Design and Looks
A phone for the youth is another name you could give LG's basic GB100 model. It doesn't look like a serious phone but since there are so many of them around, it's nice to have something refreshing to look at. The front of the phone sports a low resolution screen that produces not more than 65K colours. But at this price this is the best you can get. The screen is surrounded by a black bezel-like frame. The back of the phone sports zig-zag patterns which makes gripping easy. It also takes critical attention off of the nondescript rear.
Below the phone are the D-pad controls and soft-keys. The display and the D-pad are integrated into one unit that takes up the top half of the phone. The D-pad and soft kyes are crammed into the little space and are not the best we've seen on a phone. The keypad below is completely the opposite; the big keys are luxuriously laid out and there is sufficient spacing between each making for excellent touch orientation. The keys also respond with a definite click which improves finger feedback. This phone is recommended to anyone who is a message addict.
The phone's user interface is simple and offers support in Hindi and English. There are the regular java apps that are a standard on any phone, regardless of the price. Those include calendar, memo, alarm, unit convertor, call conferencing, stop-watch and option for speed dialing.
The phone's most outstanding feature is the Anti-theft Mobile Tracker which alerts the user about the stolen phone's whereabouts. It sends the user the details of the new SIM number and the triangulated location when the SIM-switch was made. The user can use these details when filing a police complaint.
The LG GB100 is an underrated phone; over-shadowed by aggressively marketed Nokia basic phones, the able Bullet gets lost in the crowd and misses the target.
Features
- Great talk time
- Anti-theft Mobile Tracker
- 65K colours CSTN screen
- Dual band 2G GSM technology
- Ergonomic keypad
- Polyphonic 16-channel MIDI ringtones
