LG KE970 Shine
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- Rxd
- 19 Feb 2007
IT's good looking on the front, but the back is very ugly once you slide up the top half. You can see all the rails and it doesn't look as seamless as phones like the W850 in which you can't see the slider rails.
Otherwise, the camera isn't really that good, and I prefer Sony Ericsson menus to the LG ones. The screen is bright and clear and the build quality is OK.
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- Jon
- kD3
- 18 Feb 2007
Anyone facing this problem where you would need to pull out the battery and put it back in... in order to start up the phone once its been turned off?
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- michael
- S00
- 16 Feb 2007
great looking phone but does it have any additional software to download.
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- Anonymous
- nE{
- 15 Feb 2007
Anyone tried using a MicroSD in the Shine yet? Put one full of mp3's in the slot (eventually - the manual tells you to put it in the wrong way up), which it recognises but thinks it is blank. Strange, works in the SLVR, any ideas?
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- MILAD
- TuL
- 15 Feb 2007
just good design no thing else.
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 14 Feb 2007
Anyone else with one of these phones confirm this bug I have found? I am on my second Shine. If you delete a ringtone from the MP3 playlist and have it selected as a ringtone the phone will not play it when you get a call. Instead you get one of the alarm tunes. Also if you get a call from someone with an assigned ringtone and then from someone without an assigned ringtone it uses the ringtone assigned to the previous caller.
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- arylie
- MME
- 13 Feb 2007
doesnt have radio, does have speaker phone though
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- Imran
- PW4
- 13 Feb 2007
Great Design with Nice Features
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- Lui
- YaF
- 12 Feb 2007
does anyone know if this phone have speakerphone, because my chocolate didnt have it, and this is off the same black label series????
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- Carbonize
- MJU
- 12 Feb 2007
Does it say it has an FM radio and speaker phone on the specifications page? Damn so hard to just click a link and read.
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- bestmobiles
- mTy
- 12 Feb 2007
can someone please tell me if this phone has FM radio and integrated handsfree?
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- Carbonize
- MJU
- 11 Feb 2007
The phone comes with 47MB of internal memory. The 1GB rumour comes from people who read the very initial specs that were released. The 3G version has a 1GB memory chip built in but after they have installed the phones software you are left with around 500MB. The 2G version appears to just have a 512MB chip built in and after softare you are left with just 47MB.
The phone in the link you posted is possibly either an American version or just an early mock up.
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- tklovex3
- jmV
- 10 Feb 2007
are there two versions of the lg shine floating around or something? because i've seen pictures of some with the keypad as posted on gsmarena and some with the keypad as such http://handcellphone.com/wp-content/themes/green-marinee/phonepic/LG-E970-CellPhone-2007-3.jpg almost like the samsung d800. also most sites say it's 1gig internal memory while i've read from another that it's around 50MB with a card slot. can someone clarify?
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- Carbonize
- iIV
- 10 Feb 2007
Yes your opinions are valid. Opinions being opinions and not necessarily fact. People advertising it has having 1GB of memory were going off rumours and initial specs rather than waiting for the official news from LG.
To be honest I was reluctant to buy this as my previous experiences with LG seriously sucked. My P7200 suffered major bugs such as everything running slow. You'd type a message then have to stop and wait for it to catch up. My partner has a Chocolate and even with the ringer volume up full the message alerts are barely audible. This phone is far from bug free as well. As I said I deleted the ringtones from the MP3 playlist and now I can't use them as ringtones. There is slight lateral movement when the slider is open. The time appears twice on the standby screen. There are about 8 tunes you can select as your alarm but you cannot select them as ringtones nor can you select ringtones for the alarm.
To be honest though this is probably the most unique phone to be released in a while. At least LG, unlike Motorola and Samsung, bring out innovative designs.
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- Anonymous
- P@x
- 10 Feb 2007
WTF????
What happened to the standard built in memory of 1Gb storage?
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- Anonymous
- myX
- 10 Feb 2007
Carbonize,
Thanks for the response and advise.
I'm glad you're happy with the phone, however the points are still valid - at least in the UK, and it is worth being aware rather than falling for the good looks and advertised spec like I did
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1 - I purchased phone from a Carphone Warehouse store - their website advertises the (2G) shine as having 1gb - I had read that early phones only had 50mb, so checked with the store and was told it was a 1gb model. This was not correct, nor as advertised online so it pays to be warned and haggle for a card (I traded the free 1gb card for an Strax bluetooth handsfree unit since I had understood that I'd have at least 500mb to use on the phone).
2. Lots of websites state that the LG has Muvee editing software, as well as image editing software. Agan maybe this is not available in UK.
3. Fair point, but I was talking about general (ie long term) useability of the phone - mirrored screens obviously need some gentle care which isn't always possible/practical
4. The scroll bar is often slow to react to 1st, 2nd, 3rd.. click, then cycles through all the missed scrolls so yuo have to wait for it to catch up. Why would it ignore the first 'accidental' movement? - it nearly always jumps when trying to press the scroll bar (and I am gentle with it).
5. Possibly mine is faulty
6. No - I mean that the LG will not react to my Strax (visor) mounted hadsfree unit - all other phones I have tried will allow the Strax to dial out from stored numbers - LG causes 'number error'. And since it hs no voice dialling the problem is worse since you have to manually call the person with the LG then transfer to Strax. This will soon cost 3 points and a fine in the UK while driving.
8. OK - this is still pretty poor for a 'cutting edge' phone that can potentially hold 1000's songs
9. Fair enough, but the operation of the camera and design of phone exagerates any movement
11+12. Again, I am not stating that this is unique, however it is far from ideal for a new phone, and lots of other phones allow you to call while connected to USB.
13. Good idea
14. This may be normal but it is not obvious (ie is not mentioned in manual or any reviews I had seen). Surely digital zoom benifits from the highest res since quality suffers...?
15. Weighed up the pros and cons for my intended use - again I was simply pointing out that for a new phone video res is low.
Apologies if I as harsh - I think the phone is a very nice object (I design for a living), however personally the above points would make it difficult for me to be happy with the hpone long term, and that I would constantly need to be careful with the hpne - OK when it's new but do yuo really want to have to be that careful with an everyday object for 12-18 months....?
I did read as many reviews as possible, however the phone has only been available for a couple of weeks, and most/all of the reviews were 'bloggers' so not as in depth s moe recent ones - and they certainly stated that the phone would have 1gb, Muvee, etc...
Cheers
- C
- Carbonize
- MJU
- 09 Feb 2007
I'm not going to argue that the Shine wasn't for you but your points are not valid.
1 - LG never said the phone would have 1GB of memory. The rumours of the 1GB aer from the fact the 3G version does have 1GB of memory with around 500MB used for software.
2 - I never saw anyone saying it had video editing.
3 - Use a soft cloth then same as when cleaning glasses or use the wiper/strap that comes with it.
4 - The scroller doesn't always react to the first movement. This is so it doesn't scroll when you are pressing it it.
5 - Mine is easy to press.
6 - I assume you mean no voice dialling. No it has no voice dialling.
7 - True. Only way to exit camera is to press the End Call button.
8 - Every review I have read has stated the fact that the playlist is made up of somgs in the root of the Sounds foler and is not editable.
9 - Hold your hands steady then.
10 - Yes I have notice slight lateral movement.
11 + 12 - This is the same with a lot of phone as they use the same socket for charging/headset/usb. My Sony W810i is the same.
13 - So assign the second mobile number under a different category such as office or home.
14 - It's digital zoom so of course there is no zoom when using 2MP. No camera that uses digital zoom will let you zoom in on the highest resolution.
15 - You complain about the poor video resolution then buy a Sony?
16 - Yes the default headphones are stylish but don't fit well. As you say you can use any headphones with it.
One big bug I have found and reported to LG. The default ringtones appear in the MP3 playlist. I deleted them from the playlist but now, even though they are still on the phone, I cannot use them as ringtones. They play OK when selecting but not when the phone rings. In fat it plays something that is not even listed in the ringtones bu classed as an alarm tone.
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- Anonymous
- MZb
- 09 Feb 2007
wow,great phone,LG is really going to give tough time to other brands....
what do u say guys???????
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- JJoooo
- P}v
- 09 Feb 2007
ohhhh~
it's a real SHINE!!!
fingerprint doesnt matter to me with this gorgeous designnnnnnnn