In a nutshell: The Prada phone is a stunning phone featuring
a touchscreen display. It's Prada-branded and arguably the best
looking phone currently available. It also features an array of
gadgets including a camera, music player and a built-in FM radio.
Unlike LG's other fashion phones (the LG Chocolate and the LG Shine),
the Prada phone pulls it off - it looks cool and it's practical
too! Best buy: *Free* Prada Clearance with half-price line rental
or a free Nintendo Wii from Mobiles.co.uk;
or £119.95 on PAYG from Dialpahone
(Silver).
Review:
April 2007. Updated December 2008.
Well,
LG have been pushing fashion phones in a big way in the past year
(especially the Chocolate and
Shine phones), but now by teaming
up with Prada, they have produced their most stylish phone yet.
Wait, it's possibly the most stylish phone yet. It's so cool
it's not even allowed to have the LG logo on it, but is Prada-branded.
Yes, it's the LG Prada, or to give it its proper title, the PRADA
phone by LG. The Prada phone is the embodiment of minimalist chic,
with its gloss-black finish, slender size and um, hang on, no keypad!
Yes, this is a touchscreen phone, with buttons displayed on the
screen. These are not like the touch-sensitive buttons used in the
LG Chocolate, but actually appear on the LCD screen and change according
to the current menu function (see picture on right). There are two
real buttons just below the screen for send and return, so you can
at least switch the phone on and off without any trouble! There
are also side buttons for controlling volume, the camera and music
player. There's a choice of themes, but the default is black and
white, which suits the look of the phone very well. When not in
use, the screen virtually disappears from view, just like the Chocolate.
The Prada has some specially designed ringtones too, which frankly
we found irritating, especially the ones called "Noise"
and "Man". You can listen to these on the PRADA
phone website.
Now, let's talk about this touchscreen thing. In
theory touchscreens are a great feature because 1) they're really
cool, and 2) they eliminate the space taken up by a keypad so you
can make a compact phone with a large screen. But in reality they
suffer from certain disadvantages - mainly the fact that they can
be difficult to use and can drive you nuts. Successful implementations
include the Sony Ericsson W950i
and Sony Ericsson P990i, which
both have a stylus for using with the touchscreen. The LG Prada
has no stylus, ('cos styluses aren't cool) so you have to use your
fingers to press the buttons. The buttons are quite small, so you'll
find it easier to use if you have small fingers. So, this phone
may be better suited to ladies. However, if you have very long nails
you may have some trouble. The menu system
is actually very intuitive, and once you've got used to pressing
the screen, you'll find it responsive and easy to use. Texting is
done via the virtual numeric keypad, which supports T9 predictive
text. This is probably the hardest thing to get used to. If you
send a lot of texts, you should think really hard before choosing
the Prada. On balance, the touchscreen interface is OK. Some may
find it annoying; others not. In any case, sometimes you've got
to suffer a little to look good! One other thing to point out is
that the screen and black casing will get covered in fingerprints
very quickly (unless you wear Prada gloves when handling the phone.)
Prada have thoughtfully provided a branded LCD cleaner, so you can
look elegant even whilst cleaning your phone. There's also an exclusive
leather case, but why hide away something this pretty?
Normally when a phone looks this good, the other
functions tend to let it down. But with the Prada, it doesn't just
look nice, it does all the tech stuff too. Nice to know when you're
spending £400 on a phone! We're going to rush this bit, because
the tech stuff is probably not what most Prada users need to know.
Here goes: 2 megapixel camera with flash - not the best ever, but
good enough for snapping friends in restaurants (or wherever owners
of Prada phones hang out); music player; FM radio; email with support
for MS Office attachments; microSD
memory card (expandable to 1 Gybte); Bluetooth & USB connectivity;
EDGE data transfer. Nothing significant missing. Battery life is
slightly less than average (probably due to powering the huge screen!)
In conclusion, the LG Prada fulfils its role as
a high-fashion accessory for those with enough disposable income
to distance themselves from the Chav crowd. It does everything you'd
want (and more too), it is very gadgety but without being nerdy,
and it probably won't annoy you too much with its touchscreen unless
you're very impatient. In which case, you probably didn't read to
the end of this review anyway. The new LG
Viewty isn't Prada branded, but incorporates a 5 megapixel camera
and other improvements. The LG
Prada 2 launches in December 2008 and features a slideout QWERTY
keyboard.
Features
of the LG Prada include:
2 megapixel camera with autofocus, light and
2x digital zoom
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Reviewed by Pete from U.K on
30th May 2007
Ive had my phone a few months now, its has it down sides...battery
life isnt great, need to have pretty much empty internal memory
to recieve songs bia bluetooth, but hey, apart that, its looks immense,
feels absolutely great, once used to it its the easiest fone in
the world to use, hueva the idiot hu sez dnt buy it is obviously
expects everyone to be as perfect as him haha Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from uk on
29th May 2007
How can a phone be 5 stars and then 1 star puzzles me? I have had
the Prada 1 week and it is a decent phone, fills all my requirements
(but i did do my homework) some of the reviews below don't seem
to be giving the phone a chance. One big thing to remember regarding
battery life. When you buy a new phone you do use it more frequently
hence the poor battery life It is a phone you will get used to and
if you When somebody mentions is there a charm in the box I give
up. If you want to be ahead of the game "get it" Rating:
Reviewed by Will from UK on 28th
May 2007
(In Response To Lisa) The battery bar issue will go away after a
few charges, it may occur when the battery is on extremely low then
comes up again to 2 bars and back down again but its not a serious
issue, infact its a sign the battery level indicator is too accurate,
when batteries get low generally when not in use they gain some
charge back, its just like that really, hope this helps and dont
send your phone back! (In response to bob the mole) Get a memory
card (2 Gbytes is maximum size) max 15 quid from ebay. I downloaded
the gmail mobilephone application programme on2 it today off wap
its great, 2months no probs texting is hyper fast!!! Will :) (Still
Happy With His Prada) P.S people with issues with connectivity look
further down the reviews i answered someones question a while back
about it :D Rating:
Reviewed by Luvin Prada from England
on 28th May 2007
i think dat da prada is 1 of da best fones dat u can get cuz i've
only had mine 4 2 days an i'm luvin it!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jol from england on
27th May 2007
well i've had this phone for a few days and have to say i'm very
impressed. the build quality is far better then i thought, with
the touch screen being very easy to use. yes it does attract fingerprints
easily but if your hands are fairly clean this is'nt such a big
problem, plus you can always wipe the phone on your trouser leg
or t-shirt. the features are standard for a phone of this type,
its not a smartphone but does cater for music lovers and has a fairly
good camera. it won't beat a standalone camera but will do if you
need to take a picture on the spot. all in all a very nice phone. Rating:
Reviewed by ciara henry from England
on 27th May 2007
i got this phone about 3 weeks ago now i think, i love it completely
the screen size is amazing feels like a real camera when taking
a picture. Everyone who sees it thinks its amazing. And image means
alot in society today. The ringtones arent gr8 really so its best
to get some mp3 songs on there if i can ever manage to figure out
how to do it....appreciate it if some would ask me. I had two choices
of new phones either the W880i or this. I think i have made the
right choice. I sat here for house on this website reading the reviews
both had positive and negative reviews. But i love this phone its
a great GIRLS phone as the touchscreen is hard to use when u have
large fingers as my guy mates have found out when playing about
with it. Yeah im girl not really in to techno language but i know
a fair bit. This phone is truely revolutionary Rating:
Reviewed by AM from England on
25th May 2007
I've had my phone for two weeks and think its the biz. Very stylish
and does get some getting use to but I can use all the functions
without complaint. I use a stick thingy from my neices Gameboy touchscreen
which works but I there should be one designed with the LG Prada
phone apart from that I love it. Oh and did anyone get a phone charm
in the box...Come on LG Shine got one which is cute. Sorry I'm a
girlie girl and have a thing about detail Rating:
Reviewed by bob the mole from JAPAN
on 25th May 2007
do not buy this phone do not buy this phone what ever you do.. do
not buy this phone, unresponsive, rubbish battery life, everybody
will have it, hard to text, hardly any pictures on it can only record
films for 4 minutes, can only hold 50 pictures, hold only 20 songs
DO NOT BUY THIS DO NOT BUY THIS DO NOT BUY THIS IM CONTACTING THE
LG COMPANY TO SAY HOW MUCH IT IS HORRID. SO DONT GET IT NEVER EVER
EVERR EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Rating:
Reviewed by Rob C from UK on
25th May 2007
In continuation from my previous review. I have now had my Prada
for 2 days. 2 words needed. LOVIN IT! It fits so snugly in my pocket
or hand. It is hardly noticeable. The screen looks gorgoeus and
I love the fishy theme. The sound quality is excellent. Very loud
when it rings or when I am speaking to someone. All round this phone
excells and can see myself sticking with it for a good long while,
unlike most of my other phones. Envirophone love me!!!! Keep sending
them old mobiles. So to all those doubters out there I salute you
all (with one finger.) BUY THIS PHONE AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Linda U from Singapore on
25th May 2007
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE COMMENTS 1ST - If you're looking for chic
& stylish & just use the basics of a phone then it's OK BUT if you
really use the functions offered by your phone, then it's not a
smart buy - it's so close to passing the grade but just doesn't
quite make it in my opinion, you're better off with a smartphone
like the SonyEricP990i if you're a serious user I eagerly bought
the phone earlier than most when pre-released by Prada on 13 May
and have sadly already experienced many problems with it - I'm desperate
for LG to remedy its problems as I adore the look of the Prada phone
& do love the clean lines & touch screen (it takes a little time
adjusting to it) but it has already been returned it to LG twice
(once at LG's own request) for reinstallation & rectification of
unstable software & a number of bugs. These included: phone randomly
turning itself off, autolock freezed permanently, the calendar schedule
has a particular defect (an annual reminder will show up as highlighted
on the same date in every subsequent month as an "undefined schedule")
which is acknowledged by LG here in Singapore as currently being
unrectifiable (this may not bother many people but I use my calendar
a lot & it is a huge problem when you glance at each month for free
dates & it looks full of appointments on every day of that month),
non responsive touch screen whilst texting and entering schedules
and many more trivial things (eg. doesn't set the USB default setting
to "data service" so each time you turn your phone on/off & then
try to sync with the LG software provided, you have to reset the
connectivity settings every time) but they do all add up & become
rather annoying over time. When transferring contacts/memos/schedules
from other phones via the LG sync software provided, you lose a
lot of data not catered for such as home & business addresses, emails
& you have to re-enter & then re-organise/edit these personally
within the software before uploadi ng back onto the phone. I certainly
don't recommend it for anyone with broad fingertips or long nails.
I do a lot of texting & it drives me totally insane - very fiddly
& has an illogical system when switching btwn caps, no caps & numerics
with the Shift button & the T9 entries are difficult & time consuming
compared to other non LG phones. Moving your cursor up/dwn, back/fwrd
with the arrows in the white screen when entering text is sooo time
consuming & fiddly & u constantly have to double touch & often miss
the arrows. I'm constantly having to edit on this phone which is
a "first time" for me. Seeing the screen in bright light is difficult.
If group texting multiple recipients, you can't just select a number
of contacts in one go, you have to go back & forth btwn the Contacts
& your text & select each name individually - forget about saving
time with group texting. Also the background Up/dwn scrolling arrows
within the Contacts search list is also frustrating when searchi
ng names as it's far too sensitive & often selects the name in the
foreground. Generally, when searching through the Contacts, you
have to press far too many buttons to get to where you want. Although
the user interface is quite intuitive, it often requires too many
touches & can be time consuming. Camera & flash quality not on par
with most other phones. It's far too nice to put in the leather
case so cleaning it drives me nuts, fingerprints make the screen
dull and harder to see the numbers & the screen does scratch very
easily even though I use the casing regularly. BATTERY LIFE IS UNDENIABLY
VERY POOR if you use your phone alot - People call me all day and
it's dead before 6pm - the LG service guy told me realistically
it only lasts a max 36hrs on standby but if you're using it, less
than 24 hrs. It looks so lovely but is somewhat disappointing -
I've been asked by LG to wait for a software "patch" to be developed
by LG technicians to fix the calendar issue so am holding on to
my Prada for now but I know I will inevitably & reluctantly be forced
to go back to using my old, unstylish but reliable Nokia phone &
Blackberry until any of: the much improved, next generation Prada
LG, a smaller SEP990i or the Apple i-phone is released. Rating:
Reviewed by Bitch Daughter from England
on 24th May 2007
I am 97% satisfied with the LG PRADA. My only problem is, I dont
like the fact you cannot change the ringtones for texts messages.
You can only choose from the ones already on the phone which consists
of four or five little jingles. My other phone, the Motorola KRZ1
allows you to have any mp3 ringtone as an alert. Rating:
Reviewed by Mohamid Acbar from Pakistan
on 24th May 2007
this phone is very good. It is slim and it is stylish. i really
like this phone and it is the best phone around it will also be
a success. GREAT SUCCESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by elise from england on
23rd May 2007
i love the phone no major problems for me im a real buyer who didnt
care i just needed a phone i got it on contract all fine just a
couple of issues connecting to the computer, but you know everything
has its faults i say reserve judgement the iphone is in another
league and to be frank buy which you want i couldnt wait till july
but there you go it will still be there when my contract ends :)
just try not to listen to other people really every case is differnt
its confusing but once you get the hang of it its all cool :) x Rating:
Reviewed by Lyndsey from UK on
23rd May 2007
I've had my PRADA phone for a fortnight, and although it has taken
some getting used to, I do like it. The one thing at present I can
find to criticise the phone about is it's inability to sound an
alarm in the silent mode. Ok, so its not the end of the world, its
just a tad annoying having to keep your phone on a general profile
at night so that you can hear your alarm go off in the morning!!
Other than that its top notch :) Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from uk on 23rd
May 2007
Got this phone yesterday. Does anyone else have an issue with the
battery, 1 minute it has 3 bars, then it goes to 2, then back to
3 again? Please help, i need to know if its a wide issue or just
a faulty phone. Thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Helen from UK on
22nd May 2007
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!! I have had two LG Prada phones in
the last 7 days and both have had problems with their touch screen
keys whilst texting, and both had a 24 hour battery life!! I read
these reviews prior to ordering the prada phone on contract and
listened to the majority but I wish i had not! If you just like
a phone to look at, which you need to charge every night then this
phone is for you! If you actually want to use this as a functioning
mobile phone instead of a fashion accessory, save your money and
buy something else!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rob C from UK on
22nd May 2007
Why do people come on to these review sites to slam devices that
they have given about 5 minutes of their less than expansive brain
power to. Don't you get sick of reading reviews about people who
say "I've had mine for a day and its going back tomorrow" You gotta
give the Prada a chance, I have only just ordered mine and it arrives
on Thurs but I can say that I am in love with this phone already.
I have a Samsung E900 presently and find that the touch buttons
on the front of that a nightmare. Numerous times you try to skip
an MP3 and you accidentally brush the end/cancel button and it stops
playing. In all the reviews people are always referring to the buttons
on the screen of the Prada being too small.....Can I just ask, have
you actually seen this phone in the flesh? The buttons are by no
means small and me being well over 6ft my fingers are not on the
small size and when I tried it in-store before ordering direct with
orange (was a better deal) and I had no problems with the buttons
and found them to be larger than the keypad buttons on the E900!
No this phone is not a smartphone and it was never suggested that
it would be, so why do people rant that it doesn't have all the
features? If you want a smartphone buy a smartphone! Also there
has never been and never will be a phone that is absolutely perfect
in everyway. Technology doesn't work like that, come to think of
it the world doesn't work that way either. You have got to expect
that there are some things the LG can't do as well as other manufacturers
and thats just life. However you have to admit that when it comes
to style the koreans have the field there. I would suggest that
people visit youtube and have a look at some of the video reviews
before posting biased and misinformed comments. Personally I cant
wait to get mine delivered and will happily dispose of the E900
in the most unceremonial way possible. LG all the way! Rating:
Reviewed by Will from UK on 22nd
May 2007
WILL PEOPLE PLEASE REALISE THAT YOU CAN RING CALL CENTERS ON THIS
PHONE I WROTE HOW TO FURTHER DOWN THEN THE NEXT PERSON THAT REVIEWED
SAID YOU COULDNT LOL YOU CAN CAN CAN. FURTHERMORE YOU COULD WAIT
FOR THE I-PHONE BUT IT ISNT OUT TILL ATLEAST SEPTEMBER WHICH ISNT
MUCH GOOD IF YOU NEED A PHONE OR NEW UPGRADE, FURTHERMORE THIS IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE ASWELL IT MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL XMAS LOL. SECONDLY
I'M GOING TO WAIT TILL MY 18 MONTH CONTRACT IS UP AND THEN GET ONE
BY WHICH TIME AN EVEN BETTER NEW MODEL WILL BE OUT WHAT MORE COULD
I WANT? NOTHING. (sorry about caps) if people are going to wait
just for the i-phone they are mad anyway look at the N95 its full
of bugs and glitches (my friend who was on his third is now on his
fourth) and i appreciate its not the same phone but its inevitable
it will have its early problems. maybe the prada is a copy cat phone
but so what?? lg are entitled to make a phone before apple, they
are a multinational business after all. My phone is still great
working perfectly and infact its getting faster, bit bizarre, if
anyones gt the prada bluetooth headset id like to know what they
think and how much it cost them before i buy one! Will :) Rating:
Reviewed by Albert from USA on
23rd May 2007
to 'inaleems'. To cut the long story short, Prada phone was announced
way before apple announced their iphone. it should be the other
way around: iphone is the copy cat phone. thank you Rating:
Reviewed by inaleems from Maldives on
21st May 2007
ATTENTION!!! no body should buy this phone. REASON... This phone
(LG PRADA) is a copy CAT phone. copy cat of APPLE's iPhone. GO TO
apple.com/iphone YOU WILL REALISE IT. tHIS PHONE IS NOT good for
any one to buy. WAIT UNTIL LATE JUNE THIS YEAR TO BUY APPLE iPhone.
IT WILL BENEFIT YOU IN MANY WAYS. 11 POINTS 1.Think of the technology
(Multi Touch) 2.Think of the memory (Choose 4GB or 8GB) 3.Think
of the Advanced cenors on it. 4.Think the apple iPod (iPhone is
an iPod) 5.It is also a revolutionary mobile Phone 6.It is a break
through internet device. 6.You have Google maps on it. 7.Not the
baby wab browseron a phone like LG PRADA but a real full suppot
HTML WEB BROWSER. 8.It runs the most soffisticated operating system
in the world called OS X 10.4 (Leopard) 9.YOU DO NOT NEED A STYLUS
for THIS PHONE. YOU CAN NEVIGATE WITH JUST YOU FINGURES. 10. IT
IS A WIDE SCREEN iPOD. (YOU CAN HAVE HD QUALITY video AND HIGH QUALITY
AUDIO) 11.WIDGETS SUPPORTED PLS!!! DO NOT BUY THIS!!! BEFORE YOU
BUY consider APPLE iPhone. [Editor's comment: we debated whether
to publish this "review", as it tells us nothing about
the Prada phone. But there have been many comments on the similarity
between the Prada phone and the Apple
iPhone and this is a good opportunity to discuss this. First
of all, we couldn't give a damn which came first - that is of no
relevance. Secondly, the Prada phone is on the shelves now, whereas
the iPhone is "planned" for launch in summer 2007 - let's
see. Thirdly, although they may look superficially similar (they
both have touchscreens) they are completely different types of phone.
The Prada is a high fashion phone that looks amazing. The iPhone
is a high-tech phone/PDA designed for techies. We're frankly worried
about the iPhone: look at the problems Nokia have had with their
Nseries smartphones. The iPhone incorporates
every conceivable gadget that you could think of putting in a phone,
uses the "most sophisticated operating system in the world"
(i.e. completely untested in mobile phones) and is the first phone
that Apple have ever made. Duh. We look forward to reviewing the
iPhone, but we seriously doubt whether it will deliver the goods.
Ahem, just wanted to get that off our chests ...] Rating:
Reviewed by john from uk on 20th
May 2007
very very goood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jamie from England on
19th May 2007
GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by jack from UK on 19th
May 2007
i think this is 1 amazing phone and it is touch screen Rating:
Reviewed by sista from uk on
19th May 2007
Looks really good, great accessory but rubbish phone. Main beef,
when calling network provider or anyone with automated answering
service where you need to press further numbers for different options
phone totally doesn't respond. How useless is that???? Thought it
was just me, so took it back to shop where even the sales team stared
it blankly and one even said 'well that's one good reason not to
sell the phone'. I said EXACTLY give me my refund!!!! Have samsung
u600 now - couldn't be happier :) Rating:
Reviewed by Will (In Response To Anneka) from
UK on 18th May 2007
If your ring a call centre you can access the numbers, LG havent
been stupid enough to develop a phone that you cant use lol it even
says on the screen during a call press the "profile" button for
key pad (its the button below the volume controls on the left hand
side with the picture of a speaker on it). Hope this helps, if the
screen has gone off you can press the unlock key then the profile
key to bring up the keypad or i think the profile key twice!!!!
Will :) Rating:
Reviewed by Farzana from UK on
18th May 2007
I have had my Parada phone for about a week and I really like it.
Texting can be annoying especially if you are half asleep. I dont
think that the loud speaker is as good as a Nokia phone either.
The leather case is very handy as you can put your phone in your
handbag without fear of scratching the screen. Its very stylish,
I'm just worried about dropping it. Rating:
Reviewed by Anneka from England on
17th May 2007
Just got the Prada yesterday nd i love it only thing is i love txting
aswel nd its sooo hard on this phone! Another thing thats really
annoying is if you make a call that requires pressing numbas to
get to wher you want to be its a waste of time coz you dont have
a keypad and cant get to the touchscreen one when your on the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by nacy from brazil on
17th May 2007
cool phone Rating:
Reviewed by princess from the palace
on 17th May 2007
i love it! Rating:
Reviewed by benjy from United Kingdom
on 15th May 2007
as soon as you get used to this fone it is awesome, poor flash but
otherwise good camera for 2mp. all the peeps that complain of poor
momory got ripped, i got a free memory card with mine, battery life
is fine, unless u cant charge it once every two days, but why is
that a problem, its not like it will leae you stranded in one day.
i have massive hands an the key pad is fine, your obviously to impatient
to learn how to use it or just thick, lbh. on my 15th phone, an
this is one of the best so far, may get software bugs but lg offer
updates on there web site, wich i the same for nokia's as well.
a friend of mine got the new cyber shot at the same time as i got
this, an he swapped to this the next day. an thinks its awesome.
get it free with extras an your laughin Rating:
Reviewed by Lesley from UK on
15th May 2007
Well I'd always had Nokia's & never had any probs with them, but
decided to get the LG-RED chocolate fone in dec...loved it to bits
so then decided to get the Prada yesterday......my verdict on it!.....I'm
taking it back tomorrow!!...just dont like it full stop, it mite
look good but then so does my red LG! been dying to get my hands
on the Prada...wat a lent down. Rating:
Reviewed by Roberts from UK on
14th May 2007
lol haha i bet half the people who rated it rubbished couldn't even
afford this phone. I've had it fot 2 weeks. No problems I preferred
the trusty samsung phones. But LG phones are getting better. Its
really sleek and no hassled found like the chocolate touch screen
or the samsung e900. Another great phone form LG. p.s korean phones
are ace Rating:
Reviewed by AVOID if you need a REAL MOBILE
from UK on 14th May 2007
IF only LG made what was inside their phones ANYTHING LIKE what
they look like on the outside then buying this device MIGHT actually
be slightly better than using 2 Paper cups and a length of string
for communication thats efficient(eg doesn't fail to drop a call
only every once in a while),not a constant pain(eg cheap battery
and ridiculously tiny battery life for a modern 2G phone especially
due to massive power draw from such a step up in size of screen(
it was obvious it would happen but for the monkeys LG must clearly
employ to make the functional part of their phones it wasn't...DUH!!!)
BUT as the main review says its for those people who are shallow
and so value themselves with shallow things because of shallow thinking
[Editor's comment: Hmm ... that's not exactly what we said, Mr REAL
MOBILE!]. LG could release a brick and call it a Prada mobile(and
from the looks of things that may not be far from the objective
truth ;-D ) and these people would still buy the thing, fawn over
it and rate it the best MOBILE phone ever made (despite it strangely
having attributes more in common with an inert object rather than
a modern day technological device... Its a PRADA mobi.....OH! its
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS sweetie!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Will (In Response To Hayley 7th
May) from UK on 14th May 2007
Are you trying to sync numbers to your pc?! You have to use the
LG software for that thats in the box, as i said you change between
the mass storage and the phone itself (in terms of numbers)by going
in to settings connectivity usb connection and changing it to data
service, make sure you press ok as if you select and just press
back it doesnt work. Then once this has been selected its a simple
case of loading the software, plugging the phone into the USB pressing
the circular button at the top of the screen within the software
and all your numbers should come up on the right handside then you
can save them. Once you've done this i think you can import them
into outlook, my only criticism of the software is when you edit
numbers within the phone on screen you cannot do multiple numbers
at once, its a bit off a faff, but its great as a backup. People
who have has problems transfering music, the standard setting in
itunes is m4a format which wont play, you will have to convert the
music to mp3 (its probably easier to re rip the cds) but if you
are using windows media player or itunes you will have to change
the settings in the programme so that when ripping the music is
ripped into mp3 format not wma (windows media player) or m4a (itunes)
as neither formats are supported. Also its probably easier to transfer
music with the micro sd in a card readers as the transfer rate is
much much faster, and that way you are able to have the phone turned
on so it can receive calls and texts when your transfering music
as it takes some time. I've had my Prada a month now, im really
used to the texting its a dream so dont be put off by people who
havent given the phone a chance, the battery life is fine, infact
i've been on the phone for over the talktime amount on a few occassions
and the battery is still half full, just dont leave the bluetooth
on, also the battery life of mine has got better now its been charged
6 or 7 times. Furthermore the 2GB micro sd altho seemingly slow
at first (when used as storage for the mp3 player) when compared
to the speed of my friends zune and another friends i-pod it ws
strikingly faster. As you can tell i still love my phone, i use
it as a calender too its a bit handy as a reminder and things. Hope
this helps any more questions keep posting them on here!!! Will
:) Rating:
Reviewed by liv from u.k. on
13th May 2007
dis fone is sooo..amazin..cute..and i LOVE it!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Vickidude4u from India on
13th May 2007
Absolutely rubbish , I used to had sony ericsson K510i , which worked
absolutely fine but i dumped it for this worthless creature , don't
get it , a total time waste, gets hanged , screen becomes unresponsive
, i m never gonna go for touch screen again after this horrible
xperience , take a candy-bar type indeed ! as they do not make u
bonkers !!! :X Rating:
Reviewed by ellie from england on
13th May 2007
it dose not hold that much pictures on your memory Rating:
Reviewed by delboy from uk on
13th May 2007
if your a show pony, then this phone will go hand in hand with your
fake prada bag. Too be honest it looks good but the fact it has
prada written across it doesnt make it any better, its still an
lg phone. its a nightmare to send text in and to be honest i feel
a bit enbaressed when i pull it outta my pocket in the pub. This
is definatley a hairdressers fone Rating:
Reviewed by akeita lewis from guyana
on 13th May 2007
the best lg Rating:
Reviewed by Firas from uk on
12th May 2007
Absolute rubbish. Hard to text from. Horrible battery life and everyone
will have one. Get an 8800 instead! Rating:
Reviewed by Josh from UK on 10th
May 2007
just got the phone, it may look good but the screen is sometimes
unresponsive and the camera is so poor. i was expecting alot more...
RUBBISH Rating:
Reviewed by Russell Aitken from uk on
8th May 2007
I have never texted as fast as i can on this phone! Dont use your
phone, poke at it with a finger and believe me, you can text in
no time at all! Very good! Rating:
Reviewed by HAYLEY from U.K on
7th May 2007
LOVE THE PHONE LOOKS FAB! LOADS OF COMMENTS ABOUT IT MY MUM NEARLY
FEEL OVER AND THAT WAS JUST AT THE SIGHT OF THE BOX. 1 PROBLEM IT
WONT SYNC WITH MY P.C. READ WILLS EXPLANATION OF HOW ITS DONE BUT
TO NO AVAIL SO WILL IF YOUR OUT THERE PLEASE HELP ME AS AT THE MOMENT
THE DEVIL DOESN'T WEAR PRADA IT IS PRADA AND ITS LIVING IN MY PHONE!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by J Welch from UK on
6th May 2007
Awesome Phone, had it for about 3 weeks now and cannot find fault.
Txting is easy, don't listen to the complainers, the buttons are
much larger due to the touchscreen. Who cares about rubbish ring
tones, just hook it up to your PC by USB and download. Screen is
awesome for watching DVDs (converted and transferred by PC) Battery
Life is good- will last several days with moderate use. I'd be willing
to bet most of the people that rate it poorly are just jelous and
can't afford it. Rating:
Reviewed by le'enna from u.k on
6th May 2007
annoyingly rubbish Rating:
Reviewed by Prada Don Dada from United
Kingdom on 6th May 2007
The Fish screensaver is a part of the Fish theme? Go to Settings
- Display - Theme and select Fish to change it. Should keep you
amused for a minute or two.. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from The UK on
5th May 2007
I'm loving the fact that the people who are dissing it are the type
of people that probably can't afford one... Kayleigh Jo ("i wouldnt
advise no1 to buy this phone") doesn't even seem to have ever seen
one in the flesh... But whatever, I don't own one either. Rating:
Reviewed by Gaveena from England on
5th May 2007
I must say if you're looking for a phone thats going to keep your
dairy, appointments and all other major occasions and activities
in your life in check then this isn't it. I've had my Prada for
a fortnight now and I haven't had any reason to complain. It's only
crashed on me once and that was last night ( it still wasn't anything
major either it just wouldn't clear the sms front screen on the
main display so I had to remove the battery ot re-boot ) apart from
that it's been fine. I went from a SE W810i to this phone and believe
me it took me nearly 6 weeks to finally decide what phone to choose
( I had looked at the SE 880i , N95 etc etc). At the end of the
day a phone is only a piece of electrical equipment, they all go
wrong from time to time and in about 9-10 months I'll be changing
it for something else. I'll be brutally honest with you, I went
for the Prada simply because I'd never had a touch screen phone
before and I'd thought I'd give it a go simply to try something
different. Like I've already said, if you're after a 'All singing
,All dancing, Wipes your ass, Cooks your tea type of phone then
go for the N95. If, lke me you fancy giving something different
a go for a while then go for the Prada............... Rating:
Reviewed by steve mcc from scotlandshire
on 4th May 2007
TOTALLY PISH !!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chipstick from UK on
3rd May 2007
Had my Prada for 1wk now and generally quite impressed. Great as
a fashion accessory, and attracts many comments from friends. The
touch screen is impossible to see in the sun, texting is awful and
takes me forever and the ringtones are laughable. I like the camera
and the look but generally find it quite difficult to use. Had no
success downloading music from my PC to it and where do I get the
fish screen saver from?? Rating:
Reviewed by Sian from United Kingdom
on 3rd May 2007
I just couldn't get used to the prada. Lovely looking phone but
so difficult to use. I find the texting on a sony ericsson so easy
to use but it was taking me 5 minutes to write one text. The ringtones
were dull and the battery didn't last very long. I've now taken
the phone back and will be considering which one to get next very
carefully! Rating:
Reviewed by jakil malinga from Scotland
on 3rd May 2007
very inoovative, superior to other phones Rating:
Reviewed by Kayleigh jo from bradfordy
on 30th Apr 2007
wow what can i say this is a ugly phone and the features on it are
not at all good and also its a brick people i wouldnt advise no1
to buy this phone its really not at all good believe me and if u
go and buy it then u r bleemin barmey cos the phone is not at all
that good, people please if you love me you will not buy this phone
becuase its not that good at all! please pps pleaseeeeeeee believe
me and do not buy this phone it is really crud!! lv u all x x x
x xXxXxxxxxxXxXXXxxxXXXxxx( if i could rate this ;phone lower than
poor i would do) Rating:
Reviewed by purddi from n.ireland on
30th Apr 2007
wat else can i say?????.. totally rubbish!!!!!!.. Rating:
Reviewed by Moon from UK on 30th
Apr 2007
I like Prada very much, but not when partnered with LG! The LG chocolate,
the cutest & worst phone ever! People! I agree with all the comments
with rating less than 3/2 stars: alarm, text input, even when deleting
msgs, double/triple pressing to reactivate the idle mood & often
ended the call by mistake, slow bluetooth transfer, & lack of several
features common in SE & Nokia, the quality of the mic from the ipod
lookalike headset is far from SE's, had to hold & turn the side
of the mic with hands = definitely not a handsfree phone combined
with the lack of speaker, the reception is not as strong as SE!
Don't even need to read the 5 stars! chocolate or LG Prada may be
good for image but what do we need a mobile phone for? Making calls
conveniently, chatting with ease, texting smoothly, to wake me up
until I do(oh did i mention there's no snooze function), listen
to music with the fuss, clear snap shots! Well, LG apparently doesn't
fulfil any of these? I do wish Prada should have teamed up with
SE, Samsung or Nokia then it'd become the best mobile ever!! With
LG, this is not the case... at all! Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from UK on 29th
Apr 2007
If your going to say its rubbish give a reason!!! I love mine i
would go on to discuss the benefits but Will has summed them all
up I LOVE MY PRADA!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by bob from scotland on
29th Apr 2007
PISH!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by KATE from ZIMBABWAY on
29th Apr 2007
THIS PHONE IS SO GOOD && SEXYYY Rating:
Reviewed by Prada Don Dada from United
Kingdom on 28th Apr 2007
I just tried again. You definitely need to press the power key twice
to end a call once the screen goes black to save power during a
call. Once to light the screen back up and a second time to end
a call. I've checked all the settings for relevant options to circumvent
this but to no avail. Anyone else had this issue? As far as pressing
the # key 6 times to bring back lower case letters, when you text
as much as I do while being on the go, pressing a key 6 times on
a touchscreen to get back where I was is infuriating. You can only
do it so fast otherwise the screen doesn't register the press! I'm
sure it's fine for others but unfortunately not for me. :-) To help
Oli out, you don't have to keep pressing back to go back to a word
up the screen. You can press the up arrow (bring this up by pressing
the centre of the white text area)as long as there's no word highlighted.
If you want to un-highlight a word, you have to press space then
delete to bring the cursor back. Annoying. Also to disagree with
Nokia Tester, the SE W810i took better pictures. Just try taking
a picture in the dark even with the Prada's light on. It won't come
out. I just received a Nokia N73 Black edition from Orange. The
perfect phone. Easy to text and brilliant camera. Haven't had any
crashes, errors or bugs of any kind. Looks like Nokia finally got
the firmware sorted! Shame they couldn't get it right first time
round otherwise so many people wouldn't have been put of such a
good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Katie from uk on
28th Apr 2007
Rubbish! Rating:
Reviewed by ben from birmingham on
27th Apr 2007
not really a phone more of a fasion accessory Rating:
Reviewed by Nokia Tester from uk on
27th Apr 2007
The prada fone is excellent. Great style,features, and little extra's
that u didnt expect. As for people saying the cam is rubbish its
better than the 1st sony w810i.(the white and orange one)...and
as for the N95 being better. yes i would agree, but the problem
there is the N95 is trying to be a flash media device (pc tablet).
and it should just be a phone..that way you wouldnt have all these
bugs , lags and crashes,and the fact the battery only last a little
while in full operation. infact i know all N series are are trouble
in one way or another.my work collgue is on his 4th N73, in 3 months..
Shame on Nokia , rush jobs friday afternoon mobiles...and this is
someone who has had mobile phones for the last 12 years speaking,
and is connected with communications handsets for a career... Rating:
Reviewed by Elaine Mundell from UK on
27th Apr 2007
I love my new little phone its fab, only one snag i dont know how
to turn off the asscending ive tried and tried ang cant do it. by
the time i hear it ring i have missed the call it is a nightmare,
would welcome any comment on how to do this. Elaine x Rating:
Reviewed by lorraine from donegal on
27th Apr 2007
realli bad dont by it Rating:
Reviewed by Rascle McPherson from United
Kingdom on 26th Apr 2007
Phone is VERY good. But there are a few issues. Texting is a casual
affair opposed to the rapid t9 input of a sony ericsson! You can
change words on the prada by pressing in the centre of the text.
this changes the arrow diection, and when it shows up and down,
you press those to change words. For me its the fact i have big
fingers! So often press 9 instead of 6. The camera is not very high
quality. This is a big come down from the CCD 3.2mp of my K800i
to the CMOS 2mp. And you can't zoom unless you switch the camera
quality down. You cannot change the text message tone to anything
other than 4 presets. Which is a shame, as i had a custom one on
my K800i! My phone does not sync with XP MCE! I can view it as mass
storage, but data connection does not work! So i cant edit my contacts
on my computer! The phone has mysteriously switched itself off twice
now. I go back to it and its dead.. Very odd. I'll keep an eye on
it, not sure i've heard of anyone else having this problem. Battery!!!
The life remaining goes all over the place! Definately switch on
power saving to save a lot of juice. Remember, its a big screen
to power, and they only used a lithium ion, not lithium polymer!
You cant register the KE850 on lg's website, but you can on the
wap site! although, there's nothing to download for it yet! I was
hoping for more theme's. Other than this, the phone is very good.
Great to show off, (when its not in power saving, which lowers the
brightness!). Pics look good, tho linking pictures to contacts produces
mixed results! Video playback seems ok, and you can switch to full
widescreen. Texting is slow, but doing everything else on this phone
feels easy as you just point at what you want. At the end of the
day, if you want a really feature filled phone get an SE K810i.
(The N95 has soooo many software bugs!). But if you're happy to
choose style over substance, (ie missing out on RSS, 3G, vodafone
portal, decent camera, decent battery, fast text) then you will
love the prada! Rating:
Reviewed by oli from UK on 26th
Apr 2007
looks like the sexiest phone one earth and it is... but i've had
it 3 days and am gonna return it. the texting is impossible- as
said by 'prada don dada' below you can change from abc to t9 mode
and to capitals and stuff on this 1 'button' WAY too easily. its
really annoying pressing it 6 times to get back to the normal mode.
If you text alot- which i do... do not get this phone!!! i was wooed
by its looks, but underneath it is a vicious black demon from text
hell. Also, alarm does not sound in silent mode (retarded). it does
have a loud speaker and radio which is kl. The flash is a joke.
a bad joke. I can basically text without looking on my old phone
(d900), but this requires all your attention. you will find you
often have to edit words. also, you cannot go up on the text screen...
you have to press back a million times!!!! its hard to text in the
sun as the numbers are not visible. being not solid, they don't
reflect light to your eyes. The ringtone gets steadily louder and
only reaches the max volume (on max setting) after about 6 rings
from the phone you're calling from (i tested it). this means that
you wont hear your ringtone until the person calling has given up-
this is unforgiveable. You know all the plus points- if i never
texted or used the alarm, i would put up with it as a fashion phone
but its the litte things that count for me. Sorry to say it- touchscreen
technology is a gimmick and cannot possibly last. Its even put me
off the iPhone- something i never thought i would say. Rating:
Reviewed by Will from UK on 26th
Apr 2007
In response to Prada Don Dada no unfortunately i haven't as yet,
but ive only caught it twice and to be honest u can tap the key
6 times fast and it changes straight to lower case. secondly i haven't
noticed this power save pressing end call twice issue i just press
the power on/off button on mine once and its does it, i just checked
now. oh and in response to Gary you connect the phone to your PC
by changing the setting from mass storage to data service in the
connectivity then usb connection menu, hope this helps. otherwise
it just accesses the micro sd mass storage card. Any questions keep
posting Many Thanks Will Rating:
Reviewed by Rich from UK on 25th
Apr 2007
Only had this phone for a few days and I must say, I'm very impressed.
If you use your phone AS a phone (none of this video calling stuff)
then it's very good. It took a while to get used to the touch screen
for texting, but I'm fine with that now. The screen is very clear
too. I'm not going to say too much because I think Will bascially
covered it! What a great little phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Prada Don Dada from United
Kingdom on 24th Apr 2007
Will, I've already addressed the issue about changing words in T9
mode, but what would you say about having to push the end call button
twice to end a call after the screen goes off to save power? Also
have you found a way to quickly change the letters back to lower
case after pressing the hash/arrow key to change them to capitals
( accidently or intentionally) other than pressing the same above
mentioned key 6 times? Other than that, it is a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Will from UK on 23rd
Apr 2007
Received my phone a few days ago and WHOA did it look cool, however
in this day and age looks can be deceiving fortunately the phone
opperates like a dream. The camera is cool, the full screen viewfinder
is awesome (looks like one of the new sony breed of slim digi cams.
It takes pictures MUCH more easilly than my k750i ever did one click
and it focuses and everything for you (you don't have to hold the
key down)! Texting is a great, when i first got the phone i was
like oh dear im going to have to live with this impossible method
of texting however after a couple of hours it became REALLY easy
to text (quite a few people have said the phone isn't for those
with fat fingers)but the keys that come up on the screen are 3 times
the size of those on my k750i also the phone doesn't have a joystick
that will break!! BIG positive, more good news the T9 is great you
change a word in T9 by bringing up the up/down arrows by touching
the white text screen in the centre and using them to cycle through
words (people have said the phone is rubbish because of this, they
are wrong as it works perfectly). Another criticism people have
had was the phone running slowly when they put mp3 tracks on the
micro sd, i'd already bough a 2gb one off ebay but tried completely
ramming my 256mb one with songs and yes the phone does slow down
(not that noticeably)so using a larger sd card with about 125mb
free for the phone to randomly access sorts out this situation.
The mp3 player does have to load (5 secs) when there is a large
amount of songs however this isn't surprising. Otherwise the phone
is fantastic. Yes its a bit of a fingerprint magnet but not that
bad (its no worse than the razor v3 and if you put it in the case
its not as bad). I've bought a screen protector sticker off ebay
which is great (the screen doesn't smudge at all anymore & why moan
when its well documented you get a cleaning cloth its a shiney plastic
its bound to pick up the prints. The games are cool too and altho
the battery life is probs about 4days standby i've been hammering
it all day making calls my friends were playing on the games and
ive used the mp3 player for about 2hrs solid and its still on half
(just dont leave the bluetooth on)its far better than the N95 which
my mates got his was flat after using it as an mp3 player for an
hour!!!!!! Overall the phones great infact incredible, its got cool
features LOADS of functions in terms of the camera and mp3 player
(which looks majorly cool) its easy to text from and is a real head
turner! And i think i've successfully turned over all the bad complaints
on here about it as most of these people are wrong in some of the
things they have said about the phone in terms of tech and specification.
ooo finally it has loud speaker which most websites say it doesnt
have. Hope This Helps!!!!! Will :) Rating:
Reviewed by Josh from England on
23rd Apr 2007
I'm sorry to say but theres alot of things bad about this phone
even if it is the best looking phone you've seen yet it isn't match
for the nokia's you can get and all different sony erricson's so
don't get it if you not the type of person that likes things imaculate
its not very good. Rating:
Reviewed by gary evans from uk on
22nd Apr 2007
GREAT PHONE, BUT CAN'T GET MY PC TO CONNECT TO PHONE, PC CAN SEE
IT BLUETOOTH BUT NOT FIND PHONE WITH THE SINC PROGRAM, ANY HELP?
GAZZA Rating:
Reviewed by Ariane from Isle of Man
on 22nd Apr 2007
Ace phone, ace price, it's the best phone EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Prada Don Dada from United
Kingdom on 21st Apr 2007
I've had this phone nearly two weeks now and have used it extensively.
Got it on Orange Dolphin 35 for the unlimited texts as I text ALOT!
Phone looks fabulous no doubt. Great display and touchscreen interface
works well. Has an intuitive menu layout and a good set of basic
features such as calender, calculator and converter, although camera
is total rubbish. Takes passable photos in daylight but in the dark
nothing comes out, even using the "flash" light! Ending calls is
a nuisance as the screen power saver means that the screen goes
dark during a call meaning you have to press a button to activate
the screen and then press the end button to end your call. Now to
the texting. Although I've learnt to text fast with my index finger
using the T9, the system has some faults. It's all too easy to switch
the letters to capitals mid-text, which you then have to rectify
by pressing the # key 6 times to get back to lower-case letters!
To answer a previous poster, you change a word in T9 by bringing
up the up/down arrows by touching the white text screen in the centre
and using them to cycle through words. Sending the text involves
pressing the send key 3 times unlike on a Nokia where you can just
press the green call key to send it straight away. Also if the phone
is in silent mode, as mine is while I'm sleeping, the alarm doesn't
make a sound! Totally pointless! Overall, a phone to make and receive
calls on and look good while doing it. I'm swapping my Prada phone
for a Nokia N73, which is the best phone out at the moment and I've
used most of them! Rating:
Reviewed by Ed from Uk on 20th
Apr 2007
Great phone but i have 100% proved the alarm sometimes randomly
does not sound. Dont get the phone if you use the alarm clock a
lot. I was late for work today because it couldnt be bothered! Rating:
Reviewed by Jodie from uk on
19th Apr 2007
DONT GET THIS PHONE! It may look awesome but thats just a ruse.
Phone is real slow after putting songs on your memory card, keys
are unresponsive during texts. T9 is stupid, cant change a word?
Wats that about? Mine is going back 2morrow, changing 4 a w850i,
only had it a week! Only thing that is good is the camera, if you
want a decent phone, SE wins hands down on everything. Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 18th
Apr 2007
Had the phone a week and it's fabulous!! Only thing I can't seem
to do which I read in reviews is get a screensaver where a fish
swims to where you put your finger on the screen? Rating:
Reviewed by thomas 0'lone from british
on 18th Apr 2007
so good Rating:
Reviewed by Rehmondo from Scotland on
16th Apr 2007
Got mine 5th April, got it replaced 14th April as phone was unresponsive
on the left side. So Orange sent me a brand new one boxed with all
the accessories, I got to keep my old box and accessories too! They
only took back the handset and battery. Very nice phone as it's
best of both: Nokia's Contacts menu style and Contacts structure
plus 0 Key is space when messaging (the # key I hate on Samsungs),
it has Samsungs document viewer however so it’s very handy,
did I mention that its stylish? The leather case is sweet too! So
4/5 for the phone and 5/5 for Orange. Rating:
Reviewed by Pet from United Kingdom
on 16th Apr 2007
Hi all, I as well as many others have gone for the look..however
now that I have the Prada phone, I am not so sure. It looks cool
but that's about it. Texting is a nighmare, finger print magnet,
so after every use I have to clean it, the battery standby is extremely
bad. I wouldn't have gone for it if I knew... Rating:
Reviewed by daryl from england on
16th Apr 2007
contrary to your review I bought the Prada due to my big fingers.
The touch screen is brilliant, especially when just dialling. The
phone is neat and light. I had the choice of N95 or the Prada and
I believe I made the right one. It has everything I REALLY need. Rating:
Reviewed by Mags from Uk on 15th
Apr 2007
love my Prada as it matches my Prada glasses however I'm having
trouble downloading music from pc to phone when I try to download
I can't find music on my phone in my stuff or mp3 and when I checked
the memory status it says it full up can anyone please advise thank
Rating:
Reviewed by bob from uk on 14th
Apr 2007
perfect in every way Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from UK on
13th Apr 2007
I received this phone yesterday after a very long wait! It looks
great, and everyone in my office has been oohing and aaahing over
it. There are just a few things that are bothering me: If the phone
is in silent or vibrate mode the alarm clock only vibrates or remains
silent, which sort of defeats the purpose of an alarm clock! I long
ago realised that switching my phone to silent or vibrate at night
was the only way to guarantee a full night's sleep with no interuptions,
but how am I meant to wake myself in the morning? (And don't say
buy a separate alarm clock, what's the point when I should have
a decent alarm clock in my phone ha ha). Secondly, once again on
the alarm clock, my old phone had a feature that saved a minute
amount of battery power so that if the phone ran out of battery
and switched itself off the alarm could still work (you could switch
this feature on and off). Now that was handy! And lastly, there's
no WiFi. I knew this when I bought the phone, but I convinced myself
it was better to have a fancy new phone now than to wait six months
for the iPhone to come out...I'm wondering if I made the right decision...
There are a few other small features that aren't advanced as I'd
hoped they might be to keep the Prada in line with my old standard
phone that's over 2 years old. But as I said, it looks so gorgeous
that I'm just going to have to get over it!! :-) Rating:
Reviewed by karlos from uk on
12th Apr 2007
Quick addition, in answer to sabine's dilemma - if you press the
profile key on the left of the phone (under the volume controls)
whilst in a call, it bings up the keyboard display and allows you
to send tones. Rating:
Reviewed by ricky from uk on
12th Apr 2007
LG concentrate too much on looks not performance. good fone but
many fones on the market with are better. everything on it is average
except its design. Rating:
Reviewed by Work it out from UK on
11th Apr 2007
F.A.O SABINE If you bother to read the instructions properly you
would know when in call you simply touch the profiles button that
brings up the keypad for you to hit numbers when in call. So only
FLAW is yourself not reading the instructions properly!!! duhhhhhh
Otherwise basic but good phone, just something different!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Elaine from UK on
11th Apr 2007
I agree with Sabine, using the phone when ringing companies that
require you to key in numbers once your connected is impossible.
However, it is a beautiful, elegant phone and I consider it a must
have accessory. Its a must for all victims of fashion. Rating:
Reviewed by Sabine from UK on
11th Apr 2007
I have had this phone for a week now, and I just found it's major
flaw.... there is no way of pressing numbers on the touchpad while
yo are in a call, so it's useless to call places like British Gas
or anywhere else where call routing is in place...that includes
my voicemail service.... Otherwise a great phone. Good camera, amazing
video,and I have small fingers, so I am fine with texting Rating:
Reviewed by karlos from uk on
10th Apr 2007
I've had the Prada for a few days now and am really impressed by
its functionality. Admittedly, the texting takes a while to get
used to but otherwise the user interface is intuitive and a pleasure
to use. The quality of the camera is excellent and the sound from
the radio and MP3 player are more than acceptable. The only downside
to this seems to be a relatively short battery life (although I
suspect this is due to my girlfriend playing with the thing every
time I put it down!). All round, an excellent design with all the
functions you need. Rating:
Reviewed by Dann from Birmingham on
10th Apr 2007
I got this phone a few days ago on Vodafone. It costs me £50 with
insurance. I get 3000 texts and 500 minutes. I have to say, when
I first got it I was impressed with the touch screen. However, after
having it for 8 days, I have lost all interest in it. It lacks features
that phones like Sony Ericsson offer. The camera is fair, nothing
to set it apart from others, though. Also, the practicality of using
this phone is not very good. For instance, it is very hard to see
the screen in daylight. The texting side is also hard as the phone
can be very unresponsive. If you have fat fingers, do not buy this
phone!! It might have been better had they included a stylud or
something similar. So all in all, it is a very stylish phone, ideal
for those who like a good image. However, not so good to actually
use. My suggestion - buy a phone with buttons. Rating:
Reviewed by ????? from UK on
8th Apr 2007
THIS PHONE IS THE BEST EVER THE TOUCH SCREEN IS SOOO COOOL IT IS
WORTH THE MONEY!! AND THE CAMERA IS BETTER THAN ANY SONY ERICSSON! Rating:
Reviewed by Robert from scotland on
8th Apr 2007
Very Very nice fone i got it cause my daughter wanted the shine
so wen iwas lookin on the LG website i saw this one and liked the
look of it so ive paid about £1000 for phones for me and my daughter
never thought i would but i had to get it be4 any1 in the office
did Rating:
Reviewed by highclassprada from uk on
7th Apr 2007
just brought this phone today, i can only summarize with two words
"buy it!!!!" stylish, elegant and expensive. its not just a phone,
its a PRADA! Rating:
Reviewed by jonno from uk on
7th Apr 2007
its ok, a bit un-responsive however and the camrea is not that good Rating:
Reviewed by Walthamstow Warrior from
England on 7th Apr 2007
This is the best phone that Ihave ever had (and I've had a few).
I will point out one things that may be an issue to some though.
The texting can be a little frustrating but nothing I can't live
with. It's not a smart phone, it's phone with all the features you
would want. Some of the little touches are fantastic, such as the
clock on the screensaver that follows your finger when you move
it, the calculator which is top notch. The camera is superb and
the mP3 player and the radio is as good as any other phone. If you
want your mates to want your phone then get this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Krzysiek from poland on
6th Apr 2007
I'm have it! Its... COOOOOOOLL!! Amazing, suprized, etc.... Its
rules! Rating:
Reviewed by Lowey from England on
5th Apr 2007
It's a great little phone, it's workability and design are very
good, i'm impressed. But looking at the comments from the other
users maybe i'm too old to have one of these? R Mayb im sum1 hu
is stylish 2? Rating:
Reviewed by lilfashionfonebbe from england!
on 4th Apr 2007
ths fone is sooo me cos is realy kwl n sxc!N IS THE BEST FONE I
HV EV@ HD IN MY LYF!!! i hd no probs wth it! ths fone is realy stylish
is 4 al the grls n boys hu r stylish. lv u loadz prada xxx u r da
best xxx Rating:
Reviewed by beautifashionfnegrlxxx from
england on 4th Apr 2007
jst got it! and everything works reali well! I am soooo is lvin
ths fone!!! xxxxxxxxxx Rating:
Well,
LG have been pushing fashion phones in a big way in the past year
(especially the 
