LG GW300

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Good design, sturdy build, comfortable keypad, good audio quality, multitasking, well priced
Full-featured Facebook app, excellent keyboard, 3.5mm audio jack...
Cool, youthful design, Decent QWERTY keyboard, Good audio playback quality through earphones

Cons:

Average camera quality, unimpressive web browser
Glitch-ridden email system, no Wi-Fi or 3G internet so webpages load very slowlyLook and Feel...

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Last revision on August 25, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good design, sturdy build, comfortable keypad, good audio quality, multitasking, well priced
Full-featured Facebook app, excellent keyboard, 3.5mm audio jack
Cool, youthful design, Decent QWERTY keyboard, Good audio playback quality through earphones

Reviewers Didn't Like

Average camera quality, unimpressive web browser
Glitch-ridden email system, no Wi-Fi or 3G internet so webpages load very slowlyLook and Feel
Annoying sound during calls, The phone browser is good for opening mobile web pages only

Expert reviews and ratings

Expert Review I'll be honest, we aren't big fans of LG phones here. We have tested quite a few of them including some of their best models, but each one of them left a lot to be desired. So when the chance came to review the GW300 I was a bit...

By TechTree on August 13, 2010

on the LG GW300 The LG GW300 is very specifically targeted at social networkers and heavy texters and as such does its job extremely well. Email is a letdown, but the camera and music features are surprisingly good too. LG GW300...

By 3G UK on January 14, 2010

A messaging phone with no extras at all – which just might suit the younger demographic it’s aimed at...

By Mobile Choice on January 08, 2010

Even though the sound through a pair of decent headphones is good indeed, the in-call quality is simply appalling. Everything is loud enough on our end, but there is annoying crackling with the volume going at full blast, meaning you would have to the...

By Phone Arena on December 03, 2009

If we have to describe the LG GW300 with only a few words, then maybe we'd start with that: what you see is what you get - no more, no less. This is just an affordable texting handset with access to Facebook. Yes, it also packs some other features...

By pz10 on January 07, 2010

By GSMArena on January 05, 2010

L?LG Smart GW300 è un cellulare ideato appositamente per restare in contatto con gli amici, grazie alla tastiera qwerty che facilita la scrittura dei messaggi, e per accedere in modo rapido ai social network, grazie al software preinstallato...

By TecnoZoom on October 12, 2009