LG Prada KE850

The LG Prada KE850 is a unique, slim and lightweight cell phone designed with candy bar form factor, advanced touch user interface and it also comes with a 3.0-inch TFT LCD touchscreen that provides 256,000 colours with 240-by-400 pixel resolutions along with Flash UI, back lighting mode, touch sensitive pad and navigations; a built-in 2.0-megapixel digital camera, CMOS optical sensor, flash camera light source, plus 2x digital zooming capability with camcorder function. This phone supports Tri-band networks technology that enable users to access the GSM networks of 900, 1800, and 1900 Mhz; 8 MB of internal memory, it support Bluetooth version 2.0 with A2DP wireless technology without the hassle of using wired cables, equipped with microSD card slot that can be expandable up to 2 GB of storage capability and mini-USB version 2.0 connectivity. It is designed with Piano Black coloured enclosure that has smooth rounded corners and silver colour bordering its sides.

Specifications
Form factor
The LG Prada KE850 is a slim and lightweight cell phone designed with candy bar form factor combined with an advanced touch user interface, a Piano Black coloured enclosure that has smooth rounded corners and silver colour bordering its sides. The device measures in at 3.9-inch in height, 2.1-inch in width, 0.5-inch in depth and 85 grams in weight. It is also equipped with a built-in 2.0-megapixel digital camera, CMOS optical sensor, flash camera light source, plus 2x digital zooming capability with camcorder function.

Network
It also works on Tri-band GSM 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 2G networks; support GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) with a transfer rate of 32 to 48 kbps and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution) Class 10. User can also transfer data and download files via its Bluetooth 2.0 technology with A2DP and also using its mini-USB 2.0 connectivity.

Features
The LG Chocolate KG800 features Picture Wallpapers and sound; Screensaver and Themes Display for personalization of your cell phone. Other features include an internal antenna, vibrate mode, Organizer, an alarm clock, a world clock, a calendar, reminder, basic calculator and phone book. Its phone book provides up to 1,000-contact records with room, 40 list records for dialed calls, 40 list records for received calls and 40 list records of missed calls. Users can also save callers to groups and pair them with a photo (caller ID) or assign to one of the 10 available 40-chord polyphonic ringtones. Besides that, users can also find a wireless internet WAP Browser for connection to internet (Supports WAP 2.0 and xHTML), call timer, conference call capability, a voice recorder, vibrating alert, Polyphonic ring tones (downloadable), MP3 ringtones, composer, speakerphone, stereo speakers, and FM radio.

Display
A 3.0-inch diagonal touch screen provide a clear viewing tool with a 240-by-400-pixel resolutions TFT LCD display with up to 256,000 colours for users to view.

Multimedia
The LG Prada KE850 supports a built-in 2.0-megapixels digital camera with several resolutions for still images (ranging from 1600-by-1200 or using VGA mode of 320-by-240), autofocus, 2x digital zoom, LED flash, Camera Light Source Flash, Schneider-Kreuznach CMOS Optical Sensor, self timer, three quality modes, four color effects, white balance settings, a choice of shutter sounds, and a multi-shot mode. In addition, it also works as a video camcorder where users can record digital video with two resolutions of 128-by-96 and 176-by-144 (with 30 frames per second) and also use similar settings to that of the still camera. The device supports file format such as MP3, AAC, Real Audio, WMA, H.264, MPEG-4, H.263 video and AMR audio; and files can be transferred to the phone via a USB cable just by using drag and drop function or purchased download-able songs or ring tones through the internet music store. It has music player that comes with basic type player functions such as play, pause, fast forward, and repeat/shuffle your playlists. In terms of entertainment, the cell phone is compatible with Java Games, Embedded Games such as Halloween Fever, Photo Puzzle, Virus, and Piper; and also capable of downloading games from the web. Users can also view office format documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and also support Macromedia Flash) as the device supports document viewing capabilities through its Office application.

Messaging and data
The LG Prada KE850 supports mobile e-mail, text messaging (SMS), Enhanced Messaging (EMS), instant messaging (AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo Messenger), Picture messaging (MMS) and Predictive text input (T9 technology).

Memory and connectivity
It comes with a built-in memory of 8 MBytes and can be expandable with a Micro SD card for further storage capabilities (up to 2 GB of storage). In addition, it also support Bluetooth version 2.0 with A2DP wireless technology without the hassle of using wired cables and mini-USB version 2.0 connectivity.

Power and Battery
The LG Prada KE850 uses the standard Lithium-Ion battery with 800 mAh capacity and the battery life for talk time is rated up to 3 hours, while the stand by time is rated up to 300 hours from a fully charged battery.

Review:

“With sleek cell phones like the LG Chocolate and the LG Shine under its belt, LG has edged Motorola to become one of the most well-known manufacturers of design-centric phones. It’s no wonder, then, that Prada (one of the world’s premier fashion houses) has chosen to partner with LG to produce the very first Prada-branded cell phone. Ever since the LG first announced the Prada, there has been a hurricane of hype surrounding the phone. And the hype makes sense: not only is the phone slim and beautiful, it’s also a touch screen phone” – (CNET, 2007)