LG CU500

LG CU500

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76 Mostly Average Reviews
based on 6 professional reviews

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High-speed video, rotating 1.3 megapixel camera, streaming TV, and 3D stereo sound — you want it, the CU500 has it! This fully-featured phone is the ultimate multimedia device packaged in a stylish black clamshell. The first phone of its kind, the CU500 lets you listen to music using a Bluetooth® stereo headset and supports HSDPA high-speed network. If you’re looking for superior multimedia capability wherever you go, look no further than the CU500.

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Professional Critic Reviews

83

CNET

The LG CU500 is one of the fastest phones we’ve ever tried, with swift downloads and impressive video streaming speeds. The feature set is impressive; the picture and audio quality are great; and the slim, attractive design is a bonus.

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80

Mobile Tech Review

If you love watching videos on your phone, this is a must have device! The 3G is zippy and the video playback is the best we’ve seen. The LG CU500 has a solid feature set for an affordably priced flip phone and it looks more costly than it is.

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79

infoSync World

The speedy, HSDPA-enabled LG CU500 clearly feels like a step into the next generation of phones, more so than most so-called 3G phones on the market, but it stumbles with its confusing menus and iffy extras.

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75

Digital Trends

This otherwise outstanding fast and well-designed multimedia phone is almost fatally flawed by its frustrating microSD card slot location, akin to putting the gas tank opening under the rear seat in a car.

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70

PC Mag

Cingular’s first HSDPA phone will appeal most to music lovers and travelers, though it could use some bug fixes.

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70

LAPTOP Magazine

An impressive package of technologies comes in this surprisingly lightweight clamshell. If only LG and Cingular had been a little more original and a little more thoughtful in the presentation.

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