Hands On - LG Optimus P500 Android Smartphone

http://www.netbooknews.com The LG P500 Optimus One is mid range phone with a TFT touchscreen and a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. It does not support multitouch but does come with an accelerometer. There are no complaints about the wireless connections. It runs on GSM 850, 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz networks and operates in 3G thanks to the HSDPA protocol to 900 and 2,100 MHz and HSUPA. So it will be made available in most geography's. It has Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP audio profile, which is the standard that can link the phone with wireless headsets. The physical connections consist of an audio jack of 3.5 mm and a microUSB port. The camera is a modest 3.15 megapixel but as you'll see in the video it too a decent photo even while shaky! This is the telling feature that it is a mid range smartphone as most today do not fall below five megapixels range. As the player multimedia, supports audio formats MP3, WAV, Windows Media Audio (WMA) and eAAC + and the video MP4, H.264, H.263 and Windows Media Video (WMV). Comes with FM radio tuner in stereo. If you aren't looking for super phone but want something reasonable price, here in Taiwan it averages around 10,000NT ($325USD). However, it isn't a must have phone as LG has not opted for a better camera and screen, as well as more advanced connections such as Bluetooth 3.0. It an average phone for those people who want an Android handset and don't really care about advanced functionality. LG Optimus P500 Specifications (Spec Sheet) Standard GSM 900/1800 / 1900 MHz HSDPA / HSUPA Dimensions N / A Memory MicroSD memory cards up to 32 GB Display 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen (not confirmed) 320 x 480 pixels 256,000 colors Camera 3.2 megapixel sensor QVGA video at 15 fps Multimedia Playing music, video and photos in MP3/AAC + / MP4 / H.264 Stereo FM Radio with RDS Controls and connections Output 3.5-mm headphone jack MicroSD card slot EDGE and GPRS Class 10 (multislot 32) Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP 3G and Wi-Fi Android 2.2 Froyo