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LG Encore

LG Encore is a feature phone packing a 3” touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, dual-band HSDPA/UMTS, microSD card slot, and aGPS. Software-wise, it'll naturally offer things found on other AT&T devices like AT&T Navigator and AT&T Social Net.

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LG Encore specifications

also known as LG GT550

Pros

  • Small dimensions (4.17 x 2.10 x 0.47 inches)

Cons

  • Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
  • Low-resolution camera (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

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.17 x 2.10 x 0.47 (106 x 53 x 12 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 3.70 oz (105 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 3.00 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 400 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 155 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • 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

    • 3.00 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 10.0 days (240 hours)
      the average is 16 days (389 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 950 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 32 MB
  • Storage expansion:

    Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.

    • Slot Type:

      Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo

      • microSD, microSDHC
    • Maximum card size:

      Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added

      • 16 GB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 3 megapixels
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Video sharing

Multimedia

  • Music player:

    Music player - Audio support such as MP3

    • Filter by:
      • Playlists
    • Features:
      • Custom equalizer, Music recognition

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Yes
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

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. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 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.

    • HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
  • Satellite system:
    • A-GPS
  • Navigation:
    • Yes

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • Yes

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.1, EDR
  • USB:
      • Yes
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Computer sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer
    • Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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