMES BAK WORSE.
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Reviewed by Winkler Matthias from Italy on 10th
Mar 2006
Microphone is not working well. It's a big waste of money. Company should
be sued for it.
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Reviewed by adrian from romania on 7th Mar 2006
i have this phone for four months already and im not pleased with the
results:when i record a video clip the sound is terrible ,has no blu
tuth althou you find it in the script , no infrared etc.there are some
good things about the phone :i like the shape and wide screen and the
pictures are very sharp ;if you ask me this phone must be returned to
the work shop and get some improvements
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Reviewed by krissy from australia on 6th Mar 2006
this phone is a bit 2 chunky, the MP3 quality is really bad, the video
quality is really bad, cant even see whats happenin that well, USB dusnt
even work, not much memory, overall bad phone
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Reviewed by yaz from uk on 2nd Mar 2006
rubbish phone,,, alwaiz needs a software reflash,, waste ov money
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Reviewed by Laci from Romania on 28th Feb 2006
OK so here it goes the phone is a medium one video/audio capture is
pretty bad but still the mp3 songs are goodly played the size shape
are great like the battery to (best li-polymer battery i ever had).i
did not had any big problems with it ...ecept 1 factory resert ...witch
is quite simple to perform and takes like 5 sec ^.^
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Reviewed by Rachel from - on 19th Feb 2006
won this phone about 6months ago, was pretty damn pleased and loved
the phone. everything went well for about 4months and then the microphone
messed up and sometimes when making calls the person on the other end
couldnt hear me. kind of put up with this, but a few weeks later it
went even more wrong. the camera didnt work - i just got a lime green
haze when trying to use it, the main screen went blue and the whole
image was reversed making it incredibly hard to read meassages etc.
before actually recieving the phone, id read some of these rewiews so
i was kind of expecting it to go wrong. im just glad i hadnt paid for
it like most other people. would have been a massive waste of money.
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Reviewed by david from uk on 4th Feb 2006
The LG u8130 is a decent phone it beats most other 3g phones due to
its style and features, the phone looks exciting which is a far cry
from the boring look of the NEC mobiles avalable and it has many features
including rotating camera,iRda and usb connectivity, 32mb internal memory,tools
and accesories etc, on the downside there is no bluetooth but the usb
software is very good and no memory card slot, the screen is very good
and the video recording is only limited by the memory avalable it will
support all of 3's current services altho i have myself disconnected
it from 3 and put it onto 02 uk where after settin up the 02 3g services
it works very well all in all its a very good phone.
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Reviewed by toxicJC from UK on 1st Feb 2006
Rubbish - only good thing 3g for viewing Goals lol
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Reviewed by MARK from IRELAND on 22nd Jan 2006
i got this fone a couple of days ago and i tink its brilliant. the camera
is excellent and da mp3 player is fab. i would give this fone 5 stars
because its brilliant and everyone should try it out.
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Reviewed by Darren from Stoke on Trent, UK on
16th Jan 2006
Video capture is awful. Sort of defeats the whole point of having a
3G VIDEO-phone eh?! Even using the camera for still image capture is
no better. Absolute toss!
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Reviewed by lucy from australia on 12th Jan 2006
i've had the phone now for 18 months, i've had a number of problems
with it, the microphone no longer seems to work so people can't hear
me when i'm on a call, the loud speaker doesn't work, the phone turns
off randomly. i wouldn't really recommend anyone to get an this particular
lg phone. I'd say lg's better off sticking to tv, dvd players etc. dissapointed!
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Reviewed by Malin Gurung from Nepal on 7th Jan
2006
I bought this phone from 3here in hong kong. I only got to use it on
a 3g network for a week because i had to return to Kathmandu.Now here
in Kathmandu I use it on a 2.5g network(Mero Mobile).Its pretty good
in terms of functionalities but lacks a better camera and blue tooth.Moreover
the screen freezes constantly when closing java apps.The browser is
not good,but you could always use opera.
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Reviewed by sally watts from england on 26th Dec
2005
i have had this phone for a while now but i think that it is boring,no
games, the mp3 is ok,but not loud enough, and you cant put it on loudspeaker.
also the network 3 is rubbish. the reception is terriable,and the battery
life lasts about 3 days.
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Reviewed by jasmin from england on 13th Dec 2005
this phone has gd features on it and is v. stylish but i had to have
it taken to be repaired 5 times. and after the 5th time they told me
that the phone had been brung out too quickly and wasnt ready. so dontget
this phone unless u want to have to have repared how ever many times!!!
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Reviewed by flaw2less from the north pole on 19th
Nov 2005
great fone from damien jones i luv dis fone luv it luv it luv it i wanna
marry it
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Reviewed by sanna from sweden on 17th Nov 2005
Very VERY bad! Problrms with infrared, problems with display... :-(
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Reviewed by Zlate Jovanov from Macedonia on 9th
Nov 2005
I have LG phone but i have problems whit Infrared.Enyway a love this
Pfone.
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Reviewed by aSsaSin from Roumania on 19th Oct
2005
Nice and great !
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Reviewed by Catalana from UK on 12th Sep 2005
Bought 2 phones with network Three - one for me, other for my husband.
Both had problems with not being able to hear anything in the middle
of a conversation. Sent them for repair. Came back the same. Asked for
replacements & all was fine until mine crashed completely. Got another
replacement. Since then, we have had them for more than 6 months & i
have to say we have come to like them a lot. Think it must have just
been a bad batch. They are very easy to use, with big keys & large screens.
Great for first time users like my husband!
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Reviewed by Briana from UK on 6th Sep 2005
DA 4ONE IZ ALRIGHT ITZ GOOD AND EVRYTIN BUT DA SCREEN GOEZ BLANC, U
CAN ONLY RECORD 4 1MIN, DA INFARED DON WORK AND DERE AINT NO RADIO BUT
ITZ STILL GOOD U CAN VIDEO RECORD 4 AZ LONG AZ U LIKE!
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Reviewed by johnnyUK from scotland on 3rd Aug
2005
I`ve had this phone over 2 months and it`s been excellent,reception
is the same as my 02 phone where ever you go(including the highlands).
Battery lasts the same as my 02 nokia(lots of calls,charge it about
every 3 days,still half its charge left in the phone). So much more
advanced than the nokia 6820. Bought a bluetooth kit with it but don`t
use it,it comes with a superior headset (compared to other phones) and
i use that. The big question is- has anybody experienced difficulty
claiming their cashback ?
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Reviewed by Luar from PHILIPPINES on 2nd Aug 2005
VERY BAD
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Reviewed by Prasad from India on 28th Jul 2005
Hi..I bought this phone wherein i end up paying only 5 pounds a month
for 500 minutes 100 texts plus 20 minutes of video phone too. Plus offers
lots of downloads free..this phone really rocks..go and grab it and
do not waste 25 pounds a month on a similar phones from other networks
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Reviewed by jayne from uk on 27th Jul 2005
i have had this phone 4 about 2 months & i hate it i tried to video
my daughters music play last week. when i tried to play it back the
quailty was horried and i couldnt make her out. Also the ring tone volume
is very low that i sometimes miss calls
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Reviewed by roisin from ireland on 26th Jul 2005
this fone is brillant you couldnt buy a better fone!!!!!!
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Reviewed by dave from uk on 20th Jul 2005
only had the phone a week , i think it is great. reception is good ,
camera ok. i have used software to put mp3s onto phone and transfer
pics onto pc.
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Reviewed by jack from lomas on 7th Jul 2005
This phone is an average phone on the good side of it,it is a smart,stylish
looking phone but it has no bluetuth which is a big letdown and wheres
the mp3!
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Reviewed by Nabz from England on 6th Jul 2005
This phone is good i have just 1 question: why cant you use the zoom
or the multishot when you take the picture?!
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Reviewed by Carl Harding from UK on 21st Jun 2005
How anyone can knock this phone is beyond me, If like me your looking
for a easy to use phone that does the lot then this is it,all in all
the phone is very reliable, the camera is superb the only drawback if
i'm on knive edge is the fact it could do with a bit more memory, but
hey all in all its the dogz nutz
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Reviewed by ronny from uk on 11th Jun 2005
shockingly bad phone - i have had 2 replacements in 6 months, the screen
freezes more than occasionally, and the reception (with 3) is the worst
I've ever experienced. What's the point of all these free minutes each
month if you can't get any reception with which to use them?
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Reviewed by faysal from Uk on 8th Jun 2005
The Phone has a lot of good features but it also has some disadvantages
for people that are mad about much.. first of all it comes with 32MB
which isn't a lot... it hasn't got bluetooth. above that, i been straggling
with sending some MP3 file.... other than the memmory size and lacking
bluetooth i think this phone is an average phone...
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Reviewed by Joanna from UK on 28th May 2005
what a phone, had it for a month now and has been really cool, what
more you say BUY IT. all the features are really good and it is a really
easy phone to us. Although havent quite worked out how to transfer mp3
to the phone.
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Reviewed by anda from romania on 19th May 2005
it is the best i ever had... it`s really smart, and i fell like having
my PC in my hands...the colours are so intense and it`s cool being able
to record so much on it.i still haven`t discovered how to play jawa
games ore use the mp3 player.i can`t find these things in its menu...why?
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Reviewed by peter from Ireland on 17th May 2005
Don't buy it! it's terrible, everyone i know that has one has had problems.
They are forever freezing and breaking down, i have had two replacements.
Don't beleive all these other reviews, give it a few months and you'll
regret buying it. Also with the three network and these phones the signal
is terrible.
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Reviewed by <-Ugly-> from Denmark on 13th May
2005
This is a new age. its all more than a phone. Excellent!
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Reviewed by Catalin from Romania on 10th May 2005
This an excelent phone i am very happy with it!
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Reviewed by WAVE from WAVES on 9th May 2005
it is good
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 29th Apr 2005
I'm a long time mobile phone user, and maybe because of that I'm not
really into video calls, sending picture messages, the web and MP3;
I've a very good digital camera and e-mail, a PC and wicked MP3 for
that. But I want a quality phone to make and receive calls, and send
a text or two. The phone has to be easy to use - I refuse to read handbooks.
If I make a call, I'm too dim to remember numbers so I want to get to
the contacts and dial quickly. I want to hear the phone if it rings,
and to know it's mine (so good and varied ringtones). Guess what this
phone does all that, and it's first class. It does a load more too,
camera, video, etc, etc- but I use them too little, I'll let someone
else comment on them. Only down side is lack of built in Bluetooth (you
need a small adapter). I'm 5 stars happy with this phone - it does all
I want and more. So why have I only given 4 stars - well I know al lot
of people like bluetooth, so bowing to popular demand.
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Reviewed by Sergiu from Romania on 26th Apr 2005
WoooooW ... Its All I Can Say !!! :)
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Reviewed by smithy from u.k on 25th Apr 2005
A lot of the problems people are experiencing with their phones are
network problems NOT handset problems! People get confused with the
difference and blame the phone unnecessarily!
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Reviewed by Marco from Italy on 22nd Apr 2005
It's a great phone. It has the best display I've ever seen, the camera
is ok, the polyphonic sounds are great (72 ch.) It's a little bulky,
but you won't find a smaller 3G for now.
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Reviewed by JuNIoR from Romania on 27th Mar 2005
Until now i had many phones and i was a Nokia fan, but i bought the
Lg U8130 from a friend. It was brand new. It is amasing. The camera
and the display are excelent. I made 350 pictures in 2 days and i recorded
video for abou 1 hour. The pholyfony is also very good. It is to bad
that in Romania 3G is just a dream and I have to use the phone on a
GSM900 network that stinks, named Connex. Anyway I am impressed by its
performance. If I fiind something new about it I'll write a new review!!
For the ones that whant too talk to me ..... Yahoo Messanger: juniorx88/e-mail:
juniorx88@yahoo.com. P.S. I cand send you pictures made with the phone
for the ones that whant to buy it!
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Reviewed by Monica from Romania on 25th Mar 2005
hey...it is a gift for my birthday,and... is smarter than me!!!!!!!!!I
don't discover yet,but if it makes pop-corn than I'll marry "him" :-))
Is the best.Really.
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Reviewed by Nestene Consciousness from GB on 23rd
Mar 2005
Yeah, this phone is ok.The camera is the best I've had and the display
is great. I would have given it 5 stars had it not been for three's
appaling network coverage. Can other reviewers please start writing
their reviews in English rather in inane TXT SPK, as it's quite hard
to read some of your reviews and makes you sound like you're retarded.
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Reviewed by cipriani from italy on 8th Mar 2005
the best phone i had till now and i had 14 phones ...whit cam and this
is the bestttttt
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 4th Mar 2005
Thought I'd keep this review company - is a fabulous phone with many
amazing features!! A thoroughly good make and an excellent buy!!!! BUY
THIS PHONE, IT'S GR8!!!!
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Reviewed by LADY LYRICAL from LUTON on 2nd Mar
2005
I JUS GOT DA PHNE TODAY, SO FAR IS WIKED,,,, PLENTY GOOD EASILY ACCESIBLE
FEATURES ...........I GOT DIS AFTA DA WORST PHNE N E C 616 BROKW........NEC
IS DA WORST PHNE IN LIFE............ITS APSOLUTELY JUNK!!!! DA LG 130,
DAS BETTA,,, AINT FULLY EXPLORED IT ALL BUT IS VERY GUD SO FAR
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