LG KU970
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- Posted: 20 Feb 2007
- Market Status: Released
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The 3G version of the Shine adds UMTS/HSDPA support. Otherwise it is similar to the EDGE Shine and features 262k color QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth, 512 MB internal memory and music player.
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LG KU970 specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (3.92 x 1.99 x 0.53 inches)
Cons
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- 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
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.92 x 1.99 x 0.53 (100 x 50.6 x 13.7)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.23 oz (120 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.23 oz (120 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 182 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
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 2.40 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 2.40 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.9 days (261 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 10.9 days (261 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 800 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 512 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 2 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes
- Features:
- Auto focus, Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- XHTML, WAP 2.0
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.
- 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, GPRS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, 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.
- 1.2
- USB:
- Yes
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording
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