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LG Rumor
LG Rumor is praiseworthy on the design school, trimming down the interface complexity of usual smartphones into a more user-friendly hype, with the approximation of the QWERTY keyboard and navigation controls as important improvements. Another cool add-on with LG Rumor is the accessibility to social networking sites such as Facebook, which we can lead to thinking: probably the reason why the unit was named like LG Rumor.
One thing about the LG Rumor is that it’s bulky, having a dimension of 4.3 x 2 x 0.7 inches and weight of 4.13 ounces. It may fit in the pants pocket but it could be uncomfortable for users. The reason for such bulk is an innovative slide-out QWERTY keyboard which can be revealed by sliding the phones front face to the left lengthwise. This will automatically shift the screen orientation from portrait to landscape. The phone looks sophisticated with such style, with its curved corners and clean lines bring comfort to the hands.
Just like other LG phones, LG Rumor’s display is quite disappointing with a size of 2 inches at a 176×220 pixel resolution. The colors aren’t bright, with images appearing to be washed out especially on direct sunlight.
This misdemeanor proved to be much exhausted with the absence of brightness and contrast adjustments. LG Rumor consists of five-way navigation toggle which also acts as shortcut keys (new text message, music player, My Content folder and calendar). There is also a dedicated speakerphone key located in two sides. The left side of LG Rumor is where the volume rocker and dedicated camera key are located and the right side is where the headset jack and microSD card slot. The back side gives space for the camera lens.
Multimedia features in Rumor is commendable despite the absence of the EV-Do and Sprint Power Vision. Rumor’s standard music player can create playlists and put it into shuffle and repeat mode. Downloading songs from PC to the Rumor is only possible using the Sprint’s Music Manager Software via the microSD card. Rumor also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera which can take pictures in three resolutions (1280×960, 640×480, and 320×240), three quality settings, and four color tones. It can also record videos. The problem with the camera is that the image and video qualities aren’t really that impressive.
Basic features like phonebooks and support for text and multimedia messaging. Productivity tools include alarm clock, calculator, currency and unit converter, notepad, stopwatch, and voice recorder. Connectivity options in Rumor are stereo Bluetooth, a wireless Web browser, e-mail, instant messaging (supports AOL, Windows Live, and Yahoo) and GPS navigation via Sprint Navigator. Of course, it boasts the inclusion of an application called the Social Zone, which provides users the access to social networking sites like Facebook, Vox, LiveJournal and Xanga.