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LG PRADA KE850 Cell Phone
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Product Description
The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850) is a real breakthrough in the industry, as it is a unique, sophisticated and elegant mobile phone with the first complete advanced touch interface.The PRADA Phone by LG introduces the world's first advanced touch interface which eliminates the conventional keypad making the overall usage experience a highly tactile one. An extra wide LCD screen maximizes visual impact, allowing the user to benefit from several key features of the phone, including the 2 megapixel camera featuring Schneider-Kreuznach lens, video player and document viewer capacity. Above all, these features contribute to the phone's beautifully sleek and simplistic appearance. Glowing icons on the face of the phone disappear when not in use to reveal a pure, un-adulterated black exterior. The phone is ultra thin (just 12 mm), nonetheless it hosts an array of additional multimedia functions, including an MP3 player and a music multitasking function for messaging. It also boasts an external memory slot, allowing the user to increase memory capacity for images, music and film clips.
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Average User Rating:
4.0
out of
5
Number of Ratings:
571
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User Reviews for
LG PRADA KE850 Cell Phone
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Excellent phone - for advanced users
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Reviewed
August 24 2007 2:39:08 PM
57
out of
67
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Stylish, compatible with networks other than the New AT&T, Rare |
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Cons:
Bluetooth issues, lack of tech support in US As far as I can tell, this phone cannot be procured in the US directly. The US Prada stores don't even carry it, and neither my provider nor LG USA know nothing about it - making it difficult to obtain tech support or to locate accessories that are guaranteed to be compatible.
The phone is beautiful and smaller than the Apple iPhone. The 2 mega pixel camera takes very nice photos and the sound quality is good. It is extremely stylish and is quite rare/unique as most people haven't ever seen one in person. The iPhone takes away from it in that regard however as most people automatically and incorrectly assume the Prada phone is an iPhone. So far, I have received more compliments from strangers on my D&G RAZR.
It doesn't have the iPhone's auto screen rotation and it isn't quite as intuitive as the iPhone - but is still relatively easy to use.
Its biggest plus over the iPhone is its compatibility with networks other than the New AT&T. I use T-Mobile and it works fine with voice and SMS. (I am having some difficulty getting the web browser and MMS to work though.)
Other than web/mms, the biggest issue I have is a flaw with Bluetooth. Whenever it connects to the Bluetooth phone system in my BMW 540i, the phone automatically redials the last number - definitely some sort of design flaw.
To sum up - would I buy it again? Yes, it's a nice phone and very stylish. It's rare which makes it nice to have, but unfortunately most people don't notice it's rare because of the iPhone. (And for people who think it's a knockoff - it did come out first.)
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It competes with the Iphone on every level
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Reviewed
August 19 2007 9:31:38 PM
16
out of
21
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Ease of Use, Great Camera, Great Features, Great Design, feels less fragile than Iphone |
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Battery Life needs some improvement, getting information from Lg for this phone is impossible, must call international for customer support, Iphone stole spotlight, This phone is a great alternative to the Iphone if you are willing to spend the extra cash. The phone is easy to use, stylish, and it has a little weight to it so you dont feel like your going to break it. The only drawback for U.S. customers will be that Lg USA doesnt have any paperwork on this phone so you have to call Lg headquaters in the UK. But other than that the Lg Prada phone is a great phone all around.
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Everyone has a choice.
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Reviewed
September 3 2007 6:06:17 AM
14
out of
22
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Very Unique... sets you apart from other phone owners |
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Cons:
You can't personalise your sms tone, Phone Book is a bit annoying. Let me just start by saying that i really really hate it when people complain about the prices of things...if you think it's too expensive... DON'T BUY IT! Everyone has a choice and there are lots of different phones to suit every need and every budget, so just because you wouldn't buy it, you don't have to ridicule people who did.
I have owned a Nokia 8800 and then after that I owned a Sony Ericsson W810i (which was the cheapest phone i've owned, but was probably the best, great features and very user friendly), But now I decided that I wanted a very slim phone (something that doesn't cause a huge bulge in your pocket) and also something that stands out from the other millions of people with the Razr etc etc..Does that make me a snob because I choose to be different?.
Anyway...
Firstly, you CANNOT compare the LG Prada with the iPhone, ok yes they BOTH have full touchscreen, but thats about it, the iPhone is a smartphone and the Prada isn't, it's a normal phone to make calls, listen to mp3's, text msg people, take pics etc,....simple as that.
The LG Prada is second to none re: it's looks, there's no doubt that if you put it on a table alongside Razr's, N95's etc, the LG Prada is the phone that be will be drooled over. This is the first time i've owned a touchscreen phone, whereas lots of people will be used to them from owning Pda's, SE P900'S etc, so it takes quite a lot of getting used to, especially when text messaging (first msg took me about 10mins of mistakes and swearing), but be patient as perseverance pays, and now i'm pretty fast at texting.
The camera is pretty decent for a 2mp, but you can't compare it to the 5mp quality of the N95.
In lots of other reviews i've read people have been complaining about the loudspeaker, to be honest, I actually don't think it's that bad, especially if i'm playing music on it.
The battery life isn't that bad, but then again I leave it charging when I go to sleep so I don't know whether other owners charge it once every 2-3 days.
My BIGGEST problem with this phone however is the phonebook, that's pretty...well ok... VERY annoying.. the numbers saved on sim and phone card are saved as one.. and I didn't know that, and copied sim contacts to phone and wound up with double entries (NO fun when you have to delete over 300 duplicated numbers) Also , the phonebook for some stupid reason, stores the names from surname first (as far as I know, this cannot be changed) i.e Tom (Pc tech) gets stored as (Pc tech) Tom, so I had to manually edit each number for it to show first name first.
Another thing that I miss is the fact that I can personalise my ringtone and my alarmtone, but I Cannot personalise my sms tone, but the smile factor I get from seeing and using the LG Prada makes up for it... Ya have to take the Bad with the Good I Guess.
On the whole, i'm VERY happy with this phone (phonebook problem aside) and would wholeheartedly recommend it to people who are willing to spend the extra money to be different and stand out.
If you're not willing then DON'T complain about the price,(It's like saying you are expecting to buy a Ferrari for the price of a Hyundai) there are phones which still look good, have much more features and aren't that expensive (The Sony Ericsson W810i).
Summary.
If want a stylish & unique phone to use to make calls, sms etc that you won't see on every coffee shop table, then buy the LG Prada, aslong as you can justify to yourself it's cost.
If want a smartphone with GPS, 5 mp camera, etc etc, then buy the Nokia N95.
And finally, if you want a phone like the LG Prada, but with more features, then the Apple iPhone( but remember they have their own problems, i.e Contract only etc).
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Love the LG Prada
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Reviewed
September 7 2007 5:51:35 AM
3
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3
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
out of 5
Pros:
Great touch screen, easy to use, MP3 and Radio are grat |
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does not seem to have voice dialing, weak signal, only tri-band which means lack of coverage in some location in Canada This a great phone. It is unlocked. I put in the SIM card and the phone worked perfectly. I love it.
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NOT WORTH THE BUY!!!
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Reviewed
September 19 2007 6:28:46 PM
10
out of
18
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
out of 5
Pros:
looks |
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reception sucks, texting needs help, hard to select options when you're on the line the phone overall looks really nice, very classy but its not worth the buy. i just got mine because i got it for free, but i wouldnt pay the money to buy one. it barely has reception anywhere, i dont get 90% of my calls, when you're making a call and while on the line you need to press on an option its very hard to do that. You need to unlock then press some other side button and that also doesnt always work. by the time you get the keypad activated you dont have enough time to press the option you want. You're better off going with a different phone rather than this one... trust me
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I'm calling you.... What more can you say....
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Reviewed
December 5 2007 5:37:42 AM
4
out of
6
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
LG, Prada, touch screen, FM radio.... etc... |
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Cons:
No wifi connectivity, screen can scratch, to many people want to see it I have had the phone for about a year now and I have never had any problems with it. Dropped calls have been at a minimum, reception is great, and with a good screen cover, the touch screen is very easy to use. I usually go through phones very frequently, but this one has gone through a lot and has hung in there. In the past 3 years counting backwards: Prada LG (great phone) T-Mobile
Nokia E65 (great phone for business) T-Mobile
LG Shine (didnât like it, I had a lot of problems) T-Mobile
Dolce & Gabbana Motorola Razr (liked it but had problems) T-Mobile
Motorola Slvr (like the styling but to much pocket phone) T-Mobile
Nokia 8800 (Love it still) T-Mobile
Samsung SGH-G600 (it was just a phone) T-Mobile
Innostream slider (solid phone, used it until I broke it) T-Mobile
Nokia 8860 (the original chrome phone â love it) AT&T
All my T-Mobile phones have been unlocked versions and I had them before the came to the United States if at all.
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Great phone
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Reviewed
May 18 2008 9:13:05 PM
3
out of
4
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
stylish, lightweight, slim, easy to use, mass storage device |
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lack of support in US This is a great phone I have had for over a year. I live in the US so some of the option are limited but I still love this phone. I get looks and questions everywhere and wouldn't trade it for that heavy brick of an Iphone for anything. If you look hard enough you can get it here in the US. Oh and make sure you get a screen protector for it.
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"More stylish, smaller and lighter than iPhone"
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Reviewed
September 8 2008 7:24:00 AM
1
out of
1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Very fashion and high quality phone |
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Cons:
does not have 3G support, 2.0 megapixel camera and the microSD card slot is inconveniently located behind the battery. Maybe it's some expensive, but Worth the Price!
Prada phone is stylish, exclusive, it's a beatiful phone and very comfortable to bring it in the pocket to, cause it's very thin, small and light.
The phone comes with a genuine Prada hard leather case, with an embossed Prada logo, the leather is the same use it in the Prada wallets, i mean even the box where it comes is very nice, definitely a totally fashion phone in all specs!.
Obviously if you want a phone with a lot of functions, you need to get a Nokia N95, Treo, Blackberry or something like that.. But if you looking just a stylish fashion phone definitely the Prada is the best!
The Prada have a 2.0 megapixels camera but it´s a good camera (schneider lens), also have good mp3 and video player, memory slot, scientific calculator, FM radio, SMS and MMS, video record, led flash, obviously the touch screen, a very good calls quality, cool games and a lot of things.. and it's very easy to use!
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LG Prada
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Reviewed
October 25 2007 8:09:56 PM
1
out of
1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
MP3, Video, Blue Tooth, Touch Screen, 2.0 Mega pixel camera |
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Cons:
Not as many ringers to choose from I got the LG Prada as a gift for my birthday last week. I have LOVED it. It is compatible with the LG Chocolate charger for my car. It has so many features. The touch screen is great, the MP3 player I am excited to be able to figure out. The 2.0 mega pixel camera is so clear and the pix are great. The ear phones for the car are good. The video camera is fun. It is such a beautiful phone. My favorite I have ever had by FAR. LOVE it LOVE it.
Amy
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Sweet Phone
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Reviewed
May 19 2008 1:02:29 AM
2
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4
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Stalish, elegant, easy to use very good reception in my area |
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needs support from manufacturer Awsome
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