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The LG Secret ($899) is a stylish and lightweight, half touchscreen, half slide phone.
It also has 100 MB of memory, Bluetooth, an MP3 player and HSDPA connectivity for fast downloads. The touchscreen's sensitivity is pretty good, although a little temperamental at times.
The enter button in the middle of the touch navigation pad is a little small. It's also a tad annoying flicking between the touch screen and the press keys.
The keypad buttons are a good size and easy to use.
A "touch media" mode transforms the entire screen into a touchscreen, but only certain functions can be accessed this way.
The built-in accelerometer (like that in the iPhone) is pretty cool and there are six games that make use of the function.
To play a dart game you tilt the phone sideways to line up the dart and flick it forwards.
The phone is scratch resistant, and battery life is a little disappointing – after two days of moderate use it ran low.
Similarly priced phones have extra features such as GPS and Wi-Fi capability, but generally lag behind in memory and camera quality.
The LG Secret is a snazzy fashion phone with all the right bells and whistles.
The downsides are fairly minor but if it's a totally practical design you're after, it may not be the phone for you.
It's a pricey gadget but has some great features to justify the extra expense.
The 5.0 megapixel camera takes crisp shots, and you can edit pics and adjust the settings to suit different lighting conditions.
The video camera also has a few cool features, including a fast mode that plays back videos at a giddy speed.
It also has 100 MB of memory, Bluetooth, an MP3 player and HSDPA connectivity for fast downloads. The touchscreen's sensitivity is pretty good, although a little temperamental at times.
The enter button in the middle of the touch navigation pad is a little small. It's also a tad annoying flicking between the touch screen and the press keys.
The keypad buttons are a good size and easy to use.
A "touch media" mode transforms the entire screen into a touchscreen, but only certain functions can be accessed this way.
The built-in accelerometer (like that in the iPhone) is pretty cool and there are six games that make use of the function.
To play a dart game you tilt the phone sideways to line up the dart and flick it forwards.
The phone is scratch resistant, and battery life is a little disappointing – after two days of moderate use it ran low.
Similarly priced phones have extra features such as GPS and Wi-Fi capability, but generally lag behind in memory and camera quality.
The LG Secret is a snazzy fashion phone with all the right bells and whistles.
The downsides are fairly minor but if it's a totally practical design you're after, it may not be the phone for you.
