LG P500 Optimus One

    Hello, harazhiteli!
    I would like to tell you about a phone like the LG P500 Optimus One.
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    It is positioned as an inexpensive android phone, a logical "continuation" of the LG GT540.


    Appearance


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    I would like to note that this phone is conveniently in the hand.
    The back panel is made of soft-touch plastic. To the touch like rubber.

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    Screen

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    This phone has a 3.2 inch TFT display with excellent brightness. I have it costs about 30%, everything is visible.

    Buttons

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    The buttons on this device are ordinary, not touch-sensitive.
    • additional menu button (excuse me for calling her that, I don’t know the true name)
    • exit button to the main menu
    • back button
    • search button.
    • unlock button located on the upper end of the device
    • volume rocker located on the right side of the device.

    The rocker and unlock button are recessed and almost invisible.

    Connectors

    The phone has a micro-usb connector used for charging and interacting with a computer, and a 3.5 mm Mini Jack for connecting a headset.

    Specifications



    Screen

    As I already wrote, the phone has a 3.2 inch capacitive screen. Its resolution is 320x480 pixels.

    CPU

    This unit has an ARMv6 architecture processor with a clock frequency of 600 MHz. Enough, but anrgy birds often freeze, especially in collisions of objects. But the main problem is not this, but the fact that the processor is heavily loaded with any click!

    operating system

    LG P500 is running android 2.2. Flash support is missing due to a weak processor. ( They should release 2.3. Pruflink .
    You can put programs on an sd card, which is undoubtedly convenient, since the phone has ~ 170 megabytes of memory.

    Programs

    Many pre-installed programs, such as, for example: Google maps, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Agent mail.ru, Poster, Facebook, Twitter, Google talk, etc. All unnecessary can be demolished with the help of the root.

    Other

    The phone works with 3.5G wireless networks, Wi-Fi (it can also act as an access point), Bluetooth.
    Also included in the design are an accelerometer, a 3.0MP pixel camera.
    Phone RAM leaves 512MB

    Using


    The phone uses an interface from LG. For me, it's pretty comfortable.
    So far I have nothing to compare, there were no smartphones (there was Samsung Wave 525, but you can’t really call it a smartphone, it’s terrible).

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    You can put Skype.

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    In Wi-Fi networks, it works fine, but with 3G I really did not understand. If in your city these networks are well-spread, then most likely you can perfectly chat on Skype and in these networks.
    There is a voice search, but this is more a plus of the android than this phone.
    There is a preinstalled fb reader program with which you are most likely already familiar with the droider chart.

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    Preinstalled software includes ThinkFree Office. As I understand it, this is a program for viewing MS Office files, without the possibility of editing. In general, listing about all the programs on this phone is stupid, because there are so many of them, and they are constantly replenished in the Android Market.
    There are GPS and A-GPS. Yesterday I tested it - I found it for sure. You only need to allow the use of GPS in the phone settings.

    Battery

    He behaves quite decent. Its capacity is 1500 mAh. It will be enough for a couple of days of normal load. If actively used, only a day and a half will live. In my opinion this is normal, because Smartphone batteries do not live particularly long.

    Conclusion


    In my opinion, this is a very worthy device, especially when you consider that it costs only 10,000 rubles!

    Summing up the resume, I note its pros and cons:
    Pros:

    + Of course, the price
    10,000 rubles for a phone with such characteristics - in my opinion, not bad.
    + Android
    Of course, this is a plus. I will not say that this is the best platform, because I’ll hurt the Yabloko or anyone else. But, undoubtedly, this OS is one of the best.
    + A huge number of programs
    Not all mobile OSs can boast of this (well, or not yet)
    + Quality of used parts
    One soft-touch plastic is worth it! Everything is neatly assembled, nothing creaks.
    + Weight
    This may seem strange to many, but for me it is a plus. Because my old Wave 525 was almost not felt in my pocket. If I lost or forgot it somewhere, I would not even understand this. With the P500 this will not happen.
    Minuses

    - 100% CPU utilization when pressed
    This makes it very difficult to play. But Android 2.3 is a need to correct .
    - Fake (fake) multitouch
    To some this may seem like a minus, but in my opinion it does not greatly affect the overall impression of the phone. But still standard multi-touch gestures are supported, which is enough. And with a projection-capacitive display, the phone would be more expensive, with similar functionality.

    Unfortunately, I like this phone very much, so I found few drawbacks in it.

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