LG has entered its own little battle 'bot into the Android fray, but the InTouch Max GW620 is no bone-crushing super phone. Rather, it's a bargain-basement effort that doesn't have much of an arsenal with which to shatter its bigger rivals into a thousand flaming fragments.
The GW620 is available for free on a £22-per-month contract, and you can also pick it up for around £270 SIM-free.
On-board keyboard
We like to think positive here at CNET Towers, so let's start with the good
stuff. If you've got a short attention span, don't worry -- this part will be over quickly.
The GW620 has a slide-out keyboard, and it's not bad. The keys are pretty big for a phone, the layout has been judged well, and there's a pleasing little click when you press each button. When you compare this phone to the host of Android-powered handsets out there that only have virtual keyboards, it provides an effective reminder of just how handy a physical keyboard can be. The keyboard does make the GW620 rather on the chubby side, but it won't prevent you from shoving the phone in your pocket.
Retro robot
The GW620 runs on Google's Android operating system, which means
this is a smart phone with plenty of brains. You'll get access to great Gmail
and Google Maps applications, as well as heaps more from the Android Market
-- and most apps are free.
But this particular version of the little green robot smells slightly stale. Indeed, the GW620 packs version 1.5 of the OS. The newest Android phones are currently rocking version 2.1, so you won't be flaunting the GW620 at your local 'droid-hacking convention, unless you enjoy being the subject of scathing geek taunts. It's still a very good OS, but you'll miss out on some of the newer features. Instead of native Exchange support, for example, you'll have to use one of the pre-loaded apps to check your Outlook email. You'll also miss out on some apps which don't support Android 1.5.
Messing with a good
thing
We love HTC's Sense user-interface skin, as seen on the Hero, as it makes Android somewhat slicker and shinier, but we're not so happy with LG's attempt. You have two
options when it comes to the GW620's home screen -- the standard Android implementation or LG's own
version. But even if you opt for the standard Android version, you're still treated to a mixed
bag of custom, iPhone-inspired LG icons, along with the default icons, and the
result is messy. Seeing those rounded, iPhone-like squares on the face of an
Android phone is just plain wrong.
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Becka1991Holt 9 October 2011
Good: QWERTY keyboard , Music Player , Looks nice
Bad: Battery Life , Slow , Old Andriod ,
Comment: I have had this phone fpr for 12 months now , the first few months were find , but the phone battery life has decreased , even the charger will not work unless phone is put on its side , the old andriod stysem need updateing , the camera can not take night time photos , on the plus side the Keyboard is nice easy to use makes texting quicker , and the music player on the phone is easyer to use , there is a 3.5 headphone jack which makes buying headphones aloy easyer also
overall id say i regret getting the phone , but if your not to fussed about the old andriod then its should be find , i wish i got a faster more relaible phone
Tim Phillips 18 August 2011
Comment: Dreadful phone, simply because it just does not respond to what you try and tell it to do. As such, it is completely unusable.
Avoid at all costs!
Billie White 26 January 2011
Good: Looks good, (people are impressed on looking at it!)
Bad: Touchscreen stubborn, only wants to play when it wants to play, walking and texting using qwerty keyboard is a no no, keys too small for thumb and needs two hands, faffy, the touchscreen texting input is a nightmare! Phone flips out of action that you are performing: texting/internet/camera to go back to homescreen. Which brings me on to camera!!:An eternity to open, stubborn to respond on touchscreen, infuriantingly slow to click and therefore take a picture. Sucks the life out of the battery and you will ahve to charge every day regardless of internet use and bluetooth doesn't work.
Comment: A frustrating, stubborn and infuriating pest of a phone, needs to be sent to the naughty step. I regret obtaining this phone and have now to live with it for another 21 months, ARGHHHHHHH!!
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