LG GT505

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Decent styling, small size, good camera...
User friendly, fluid, responsive UI, Audio player is loud and clear, FM reception is good, Decent camera, Good battery life
Good Design, Responsive Touchscreen, Easy to Use UI, Great Connectivity Options

Cons:

Slow touch-screen, no 3.5mm headphone jack, hard to textLook and Feel...
Video player doesn't allow stretch to fit, Could have come with a few more video codecs, Gallery could gave been a little better designed

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Last revision on August 24, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Decent styling, small size, good camera
User friendly, fluid, responsive UI, Audio player is loud and clear, FM reception is good, Decent camera, Good battery life
Good Design, Responsive Touchscreen, Easy to Use UI, Great Connectivity Options
Decent autofocus camera, Interface suited to resistive touchscreen, Covert stylus
Good snapshot quality, Appealing interface with a lot of room for favorite contacts (with pictures), GPS with Wisepilot navigation, Good music player and playback quality, WiFi and HSDPA 7.2Mbps

Reviewers Didn't Like

Slow touch-screen, no 3.5mm headphone jack, hard to textLook and Feel
Video player doesn't allow stretch to fit, Could have come with a few more video codecs, Gallery could gave been a little better designed
Average Camera, Ordinary Web Browser, Limited Apps Support
UI starting to feel a tad clumsy, Faces harsh competition from lowcost Android handsets, Limited widgets
Rather bad at video capture and playback, No 3.5mm jack

Expert reviews and ratings

If you're hankering after a touch-screen phone, but feel that a smartphone with a multitude of apps (and a higher price) is not for you, the GT505 offers a very decent, affordable solution. And despite the budget price, the phone still boasts a...

By 3G UK on September 29, 2010

If you want a touch-screen phone but feel that a smartphone with its thousands of apps and high cost isn't for you, the GT505 is an affordable and usable phone...

By Mobile Choice on September 27, 2010

LG GT505 had a consistent outing in the signal reception and call clarity test. However, it lost out in the captured photo and captured video test with an ordinary score. It did a fair job in the bundled earphones test with a score of 8 on 10. It...

By ThinkDigit on June 01, 2010

Connectivity Unlike the other variants of the Cookie, the GT505 is equipped with Wi-Fi and GPS. WisePilot has been preloaded for mapping and navigation and of course since Google’s Mobile apps is on board you could also use Google Maps via A-GPS....

By Tech2 on January 25, 2010

The LG GT505 is priced at Rs. 10,800 and considering the features it offers and its good design and UI, the price-tag is quite...

By PCWorld India on January 19, 2010

LG's hardware has potential, but the GT505 is hamstrung by a lack of bundled applications and external memory....

By Expert Reviews on November 16, 2009

The LG GT505 takes the blueprint made popular by handsets like the LG Cookie and adds in a better camera and superior connectivity options, but it's now facing harsh competition from the emerging low-end Android...

By Know Your Mobile on October 21, 2009

Performance and conclusion: All told, whatever test we threw at it, the LG GT505 performed decently and stuck to the golden medium. The same goes for the in-call quality – voices through the earpiece are too sharp, but will get almost OK once...

By Phone Arena on September 01, 2009