LG
U8130 Review
Phone rating: 
The LG U8130 is a minor update to LG's popular
3G clamshell, the U8120. The U8130 is
almost identical to the U8120, so most of our review comments apply
here. The only noticeable difference, apart from some minor styling
changes, is that roaming between 3G and 2.5G networks has been improved,
so that the U8130 should drop fewer calls than the older model when
in marginal 3G coverage areas.
The LG U8130 is a clamshell style 3G phone available
on the 3 network. It supports all of 3's video mobile services including
video calling from its built-in video camera. An integrated speakerphone
helps to make video calling easier. You can also record video clips
to send to another phone, and download video from 3, for example
news, music and sports clips.
The camera is of VGA resolution, which is standard
amongst current camera phones. The high-resolution display is clear
and sharp with 65k colours - ideal for viewing videos and photos.
Functionally, the phone includes features like
an MP3 player, voice recorder, Java applications, e-mail and MMS.
The only features missing are Bluetooth wireless connectivity and
the advanced GPS (Global Positioning System) features available
in the NEC e616 for example. It does
have both infrared and USB connections though, which are a welcome
addition. A memory card is also missing, although 32 Mbytes is quite
acceptable.
Physically the phone is compact, very attractive,
and is better styled than many 3G phones. Being 3G it's larger than
most clamshells, but no heavier than most other 3G phones. Battery
life is good compared with most other 3G phones, which is a key
advantage, although most users will find that they need to recharge
every few days.
In summary, the 8130 is a good all-round performer
and a good mid-range 3G clamshell. It is no longer available, but
a suitable alternative is the LG U880.
Features
of the LG U8130 include:
- Supports all 3's video mobile services: video
calling, video messaging & downloading video clips
- Internal display: 65,536 colours, 220 x 176
pixels
- External display: black & white, 96 x 64
pixels
- Built-in VGA camera (640 x 480 resolution) with
2x digital zoom and light
- MP3 player
- Voice recorder
- Speakerphone
- Multimedia messaging
- E-mail
- Java games
- Avatar address book – create cartoons of friends
and family that pop-up on screen every time they call
- Infrared and USB connectivity
- Calendar, To Do List, Memos, Clock, Alarm, Calculator,
Currency Converter
- Memory: 32 Mbytes internal memory
- Vibration alert
- Weight: 126g
- Size: 50 x 96 x 23 mm
- Talktime: 3.5 hours
- Battery standby: 5 days
LG U8130 Consumer
Reviews
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Average
rating from 75 reviews: 
Reviewed by Júlio from Brasil on
7th May 2008
I loved this phone bat , i have trouble my phone no power . i m
live in brasil , poosible help me . thanks . julio
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Reviewed by Kenny from abuja on
27th Feb 2008
The phones good, its very affordabl for a 3G phone, my fellow countrypeople
should stop complaining about its 3g functions because we are yet
to have a functional 3g network in Nigeria, so until we have that
we can assess the 3G capabilites of the phone .
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Reviewed by antony from india on
20th Feb 2008
display good but dont working the display......... sound good but
cant acceess its very bad..
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Reviewed by emmanuel from nigeria on
9th Feb 2008
i can't make video call, and also i can't use the infrared to collect
application from other phones. how am i going to do all these pls.
especially the video calling pls mail me on gunners4life2008@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by hossny from egypt on
8th Feb 2008
good
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Reviewed by Nemek from Nigeria on
28th Jan 2008
I have used a lot of phones from different companies and there is
one yet that can be compared with this. why? to answer that question,
i will say because this is the most useless phone that has been
made and can only be compared to none. Nothing works. Infrared,
USB...nothing. The battery is also problematic and the flip screen
is another problem that will take a whole day to discuss. My suggestion
is that LG should settle for TV's and other electronics we no them
for and leave phones for the likes of Nokia. very soon they will
go and do one stupid car. Please, leave phone and concentate on
your known services.
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Reviewed by Antipas from South Africa
on 14th Jan 2008
This phone is not available in my country, i think thats a Good
thing because this is utter nonsense of a phone. I mean how can
u design a phone without a Bluetooth, No memory card slot and very
small on board memory!! The phone is user friendly but it can do
with some major improvements
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Reviewed by Catalin from Romania on
9th Aug 2007
It;s OUTSTANDING
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Reviewed by EHAB from EGYPT on
21st May 2007
u8130 is the best mobail i have seen
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Reviewed by EMMA from GHANA on
15th May 2007
I JUST LOVE THE FONE TO THE MAX
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Reviewed by Lawrence findaz from Nigeria
on 14th May 2007
Applications,mms and infra red is not working.
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Reviewed by AYHAN from TURKEY on
14th Mar 2007
this cellphone screen not work.
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Reviewed by Abubakar Alhassan from Nigeria
on 9th Mar 2007
LG U8130 infrade is not work.
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Reviewed by imran from pakistan on
13th Feb 2007
nice phone
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Reviewed by boby from austria on
1st Feb 2007
i think this foon is very good .because its sound is very clear
and its shape is very nice.but its have a problum infrod is not
worked and camera result is very bad.
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Reviewed by yey from romania on
22nd Jan 2007
excelent mobile phone .. the irda has nothing wrong its just made
to connect only with ur computer . won`t connect with other mobile
phones but thats not a problem the mobile phone was made like that
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Reviewed by ahmad samir from egypt on
10th Jan 2007
I think it is a very good mobile, his sound is so clear,but the
infrared doesn't work all the time.
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Reviewed by awais from pakistain on
9th Nov 2006
i think in this cel phone is excellent and is good for daily life
it's sound is so clear and loud vedio calling also good
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Reviewed by jules from nz on
2nd Nov 2006
it was real good and yeah cuz all ma m8z luv it
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Reviewed by bashar from syria on
23rd Oct 2006
this phone is a very bad phone have much problems 1.the microphone
doesent work sometimes 2.it sometimes restart when you go to the
recording 3.the infrared dosnot work and no data are sent to it
it still and still connecting and no transforming 4.the usb doesnot
work also 5.the record is so bad when you record songs 6.you just
have some stuped rings 7.if it fall just one time it will be alot
of peices 8.the signal is terrible i advice donot buy this stupped
phone it is waste of money i just want to ask the lg company why
they made infrared in this phone.. have not they tried it it is
better thet the didnot pot in it bluetooth coz it will cost us more
money and for nothing lg is a loser company for phones so let the
phones for another companies
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Reviewed by Tom from England on
31st Aug 2006
The IRDA Doesnt Work, Poor Display And The Camra Quality Is rubbish!!
Dont Waste Your Money On It, Buy A D500 or D600 Instead.
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Reviewed by hassan ali from uk on
2nd Jun 2006
well i hav had this phone 4 only 3 dayz n the usb or irda dont wrk
n well the mp3 omg there is none just say u can only record songs
wich are unclear ow will the mp3 work if its got no bluetooth because
the usb or irda dont work this 1 comlicated phone when it cumz 2
connested with computer even i can make a better phone than this
stupid company haha lol lmao!!!!!1
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Reviewed by Goni from Albania on
7th May 2006
This phone is excellent lol!!! Photos and Videos are okay!!!
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Reviewed by M from England on
19th Apr 2006
Had the phone nearly a year. Not had too many problems with it.
Video camera isn't that good indoors, but quality of camera was
okay, though this is my first camera phone so don't have much to
compare it with. Main problem has been that the phone has completely
frozen on several occasions, meaning I had to take the battery out
whilst the phone was still switched on in order to get it to do
anything. And the camera totally jibbed out once - you could see
the picture in the gallery, but the preview on screen was just gibberish!
Pretty sturdy phone, though clunky and not too good to look at.
I don't think it's that bad, though to be honest I haven't tried
to do anything with it other than make calls, send texts and take
a few photos!
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Reviewed by Chigozirim from Nigeria
on 18th Apr 2006
Well the phone is okay but my greatest issues are that my phone
has refused or is it by design that i can only connect to my PC
and check only mail on my phone. Can't view pictures can't or edit
movies and the Infra is not working cos it keeps showing connecting
and never recieves data. Pls i need urgent resolution of this problems
to move forward in using the beautiful but complex Phone
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Reviewed by emy_the_gigi from romania
on 21st Mar 2006
BEST PHONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ceri from cardiff,wales
on 13th Mar 2006
I have had this phone for a year now, I haven't had any problems
what so ever, I'm just lookin forward to my upgrade lol !!!
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Reviewed by matt from england on
12th Mar 2006
HAD THE FONE FOR A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1.SENT
IT BAK 6 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND IT ALWAYS COMES BAK WORSE.
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Reviewed by Winkler Matthias from Italy
on 10th Mar 2006
Microphone is not working well. It's a big waste of money. Company
should be sued for it.
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Reviewed by adrian from romania on
7th Mar 2006
i have this phone for four months already and im not pleased with
the results:when i record a video clip the sound is terrible ,has
no blu tuth althou you find it in the script , no infrared etc.there
are some good things about the phone :i like the shape and wide
screen and the pictures are very sharp ;if you ask me this phone
must be returned to the work shop and get some improvements
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Reviewed by krissy from australia on
6th Mar 2006
this phone is a bit 2 chunky, the MP3 quality is really bad, the
video quality is really bad, cant even see whats happenin that well,
USB dusnt even work, not much memory, overall bad phone
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Reviewed by yaz from uk on 2nd
Mar 2006
rubbish phone,,, alwaiz needs a software reflash,, waste ov money
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Reviewed by Laci from Romania on
28th Feb 2006
OK so here it goes the phone is a medium one video/audio capture
is pretty bad but still the mp3 songs are goodly played the size
shape are great like the battery to (best li-polymer battery i ever
had).i did not had any big problems with it ...ecept 1 factory resert
...witch is quite simple to perform and takes like 5 sec ^.^
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Reviewed by Rachel from - on
19th Feb 2006
won this phone about 6months ago, was pretty damn pleased and loved
the phone. everything went well for about 4months and then the microphone
messed up and sometimes when making calls the person on the other
end couldnt hear me. kind of put up with this, but a few weeks later
it went even more wrong. the camera didnt work - i just got a lime
green haze when trying to use it, the main screen went blue and
the whole image was reversed making it incredibly hard to read meassages
etc. before actually recieving the phone, id read some of these
rewiews so i was kind of expecting it to go wrong. im just glad
i hadnt paid for it like most other people. would have been a massive
waste of money.
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Reviewed by david from uk on
4th Feb 2006
The LG u8130 is a decent phone it beats most other 3g phones due
to its style and features, the phone looks exciting which is a far
cry from the boring look of the NEC mobiles avalable and it has
many features including rotating camera,iRda and usb connectivity,
32mb internal memory,tools and accesories etc, on the downside there
is no bluetooth but the usb software is very good and no memory
card slot, the screen is very good and the video recording is only
limited by the memory avalable it will support all of 3's current
services altho i have myself disconnected it from 3 and put it onto
02 uk where after settin up the 02 3g services it works very well
all in all its a very good phone.
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Reviewed by toxicJC from UK on
1st Feb 2006
Rubbish - only good thing 3g for viewing Goals lol
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Reviewed by MARK from IRELAND on
22nd Jan 2006
i got this fone a couple of days ago and i tink its brilliant. the
camera is excellent and da mp3 player is fab. i would give this
fone 5 stars because its brilliant and everyone should try it out.
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Reviewed by Darren from Stoke on Trent,
UK on 16th Jan 2006
Video capture is awful. Sort of defeats the whole point of having
a 3G VIDEO-phone eh?! Even using the camera for still image capture
is no better. Absolute toss!
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Reviewed by lucy from australia on
12th Jan 2006
i've had the phone now for 18 months, i've had a number of problems
with it, the microphone no longer seems to work so people can't
hear me when i'm on a call, the loud speaker doesn't work, the phone
turns off randomly. i wouldn't really recommend anyone to get an
this particular lg phone. I'd say lg's better off sticking to tv,
dvd players etc. dissapointed!
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Reviewed by Malin Gurung from Nepal
on 7th Jan 2006
I bought this phone from 3here in hong kong. I only got to use it
on a 3g network for a week because i had to return to Kathmandu.Now
here in Kathmandu I use it on a 2.5g network(Mero Mobile).Its pretty
good in terms of functionalities but lacks a better camera and blue
tooth.Moreover the screen freezes constantly when closing java apps.The
browser is not good,but you could always use opera.
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Reviewed by sally watts from england
on 26th Dec 2005
i have had this phone for a while now but i think that it is boring,no
games, the mp3 is ok,but not loud enough, and you cant put it on
loudspeaker. also the network 3 is rubbish. the reception is terriable,and
the battery life lasts about 3 days.
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Reviewed by jasmin from england on
13th Dec 2005
this phone has gd features on it and is v. stylish but i had to
have it taken to be repaired 5 times. and after the 5th time they
told me that the phone had been brung out too quickly and wasnt
ready. so dontget this phone unless u want to have to have repared
how ever many times!!!
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Reviewed by flaw2less from the north
pole on 19th Nov 2005
great fone from damien jones i luv dis fone luv it luv it luv it
i wanna marry it
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Reviewed by sanna from sweden on
17th Nov 2005
Very VERY bad! Problrms with infrared, problems with display...
:-(
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Reviewed by Zlate Jovanov from Macedonia
on 9th Nov 2005
I have LG phone but i have problems whit Infrared.Enyway a love
this Pfone.
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Reviewed by aSsaSin from Roumania on
19th Oct 2005
Nice and great !
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Reviewed by Catalana from UK on
12th Sep 2005
Bought 2 phones with network Three - one for me, other for my husband.
Both had problems with not being able to hear anything in the middle
of a conversation. Sent them for repair. Came back the same. Asked
for replacements & all was fine until mine crashed completely. Got
another replacement. Since then, we have had them for more than
6 months & i have to say we have come to like them a lot. Think
it must have just been a bad batch. They are very easy to use, with
big keys & large screens. Great for first time users like my husband!
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Reviewed by Briana from UK on
6th Sep 2005
DA 4ONE IZ ALRIGHT ITZ GOOD AND EVRYTIN BUT DA SCREEN GOEZ BLANC,
U CAN ONLY RECORD 4 1MIN, DA INFARED DON WORK AND DERE AINT NO RADIO
BUT ITZ STILL GOOD U CAN VIDEO RECORD 4 AZ LONG AZ U LIKE!
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Reviewed by johnnyUK from scotland on
3rd Aug 2005
I`ve had this phone over 2 months and it`s been excellent,reception
is the same as my 02 phone where ever you go(including the highlands).
Battery lasts the same as my 02 nokia(lots of calls,charge it about
every 3 days,still half its charge left in the phone). So much more
advanced than the nokia 6820. Bought a bluetooth kit with it but
don`t use it,it comes with a superior headset (compared to other
phones) and i use that. The big question is- has anybody experienced
difficulty claiming their cashback ?
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Reviewed by Luar from PHILIPPINES on
2nd Aug 2005
VERY BAD
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Reviewed by Prasad from India on
28th Jul 2005
Hi..I bought this phone wherein i end up paying only 5 pounds a
month for 500 minutes 100 texts plus 20 minutes of video phone too.
Plus offers lots of downloads free..this phone really rocks..go
and grab it and do not waste 25 pounds a month on a similar phones
from other networks
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Reviewed by jayne from uk on
27th Jul 2005
i have had this phone 4 about 2 months & i hate it i tried to video
my daughters music play last week. when i tried to play it back
the quailty was horried and i couldnt make her out. Also the ring
tone volume is very low that i sometimes miss calls
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Reviewed by roisin from ireland on
26th Jul 2005
this fone is brillant you couldnt buy a better fone!!!!!!
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Reviewed by dave from uk on 20th
Jul 2005
only had the phone a week , i think it is great. reception is good
, camera ok. i have used software to put mp3s onto phone and transfer
pics onto pc.
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Reviewed by jack from lomas on
7th Jul 2005
This phone is an average phone on the good side of it,it is a smart,stylish
looking phone but it has no bluetuth which is a big letdown and
wheres the mp3!
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Reviewed by Nabz from England on
6th Jul 2005
This phone is good i have just 1 question: why cant you use the
zoom or the multishot when you take the picture?!
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Reviewed by Carl Harding from UK on
21st Jun 2005
How anyone can knock this phone is beyond me, If like me your looking
for a easy to use phone that does the lot then this is it,all in
all the phone is very reliable, the camera is superb the only drawback
if i'm on knive edge is the fact it could do with a bit more memory,
but hey all in all its the dogz nutz
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Reviewed by ronny from uk on
11th Jun 2005
shockingly bad phone - i have had 2 replacements in 6 months, the
screen freezes more than occasionally, and the reception (with 3)
is the worst I've ever experienced. What's the point of all these
free minutes each month if you can't get any reception with which
to use them?
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Reviewed by faysal from Uk on
8th Jun 2005
The Phone has a lot of good features but it also has some disadvantages
for people that are mad about much.. first of all it comes with
32MB which isn't a lot... it hasn't got bluetooth. above that, i
been straggling with sending some MP3 file.... other than the memmory
size and lacking bluetooth i think this phone is an average phone...
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Reviewed by Joanna from UK on
28th May 2005
what a phone, had it for a month now and has been really cool, what
more you say BUY IT. all the features are really good and it is
a really easy phone to us. Although havent quite worked out how
to transfer mp3 to the phone.
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Reviewed by anda from romania on
19th May 2005
it is the best i ever had... it`s really smart, and i fell like
having my PC in my hands...the colours are so intense and it`s cool
being able to record so much on it.i still haven`t discovered how
to play jawa games ore use the mp3 player.i can`t find these things
in its menu...why?
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Reviewed by peter from Ireland on
17th May 2005
Don't buy it! it's terrible, everyone i know that has one has had
problems. They are forever freezing and breaking down, i have had
two replacements. Don't beleive all these other reviews, give it
a few months and you'll regret buying it. Also with the three network
and these phones the signal is terrible.
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Reviewed by <-Ugly-> from Denmark on
13th May 2005
This is a new age. its all more than a phone. Excellent!
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Reviewed by Catalin from Romania on
10th May 2005
This an excelent phone i am very happy with it!
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Reviewed by WAVE from WAVES on
9th May 2005
it is good
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on
29th Apr 2005
I'm a long time mobile phone user, and maybe because of that I'm
not really into video calls, sending picture messages, the web and
MP3; I've a very good digital camera and e-mail, a PC and wicked
MP3 for that. But I want a quality phone to make and receive calls,
and send a text or two. The phone has to be easy to use - I refuse
to read handbooks. If I make a call, I'm too dim to remember numbers
so I want to get to the contacts and dial quickly. I want to hear
the phone if it rings, and to know it's mine (so good and varied
ringtones). Guess what this phone does all that, and it's first
class. It does a load more too, camera, video, etc, etc- but I use
them too little, I'll let someone else comment on them. Only down
side is lack of built in Bluetooth (you need a small adapter). I'm
5 stars happy with this phone - it does all I want and more. So
why have I only given 4 stars - well I know al lot of people like
bluetooth, so bowing to popular demand.
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Reviewed by Sergiu from Romania on
26th Apr 2005
WoooooW ... Its All I Can Say !!! :)
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Reviewed by smithy from u.k on
25th Apr 2005
A lot of the problems people are experiencing with their phones
are network problems NOT handset problems! People get confused with
the difference and blame the phone unnecessarily!
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Reviewed by Marco from Italy on
22nd Apr 2005
It's a great phone. It has the best display I've ever seen, the
camera is ok, the polyphonic sounds are great (72 ch.) It's a little
bulky, but you won't find a smaller 3G for now.
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Reviewed by JuNIoR from Romania on
27th Mar 2005
Until now i had many phones and i was a Nokia fan, but i bought
the Lg U8130 from a friend. It was brand new. It is amasing. The
camera and the display are excelent. I made 350 pictures in 2 days
and i recorded video for abou 1 hour. The pholyfony is also very
good. It is to bad that in Romania 3G is just a dream and I have
to use the phone on a GSM900 network that stinks, named Connex.
Anyway I am impressed by its performance. If I fiind something new
about it I'll write a new review!! For the ones that whant too talk
to me ..... Yahoo Messanger: juniorx88/e-mail: juniorx88@yahoo.com.
P.S. I cand send you pictures made with the phone for the ones that
whant to buy it!
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Reviewed by Monica from Romania on
25th Mar 2005
hey...it is a gift for my birthday,and... is smarter than me!!!!!!!!!I
don't discover yet,but if it makes pop-corn than I'll marry "him"
:-)) Is the best.Really.
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Reviewed by Nestene Consciousness from
GB on 23rd Mar 2005
Yeah, this phone is ok.The camera is the best I've had and the display
is great. I would have given it 5 stars had it not been for three's
appaling network coverage. Can other reviewers please start writing
their reviews in English rather in inane TXT SPK, as it's quite
hard to read some of your reviews and makes you sound like you're
retarded.
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Reviewed by cipriani from italy on
8th Mar 2005
the best phone i had till now and i had 14 phones ...whit cam and
this is the bestttttt
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 4th
Mar 2005
Thought I'd keep this review company - is a fabulous phone with
many amazing features!! A thoroughly good make and an excellent
buy!!!! BUY THIS PHONE, IT'S GR8!!!!
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Reviewed by LADY LYRICAL from LUTON
on 2nd Mar 2005
I JUS GOT DA PHNE TODAY, SO FAR IS WIKED,,,, PLENTY GOOD EASILY
ACCESIBLE FEATURES ...........I GOT DIS AFTA DA WORST PHNE N E C
616 BROKW........NEC IS DA WORST PHNE IN LIFE............ITS APSOLUTELY
JUNK!!!! DA LG 130, DAS BETTA,,, AINT FULLY EXPLORED IT ALL BUT
IS VERY GUD SO FAR
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