LG Secret Review
Phone rating: 
In a nutshell: The LG Secret is a stunningly beautiful superslim
phone, with carbon fibre and tempered glass giving it an aura of
quality, and the touchscreen controls and "Neon Touch"
visuals making it cool to use. It's a top-end phone with a 5 megapixel
camera, video camera with slow motion effects, 3G video calling,
a music player plus an FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 and support for memory
cards up to 4 GB. The only negatives are below average battery life
and the fact that some users are reporting poor reception.
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The
LG Secret KF750 is the third in LG's Black Label series - the first
two being the Chocolate and
the Shine. Like its predecessors,
the Secret is a visually stunning phone. The Secret is touchscreen
controlled, and uses "Neon Touch". Neon Touch provides
a visual response to touch, so you know when you've activated a
button. Watch blue lights flicker as you touch the screen - it's
great fun for at least the first week of ownership! Not everyone
will take to the touchscreen controls, but these kinds of phones
have been around for long enough now that many people will have
some previous experience of touchscreens.
It's
a slide phone, and its claim to fame is that it's the slimmest 5
megapixel camera phone available. In fact at just 11.8mm, it's one
of the slimmest slide phones around. Slim phones sometimes have
a tendency towards screen damage, but the Secret is constructed
from carbon fibre and tempered glass, so ought to be strong enough
to survive reasonable amounts of abuse. Despite its slimness, its
quite heavy, at 116g, but this helps to give a quality feel.
The
camera is excellent, with a specification very similar to that of
the excellent Viewty. It uses
a 5 megapixel sensor with autofocus, and a macro mode is available
for close-ups. One cool feature is "morphing", which lets
you edit faces - this is similar to Sony Ericsson's very popular
face warp feature. The video camera is good too, recording in Divx
format at up to VGA resolution. Like the video camera in the Viewty,
you can record at up to 120 frames per second, then play back at
a slower rate, for a slow motion effect. The camera also supports
video calls, as the Secret is a 3G phone. Another feature worth
mentioning out is that the video is Divx compatible, making it easy
to download movies and watch them on the phone - and with a good-sized
2.4 inch screen, this isn't as silly as it might sound.
The
Secret is well equipped for music, with a music player that supports
most popular file formats, as well as an FM radio. With 100 Mbytes
of internal memory, you can store up to around 25 songs, but this
capacity can easily be expanded by adding a microSD memory card,
up to 4 Gbytes (1,000 songs.) Audio quality is high, and the phone
can also play MIDI tracks with up to 72 channels.
We've
noted that the phone is 3G enabled. It's actually HSDPA-enabled,
with download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps available. In addition to
3G support, it's a quadband phone, supporting GSM 900/1800/1900/2100.
The phone comes with a Google package too, making it a reasonably
good platform for the mobile internet.
So
far so good, but there are a couple of issues that take the edge
off this beauty. The first is battery life. Surprise, surprise ...
it's a superslim phone and battery life is below average ... have
we said this kind of thing before? It's always a trade-off: if you're
a heavy user, you'd be better off avoiding superslim phones generally.
The other thing is that quite a lot of our users are reporting problems
with signal strength. We haven't established if this is due to any
particular network, so if you do have problems, please leave a review
below and say which network you're on. Other minor issues are that
the screen is quite hard to read outdoors, and that ringtones can
be a little quite. Apart from these issues, the Secret is a lovely
phone, and packs in plenty of features too. Overall we rate it 4
stars.
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Features
of the LG Secret KF750 include:
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, macro, 16x
digital zoom and flash
- Video camera with 120 fps video recording for
slow motion playback
- 3G video calling
- Display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
(2.4 inches)
- Music player (supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++
and WMA file formats)
- FM radio
- MP3 ringtones (72 voice polyphonic)
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Document viewer
- Voice recording
- Speakerphone
- Java games
- Memory: 100 Mbytes plus microSD memory card
(up to 4 GB)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
- Internet: WAP 2.0, EDGE, HSDPA (3.6 Mbps), Google
package
- Quadband
- Size: 102.8 x 50.8 x 11.8 mm
- Weight: 116g
- Battery standby: 260 hours
- Talktime: 230 minutes
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Average
rating from 67 reviews: 
Reviewed by Anthony from UK on
2nd Jul 2008
Love the phone though not sure if it has a fault or not as it does
not reset to the standby screen unless I press the end call button.
For example if I put am viewing my photos then put the phone down
for an hour it still shows the photo's when I next open it. Anybody
else have the same issue or is this how it was designed?
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Reviewed by bendyspoon from Bolton,
Lancs on 2nd Jul 2008
Absolute bobbins this phone. DO NOT buy or even get on contract.
Got it as an upgrade from vodafone, always had Sony Ericssons before
but felt like a change, wish I hadnt bothered. Had it not even a
week and I've sent it back. Where do I begin? The so called impressive
blue neon navigation keys on the front are not impressive at all.
I'm not what you would call the strongest and most heavy handed
of people but after 3 days 2 of the neon keys decided to stop lighting
up when pressure was applied, add to this the ridiculous battery
life, we are talking 1 hour talk time max, I had to charge the phone
at LEAST once a day, the 1st 2 days I had the phone I had to nip
home for my charger even though the life bar on the phone was full!
I wasnt even using the phone as I was at work!!! The phone gives
you no warning whatsover that your battery is going to go, it just
packs up. Then theres the software, tried installing it on a Vista
system and it kept locking up, installing some aspects of the software
but missing essential drivers etc with no support online! What a
joke. LG have made a major boo boo with this phone, it should be
took off the shelves today, I cant believe people are paying upto
£300 for this phone on ebay. I'd gve this no stars if I could. PLEASE
AVOID AT ALL COSTS (ordered a w890i now, why fix somethings that
broke? Sony Ericsson rock)
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Reviewed by Henry from London on
2nd Jul 2008
Love the phone, it's slim, smart and easy to use. The touchscreen
facility is also very impressive. However, the battery life is poor,
signal strength is variable (I'm on Vodafone), it's impossible to
see anything in bright sunlight (I've opted for the black on white
display to get more contrast) and the touchscreen is a magnet for
fingerprints (I've had to buy some screen protection film packs
from Duratec to fix the problem). If I hadn't got it free on an
upgrade I don't think I would have gone for this phone.
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Reviewed by Lewy from Portsmouth on
1st Jul 2008
Recieved this phone a couple of weeks ago now and am on Vodafone.
All in all this phone is sturdy and well designed and generally
a good handset, had no issues with the battery life. The camera,
although 5 megapixel, is generally ok as the photos often come out
slightly blurred due to a time delay. When taking a pictue you will
press the shutter button and the photo will be taken a second or
two later- this often means you have moved the device ever so silghtly
and this causes blurring - so keep your hands as still as you can!!
Video function works fine and has some good options. I have had
no problems with reception apart from when you are in a low signal
area. For example if other phones are picking up minor signal -
like 1 bar- the Secret will struggle to find reception. I have found
turning the phone on and off in this situation seems to work. I
have had issues with the phone - the main being when attaching it
to my PC. The requirements are Windows service pack 2 and Media
player 11 - i have both of these and still i cannot manage to access
my phone book / video files using the LG software, and it clearly
states that you should be able to do this. Synchronizing my music
files works fine and down loading photos onto my pc also works fine.
I have found storing all my files onto an SD card makes accessing
all my phones files far easier - i would definitely suggest doing
this if you are having the same problems as me - as you can use
'My Computer' on your PC to look at the files instead of the LG
software package. The final problem i have had is downloading games
from Vodafone and then getting charged for them when it hasn't worked
(meaning numerous calls back and forwards!). I think this is more
a case of mobile companies not being fully aware of the new phones'
they are selling and their associated technology / software. Mobile
internet browsing is generally good with many options to change
the way the browser works (which i would suggest doing). Phone is
fairly quiet, but sound is crystal clear and i can't stand loud
phones blaring out their ringtones when it is totally un called
for (like on a train or in a lift for example!). All in all this
is a stylish phone that has a few bugs with the software, but no
more than any other brand new hand sets on the market.
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Reviewed by Ems from Brighton on
29th Jun 2008
I really like this phone as it's quite different from anything that's
out at the moment, especially the "wii" style games and smart tilt
detection so it automatically puts pictures in landscape etc. Everyone
is always impressed with that! I do have to say I am pretty disappointed
with the battery life, like others here. At the moment it has a
fault where I try and charge it but the red-eye light comes on!
Very odd. I have to take the battery off and on again to charge.
Plus the ridiculous grammer - I mean, what are they paying these
people for!! Like when you get a delivery report and it says "Report
has been arrived" what?! Anyway. Also I have problems with the PC
software, gave up in the end and got a bluetooth dongle for my pc.
I should just say it DOES have a loudspeaker, when you're on a call
just press the main button (ok) then again to turn it on. A lot
of the problems people have put on this page are not actually issues
e.g. loudspeaker, shortcuts, menu access, key unlocking, games (I
have bejewled on it) etc they are all fine. To sum up, a great phone
which looks and feels lovely with an amazing camera. I can put up
with the battery life :o)
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Reviewed by Tony from England on
29th Jun 2008
I have had this phone for a month now, and its a good phone it looks
good, the camera is good, call quality good, touch keys all fine,
but thats only when it works not sure if just mine but it will not
turn on every morning i have to take the battery out then re try,
infact i have gave up even turning it off at night now to save time,
it also will not charge if the phone is turned off. Think summing
as everything is just "good" on it nothing fantastic but looks set
it apart from the rest.
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Reviewed by londonbabe from United Kingdom
on 27th Jun 2008
The phone is good! whats with some of the negative feedback on here???
Anyway I received mine 2 weeks ago and You must admit guys the packagin
is awesome its like your opening a magic chest or somethin lol.
The phone itself is soo sexy. It has a sleek design and the neon
touchpad looks good as well. Im on 02 and I havnt had any problems
with the reception like some have you have reported. But then agaib
it could be because some of u live in rural areas.. I dont know,
But besides that I am soooo glad i got it.. I was close to gettin
the samsung soul but thought id be different and opt for the LG
secret instead because it seemed to capture me. So if your thinking
of getting it, please do because you be dissapointed!
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Reviewed by Millsy from UK on
26th Jun 2008
Constantly dropping reception randomly, then comes back. personally
i think its a firmware prob, the LG updat eservice and available
software downloads is sparse so its very difficult to tell if an
update will come to resolve this issue.
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Reviewed by Whitter from UK on
26th Jun 2008
Nice phone, if a little heavy. Big issue though: poor reception.
Its a phone folks! If it can't receive/send calls, it's juts a toy.
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Reviewed by Kirsty from UK on
26th Jun 2008
Having had this phone a few weeks now, I've discovered all the major
strengths and weaknesses. The main strength is the look and feel
of the phone. It is true to say theres no other like it on the market.
It looks very sleek and professional, while at the same time is
easy to use. The touch screen buttons do take a little while to
get used to, but make life so much easier once you get the hang
of it. I will say that occasionally the sensitivity of the buttons
goes a bit haywire, but does nothing that cant be easily rectified
in a few seconds. The camera is 5 megapixels which is great, however,
having had a sony ericsson k800i 3.2mp previously I have to say
the quality is not always as good. Especially for scenes which are
not perfectly still. The flash leaves a lot to be desired. I have
also found the signal strength to be quite poor, where Ive never
had problems with other phones, the LG Secret tends to search more
often, causing me to miss phone calls. However, although this is
a common problem with the phone, having replaced the handset this
new one seems to work much better. The battery life is not fantastic,
requiring a charge at least every two days, but this is quite common
with the latest phones. On a better note, the handset is very easy
to use. There are a few shortcut buttons on the side for camera,
menu and home page which make using the phone on the go easier than
many others. The materials used in this phone are a great selling
point, especially if you have a long contract for the phone, as
scratches and dents are almost impossible to make. If you want a
phone that makes toast and brews tea, this probably isnt for you,
however, if you want a simple phone with some of the latest features,
and most importantly with the best style then you should get this
phone.
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Reviewed by Patricia from Spain on
23rd Jun 2008
I have just bought the LG750 secret phone in England, and at first
was very pleased with it,my problem is the battery,it lasts for
less than 24 hours without use that is I have contacted LG with
2 emails and as yet NO response to either email,which I find annoying
as I paid 349-99 for it and expect it to work properly,Im not the
only person my son got one a few days before me and guess what the
very same problem,if there going to produce good phones cannot they
do the same with the batteries
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Reviewed by Jessica from UK on
23rd Jun 2008
I absolutely love this phone. The fast and slow video feature is
amazing. The superb build quality brings in great style. There is
lot of crib about the bad battery life in here, but it lasts for
about 2 days with my usage (messaging, music, frequent short calls
and pictures sometimes). Camera is awesome (auto focus is perfect).
Although the touch takes a little bit to time to get used to but
once set..it makes usage very esays. I had Nokia N95 before this
one, which is quite bulky as compared to Secret. This matches my
style well and is perfect. Thanks to LG!!
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Reviewed by Supoo from Reading on
23rd Jun 2008
I have not had any issues with the battery life of this phone. In
fact this phone matches Sony phone for battery life. I fully charged
phone when I got it new, used it till dead and fully charged again,
which is what you are recommended to do with all NEW batteries.
I play games on it, photos, text lots etc and my battery life is
lasting a full 5 days.
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Reviewed by kewl from england on
22nd Jun 2008
GR88888 fone - battery a bit of a problem tho
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Reviewed by Mal from UK on 22nd
Jun 2008
THE TRUTH: Good phone provided you can live without 1) LOUDSPEAKER
and 2) Accidentally hitting the nav softekys every time you try
to press the enter key. Other thank that, looks good, feels good,
has nifty little tricks and accessibility options. I spoke to LG
there is NO LOUDSPEAKER on this phone.
Rating:
Reviewed by bob from wales on
21st Jun 2008
best phone ever
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Reviewed by Kash from england on
21st Jun 2008
I've had this phone for a week now, and I have to say that the battery
life is absolutely appauling! I upgraded my handset from a Nokia
Sirocco, which was notorious for poor battery life, but this handset
certainly is the front-runner for extremely poor battery life! The
other issue with it is also the reception. It definetly the handset
that gives poor reception, as I've never had problems with my old
Sirroco. But other than those 2 MASSIVE IMPORTANT factors, its a
nice phone. Wouldn't recommend it if you're a talker!!!
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Reviewed by Babes from England on
20th Jun 2008
Very nice .. looks like a good phone to use!
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Reviewed by Helen from UK on
20th Jun 2008
Love the phone and it's features. Have to say I only really use
it to text, call and take pictures with- never really use the internet.
One major issue I have (and so do others by the looks of things)
is with the BATTERY LIFE. It is POOR. Having to charge my phone
up every night to guarantee it will last the whole day I am at work.
As I don't use my phone a large amount, I am surprised and how quickly
the battery runs down, and at how very little warning it gives you
before comletely dying. Even bought a new battery as I thought it
might be a one-off problem... turns out it's not!
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Reviewed by Gazmo from UK on
19th Jun 2008
Its a fantastic phone but what i have noticed is the reception is
awful but i seem to have found a fix, for anyone who has the phone
and is having the reception problem take the back off and you will
see a copper pin next to the sim card you may also notice a silver
pad on the back of the back plate, i think this may be an antena
extender? cover the pin with a bit of paper and but the back on,
seems to have fixed the problem for me :)
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Reviewed by Hakan from UK on
18th Jun 2008
Ill be honest with you this phone is absolutely great! Carbon fiber
back case Tampered scratch proof glass slimmest 5mp on the market
neon navigation touch screen when you want it to be there is nothing
bad about this phone If your thinking you should now stop and buy
it dont hesitate do it!!!!!
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Reviewed by Natalie from England on
17th Jun 2008
amazing fone!! just got it today on an upgrade from orange and its
got everything you would want in a fone! stylish and classy with
a great camera! I love the feel of it and the great thing is its
scratch proof so it will keep it looking new for a very long time!
if your thinking about getting this, go for it! Best fone I've ever
had!!
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Reviewed by craig from uk on
17th Jun 2008
same as below 1 word sums the phone up AMAZING
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Reviewed by Paul Biggs from UK on
17th Jun 2008
If your having problems with battery life make sure you select auto
screen brightness in settings (its automatically off). Screen will
brighten when in bright light and darken when in dull light. This
massively saves battery!!! Got this phone as i wanted a keypad i
could text on and i am an avid texter. Also i enjoy playing mobile
games and unfortunately phones like the viewty and iphone doesnt
seem to have games available to it. (probably as there are no directional
or slect and back buttons) If in an area with low network coverage
signal does become an issue, as it switches to emergency calls only
quite often. Web browser is great if in 3G coverage, i advise you
download opera mini if your on an unlimited web package.(full web
functionalilty and no images removed from pages)
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Reviewed by Nick Skinner from uk on
16th Jun 2008
Top class phone,shame about the battery life(1DAY).
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 16th
Jun 2008
I got this phone a week ago today and it’s going back tomorrow.
It’s a great looking phone and I really wanted to like it,
but I found it frustrating to use. The biggest problem I had with
this phone is the signalreception; I would sometimes retrieve it
from my pocket only for it to say ‘emergency calls only’,
then a few seconds later the signal would come back. So if anyone
was to try and contact me whilst the phone was in my pocket I would
not get the call. Also my wife is on same network as me and I had
to use her phone on a couple of occasions as I could not get a signal
at all. The battery life is poor, but apparently slimmer phones
don't have very good battery life due to the size, but I am not
a heavy user and I got just under 2 days use out of it before recharging
the phone again. At first the games seem fun and clever, but then
the novelty wears off, and the maze game after 2 mins seemed pretty
pointless as it was dead simple and easy to play. Having said all
this, I found the camera and video very good, and I liked the idea
of toughened glass and the carbon fibre backing as I broke my Samsung
d900 in my pocket. The touch sensitive buttons are ok, I couldn’t
quite get used to them, and I have large fingers so I would sometimes
accidentally hit another button. As I said I really did want to
like this phone, but it had a fundamental flaw and that was the
signal, maybe it was just this particular phone and not all LG Secrets
have this problem!?!? Anyway I get my Sony Ericsson C902 tomorrow
as replacement, so I hope this will be a better phone!
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Reviewed by tai from uk on 14th
Jun 2008
love the look and features but the BATTERY LIFE IS SOOO BULL, lasts
max 1 hour talk time then DEAD no warning notta!!!WTF TO DO HELLLLPP!!!
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Reviewed by Hung from UK on 14th
Jun 2008
I'm on my 2nd LG Secret - 1st one 3/6/08, 2nd one 13/6/08 and I'm
now expecting my 3rd LG Secret replacement handset this coming Monday
from Vodafone. Problems i have encountered so far - Unable to view/use
calendar (1st handset, )Unable to use memory card (when it eventually
decides to register that one is inserted) (1st & 2nd handset), Phone
switches itself off when deleting a letter during texting (2nd handset),
Unable to view your text messages as it will call the sender (2nd
handset), Phone doesn't unlock when selected as the 'Yes' option
doesn't appear (2nd handset), Call button brings up the 'Main Menu'
rather than displaying your 'Call History' (2nd handset). This is
a gorgeous phone and camera is good but i've had problems since
day one. I'm really hoping that my 3rd LG Secret on Monday turns
out to be perfect with no faults as my patience is running very
low.
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Reviewed by Bob from Scotland on
14th Jun 2008
The best built phone I have had. Excellent call quality. Great screen-when
used indoors.Outdoors it makes a nice mirror. Excellent sound quality
from music player when used with decent headphones. Lousy(worst
I have come across for about 6 years)battery life. 18 hours stand
by is my record. Cant customise any keys. Quiet ringtone and message
alert means missed calls and messages. Did I mention the terrible
battery life? Its an interesting phone but I will not be keeping
it.
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Reviewed by Nicholas from UK on
14th Jun 2008
I've tried almost every brand of handset over the years. This is
my first LG, and I must say it's the best phone I've ever had. Was
in awe of the touch screen to start with, but as i've got used of
it the more I like it. Brilliantly engineered handset made from
superior materials that will last a long time. Can't understand
the negative reviews. Everything has worked perfect for me. Reception
is excellent, even in area's where other brand handsets have failed.
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 12th
Jun 2008
Have sold a few of these already, however, from a personal point
of view they are very dull! you have to 'switch on' the menu by
pressing a button on the side as the menu that comes up when you
press the button only has limited options on it. the camera is lousy
and the phone is heavy, the best thing about this phone is the Wii
style games where you have to move the phone in different directions
to play them but this wears thin very quickly. Avoid! get a tocco
instead
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Reviewed by Tom from Uk on 12th
Jun 2008
this phone is even worse than the LG viewty. don't bother with it,
people!
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Reviewed by callum from scotland on
11th Jun 2008
very good phone
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Reviewed by Maria from UK on
10th Jun 2008
It looked good but i had to send it back cause it is def. not the
best phone. Hard to open-close, very heavy even though it is slim
and the menu is not well placed on screen. y last phone was the
Prada LG and I was dissapointed with the Secret. I will try the
Viewty this time that has better reviews. Lets see.
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Reviewed by Alex T from England on
9th Jun 2008
Got this phone and love it. The video playback is great. I would
be more than happy to sit on the train and watch an entire movie
on it. The image is christal clear and sound clarity is fine through
the headphones. I was amused to find that there are games pre-installed
on the phone that use the "tilt" sensors. there are 6 games pre-installed
on my phone that all work simply by moving the phone around (very
wii) There are various methods of getting to your music ... some
better than others, but once you get to the main interface you can
sort your music in just about any way you want. Its got some quirks
that take a bit of getting used to and its often easy to press an
arrow key while your trying to press the centre button. when you
initialy start using the phone it is easy to think that the only
part of the phone that is touch screen is the lower section. there
is however a button on the right hand side that allows you to turn
on the touchscreen. this has limited applications but all seem to
work quite well. The bad bit is that i am having very little luck
in getting the lg software to work. So far Vista and XP have let
me down meaning i still dont have a contacts list and to add music/movies
to the phone i need to remove the card and add the file manualy.
if you try to use the phone without sliding down the keyboard you
will also find that the phone goes into locked mode very quickly
and if you try to use the touchscreen music player the phone take
quite a while to lock and changes track if you put it in your pocket.
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Reviewed by - from UK on 9th
Jun 2008
The phone looks fantastic, but lacks fundamental phone functions.
This is defenitaly a phone with form over function in mind. The
Bluetooth software is not compatible with car kits, where all other
phone makes are (serious oversight given the law in the UK). The
phone drops signal randomly and cannot get a signal inside shops.
No hope of reading the screen outside in sunlight as the glass acts
as a mirror, various other little annoyances, why cant they put
txt characters as a picture like sony instead of :) and -:) who
know what:-)* means???? not everyone is a 12 year old LG and speaks
in txt language! the touchscreen is just a gimmic and the settings
when not in this function are far more usefull. And the external
speaker sound is tinny and it is hard to hear callers. Looks great
but a let down as a phone.
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 9th
Jun 2008
Like many here, I had high hopes for this phone, and knew I wanted
it from the moment I saw it. On receiving it as an upgrade, I initially
wasnt dissapointed. The look and feel of it is superb, it really
does feel high quality and well built. I found the user interface
easy to use and well laid out (though why LG didnt include the option
to turn on the touch screen for ALL options I dont know). Neither
did I have any issues with battery life (unlike some here). With
normal use, I found I was getting a good couple of days or so. HOWEVER,
the BIG problem I've had is reception. Like others here my experience
is that the phone simply cant hold a signal, even in areas of fairly
good reception. This has meant ALOT of dropped calls, and as a result
I've had to grudgingly return the phone as its rendered it next
to useless. I think its a shame as this could have been a real winner
for LG. Why o why do phone cos continue to design fantastic phones
with loads of great features, but still seem to forget the most
important function of all, making calls! I'm giving it three stars
only because I think the build quality and styling are so good!!
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Reviewed by Pete from UK on 9th
Jun 2008
Not as good as it could be. Slide mechanism is ok, but starts to
get stuck easily. Not great at finding signal. If freezes, and there
is a lot of waiting for screens and menus to load which is frustrating
and disappointing. Also easy to miss calls.
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Reviewed by Anna from UK on 7th
Jun 2008
Had to send the first one back as it swticthed itself off when texting
and would not delete a word. Although this did not put me off and
my new one is excellent. Battery lasts forever, close up photo flash
not that good, touch screen good, no problems with it. Easy use,
looks and feels sleek. Overall top effort on mobile gesign.
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Reviewed by Graham from Wales on
7th Jun 2008
Fantastic Phone, I have had many different mobile telephones over
the last twenty years, This phone is the best.
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Reviewed by Colin B from uk on
7th Jun 2008
Having struggled along for 18 months with the cripplingly slow browsing
capabilities of my blackberry pearl I was expecting great things
from my shiny new secret. I love the look and feel of the handset
and also its core functions, but when you look a bit deeper it all
starts to come apart. The battery life is pants (at most a day if
I stream five mins of youtube), all of the normal port settings
for pop3 and imap dont work which took forty minutes on the phone
with t-mobile TDMS to resolve (we gave up entirely trying to set
up my gmail account in IMAP). No graphic equalizer on the media
player! Dropping signal for no reason (when the viewty in my other
pocket was fine), and no way of shortcutting common functions. Seems
to be a case of form over function and it could have been sooooo
right with a little more thought
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Reviewed by nat from england on
6th Jun 2008
good phone but i cannt get the flash to turn off! even when it is
set to "off" ? anyone know how to sort this? also i cant get the
"click" sound off when taking a picture? helppp.
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Reviewed by H from UK on 6th
Jun 2008
Brilliant phone, stylish and easy to use. One really annoying problem
though. The Call Accept, Reject and Cancel buttons stop illuminating
after 5 days. The same goes the for the top 2 soft function touch
buttons. Both the original and the replacement have has the same
problem about the same time after receiving the phone. Searching
on the internet doesn't give me any help.
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Reviewed by Liz from UK on 5th
Jun 2008
Nice looking, camera is poor, video cam is amazing though - the
reason i bought it. I loose the signal everytime i pick it up when
im at home (but not outside) and i couldnt get the battery to last
all day - but then i have been playing with it alllll day so i'll
wait till the novelty wears off. I dont like the 'fade in' effect
when someone rings and there is no option to turn it off. I have
missed calls all day :( I'm definately a sony ericsson person.
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Reviewed by Bob from England on
5th Jun 2008
Love this phone, its stylish with high end functions. The Camera
is fantastic! The pictures look great and the video is immense,
VGA quality is great and 120ffp at QVGA is soo fun!. The only thing
i can say is when close up the flash makes the photo look white
but i found out today that there is going to be an update with the
fix for that problem, so its all good!! Other things aswell such
as battry life, divx player and keypad all work very nicely and
the Touch Media is also great fun!
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Reviewed by Seamy from N. Ireland on
4th Jun 2008
This phone has major problems picking up a signal. With my old Samsung
where I was picking up 2 bars, now i've no signal!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Beth from UK on 3rd
Jun 2008
Everything about the phone is great; I love the touchpad and the
M-Toy games are entertaining. The camera is good, except when close
to the flash, it tends to make things look ghostly! The weight is
good and the overall look is really nice. The only real problem
I've got is that there is no option of putting a password on messages
which is very useful to me. Ah well! Very nice phone.
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Reviewed by Chris from Uk on
3rd Jun 2008
I have had every mobile phone brand imaginable since they were the
size of a breeze block and you needed 2 spare huge batteries available
just to get through the day!! This phone is without doubt the best
I have ever had. Stylish, clear sound, strong signal, bluetooth
works great with my macbook, and long battery life. After my last
Nokia n73 which was a nightmare as far as faults were concerned,
this phone is a breath of fresh air........ It does what it should
do... WORK !
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Reviewed by Phil from UK on 3rd
Jun 2008
Got this as an upgrade, after having a Nokia all my life. Really
like the size and feel of the phone - a big upgrade from the N73
that i had. Bad points so far - the selection button in the middle
of the touch pad doesnt work that well fo rme - due to having large
fingers i tend to keep hitting the touch keys. The camera outside
is fine - good colour representation good focus. Inside though -
the flash really whites out the photo. As i have only had the phone
less than a day thats about all i can say - will have more points
to say once i have had a real play.
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Reviewed by Ross from uk on 2nd
Jun 2008
its 2 much like a paper weight than a phone ... so its good if you
need something to hold down your papers ;)
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Reviewed by brian from wales on
2nd Jun 2008
poor bluetooth,camera not very good close up and struggles for a
signal.nice looking phone but thats all it has going for it I'll
stick with the sony's
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Reviewed by harry from UK on
30th May 2008
got it 2 days ago. I like the touch screen but its a bit slow. Camera
is very impressing. Love the themes. But I am swaping it in for
the lg kf750
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Reviewed by Alex from UK on 30th
May 2008
Simply the best! You must check out the slow & fast video function.
Pretty amazing.
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Reviewed by Ian from UK on 29th
May 2008
Thankyou LG for making an absolute cracking mobile...from looks
to software its amazing.I've never had any problems with it and
i've had it since it was launched!!!Having thought about buying
a Samsung Soul and trying both mobiles in-store,the Secret was so
much better!!!
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Reviewed by martin from Ireland on
29th May 2008
I don't rate this phone. I was looking forward to getting it but
i'm sending it back to O2. It freezes and switches itself off when
i'm writing texts. Texts cannot be deleted all at once, just one
at a time, battery life isn't great. I'd a Samsung soul before this
and I sent it back too. Gonna try a Nokia 6500 slide.
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Reviewed by Jamie from UK on
28th May 2008
Just got this phone. Don't understand why anyone can say it's tacky.
It's made from carbon fibre and tempered glass? I've found the touch
screen works perfectly and the balance between touch screen and
mechanical keys works very well. It looks so nice compared to the
Samsung soul which I found ugly and bulky. No regrets, I'm very
happy with this phone! Not tried the games or the camera yet tho.
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Reviewed by mitchell from england on
28th May 2008
well to start with the screen cracks and the blutooth doesnt work
it is RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ali from scotland on
28th May 2008
Got the phone the day it came ou, took it back 2 days later! Although
I did like it, the battery life was terible!!!! Lasted a few hours
tops! Then when the battery was full it just cut out!
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Reviewed by supoo from Reading on
28th May 2008
Great looking phone, a tad on the heavy side, good features like
the featured games. This is my 1st LG phone, had Samusung U600 previously...
this one can match it anytime.
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Reviewed by orange employee from england
on 28th May 2008
this phone is a mile better than the u900 , samsung copyed lg with
the u900 there is a phone called kf600 that you might have over
looked if you think the u900 is origanal, this phone isnt meant
to be a rubbish gimmick , its pure class and by far the thinist
5megapixel camera phone out there so zip it with negative reviews
because you clearly dont know what your talking about.
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Reviewed by Charlotte Rice from United
Kingdom on 27th May 2008
I thought this phone was amazing. i love the appearance and it is
really easy to use. My parter has got the KU990 (viewty) and he
said the phones are much alike, besides the veiwty is a touch screen.
The camera is said to be 5.0 mega pixels but it disappointed me
as the images are often blurred and there is no xeon flash. If the
camera does not mean a great deal for you then i would highly recommend
this phone. It's stylish and easy to use.
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Reviewed by l from uk on 27th
May 2008
good phone nice features n extras
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Reviewed by newola from cornwall on
25th May 2008
NIce on paper but after a while of playing with its just a poorer
imitation of a soul. Samsung got it right, im afraid lg didnt. The
toch screen isnt anywhere near as good as the soul the creftmanship
is almost instantly tackier. The camera is ok but thats as far as
it goes.
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Reviewed by colin from england on
25th May 2008
simple to use phone as with all LG phones simular to the viewty
but with a twist down side well i dont see any at moment too new!!!!
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Reviewed by Luisa from Spain on
24th May 2008
Disgusting, too heavy and not very pleasent to look at but the camera
is good.
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Reviewed by Adam from UK on 22nd
May 2008
I thought I would never get another LG phone after the viewty (wow,
talk about buggy. talk about pure garbage) but I bit the bullet
and decided to try out the LG secret and thank God I got it for
free from my phone store what utter rubbish it was. LG, I'll never
buy anything from you again the customer service is even worse than
the phone
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Reviewed by Kehinde from London on
8th May 2008
It's a great 5 megapixel phone. with outstanding features
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