LG VX8600

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Great phone, but leaves me wanting more.

2 Oct 2008 by redstu36

7.7 out of 10

I just recenlty purchased a blue lg ax8600 off of ebay and I am very pleased with the performance so far. I got it to replace a crappy alltel motorola razr v3a(don't ever get a razr). I am happy to say that I am more impressed with lg's line of phones than with motorola. This phone is durable and attractive, I have never had a blue phone before and the color of it is impressive. The mp3 player is first rate for it being part of a cell phone. Though through earbuds the volume was not that loud, but the built in equalizer(if you want to call it that) was good enough to satisfy my ears. Texting with it has been a little difficult. I sometimes depress the wrong button along with the button I want to press and it gives me almost every letter I don't need. Otherwise if a person with average sized fingers were to use it they would have a better time than I did. The call quality is good in my area, I have good signal most of the time at my work and at home(thanks alltel). The sound is crisp and the volume is just right. The phone is a tad long but I have a large head so it is just right for me. The camera is nice but has problems with low light. It makes me wonder why they did away with flashes on camera phones? The dual color displays give you just enough eye candy, but make sure your wallpapers are the correct size. This phone won't stretch images to fit the screen. It will just put a white bar at the sides to make it fit. I like the fact it will work with any micro sd card and will hold a lot of music and ringtones. I managed to get ahold of one that will let you use third party ringtones, thanks darcom1. The design is cool overall, but the hinge is loose when the phone is closed and I just found out that is why lg did away with them. The one thing about the phone is that it leaves me wanting another lg phone(chocolate3 or cu515), I like flip phones and I want to see what some of the newer phones are now capable of. With a music player, decent camera and a very sleek design I would recommend the lg ax8600 if you are looking for a cheap(under $100) phone to replace a broken or crap phone. Thanks and good luck.

Pros

Design
MP3 player
Sound
Camera

Cons

Loose hinge
Rather long
Discontinued by LG

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LG AX-8600 is a KEEPER!

18 Aug 2008 by Jawden

8.2 out of 10

Well, I got this phone a year ago, and here is my opinion on it!

PROS:
Very slim
Great reception
I can read texts on the outside screen
Decent camera for 1.3
Nice color combination(blue, silver)
Large internal display
Large D-pad
Battery life

CONS:
Scratches easily(bought a film for it)
Gimmicky touch controls
Sound Quality is just okay...
Alarm clock doesnt always work
When you open it, it doesnt snap because of the bad spring.

That is about it. I would deffinately recommend this phone!

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Reception left much to be desired!

16 Jun 2008 by Amanda

5.4 out of 10

I liked many things about this phone. It was easy to use, slim profile and was a fun blue color. However the reception on this phone has been absolutely horrible for me (and other friends who have this phone). Also, the buttons are hard to distinguish one from another when texting. For someone who texts alot it's important to be able to feel the difference between each button. The OK button also came off several times. I traded this phone in for the LG AX565, and am VERY pleased with the new phone.

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