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LG Optimus Me P350 Review

Name: LG Optimus Me P350 Review
Item: LG Optimus Me P350
Rating: 6
Author: Daniel P.

posted by Daniel P. / Mar 28, 2011, 7:39 AM

This is a global GSM phone. It can be used with T-Mobile USA and AT&T, but without 3G.

Introduction:

The teen-oriented LG Optimus Me P350 Android handset looks pretty cool, shaped like a bar of soap, and having five colored battery covers to choose from in pink, gray, black, blue and red. The specs are rather low-end, but the phone is not pretending to be anything but a budget Android 2.2 solution, and even throws in a 2GB memory card for good measure.

It can be viewed as the younger brother of the successful LG Optimus One, from where it borrows the 600Mhz chipset, but can it achieve the same popularity in the bargain Android niche? Read on to find out...

Design:

The first thing that comes to mind when you grab the smallish LG Optimus Me P350 is that the designers haven't put much effort to slim it or lighten it - it is actually pretty heavy for such a tiny handset. Not that 4.59oz (130g) are heavy, but for a phone of this size, carrying a 2.8” LCD display with 240x320 pixels of resolution, it is quite the heft, considering phones with 4”+ screens now weigh less than that. On the other hand the weight makes it feel solid when held.

The LG Optimus Me P350 is actually pretty heavy for such a tiny handset

You can compare the LG Optimus Me P350 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.

The screen itself is one of the most basic capacitive displays you can find these days, and, as such, doesn't shine in the brightness or readability departments, especially when staring at text while browsing or reading emails, due to the lowly 240x320 resolution. Underneath the display are four capacitive Android navigation buttons, which are not the most responsive we've tried. A welcome element is the ellipse-shaped elongated key below them, which serves as send/end and power/lock keys when pressed in both ends. Always good to have a physical button when you end or answer a call, makes the action feel complete.

The screen has a resolution of 240x320 px

The battery cover comes in a variety of youthful colors, as we mentioned, and the two ends are elevated, making for a “valley” in the middle, which firms the grip while talking. The back hosts the 3MP camera, which doesn't sport an adjacent LED flash.

The battery cover of the LG Optimus Me P350comes in a variety of youthful colors

At the curved top we find the standard audio jack, on the right is the easy to feel and press volume rocker, and the left is reserved for the microUSB port with a protective cap.

The sides of the LG Optimus Me P350 - LG Optimus Me P350 Review

The sides of the LG Optimus Me P350

All in all, a pleasant, unassuming design in a phone that is easy to hold despite its small size, and feels solid thanks to its weight. Adding comfortable physical keys to answer or end a call, which provide a good tactile feedback, is certainly an advantage, too.

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35 Comments

1. HerpyDerpy unregistered

Bad review. The menu wasn't lagging, and a 600Mhz processor isn't bad at all considering almost all low-end android devices use a processor like that one or even a slower one. Also the display resolution isn't that bad. It fits the size of the screen. If you look at the wildfire, it is much more noticable because it has a 3,2" inch screen (the wildfire S fixed that).

posted on Mar 31, 2011, 9:38 AM 5

2. optimus79

Posts: 2; Member since: Apr 30, 2011

Great phone. Works well on all subjects 10/10

posted on Apr 30, 2011, 1:04 AM 3

3. optimus79

Posts: 2; Member since: Apr 30, 2011

Opens word,exel and power point well

posted on Apr 30, 2011, 1:07 AM 0

4. help me unregistered

is there a flash light for the camera

posted on May 18, 2011, 9:23 AM 0

5. bluebell unregistered

I have this phone and no it does not have a flash for the camera.

posted on May 20, 2011, 4:21 PM 0

12. warts

Posts: 3; Member since: Aug 23, 2011

this phone has no flash

posted on Aug 23, 2011, 12:43 PM 0

6. astro unregistered

the phone supports adobe flash, why are you repeating that it doesn't? and it does not lag as said.

posted on May 26, 2011, 12:25 AM 2

7. jose martin unregistered

I have purchased this phone, but I am very sorry to inform all of you that, instead of changeing the set twice, the LG P350 is not giving proper battery backup. IT GIVES ONLY 4-5 HOURS battery backup, eventhough ,most of time it is in stand by mode. I usually talk only 15 minutes in a day maximum over mobile. As per the 'expert' advise, I even stopped all services to save battery. I found that even if I switch off the phone, battery drains. This mobile put me in a very humiliating situation since often my phone exhausts the battery and in shutdown shutdown status. I am missing important calls also. I have a request ; if anybody can help me to get proper backup out of this phone pl. inform me. My email is jose_martin@rediffmail.com. Pl. note that I have got changed the mobile equipment itself from the shop twice. Also I have stopped all the services.

posted on Jul 26, 2011, 7:55 AM 0

8. Gret unregistered

I did not get a SD card with mine, supplied by my telecomm supplier. The battery is lasting only one day, without much use (1-2 short calls per day, and no browsing or other 'smart' uses as I cant get them to work. There is a paucity of info with the hand set out of the box. If you have never used a smart phone before, there is virtually no help provided to get set up and started. I find the process of answering calls cumbersome after a flip phone.

posted on Jul 31, 2011, 2:11 AM 0

10. rohit.... unregistered

the best way to save battery is to turn off 3g as the phone have an option to switch between 2g and 3g even i used to use 3g but i discover its the main reason for poor battery life now i use 2g in this phone and even if i listen music whole night it still have more than 50 per cent battery.. hope this might help..

posted on Aug 20, 2011, 12:45 AM 0

11. warts

Posts: 3; Member since: Aug 23, 2011

i just bought this cellphone(lg optimus me) and i find it very irritating, it disconnects in wi-fi whenever i go to android market, i do have this x8 and it is much better than "lg optimus me" when it comes to battery life, x8 battery is 3 hours longer than lg me when browsing, lg me can't download in some wifi hot spots, i think there's a wifi compatibility with this phone,

posted on Aug 23, 2011, 12:41 PM 1

13. rexxxy unregistered

how loud is it when listening to the radio & other music? my last phone wasn't loud enough with the head sets in i could hear everything around me still and im after something that goes louder through the headset...

posted on Aug 27, 2011, 1:40 AM 0

14. deanne belle unregistered

i bought this phone last monday. and so i think i made a huge mistake of buying it! the battery back up is just about 5-6 hours. and it's just sooo slow!!! like the other time i wanted to see my pictures, the gallery is so slow, it takes about 2 whole minutes before the pics appear. hmm.. any suggestions on how i can make it less irritating? and also, about the battery life? thanks!

posted on Aug 28, 2011, 5:13 AM 1

15. Mariya-pink unregistered

I think that this is a very good phone and i was right to have bought it. People here have commented that the battery does not last at all, but i dont think that is true. I have my phone on from the morning till night, i usually have wi-fi turned on the whole time (because i forget to turn it off) and even though i do not use the 3G internet, it says 3G at the top of my screen so it probably means i use a 3G calling system (am i right? im not very good at these 3G stuff sorry!) i also listen to music about 3-4 hours per day, and play games about 2 hours per day. But even with all this, i still have about a quarter of my battery still left at the end of the day. The problems are that i cannot download some of the games i want, and it is only possible to pay for games with cashcard so i am only able to download free games. but the screen is nice, thread view for sms is nice, phone is fast, internet is fast; overall i would rate it about 9 out of 10 :)

posted on Aug 29, 2011, 3:59 PM 0

16. Mariya-pink unregistered

oh yes, and there is no problem with the android market or wi-fi connection either, as someone mentioned above :)

posted on Aug 29, 2011, 4:01 PM 0

17. ritesh mahi unregistered

hi i am optimus me user i have this fone very like n i am so happy i think this fone in bad configration to foo quality n video qoulity so good i have triying so this fone to i am satisfy

posted on Aug 30, 2011, 12:17 AM 0

18. Rani unregistered

Is there covers for this model as i need to buy but cudn't get anywhere

posted on Aug 31, 2011, 10:59 PM 0

19. Bear unregistered

I bought the phone 2 weeks ago but don't know why it always shows the headset symbol which causes me not able to answer the phone. I took it for repaire but after few days, problem comes back again. It makes me quite frustrated. Does anyone know how to fix it?

posted on Sep 01, 2011, 12:39 AM 0

20. prnv unregistered

same problem with me 2oo i gave it for repair but problem came back after a week!!!!

posted on Sep 04, 2011, 9:06 AM 0

21. Bhakti unregistered

some one can help me this phone is good or not please tell me because i want to buy this phone. what about battery n other services. pls tell me thoes who are using this optimus me p350 smart phone.

posted on Sep 04, 2011, 9:43 AM 0

35. MEHUl unregistered

some bad feature of this phone like no flash, no longer running battery, some time mobile is hang, very slow process, no longer running battery there are some bad feature of this phone.

posted on Oct 12, 2011, 6:18 AM 0

22. shubhi kalra unregistered

internet applications( facebook, navigator, youtube, gtalk, android market, etc.) are NOT working when i tried using through the icon but if i go through browser they r working. can anybody suggest me a solution.

posted on Sep 06, 2011, 10:16 AM 0

23. riz unregistered

good phone no lag good sound and battery

posted on Sep 11, 2011, 12:54 AM 0

24. kev unregistered

man! cud some1 tell shud i buy this or not? i am in love with the looks of this phone and you guys are freaking scaring me....please just tell me once and 4 all

posted on Sep 11, 2011, 11:08 PM 1

25. Nirav unregistered

Hello Bhakti......please don't buy this phone.....its bettery is not working properly......so my advice you buy other company phone........

posted on Sep 15, 2011, 8:08 AM 0

26. ramesh4041 unregistered

Hi... Last week i bought this phone.. its awesome... Nice Phone..

posted on Sep 20, 2011, 8:42 AM 0

27. bor unregistered

LG Optimums ME P350 is it a good fone to buy

posted on Sep 20, 2011, 10:25 AM 0

28. kandarp unregistered

which one i better sony ericsson w8 ,samsung galaxy fit or dis??

posted on Sep 22, 2011, 8:47 AM 0

29. suri unregistered

this phone is worth for the pay...since couple of days before picked on the same...seems fuctions are hooosome

posted on Oct 02, 2011, 6:24 PM 0

30. burty unregistered

I think the Optimus ME smartphone offers great value for the price. I’d recommend this to people who want to use smartphones but don't want to have difficulties using them. You can download more apps by downloading LG SmartWorld from Android market. It's ideal for people who don't like complicated things.