LG Optimus One P500 review: One and a half

06 December 2010
The LG Optimus One may not be your average killer gadget, but it sports a tempting pricetag, solid build, a nice looking set of features and Android 2.2 Froyo. And with the Optimus One in your hand, you are free to mock and tease those...

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  • rua
  • 21 Aug 2016

I've got a P500 that's 6 years old now and still going strong. I loaded a custom ROM, and for a phone this old and with this specs it still performs well. I don't use it anymore except as a wifi hotspot sometimes but yeah, it still works.

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    • Anonymous
    • uFp
    • 29 Dec 2014

    I've had my Optimus One P500 (with the official car kit) for about four years now, and it's one purchase I've never regretted. Its obsolete processor may not be a powerhouse, and the well-known touchscreen bugs render all but the most basic multitouch gestures impossible, and it missed out on having a front-facing camera, but the Optimus One still has an Ace up its sleeve: Because of its whopping 512MB RAM, and its immense popularity, this four-year-old device can still run the latest Android OS (Kitkat) almost flawlessly.

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      • bash
      • fjw
      • 19 Jul 2013


      Does it have whatsapp?

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        • Akhil
        • 7um
        • 16 Jul 2013

        Been 2 years now, and I have not faced a single problem up to date. Never even felt the need to change. And when i do get a new one, it'll definitely be an LG!

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          • Boopathy
          • XuM
          • 15 Jun 2013

          Very excellent phone. 2.5 years it traveled with me. It has some drawback but worth for money. bye optimus one now I changed in to galaxy s4.

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            • AnonD-97370
            • ThE
            • 06 Jan 2013

            I lived with the p500h for 1.5 years. My first step was a spare battery (ebay, $7) and later a 32 gb sd card.

            I didn't root it, but that would allow you to free up some space if, for example, you didn't require the rather large facebook app. In my research, SuperOneClick seems to be the way to go, as there isa Root and an Unroot button. Bookmark xda-developers forum for detailed discussions ot that topic.

            Good little phone. I miss the calander. Good luck.

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              • alles
              • 39n
              • 21 Dec 2012

              The only drawback of this phone is 177 MB of memory is really little memory. And because of that I am deprived of the many wonderful applications on the Android Market. Another drawback is the battery!.

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                • nupur shah
                • t}p
                • 18 Dec 2012

                Dictionary is not working. As it shows msg, some database files are deleated. What to do?

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                  • hamada
                  • p{5
                  • 16 Nov 2012

                  No language arabic

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                    • chaman ali
                    • fBh
                    • 06 Oct 2012

                    Hi friend
                    my name is chaman ali .i used htc wild fier .but one day i saw lg p500 a friend.i like it very much.one day i sold htc and i purchase the lgp500.and i enjoy the lg now a days and very happy.its betry time its to short .google and face book very sported.

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                      • sameera
                      • X}t
                      • 23 Aug 2012

                      Im also using lgp500.it is good.but when i use 3g my battry is lost.cant use 3/4 hours.2g also.when i use 2g i can use only 8/9 hours.bcz i charg my phone 2 3 times per day

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                        • vijay
                        • Y}x
                        • 12 May 2012

                        My nane vijay bhaskar singh i am not able to openandroid market though iamhaving gmail id. in starting ie when i bought i have used market & downloaded but now facing problem. Please help me out. Mail id vijay221976@ gmail.com

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                          • lenhkp
                          • up7
                          • 03 Apr 2012

                          Its a good phone,totaly worth the price. Camera flash is a weakpoint,you wil mis it. And i cant seem to find high graphic games for the phone in the market,.i wonder if games like call of duty,medal of honor etc is not suported by the phone or its not available in android market. If fifa games were suported,i would have rated lgp500 9points out of 10. Nevertheless,it a good phone.

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                            • sGP
                            • 19 Mar 2012

                            kishore, 11 Mar 2012When I try to open the Market, I'm frequently met by a whit... moreDo a factory reset,it will be fine.

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                              • kishore
                              • bCq
                              • 11 Mar 2012

                              When I try to open the Market, I'm frequently met by a white screen saying "No Connection" with a retry button, which does nothing. There's noting wrong with my network connection.Please help.

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                                • kishore
                                • bCq
                                • 06 Mar 2012

                                Ashu, 22 Nov 2011Go to market type bluetooth file transfer download it and t... moreUse think free application of your phone for blue tooth transfer.

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                                  • kishore
                                  • bCq
                                  • 06 Mar 2012

                                  Binz, 06 Sep 2011Using this device and its great and value for money can ... moreGo to your nearest LG Service centre.Its free,go with bill.

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                                    • kishore
                                    • bCq
                                    • 06 Mar 2012

                                    ndarable, 15 Aug 2011cn u guys tell me ,how do i snd music via bluetooth via my ... moreUse think free application in the phone for all bluetooth transfers.

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                                      • kishore
                                      • bCq
                                      • 25 Feb 2012

                                      Anonymous, 22 Jul 2011Where can we get the gingerbread 2.3 update for this phone Its at the LG service centre.

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                                        • AnonD-42340
                                        • 95a
                                        • 15 Feb 2012

                                        First of all i thank LG giving a wonderful such as P500 which is good for multitasking. 2 months i successfully upgraded version 2.2 to 2.3.3 but now i m trying since 3 days for the next upgrade but my phone not responding to my laptops pc suite without whivh i can't check availability or upgradations for the same. Althougj mass storage and othrr activity are running flawlessly but Facebook giving headache by constant nagging can anybody help me out?