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An Affordable Phone From Sprint

By Charles R. Bryant

With the flood of advanced cell phones being released many people might be a bit intimidated when shopping for a new phone. Not everyone wants a top of the line phone with all the bells and whistles available. People these days still want simple and functional phones. There is a bad stigma with reasonably priced phones that they are terribly made and are completely useless. That is not true; as far as cheaper phones go Sprint has released the LG LX290. It is a reasonably priced phone that is sure to please anyone who cant afford an expensive smartphone.

The LG LX290 is a simply designed slide phone. It is a rather small phone but it still feels sturdy when handled. Due to the phones size it will easily fit into ones pocket without impeding movement or causing discomfort. The slide functions works extremely well and there is a little reassuring click noise made when the slide compartment is slid into place. The LX290s screen is small but it is able to display a lot of colors resulting in very vibrant, bright, and nice looking colors. There are four short cut buttons underneath the screen when the phone is slid up. These buttons bring you to the text messaging menu, e-mail menu, calendar, and the alarm clock. These buttons are incredibly useful as those are some of the most used programs on any cell phone today.

This phone obviously doesn't have any features that cant be found on more expensive phones, but it does come with a few additions that many may find surprising on such an affordable phone. Firstly a minimalist web browser. It also features a GPS system with turn by turn directions. This is usually found on higher end phones. The phone also features a USB port and is Bluetooth enabled. More notably are the e-mail and instant messaging functions. Many lower end phones skimp on the options but the LX290 allows you to access AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and Windows Live for instant messaging and AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Gmail for e-mail access.

The phone really does lack a good camera. The LG LX290 features an underwhelming 1.3 megapixel camera. There are only three different resolutions and three different quality settings. There are also four color tones, five white balance presets, a brightness adjuster, and more. Despite all the options the picture quality is not note worthy. There is no video recording option on the LG LX290, which would be expected from this kind of cell phone.

However the phone features amazing call quality. Phone calls can be enjoyed with little to no interference from static or any outside force. Callers will sound very clear through the ear piece. Likewise you will sound equally clear to anyone on the other line. The speakerphone also produces very nice sounding audio during phone calls and is simple to use.

If you are one of the millions of people who feel as if phones have gotten out of control with their capabilities the LX290 would make a good phone for you. It excels at delivering the basic phone functions as well as giving users extra useful features such as GPS, email, and instant messaging.

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