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LG CU400 / CU405
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Posted: 20 Nov 2006
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued
Links: LG CU400 / CU405 manual LG CU400 Official page LG CU405 Official page

LG CU400 is 3G-capable clamshell phone with integrated antenna. It has a couple of displays, VGA camera (CU400 only) that can capture QVGA video, multimedia players and Bluetooth. The quad-band GSM can work in the whole world, but its 3G is states-only

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LG CU400 / CU405 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
Low resolution display (176 x 220 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.36 x 1.89 x 0.90 (85 x 48 x 23 mm)
Weight:
- 3.27 oz (93 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 176 x 220 pixels
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
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - STN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 64 pixels

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1100 mAh

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA
Camcorder:
- - 320x240 (QVGA)

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Tip calculator, Converter, World clock, Stopwatch, Notepad
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.2
USB:
- - Yes

Other features

Notifications:
- Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

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