The LG U8360 is a 3G clamshell phone that
is available on the 3 network and supports all of 3's video mobile
services including video calling. It's the first phone from LG with
Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
It's
the best of the 3G LG phones so far. Not only does it have Bluetooth,
but it also comes with an expandable memory card and an upgraded
1.3 megapixel camera. These put it a couple of steps ahead of the
older LG phones. The U8360 also has a new improved user interface
that is graphically driven. Add in capabilities like a 262k colour
screen, an MP3 player and a high-quality video camera and you have
a very good 3G phone. In terms of specification, the 8360 is on
a par with high-end 3G phones like the Samsung
Z300 and the Sony Ericsson
V800.
Things
that we don't like are the STN external display, which is hard to
read outdoors, and also the high weight of the phone, although this
is due to improved battery life compared with older LG handsets.
The camera, although it's 1.3 megapixels isn't the best ever, especially
in low light. The speaker volume is also a bit too low. Apart from
that it's an excellent phone. Well done LG! The LG
U8380 improves upon the design with a TFT external display and
3D stereo sound.
Features
of the LG U8360 include:
Supports all 3's video mobile services: video
calling, video messaging & downloading video clips
Internal display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 220
x 176 pixels
External display: STN, 65,000 colours, 96 x
96 pixels
Memory: 32 Mbytes with expandable TransFlash
memory card
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
WAP 2.0 browser
Triband + 3G
Talktime: 220 minutes
Video calling: 147 minutes
Battery standby: 221 hours
Weight: 132g
LG U8360 Consumer
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Mark from Australia on
13th Mar 2007
Agree with the other Mark from Aus about the loudness of the tone
but overall this is a great phone for the price Rating:
Reviewed by John Mc from Uk on
12th Mar 2007
I echo what Javhaa (allegedly) from Mongolia says: "Reviewed by
Javhaa from Mongolia on 11th Jan 2007 I have bought it few days
ago. Everythings ok. But i couldn't connect it to the computer.
Everytime syncronization failed. I think there is wrong CD in the
box. So i'm looking for good software for Windows Vista. Buttons
are not good for texting. They are very slow. I don't want to wait
for next letters. Texting speed is slower than me." Its PAINFULLY
SLOW a lot of the time. Texting is horrendous. Ive had to adapt
my texting style, ie to text at a slower pace, or the phone doesnt
keep up. When you write long texts (ie 4 texts long or more) it
gets STUPIDLY SLOW. The longer your text the slower the response.
Also I cant find where the loudspeaker is??? Despite it being bale
to do video calls (which I hate anyway) an obviously using loudspeaker
for that, I cant find where to use it on normal calls... Pretty
sure it doesnt have it. Ludicrous. Going back to texting its annoying
that the phone cant just keep your text stored if you want to do
something else (though you can access the menu whilst texting),
you either have to actively save it or quit and lose your text.
Stick to Nokias or Sony Ericsons. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from Australia on
12th Mar 2007
Ive had this for a few weeks now,Overall pretty good but volume
on the ringtone is low even on the highest level; i have missed
calls and msgs thanks to that and the vibration is not being very
powerful. Had no trouble downloading pics and mp3s onto it or games. Rating:
Reviewed by Jiten from Nepal on
23rd Feb 2007
it is a good mobile phone with the very goood battery life.but hte
problem is that the different formats of the audio doesnt play in
the phone(like 'wav' format) Rating:
Reviewed by Harley from Australia on
21st Feb 2007
LG U8360 This Phone is great It features a 1.3 Megapixel camera,Expandable
MicroSD memory,Bluetooth,3G video content,262k colour 2inch display
& a MP3 player this is about average in todays standards.The digital
camera is quiet good the screen shots are above average and theres
a few extra camera functions aside including 2x digital zoom,Muli-shot,effects,flash,Self-portrait
and swivel action.Theres also Video Capture the video length is
unlimited But it does depend on Memory & battery life,The results
were good there was pixelation & bad lighting conditions but you
will expect this From any phone video unless you pay a lot of money
for a higher end video phone. The screen displays were clear & vivid
the internal has 262,000 colours TFT with a resolution of 176x220
pixels & measures 31x39mm (2.0inch) this is slightly Smaller than
the older 3G models but has a better viewing angle.The external
has 65,000 colours cstn with a resolution of 96x96 pixels this display
is great for being a cstn type. The LG U8360 is afterall a good
handset it works well at all its features & is easy to use it might
seem a bit big & heavy but the larger the better if it had been
smaller the screen would have decreased ect... i really recommend
this phone and its cheap as well! Rating:
Reviewed by brad from australia on
15th Feb 2007
exelent phone all the specs 3g mobile 1.3 megapixel camera, pc sync,
bluetooth, games and more Rating:
Reviewed by jiten from Nepal on
11th Feb 2007
Its a good mobile but the color of the Housing of the set depriciates
very Quikly Rating:
Reviewed by Elizabeth from Australia
on 9th Feb 2007
Hey! This is really great phone... It has everything I need for
every day basces... I love the light its good in the dark if you
have no lighting in you room... Great for hide and seek! The camera
is good 1.3 mpx.. Over all this phone is way better then the Nokia
N70... Why you ask? This phone has more features that you cant do
on a Nokia N70.. If I had to choose it would be LG U8360... The
Nokia N70 maye have a better camera but the LG U8360 has way better
video calling... Its a heavy phone, although I didn't mind that
too much. Overall I have had a good experience with this phone.
Also the best thing is on a LG U8360 if your with 3 you can have
MSN.. Go LG! Rating:
Reviewed by pedja from serbia on
8th Feb 2007
Phone is ok. Evrything i need it has.For those who didnt know, it
has a light,when you press sidebutton(lower)and hold it. Camera
1.3 mpx,extra memory,mp3,video file for ringtone for small. amount
of money Rating:
Reviewed by Ovidiu from Romania, Timisoara
on 28th Jan 2007
pretty good phone, but it's got some problems with the signal, i
have to say that my lg has been decoded and i'm on vodafone now.
battery is good, as a flashlight is excellent. as i been reading
reviews i've seen that many people have problems with freezing,
well i don't. i bought a transflash, got some games(about 130, not
all installed), some music and it's ok, about the camera i'm not
very satisfied, compared to other phones like nokia with vga camera,
i have to say that it's the same because i downloaded the pictures
to my pc and they were very poor quality. overall good phone and
trustworthy. cheers all Rating:
Reviewed by Muneer from UK on
21st Jan 2007
I've had this phone for about a year now. At first I didn't like
it - flip was annoying (was my first flip-phone) and it used to
catch my hair sometimes when making a call which was quite painful.
But I got used to it and looking back it is a sterdy phone jam packed
with features. Its got cute little features that you don't see on
spec lists, for example you can easily turn on the light at the
front and use as a torch! I found the PC file transfer feature very
useful for transferring songs. The memory size was fine for my needs
but most people need more and can buy a T-Flash card (aka MicroSD).
Speakerphone is a nice feature - Handsfree without any wires! The
negative points of the phone are: I had many problems with reception
and I don't know whether it was the phone's fault or my network
(3G). Also, battery life was rather poor. It frequently ran out
of battery and gave no warning it was low so it just turned itself
off silently. Quite annoying discovering it off like that. Its a
heavy phone, although I didn't mind that too much. Overall I have
had a good experience with this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by thilina from sri lanka on
21st Jan 2007
One of the best phnes i've used.its worth for the amount we are
paying.one weaknes the sound level of the speaker is not enough
to rock me up.its a great phone.it would b better if its support
the common phone softwares as well.Well done LG Rating:
Reviewed by Seany from Australia on
20th Jan 2007
i got this phone for my bday about a week ago and already reckon
this phone is excellent for the price and is great value, the camera+video
is very good quality especially for a fone. the mp3 player is also
good quality, i would recommend this phone to anyone wantiing a
gd fone with al the latest features. Rating:
Reviewed by Celia from Australia on
18th Jan 2007
I got this phone a few weeks ago and it is fantastic. The battery
lasts for days and days without recharging, the camera is pretty
good (for a phone),150 free txts to ANY phone company, tho i think
thats only till march but that doesnt matter. The only thing is
tho that when i first got the phone i tryed to connect it to my
pc but it came up with an error so i called 3 customer care and
they said that there is a known glitch in the software and within
10 minutes it was fixed! brilliant phone, and 3 is a great company
to be on Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from Ireland on
17th Jan 2007
In one word: AMAZING. Installed it on my PC within seconds. Once
the software is installed connect the phone while the phone is on
idle screen. Easy! Coverage with three is amazing and cheap. Camera
very good and can swival around. It also has a light for taking
pictures in the dark. The user interface is amazingly easy, the
planet3 is great. and the battery life is well perfect! I got the
phone on Sunday (today wednesday) I have made calls, sent texts,
downloaded music/videos, played games and it is STILL on full battery!
Highly recomend Rating:
Reviewed by vivilz from ireland on
14th Jan 2007
i got this phone as a christmas present it has really good features
but i cant connect it to my laptop,i tried to install it and error
kept coming up Rating:
Reviewed by Javhaa from Mongolia on
11th Jan 2007
I have bought it few days ago. Everythings ok. But i couldn't connect
it to the computer. Everytime syncronization failed. I think there
is wrong CD in the box. So i'm looking for good software for Windows
Vista. Buttons are not good for texting. They are very slow. I don't
want to wait for next letters. Texting speed is slower than me. Rating:
Reviewed by JESSYKA from VIC,AUSTRALIA
on 9th Jan 2007
3 SAYS THEY'RE NUMBER 1 FOR THE LAST YEAR, I BOUGHT THE LG U8360
AND IT CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THEY GOT ME TO CHANGE SETTINGS,
GO TO SHOP AFTER SHOP, PEOPLE (3 CARE) WERE TELLING ME ALL DIFFERENT
THINGS AND GOT NOTHING! I WAS TOLD TO GO TO ALL DIFFERENT SHOPS
AND I GOT NOTHING. THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR OVER A MONTH.
THEY'RE WORSE THAN CAR SALESMEN. ONCE YOU LEAVE THE SHOP AFTER PURCHASING
A PHONE, YOU'RE WORTH NOTHING MORE THAN A CRACKER. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHERE THEY GET THEIR RATINGS FROM. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
ABOUT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. THEY ONLY WAY I COULD GET SERIVCE WAS
IF I WAS ON A CONTRACT WHICH I WASN'T. I WILL NEVER, EVER GO WITH
3 OR LG AGAIN. IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THEY CAN DO THIS
TO "VALUED" CUSTOMERS. MY PHONE HAS BEEN OFF AT REPIARS DUE TO 'CALL
REJECT' AND 'CALL DIVERT' FOR OVER 4 WEEKS. I GOT LEFT WITH A 4
YEAR OLD SONY ERICSON WHEN MY PHONE WAS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD. AND
3 STILL HAVE THE GUTS TO CALL THEMSELF 'NUMBER 1' IS RIDICULOUS.
I URGE EVERYONE OUT THERE, CONSIDERING BUYING THIS PHONE WITH 3,
DO NOT DO IT. YOU WILL SAVE YOURSELF MONTHS OF TROUBLE IF YOU DON'T
GO WITH THIS PHONE/SERVICE. THIS PHONE TO ME, IS WORTH NOTHING.
AS SOON AS I GET ENOUGH MONEY, I'M SWAPPING TO A DIFFERENT BRAND
AND A DIFFERENT SERVICE. 3 TO ME, IS THE WORST TELEPHONE SERVICER
I HAVE EVER BEEN TO. I WILL NEVER TRUST OR BE WITH THEM AGAIN. Rating:
Reviewed by me from uk on 30th
Dec 2006
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pretty good good bargain at 70 pounds Rating:
Reviewed by krystah brentheim from australia
on 30th Dec 2006
RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!!! IVE HAD SO MANY PROBS WITH THIS FONE! 1) POOR
NETWORK COVERAGE WHEN USING THE 3 NETWORK (DO NOT GO WITH 3) 2)
CALL DIVERT AND INCOMING CALL DIVERT COMES ON EVERY DAY 3) VERY
HEAVY, BULKY, NOT COOL 4) BAD SERVICE FROM 3 - I HAVE BEEN PUSHED
AROUND BY THEM, TOLD TO GO HERE, GO THERE BLAH BLAH BLAH; STILL
WAITING FOR MY FONE - HAS BEEN 4 WEEKS IN REPAIRS. 3 HAS CALLED
BE NEUMEROUS TIMES WITH "UPDATS" SAYIN THEY HAVNT FOUND A FAULT
ON THE FONE YET! 5) CALLS CUT OUT AUTOMATICALLY 6) FONE SCREEN FREEZES
UP OFTEN ****NOT WORTH THE $190 (AUD) AT ALL! I WOULD RATHER USE
A DOUGHNUT AS A FONE THAN THIS RUBBISH. DO NOT BUY IT. IT WILL CAUSE
U SO MANU PROBS. AM SO ANGRY WITH THE SERVICE, FONE ETC. CAN NOT
WAIT UNTIL I GET ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A NEW FONE - AM GOING TO SWAP
TO A NOKIA AND GO WITH OPTUS. 3 AND LG U8360 ARE NOT GOOD SERVICE
PEOPLE OR GOOD FONE MAKERS. IF THEY OFFERED MORE HELPFULL SERVICE
TO PREPAID CUSTOMERS, IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*****
DO NOT PAY FOR IT! GO AND BUY A NOKIA! PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XxXx from Krystah B. Rating:
Reviewed by Laura Hurley from Ireland
on 27th Dec 2006
I only got this phone on xmas day and I already think its excellent!It
was not dear.but its big enough and it would,nt suit some people.the
buttons are really good 4 texting.i love the style though.the camra
is cool cause u can just turn it around if u want 2 take pictures
of yourself! Rating:
Reviewed by Polly Mc from Australia
on 26th Dec 2006
I have had one outlined problem with this phone. I got the phone
on the 12rd of November 2006, 4 days later, I saw a simble on the
phone which meant that 'CALL REJECT' was on. I didn't even know
what it was until I read the booklet. I called my network provider
(3 - Three) and told them what happened - they made me change settings
on the phone and it was fine. A couple hours later, the same thing
happened, I was advised to go to a 3 shop the next day and get it
repaired; as I reported the fault in under 14 days of purchase,
I would be able to get a new handset. The same day I got that one;
5 hours later; IT HAPPENED AGAIN! Now, this problem happened for
in excess of a month and I got NOTHING from 3. Aboslutely a WASTE
of $180. I wouldn't even give this phone 1 star. I guess the only
good things on the phone is: good MP3 player, OK picture/video quality,
easy to press buttons/type text messages. Please, save yourself
the time and DO NOT GET THIS PHONE! Rating:
Reviewed by Mickey from Dee on
18th Dec 2006
I have a lgu8360 and it has done me probably more than fine for
ten months now,BUT yesterday my fone started u could say crashing
and\or freezing at certain points eventualy not coming on at all
i tried another battery and still no go,problem never happened before,i
am sure i haven't droped it or got it wet or anything like that
lately,only issues i ever had with fone was using LG suite :( that
sux,i got around that gettin a 512 mb card and using my cardreader,only
thing is takes forever to save a picture or vid to the external
mem rather than fone mem(like USB1 & USB2)after you have taken,recorded
it.but i still rate this fone!! it's dope!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Georgia.xx from Austrailia
on 8th Nov 2006
awsum Rating:
Reviewed by Georgia from Austrailia
on 4th Nov 2006
I've read most of these comments and have agreed with soem and disagreed
with others. I have a black LGU8360 and i agree that it does get
alot of fingerprints and the screen is hard to see in sunlight.
However i think the phone menu and keypad is etremly well set up
and easy to use. However i've had alot of experience with this phone
and some of the other reviewers soudn like they haven't.. so heres
my email adress so we can not only disscuss the phone but i can
answer questions. georgia1711@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by melissa from australia on
24th Oct 2006
I REALLY LOVE MY PHONE!! EVEN THOUGH I HAVE LOST IT A COULPLE OF
TIMES EVEN HAD I STOLEN TWICE!! BUT I LOVE IT!! I TAKE IT EVERYWHERE!!
ITS LIKE MY BEST FRIEND YOU COULD SAY HAHA.. LOVE MELISSA XXX Rating:
Reviewed by prince habibu from hababa
babibu on 17th Oct 2006
great phone its everything i ever wanted beats all samsung phones
for sure Rating:
Reviewed by Josh from Australia on
12th Oct 2006
This phone is awesome it has everything i want in a phone good work
LG and 3 network is the best U8360 is the bomb digity Rating:
Reviewed by alex from australia on
10th Oct 2006
this is the best fone eva i swear 3is a relli gud company 4 these
things i think every1 should get dis fone Rating:
Reviewed by Pete from Australia on
25th Sep 2006
not a bad phone, the sound good be a bit louder and the internal
memory a bit bigger, but all and all i think i got my moneys worth
the camera takes some grainy photos but i like the blue tooth and
internet features, plus the fact that you can run msn on it makes
it worth my while, its a bit heavy and the battery needs charging
every 2 days but i guess that depends on how much you use the wap
and blue tooth features. the external aerial is annoying as it keeps
getting caught up in my pocket, but hey i can live with that. the
fact that its a flip phone means that the internal screen might
survive a bit longer if i drop it or something all and all im giving
this phone 4 stars! Rating:
Reviewed by Casey from Australia on
28th Aug 2006
I luv dis phone it rokz ive had it 4 nearly 4months and i luv it
just 1 thing thats annoyin me i dunno how to turn on the light on
the front of the phone plz some1 help me email me if u have the
answer plz casey_rulz2@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by london from london on
14th Aug 2006
this phone sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have had bare problems wid the
phone and it npt wprth purchasing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by A from Australia on
14th Aug 2006
this fone is rubbish it just freezes all the time and the battery
has to be removed to reset it. it gets really an noying and i regret
buying this fone Rating:
Reviewed by I<3..U! from Australia on
5th Aug 2006
Love the phone! Great sound, great look.. I have got the black one,
and it is great (although visible fingerprint marks, but it doesnt
worry me..) and the interface is user friendly.. camera is good.
The light on the front is so bright! LG is Great! Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from Uc Dai Loi (Australia)
on 26th Jul 2006
I gave this phone 5 stars 4mths ago and havn't changed my mind.....
still love adding and playing with it especially the gif files off
the internet.....I have a fluttering Aussie flag under the clock
and a shark that jumps out of the water to eat the stickman fishing
on the main screen....favourite song for ring tone...'goodbye cruel
world' recording for off...and it works great as a phone too....IF
there is a negative it MAY be the camera.....sometimes abit grainy...what
the heck the phone is a great accessory, thanks again LG. Rating:
Reviewed by mx.fizz. from Australia
on 5th Jul 2006
i relli lyk da fone. its reali good. but i hav problems connecting
the phone to my PC lyk it dus not work at all... my fwen hu has
an lg fone tried 2 do it but it ddnt work. but other than that its
great. can some1 pls help me? tanx luvz ya.xx pls email me at: die_hapi@yahoo.com.au Rating:
Reviewed by Roxy from America on
30th Jun 2006
If you are wanting to buy this phone but are unsure because it may
look a little ugly in the pictures then the dont look at them. It
is a great phone. it is a bit heavier than your average phone or
a bit bigger but it will fit in your pocket no doubt.its lot of
great features the main big feature is that it is with "3" and it
is free to browse the internet and there are free music interviews
etc. but best of all if your a mad textar then if your with prepaid
everytime you recharge you get 150 free sms!!!! it rocks and there
are no catches or anything! (P.S with the free sms unlike telstra
you can sms ANYONE free not just you "3" mates!) Rating:
Reviewed by Arun from Australia on
28th May 2006
The phone is awesome! however has some downsides to it. I had problems
with the software when I first installed the software however 3
customer service were more than happy to help me. Also the handset
memory isn't that great however that can be expanded. The camera
is great and bluetooth works fine, I love how you are able to put
your MP3's onto the phone and use them as tones and the video camera
also works like a dream. Overall the phone is good and I will recomend
it to anyone. I recommend the black one because personally I think
it looks better, however you get alot of fingerprint marks on it
but its worth it. Rating:
Reviewed by Arun from Australia on
27th May 2006
It is a good phone the best I have ever had. The camera is good
and bluetooth works like a dream. The only downfall of the phone
is that I can not syncronise it with my computer to put my Mp3's
and videos on. It comes up with com ports not working or cannot
connect due to malfunction. I have tried everything turning the
phone on and off and all the com ports but it doesn't seem to work.
Can some one please help. please e-mail me at white_tiger001@hotmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by C Park from UK on
21st May 2006
Best phone I've owned so far. Robust. Reliable. Excellent range
of features. Some minor downsides: 1. Can't figure out how to use
speakerphone without video calling - now have Jabra handsfree. 2.
Sync with Windows sometimes problematic, supplied software is poor.
3. Can't charge phone from USB 4. Battery life is average, probably
quite good compared to other 3G, but needs charging at least every
2-3 days. This is despite a heavy duty Li-polymer power unit. 5.
Could be slightly more compact but is a nice size to hold with quality
build (unlike motorola/sony). 6. Tomtom satnav can't access the
phone addressbook. 7. No voicedial. Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from Australia on
20th May 2006
I dunno why everyone is complaining with this phone. Pros:Good camera,
has bluetooth, a lot of memory(expandable), cheap. Cons: Soft sound,
PC problems, lack of games/applications. A $249AUD phone which is
good value and I'd recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Gail J from UK on
7th May 2006
Decent phone, decent camera and video. Good value for money (on
offer for £99 with £30 free airtime). Bluetooth is a bit temperamental
on it and connecting to pc was a bit fiddly as the drivers didn't
load properly (now sorted and works beautifully). I bought 512mb
extra memory with an SD adapter and have got plenty of music on
there now and the sound quality is really good although the volume
could be a bit louder on both headset and phone speaker. All in
all a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by dan from england on
1st May 2006
good phone, but the memory is poor, i want to buy a memory card
for it, but i cant find the slot for the card, any one know? if
any answers please email me at floating_like_a_boat@hotmail.co.uk Rating:
Reviewed by D. G. Sarwar from Bangladesh
on 26th Apr 2006
Everything is O.K. except the antena and it's weight Rating:
Reviewed by Ahmad from England on
18th Apr 2006
i think it is a good phone but has a few rubbish things in it but
it is a good phone overall. Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from Uc Dai Loi (Australia)
on 17th Apr 2006
'tis only the 5th phone I've ever owned but by far,far the best......and
so it should be the way technology is going....I've had it 4wks
but were 'bush' for 3 so didn't PLAY with it till yesterday....connected
AND synchronized 1st time to laptop....PC wouldn't....this led me
to this feedback site....sounds simple but connect the phone to
the PC before turning ON...then click the desk top icon near the
clock on XP and bingo has been fine since.....Mp3 ringtone out of
My Music, private vids. now on the 'phone also....I'm over 55 so
it is not hard! Well done LG....I'm yours Rating:
Reviewed by alec davis from UK on
14th Apr 2006
I wouldn't give this even 1 star. Dreadful phone with an appalling
network! (3G) Flimsy and heavy, extremely slow to switch on and
generally uncomfortable to use. Get a camera if you want to take
photographs, mp3 player if you want music etc, get a simple phone
and GET A LIFE! I'm going to sell this heap if I can find anyone
mug enough to buy the thing and cut my losses. It could do service
as a door stop or a house brick. Steer well clear of this nasty,
heavy, bulky monster... Rating:
Reviewed by guy from - on 13th
Apr 2006
Really a great lil phone. Stylie looks, loads of features and easy
to use. Screen quality is really good and for a 1.3 pix camera good
enough pics. Only gripe is that you cannot bluetooth connect another
8360. As for the weight have no problem with it. If you dont like
the aerial you can get a metal stub aerial a quarter the size on
the internet. Would recommend to anyone as spent ages reading reveiws
and comparing loads of clamshell phones and this one came out tops. Rating:
Reviewed by S from UK on 23rd
Mar 2006
Mostly happy with this phone, only things I feel that are letting
it down is the weight of it and the ringer volume, missed lots of
calls whilst out shopping due to not being able to hear it. Rating:
Reviewed by mr blobby from papua new
guinea on 16th Mar 2006
flimsy snappable pthetic ringtones rubbish phone buy if you wanna
get a new 1 da nxt day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by sahida from uk on
4th Mar 2006
people who dont know how to use the speaker on the lg u8360 its
simple, dial the number then press the key on the far left of your
phone which is next to the message key. Keep it pressed in for a
couple off secs. To switch of speaker do the same. Hope this helps
you all. Rating:
Reviewed by paul from australia on
17th Feb 2006
great phone has everythiing i need + more.i just wish someone had
told me that i need windows xp or 2000 to dowload mp3s. but still
a great phone Rating:
Reviewed by David Ho from Australia
on 9th Feb 2006
Almost perfect except for two small points (as I see them). The
1st being the battery life not as good as promised (much better
the past two 3g phones but still not that good when comparing with
2.5g phones) and the 2nd being that (unbeknown to me when I decided
to purchase the phone) it doesn’t support voice tags so no
voice dialling - this is a pain when using a handsfree unit in the
car and had I known this I may not have opted for the LG over the
V3X (past two phones being Motorola’s). I for one just assumed
such an advanced phone would support voice tags and it was a real
surprise when (after checking with 3 customer services that this
was the case) to me (that’ll teach me – lesson learnt).
Another small quirk I have found is with the supplied computer software,
this being that to get the LG U880 and the computer (both of them
– yes I have two) connect one has to turn off the phone then
turn on again to get the com ports to work – as yet not software
updates – that I can find – have been released. The
above said this is a super phone and the battery life is still pretty
good compared to previous 3g phones and would recommend it to anyone.
Having been with 3 since they started in the UK the improvement
in both handsets and reception is phenomenal and one wonders where
it’s going next – no point in the phones getting smaller
– not for me in any case as 1) I have normal fingers and 2)
the screen needs to be of a decent size to take advantage of the
3 services and video calling. Rating:
Reviewed by amy from australia on
29th Jan 2006
this is an awsum fone!! but ill tel u wat ive realized?? all u wingerz
out there who say this fone is a waste of money n time r from overseas!!
ahahahaha. awsum fone.defnitly werth it. mwah Rating:
Reviewed by Raja Kashif from Pakistan
on 24th Jan 2006
Thats avery good mobile.I have very impresed by it's sound and result
of camra.But i don't know what is T Flash.please tell me.And who
i can lock any folder Rating:
Reviewed by saiful kmn from brunei darussalam
on 20th Jan 2006
This phone is totally cool!! It has all d necessary features of
a modern gadget; mp3, camera, u name it, u can even 4get it s a
fone. I recommend d green 1, becos it stands out from other fon
brands. d flash can even b used as a light source with 1 touch of
button. go wit da best- choose lg u8360. Rating:
Reviewed by *<> Emma**~ from australia
on 20th Jan 2006
the fone is heaps cool , i have a black one! i have 2 say it gets
tuns of fingerprints tho! all the features are cool but i am having
heaps of troble with the mp3 ive read how to do but my computer
wont let me wen i connect (com port) it wont let me ive tried all
the different com numbers and it just wont let me !!!! please help
me somebody write back 2 emma!!!!!!!! PS lovven the videos cam n
nite vision on camera Rating:
Reviewed by Jessica from Australia on
18th Jan 2006
All the features on this phone are great and most are easy to use
as soon as i figured out that you upload photos through LG phone
manager it was a breeze to use. But I'm having trouble working out
how to use speaker phone and downloading music to the phone I've
lost my guide so thats not the phones fault is it?? I love that
it comes in Green because flip phones don't have changeable covers.
Blue tooth was incredably easy to use and also it protects your
privacy because you need to enter your code the frist time you send
somthing to a person so they arn't reciving things that arn't theres.
Sound quality is GREAT and the pictures are great to I havn't seen
the video on my computer yet so I can't comment on that. All in
all its a great buy. Rating:
Reviewed by Kiril Velkov from Bulgariq
on 18th Jan 2006
Nice Phone buuuut that java there's ... something wrong here. ...
Cant compile jar files into games or apps. Is there any solution
about this??? Please help , need 2 use the phone as remote control
for winamp ... Rating:
Reviewed by LEO from OZ on 16th
Jan 2006
THIS PHONE IS GREAT.I LOVE THE EXTRAS.MP3 SOUNDS FANTASTIC THE CAMERA
&VIDEO ARE FUN TO USE .I DONT KNOW HOW ANYONE COULD WHINGE ABOUT
IT. DONT FORGET IT IS A PHONE FIRST..THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WAS
CONECTING TO PC AND DOWNLOADING MUSIC ,BUT THE PEOPLE AT 3 HELPLINE
TALKED ME THOUGH IT FOR 45 MIN NOW I FIND IT SOOOO EASY TO USE .LEARNING
TO USE IT CAN BE A BIT LIKE LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE BUT ITS WELL
WORTH IT IN THE END..GOT TO GO NOW GONNA WATCH A RACE LIVE ON MY
PHONE.I GOT A HOT TIP..BYE.. Rating:
Reviewed by dob_rock from Bulgaria on
16th Jan 2006
It`s a perfect phone, I`m totaly loving it. It has everything you
cold possibly want gfom a mobile phone and even more! The camera
takes perfect pictures in daylight and in night mode the pictures
are good enough too. The mp3 player is crystal clear when you listen
from the stereo handsfree. Downloading to your pc and uploading
to the telephone via blootooth or the USB cable is a piece of cake.
I don`t know how is the 3G technology cause in Bulgaria it is still
not very popular and is too expensive but I`m using the phone as
a normal GSM and it totaly beats most of them with its functionality.
P.S. The green version RULES !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Kim from Australia on
14th Jan 2006
I love this phone, one of the best I've ever bought And for you
people who can't install, just plug the usb in the computer and
the add hardware thingy will come up, just click next and follow
the prompt, near the end it will say windows logo does not support
this blah blah...just click yes and your set, there should be 2
installations!! also just check the manual on the cd geez, its under
USB installation helo, PEOPLE READ!!! Phones excellent! Rating:
Reviewed by Monika from Australia on
14th Jan 2006
In response to the people having trouble putting MP3s on the Lg
u8360! When you install the software that comes with your phone
onto your computer, open "LG Phone Manager". Once it opens click
CONTENTS. Then on the left hand side click LG Phone - it should
be under 'My Computer'. Once you loacte it (it's easy!!!) click
Connect - top left hand corner under file. Once your phone connects,
the phones contents are displayed into folders (just like they are
displayed in 'My stuff': Images, Sounds, Videos etc. Click on Sounds
and paste in the MP3 you want. If you want to put the MP3s onto
your External Memory Card - the same thing applies. I believe there
will be a folder for it - I have not tested it though as I do not
have a memory card yet but if you have a new computer, I actually
have an MMC/SD slot in the front and I can just pop cards into there,
XP notices them and then I just copy things onto it that way. Now,
about the phone... it's EXCELLENT! I don't know what you are all
complaining about??? Me and my partner got the same phone, he got
the black one and I got the lime green one. We both love our phones!
If you are like me and hate fingerprints, get the green one - it
has a metallic plastic and not a soft plastic like the black one.
The camera is GOOD. ALL OF YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT IT NOT WORKING
WELL INSIDE - PUT THE FLASH ON! YES! THE PHONE ACTUALLY HAS A FLASH!!!
It's called 'LIGHT' in the options! USE IT AND STOP COMPLAINING!!!
Also - go to 'WB wb' in options - you can change the place you are
at: Daylight, Cloudy, INDOORS etc! When you get a phone check out
all the options first before bagging it! It's really annoying especially
when you think you know it all! Gr! Rating:
Reviewed by alex from england on
12th Jan 2006
Excellent phone- colour screen fab! 180 degree camera, excellent
3 services,- free tv news and weather,- voice recorder which you
can then set to ringtones/message alerts,- excellent long life battery
and many other fantastic features-external memory slot, I could
keep going..... Only problens- cd disc to download to pc is not
easy to install....i still have not managed to get mine working!!
the ringing/message sound is abit poor- could do with some work
in the speaker department (headset sound fine) THIS IS A FANTASTIC
PHONE.... Rating:
Reviewed by SINGH from UK on
2nd Jan 2006
good overall 3g phone has all the features that you need...bluetooth,
mp3, memory slot. Yes the camera could be better but it is of a
good enough quality and it is a phone not a camera. One of the best
out on 3 at the mo although not as good as n70 Rating:
Reviewed by Ange from Australia on
1st Jan 2006
to start with this phone is pretty kick arse! i love 3G, because
when im not near a tv, i can just watch the cricket on my phone,
and when i cant afford live tv, i can get free updates of the cricket,
so basically its a win win situation. the only problem is 3... the
network didnt let me call out for like a week of having the phone
which caused many problems for me. when they decided to call me
back i had some chick that i couldnt understand which made things
frustrating. bluetooth wont let me recieve media files from my dads
laptop, im yet to try it on this computer to see if its just the
laptop. txting is a bit difficult because on mine you cant type
at a million miles p/hour, you have to wait for each letter to show
up before you type in th enext, which im getting used to now. black
is def the way to go colour wise, my friend has the green one...
and yeah black just looks better. i love the light on the front,
its absolutly blinding but its good. i was going to get the latest
SE flip phone but decided against it because of the price, and this
phone which is cheaper has so much more in it.. and i didnt have
to change over to optus. so yes overall i would recomend this phone,
its nice and lightweight for its size as compared to the Motorola
V630 which is smaller and weighs about twice as much. Rating:
Reviewed by Olivia from Australia on
29th Dec 2005
I think fone is GREAT! I got if for christmas, and I am now recomending
it to all of my friends. One of my friends got the LG 880, I have
tried using it, but it is SOOO bad, and hard to use. I luv my phone,
the pics are great, the internet is the BEST! and, its sooo kewt!
If you are looking for a phone, this should be it! Great price,
great look, great features and ...just GREAT!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Adnan from Pakistan on
27th Dec 2005
Simply the best..... way above my expectations....cheerrss Rating:
Reviewed by mashu from aistralia on
23rd Dec 2005
all u people out there sayin the phone is junk ... ohh the camera
is bad..... well buy a camera.... ohh the mp3 isnt so good......
buy a mp3 player.... just remember it is a phone and is designed
for talkin..... i used to have the nec 338 and compared this one
is soooo much better.... its a good camera and good memory.....
my only problem with it is it doesnt ring when u get an email....
but thast ok cause ya get used to signin on.... stop your wingin...... Rating:
Reviewed by danchair from UK on
25th Nov 2005
I don't know a lot about phones, but I do know about grammar and
diction and you guys are shocking! Also this is a phone review,
not a camera review, in which case it's every bit as functional
as any other phone that works, you can talk to people AND hear them
talking back, this truly is a marvelous invention. Don't be confused
by the little holes talking, there isn't a little person trapped
in there and he won't break free when you smash the phone against
the floor (believe me). Naturally one should consider all the phone
/ camera / video camera / voice recorder / phone book / mp3 player
/ web browser / god only knows what else, has to offer so here goes...they're
all superflous, however they are a bonus since this is a PHONE we're
talking about and therefore I am grateful. If you're upset by the
speed or quality of any of these extras then buy an mp3 player or
a camera - bet you find they're useful for calling people! Some
of you guys are spoilt, look at what you have - it's great. Seems
to me like the more you get, the more you want! Rating:
Reviewed by west london from england
on 23rd Nov 2005
The phone is 1 of the best i have ever had an thats a lot of phones
the sound, battery life, picture takeing and memory are great the
phone has no problems with software or anything, the only problem
i had was that the camera was rubbish when it was a bit dark even
with night mode and the flash just makes it pure white but so what.
great overall Rating:
Reviewed by Gaby from UK on 23rd
Nov 2005
Everything about this handset and 3 network is bad, most of my family
live in Europe also some of my friends and I just cannot receive
txt msgs from them because 3 don't have a tie up with all the networks
in Europe, the screen of the phone is dark and dull, the phone is
simply depressing to the eyesight, I've contacted 3 several times
about the problem of not receiving text from Europe, they either
hang up or just put some details on their system and promise to
ring me back but I have received no calls, no explanation whatsoever,
BAD BAD BAD BAD, stick with Vodafone or O2 at least you won't get
a headache! Rating:
Reviewed by S from ENGLAND on
22nd Nov 2005
I THINK THAT THE LG U8360 IS A GREAT PHONE BECAUSE THE 1.3 MEGAPIXEL
CAMARA, MP3 PLAYER AND BLUETOOTH.I WOULD ADVISE A LOT OF PEOPLE
TO BUY THIS PHONE. Rating:
Reviewed by bill from australia on
21st Nov 2005
SICK PHONE!!!!! I love the expandable memory and the carmera is
great.Black is the best colour for this model and the 180 degree
camera is the best !!!! Rating:
Reviewed by a.y.m.a.n from uk on
20th Nov 2005
this phone is the best you can get its jokes if you dont like it
then you are stupid and if its not up to your standards then shove
u cos its a gr8 phone you can record for ages well done lg u r da
best phone company rock on {:o) woooo hoooooooo Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from Australia on
20th Nov 2005
Wow, When i was waiting for this fone i was thinking, Finaly a fone
with a megapixel camera. But i get the fone and the camera sucks
sooo bad. It takes large fotos yea, but its soo slow to turn on
the cam, the fotos arent good quality at all. The only time i could
get them good quality was outside wif lots of sun. So. i give the
camera One star.. Not even one star. Bluetooth, Well.. this is quite
ok, It transfers fast and wel yea. The thing i dont like about it
is, my friends phones which have bluetooth have hte ability to brows
other peoples fones which have bluetooth. This one, all you can
do is send files, you cant brows others fones. oh and u can use
a headset, thats it. 3 stars for the bluetooth. The T-flash looks
very compact and the lil cover thingy isn't loose, i havent got
a t-flash card for it yet.. but im guessing it will be good. The
internet on the fone is very fast, obviously koz its 3G. umm, mp3's
play ok.. not that loud though. Video calling i have only done twice,
but for what i have done i say its pretty good. i like it alot.
The ouside case: The part that flips doesnt feel very stable, ifu
push it more bak it flips overhte other side sort of. The spinning
camera thing also feels sort of loose. I have a Black one. It seems
to get ALOT of fingerprints. The screen isnt very visible in the
sun. Transering to a computer is good. i like that alot! Well, thats
all i really have to say. I regret getting this fone. I am now stuck
with it for another year! *mutters* Rating:
Reviewed by claudiu from romania on
19th Nov 2005
What more can you asck from a phone this days it has everything
you want so please stop reviewing if you don't know a bit about
phones.What does it bother you the 1.3 megapixel camera,thae mp3
player,the camera light,that it has a card slot and 20 MB shared
memory,that it has bluetooth,that the second display is color whattttttttttttttttttttttttt??????
i just can't undrstand you people!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Muhib from Pakistan on
17th Nov 2005
ita can be be called a phone but very pooor. this is a bloody phone.
do not waste ur money on buying it, thonks. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt Green from Australia
on 12th Nov 2005
Very, very , very poor. Not even half a star. POOR. My mum even
said that it was a cool fone for me and the hippies but i did not
think. Its a tryhard fone. Rating:
Reviewed by Tulip from Wales on
11th Nov 2005
ACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by John from uk on 29th
Oct 2005
this phone looks great the camera is great and i love it but i cant
work out how to get mp3s onto it!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by rahim from pakistan on
28th Oct 2005
this is the wrost handset . it just fall and broke into two piece. Rating:
Reviewed by Mason from Austrailia on
27th Oct 2005
i reckon this fone is sick i love the bluetooth technology and the
1.3 megapixel camera and i reccomend it to everyone. i luv my new
u8360!!! Rating:
Reviewed by stevo from uk on
22nd Oct 2005
What aload of junk!!! i recieved mine yesterday, and is on it's
way back to three on monday. STAY WELL AWAY from the LG U8360 and
i wouldn't recommend the network three either Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from England on
13th Oct 2005
Great phone, everything you will ever need although i am finding
it hard to figure out how to get mp3s on it....help anyone?!?!?!? Rating:
Reviewed by Adam Sochacki from Australia
on 12th Oct 2005
great phone everything u need. but it is a pricy Rating:
Reviewed by Ala Austin from England
on 6th Oct 2005
superb, much better than the Lg U8130 we have replaced. Much better
camera as well Rating:
Reviewed by Bill from England on
6th Oct 2005
Were shall i start with this fone. Basically it got a mind of it
own it does what it wants to do and not what you want it to do.
I've sent it off 4 times now to be repaired and each time it came
back with the same problems like freezing, White screen, switching
off, not switching on, jumbled text the list is endless very poor
indeed. And the worst thing is im stuck with it for another 10 months
on Contract not a happy person. Rating:
Reviewed by Hamza Iftikhar from Pakistan
on 28th Sep 2005
i just want want to say that this lg mobile is a piece of trash
and waste of money Rating:
Reviewed by Dolfred from UK on
14th Sep 2005
Thanks To LG that they have come up with a bluetooth in the phone
, it really needed it to be complete Rating:
Reviewed by samantha from uk on
14th Sep 2005
Hey This Is A Good Phone My Patner Got It For Me. good Phone Rating:
Reviewed by Tamir from England on
13th Sep 2005
It is really really good phone BUT itenet connection is rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by Jinoz from Australia on
12th Sep 2005
The phone itself it ok, and the camera is not too shabby, however
the limited options in changing the menu structure, and the different
plug used for the stereo headset makes it quite a pain. I am still
glad I got the phone, but think it could have been ALOT better... Rating:
Reviewed by dan from England on
9th Sep 2005
Upgraded from the first LG U8110. This phone is far more chunky
than even the 8110. Very plastic looking. I guess it does have some
better features ie, bluetooth, expandable memory etc, but I never
use anyway.Usual poor network coverage, and don't know why I bothered
with it. Gonna ditch it and go back to Nokia. One question, three
obviously have the best call/text deals, but why are their phones
so bad??? My own opinion of course but if I were you I'd steer clear! Rating:
Reviewed by Jason Thompson from Australia
on 9th Sep 2005
This phone has perhaps every feature I could desire, in an extremely
stylish package. However, my main dissapointment as a programmer
is the inability to load java applications on to the phone without
the use of other software. Rating:
Reviewed by Krees from England on
5th Sep 2005
When I saw the first LG phone on 3network with bluetooth connectivity,
I was excited, but utterly disappointed when I eventually got one,
because every special feature talked about actually had a flaw.
I took particular interest in the camera (1.3Mpixel), but it was
a total rubish. The picture quality depreciates when you increase
the size of the image. The images when downloaded to a pc comes
as a tiny square, relatively sharp but loses all meaningful qualities
when you try to elarge the image. This is unacceptable. When you
use the flash in the night it simply blanks out the image leaving
a white background with a faint image behind. Synchronisation is
very poor as you cannot explore the the content of the phone when
synchronised. The look of the phone is good and cute but makes no
difference compared to what I am used to. They may need to emulate
or borrow ideas from Nokia phones. Rating:
Reviewed by topman666 from England on
1st Sep 2005
Well everyone i think thats this phone is a really good phone. Its
not too big. Its the first LG phone to have Bluetooth and expandable
memory. i loveeeeeeeeeee ittt. itssss the bestttttt LG Mobile. Rating:
Reviewed by carlos from uk on
1st Sep 2005
Its a bit over priced but it does have some good features. The camara
is a 1.3 megapixel which is one of the main features of this phone.
Overall its good if you have the money. Rating:
Reviewed by Jason from UK on
31st Aug 2005
this phone is great, it has everything i wanted in a flip phone!
camera is great quality 1.3 mega pizal and looks good full screen
on my pc, video is good (for a camera phone) u can customize both
screens have video ringtones for video calls, plays mp3 okay all
been done before! but this is the first 3g flip phone to have bluetooth
and a slot for external memory upto 256mb which is great for for
your mp3's, pics and vidz. i bought it for that perpose of that
its a good camera mp3 player and phone in one on 3 the cheapest
value for money network at present! Ive got to get my wife one now
also. Rating:
