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REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / LG ELECTRONICS INDIA PVT. LTD

LG KE970 Shine

11 Oct, 2007, 6:29 pm IST | Laiq Qureshi | Smartphones

The sound quality is decent. It isn’t very loud, but it's clear. The highs overpower the bass, but then it’s not a music phone. It should have had FM though. Clearly the Shine doesn't shine on that score.

The camera is a 2MP one, and is pretty decent too. The colors seem quite bright, and not overexposed. There's a macro mode, which doesn’t always deliver sharp images. It also offers burst modes, and the flash is good enough to be used as a makeshift torch.

The LG Shine is certainly good-looking and even though LG hasn’t got around to perfecting the mirror (it makes you feel as if you're looking at one of the mirrors in a house of mirrors from a distance), it does add up to the overall sleekness of the product. Talktime on a fully charged battery is claimed to be three hours, but tragically we managed to get only a little over an hour.

It may not be a perfect product, but Rs 13,000 is a good price. Things should get even better with a price drop soon. If you want a little shine in your life, do go for it.

Specs

LG KE970 Shine
Network	GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Physical	99.8 x 50.6 x 13.8 mm, 119g
Display	2.2-inch TFT, 256K colors (240 x 320 pixels)
Memory	50 MB internal, microSD (external memory)
Camera	2 Megapixel
Connectivity	USB, Bluetooth, GPRS, WAP
Battery	Up to 280 hrs standby, 3 hrs talktime (according to product manual)
Street Price	Approx. Rs 13,000

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