LG PM-225 review

Published on: 09 August, 2005 by Jeremy W.

Performance

Battery Life:
The 225 is advertised as having 210 minutes talk time. After my testing, I found that to be accurate. My actual minutes were a little below 200. The talk time was good. I usually would charge a phone every night, but I could actually skip a night with this!

Reception:
The phone had average reception. I did encounter a few No Service areas, but I have found that to be true with most phones with Sprint PCS. Since I am reviewing the phone and not the service, I gave it an average rating. Sprint is definitely a great service, just not as good coverage in my area as with other companies.

Call Quality:
The call quality was pretty good. When I had reception, I could always hear pretty well. My callers always gave me thumbs up when I asked them about how well they could hear me. Even when I did my own tests I could hear the caller (he was using the PM-225) nicely.

Speakerphone:
The full-duplex speakerphone performed well. I did not have an echo issue and could always hear the caller. The caller does receive a lot of background noise from my end though, but not horribly.

Conclusion

With its low pricing and decent performance, I would actually recommend this phone. It looks great (with the exception of the bulky middle) and feels the same. I was disappointed in the screen and that is something you look at a lot! If you do not mind those two things, I believe everything else will suite someone, looking for a good phone, nicely.

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Pros

Battery Life
Outer Screen
Color Scheme
Ez Tip Calculator

Cons

Button Clicks
Inside Screen

PAppeal

Christian Dior:: 6 of 10; Average

It is a very cool looking phone, in my opinion. I believe you would enjoy it a lot.

Average Joe:: 8 of 10; High

This would definitely please the average Joe. No really flashy features, but still looks and performs great!

Corporate US:: 2 of 10; Very low

With a miniature phone book (200 entries) you will be displeased. I think you would like all your numbers on your phone.

High-Tech junkie: 0 of 10; Very low

Run away.

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PA phone rating

RF Performance 5
Design 5
Sound Quality 7
Battery Life 6
Features 6
Ease of Use 8
Price/Value 8
Customizability 6

Average

6.4

out of 10

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pcberdwin @ 10 July, 2007 10:31:09 PM

I've had this phone for over a year now and it's been an OK phone but certainly not the best.
UI speed - medium; not super but not bad.
design - it's a smaller phone and fits well in pockets etc.
sound - I don't notice anything bad about the sound; it's OK.
battery - lasts maybe 2 days idle power without losing bars.
features - good for mid-range phone, camera isn't terreffic.
easy to use, price was ok? can't remember.
I used a data cable I got off ebay and was able to use my own ringtones and wallpapers without having to buy any or using a web uploader. custom ringtones however don't loop seamlessly, there's about a 1 second pause.
I noticed a bug that started happening where when I replied to a txt from someone who had a phonebook entry the phone for some reason added an extra number onto their number causing me to have to change it OR send a message to a bogus number. o_O

it's an okay phone I guess for someone who doesn't want something to really complain about.

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