LG Cookie Plus GS500

Background Information & Look & Feel

The LG Cookie Plus LG GS500 is a new addition to the LG Cookie handset range. When comparing both phones together the LG Cookie Plus has smoother lines than its predecessor.  The LG GS500 Cookie also comes with a funky cartoon user interface, Similar to the Samsung Corby. This phone is aimed at primarily at those young trendies who like market as it heavily features social network apps and a cool touchscreen display.

LG GS500 Cookie Plus Review

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Hardware – Display, Keyboard, Battery, Communications, Memory, Connections, Multimedia

In terms of hardware the LG GS500 Cookie Plus is comes with a 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen display, a 3 megapixel class camera, 3G support and an FM radio. The size of the device is 107.1 x 52.5 x 11.9 mm which is larger than the first Cookie.

Software

One of the key features of this device is SNS usability which provides access to social networking applications such as Flickr, Facebook and Twitter. LG has added LiveSquare which allows you to visually and dynamically interact with your contact list. The LG GS500 Cookie Plus also has an “Editable Screenshot” MMS feature that lets you captures web images for editing and sending.

Availability & Pricing
LG are going to make the LG Cookie Plus GS500 available in 45 countries beginning with France and Italy in early March 2010. As yet, the price of this device still remains a mystery.

General

Status Coming soon
Announced February 2010
Network (2G) GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850
Network (3G) HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900
Form factor Block
Antenna type Internal

Size

Dimensions 107.1 x 52.5 x 11.9 mm

Display

Type Graphical
Coloured Yes, TFT resistive touchscreen, 262K colors
Size 3.00 inch
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Flash UI
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition

Memory

Numbers in phone 1000
Received calls 40
Outgoing calls 40
Lost calls 40
- Photocall
- microSD, up to 16GB

Ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones Yes
Ringtone profiles Yes
- MP3 ringtones, composer

Networking

HSDPA speed 7.2 Mbps
GPRS Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
USB Yes, 2.0
Bluetooth Yes, 2.1 with A2DP
WAP Yes
Browser Yes, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Email client Yes

Features

Vibration Yes
SMS Send / Receive
MMS Send / Receive
Camera Builtin, 3.2 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
Games Yes, (changeable)
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
To-do list Yes
Voice memo Yes
T9 Yes
Multiple numbers / contact Yes
FM Radio Yes
- Social networking integration with live updates
- MP3/WMA/AAC player
- MP4/H.263 video player
- Organizer
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Standard Battery

Type Li-Ion