LG GW520

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

4
Bad:

9

Pros:

Slim(ish), sleek design, Slideout QWERTY keyboard, Livesquare, 3 megapixel camera, Quad band GSM, HSDPA 3G, FM radio with RDS
Push-email was a breeze to set up and enabled us to keep tabs on all our email accounts....
Really comfy keyboard, The screen is very sensitive, Good build quality, Decent incall quality, Good Facebook app

Cons:

No WiFi, Not very responsive touch screen, No flash or autofocus
The touch-screen is not the most intuitive that LG has produced.Look and Feel...

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Slim(ish), sleek design, Slideout QWERTY keyboard, Livesquare, 3 megapixel camera, Quad band GSM, HSDPA 3G, FM radio with RDS
Push-email was a breeze to set up and enabled us to keep tabs on all our email accounts
Really comfy keyboard, The screen is very sensitive, Good build quality, Decent incall quality, Good Facebook app

Reviewers Didn't Like

No WiFi, Not very responsive touch screen, No flash or autofocus
The touch-screen is not the most intuitive that LG has produced.Look and Feel
Mediocre camera, Browser without intuitive, fingerbased controls, Unappealing design

Expert reviews and ratings

A decent fist time social networking phone, but one to be avoided by touchscreen...

By ElectricPig.co.uk on December 17, 2009

A phone with a keyboard that slips out of the side. It of course does everything else a phone does nowadays such as email, messages, Internet, camera, ironing and washing up, well maybe not the last two but they well could...

By GadgetSpeak on November 11, 2009

The LG GW520 wants to be the best buddy of social-networking fiends, but other handsets are more suited to the role. This phone's lack of Wi-Fi and iffy touchscreen are big turn-offs...

By CNET UK on November 03, 2009

Decent messaging options with a fine QWERTY keyboard HSDPA 3G but no...

By Know Your Mobile on October 20, 2009

Even the fact that this is a mid-priced phone fails to let it off the hook to its many shortcomings. Fans of Facebook will be disappointed about the usability of the app, while email obsessives will find the Good Push email app, that's actually more...

By Recombu on October 08, 2009

If messaging is all you want, then the keyboard certainly delivers, but the package isnt as compelling as we hoped it would beKey specs3 megapixels, 3G, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Li-ion battery, microSD, MP3 player, QWERTY...

By Pocket-lint on September 22, 2009

The LG GW520 is an odd beast, neither fish nor fowl. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, like a business phone, but theres no Wi-Fi, so you cant access broadband internet and theres no option to add apps like you can with a smartphone.But it is a...

By TechRadar on September 22, 2009

Devices like the and have proved that onscreen keyboards are just as fast to type on and easy to use as physical keyboards, but some people simply prefer the tactile feel of a proper keyboard. Whats more, keypads/numpads are simply not up...

By Trusted Reviews on September 21, 2009

Social networking is big business and the LG GW520 is cleverly cashing in. With its push-email capabilities, finger-friendly QWERTY keyboard and shortcuts to the likes of Facebook, this handset is bound to be a hit with the text and social network...

By 3G UK on September 16, 2009

Facebookers and email addicts will be well catered for with the LG GW520, and for a price that won’t break the bank....

By Mobile Choice on September 11, 2009

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