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Posted: 29 Sep 2011
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: MetroPCS - Available (Since 29 Sep 2011) Alltel - Available as LG Exchange (Since 08 Dec 2011)
Links: LG Beacon Official Page

The LG Beacon is a messaging-centered phone. It comes with the Brew platform, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 2.8'' touch screen, and 1.3 MP camera.

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LG Beacon specifications

also known as LG Exchange, LG MN270

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.65 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Feature phone
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Side-Slider
Dimensions:
- 4.05 x 2.08 x 0.65 (103 x 53 x 17 mm)
Weight:
- 4.37 oz (124 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.80 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 400 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 167 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Yes

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 20.0 days (480 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1000 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 90 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 16 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz

Phone features

Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - Yes
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - USB charging

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M4, T3

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