LG A290 TriSim. One year later

Hello. Today I decided to share an overview of a great stylish push-button phone.
I want to warn you right away that I can’t repeat what I can find on the network if possible. I’ll tell you exactly from the side of the user who clearly knew the purpose of buying this device.


I have the same but black


Exactly a year ago, my next phone simply rotted after another trip. According to personal statistics, a phone without protection against moisture is enough for 2-5 trips. And it's time to choose another experimental one. At that time, I already realized that one card is not enough. I wanted two. But a search on Google gave me this miracle of the once famous Korean giant, in which there were already three SIM cards. Having learned that there are phones even with three SIM cards, I began to search in this direction. It turned out that there are no analogues, besides the Chinese “Alya Nokla”, in which there are even 4 and 5 SIM cards. But in them I was scared by the presence of a GSM module for each SIM card, that is, not so useful radiation increased by 4-5 times. And with 3 SIM cards they did not find such monsters .

At that time, LG was the only company whose phones I had not used in the last 10 years. Because of this, I was a little afraid. And I did not care about the question of money or the quality of the phone, because even if he lived only a couple of months, I would not be upset and buy a new one. Scarecrow is exactly what I never used, not like telephones, but in general devices from Skis. I understood this only then. Since I considered this company not very “high-quality”.

Well, more or less the big name of the brand and the lack of analogues made a contribution, and after a couple of days it was in my hands. Why already a couple of days? And because in the Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye it was sold only in a few stores, and only by reservation.

Let's move on to a review of the phone itself. Features are standard for 5-8 year old phones:
  • Support for 3x SIM cards
  • Dimensions 113.5 x 51 x 13 mm, 92 g
  • Display TFT 2.2 ”(176x220), 256 thousand colors
  • Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels
  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz standard - SIM1, SIM 2, SIM 3
  • Memory Functions 19 MB of internal memory
  • Support for microSD memory cards, up to 4 GB
  • Organizer: To-do list, Notes, Calculator, Clock, World clock Stopwatch, Alarm clock
  • Call management Speed ​​dialing, Auto redial, Speakerphone
  • Call Forwarding, Hold, Call Waiting
  • Entertainment: Media Player, Stereo FM Radio, Java
  • Work with messages SMS, MMS, Email
  • Internet GPRS WAP 2.0
  • Bluetooth wireless technology
  • Power supply 1500mAh Li-ion battery
  • Scope of delivery: Phone LG A290, Battery, Charger, User manual, Warranty card




I will also take into account the peculiarities of mobile communication in Ukraine: We have only three large mobile communication operators. One card was. I bought 2 more to the phone. As a result, I received unlimited calls to 2 operators without the need to replenish the account, in principle, and the third paid, but very cheap. In the financial part, this was reflected in a very interesting way: for the year I replenished in the sum of 3 cards an account in the amount of about 100 hryvnias, although before that I replenished at least 30-50 hryvnias a month. As a result, after a year, the device almost completely paid for itself.

The second feature is the battery. 1500 mAh And really scanty power consumption. In active talk mode, I charge at least once every 8-10 days. And if it is moderate / little, then it lasts for 10-15 days. This was real happiness, because even cheap Nokias are not capable of this: parents just have several such devices, and they have to be charged on average once a week.

Separately, about the menu


Nothing extra. Even in modern budget phones, the presence of items in the main menu scatter your eyes. There is only the most necessary. Only 9 points. Although I would have removed 2-3 more. But they do not interfere.

For a year, he never failed, crashed, etc. After he starts to blink and write “The battery is low” - it’s calmly enough for a day of use.

About the quality of materials and assembly


Well done. If you attach well or sit on it, you can hear creaking or notice a slight backlash. The plastic is so thin that at first I was afraid to put it even on the table. Now I’m throwing it on all surfaces without hesitation. Thin, but durable and soft. I wear naturally without a cover. In jeans. With keys, lighters, other phones, trifles, etc. As it was black, it remained. Only the upper half of the screen got wiped and became dull, which in no way affects its functionality.

At the moment, he survived about 5 trips and a trip to the Carpathians on skis. In nature, he spent about 2 months during the year: that is, he was worn in the breast pocket of a windbreaker, in the upper flap of a backpack and lounged in a tent where he would fall. Of the two months, he spent exactly half in high humidity or even wet (condensate on its surface around the clock). Works. No problem. After going to bed at night, open it to dry a little.

About the antenna


Three SIM cards, one GSM module. That is, the polling frequency of the base station module is divided into three. If there is a call / SMS, then naturally all the attention goes to the appropriate card. He catches everywhere an order of magnitude better than all the more expensive / cheap counterparts. I’m silent about smartphones - they are not even worthy of lying next to him in terms of communication quality. It catches in the mountains, forests, basements, concrete houses, but everywhere. And you can talk everywhere. In the mountains, where others took the phone and walked uphill for 50-100 meters, I just lay in the tent and spoke calmly. The smartphones I compare with: Lumia 520, HTC One, Fly 401, Motorola Razor. Ordinary phones: at home pieces of 5 1-2 SIM samsungs and Nokia. LG turned out to be the best in connection and life expectancy from a single charge.

Minuses


After a couple of months, sometimes the “4” button is pressed a little tight, that is, you need to press hard enough to make it work. But given the operating conditions, I can’t say that this is a manufacturer’s problem.


Screen quality is not a fountain, but more than enough for normal use


Abrasion of the screen from wearing randomly


The first sticker was made almost immediately after purchase


Disassembled

Well, a flashlight. Helped out a bunch of times. Often it even works like a night lamp, almost all night, because a friend does not like the dark ....

Regarding the use of 3 sim on one phone


No problems arose. Everything is clearly visible and intuitive. Switching by a separate button on the side panel.

About the sound


The volume and sound quality are more than for this unit.

Camera


But the comments.

That's all


I can confidently say that the LG A290 is the best I have been holding in my hands since the days of the Nokia 6300.
By the way, although in many stores they say “Out of production”, it can be easily bought for reasonably reasonable money, which is equivalent to American crunchy is only about $ 60.

I will be happy to answer questions if I did not disclose any points in sufficient volume.

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