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Posted: 21 Feb 2007
Market Status: Released
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The LG KS20 is similar to the Prada but has 2.8" display and stylus, as it uses Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS. KS20 is tri-band GSM with support for 3G (HSDPA) and WiFi for wireless LAN. Of course it features all one could expect from such smartphone like big phonebook and excellent organizer ...

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Good 8 out of 10

Average 5.2 out of 10

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LG KS20 specifications

also known as LG Corona

Pros

Small dimensions (3.91 x 2.28 x 0.49 inches)

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (143 ppi)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Windows Mobile Professional (6.0)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 3.91 x 2.28 x 0.49 (99.5 x 58 x 12.5 mm)
Weight:
- 3.35 oz (95 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.80 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 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.
- 143 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:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1050 mAh

Hardware

System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- Yes

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer Mobile

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.
- 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
- 2100 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

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Push e-mail

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0, EDR
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - Yes
- TV-Out, Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

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