Camera Phone Reviews

The LG KG-800 Chocolate phone will be coming to Europe the first week of May. The phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, as well as the following features:

* hidden LCD screen
* tough-pad control
* display: 262k color TFT, 240x320 pixels
* Bluetooth
* weight: 81 grams

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TechDigest reviews the LG Chocolate phone (LG KG-800), and notes, "The pleasant surprises come in the form of its smaller than expected dimensions (9.5 x 4.8 x 1.5cm) and particularly light weight (approximately 85g). You may also have read about the �hidden LCD� screen which had us confused for a while. It turns out that the red buttons on the front aren�t buttons at all but in fact a touch-keypad section which lights up when you slide it open."

CoolHunting reviews the LG Chocolate (LG KG800) and notes that it's a phone that's more about style than substance. About the Chocolate phone's camera: "Despite only being 1.3 megapixels, the camera is relatively quick to take a decent picture, and as you would expect, the video it shoots is watchable, but fairly basic."

Mobile-Review reviews the LG KG800 (Chocolate Phone), and comments, "The display measures 5 cm (2 inches, 31х40 mm) in diagonal, therefore appears quite big. It’s capable of displaying up to 262 K colors and conforms to those, embedded in the latest solutions by LG – while reading that you might have thought of sharp picture and great viewing angles, and that holds true for this unit as well. ... The numeric buttons are laid out very close to each other, yet this doesn’t bring impediments to working with them. Each pad is slightly bulging and has its own texture, so their composition is something chessboard-looking."

3G reviews the LG KG800 and finds the phone appealing from both a visual and a tactile perspective. About the phone's camera: "The camera is a 1.3-megapixel snapper and is okay to use. It’s not a snapper that’s going to wow you, but it’ll feature all the digital effects you’ll find on most cameras in the 1.3-megapixel bracket, including nine-frame multi-shot, 4x digital zoom and flash."

The Jakarta Post reviews the LG Chocolate, and finds it a beautiful phone that's hard to resist. About the phone's, camera, though, the review notes, " The handset has a 1.3 megapixel camera. There is not much to write about it, especially since most other mid-range cameraphones now come with a 2 megapixel camera. It has a strong LED flash that has to be turned on and off through the menu. "

MobileBurn reviews the LG KG800 and comments on the phone's camera: "The LG KG800 includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, and while certainly not the best available, it produces photos that are quite acceptable for its resolution. Focus is weighted for portrait type photos, and as such, landscapes and other distant objects appear a little out of focus. Color reproduction is not the KG800's strong point, with images appearing quite washed out in some situations, and over saturated in others - there is no happy medium."

New Straits Times has a review of the LG K800 and writes, "Here’s a quick rundown - pictures must be taken in 72x72 size if not you can’t sync with your contact list. Most of the menu hierarchy is similar to Nokia’s, so the bulk of the market will have no problems switching over. It’s only 83g and has a power-saving mode. But such a feature implies low battery life and it can hardly get to three days’ standby time with power saving off. Once you slide up, the keypad area is so thin that you have a problem getting your thumb to reach the nearest keys."

Trusted Reviews reviews the LG KG800 and writes, "The camera’s lens is protected inside the slider mechanism and is supplemented by a self portrait mirror and flash. It shoots stills at up to 1.3-megapixels, which is starting to feel rather long in the tooth compared to the two and 3-megapixel camera enabled phones available. However, there are some nice ease of use features such as quickly flicking through the effects menu while still looking through the screen viewfinder to see how they change your shot, and easily altering the white balance."

Pocket-lint reviews the LG-KG800 and writes, "Like the Samsung D500 and the Samsung E900, the digital camera is only revealed when the slider is slid open. This does help to protect it getting scratched or damaged, however it's a shame that the camera's quality and speed leaves much to be desired. In our tests the camera took longer than we would have liked to load up from pressing the button, and images look pale and washed out. Additionally there was far too much image noise to do anything with them apart from view on the phone."

MobileWhack reviews the LG KG800 and writes, "The new LG KG800 Chocolate Phone is one hell of a good-looking phone and the sleek ergonomics will surely get you a lot of attention. ... The camera is pretty average and is as good or bad as camera phones however with flash the image does improve considerably. Sound clarity is pretty good and the voice never cracks which is a big plus in my book. The Touch Buttons are ultra cool and the phone buttons are pretty comfy."