LG CU500 Cell Phones
The LG CU500 runs on Cingular's newest HSDPA high-speed broadband network, offering even faster rates than UMTS for streaming TV, radio, and online services. LG CU500 is having a rotating 1.3-megapixel camera and built-in music player, the LG CU500 can capture photos up to 1280 x 960 pixels. It is the first phone to access Cingular's HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) network, LG had high expectations for the LG CU500. Instead of an original design befitting its singular Cingular status, LG CU500 choose a variation on a Motorola V3 Razr theme. Hidden behind this derivative dress is an impressive body of features and applications that make this clamshell a worthy multimedia flagship.
The LG CU500 sports a clean and well-spaced keypad and navigation key. Below the volume toggle is a small key that provides direct access to the MP3 player, camera, and camcorder. A row of media playback buttons (Rewind, Play/Pause, and Fast-Forward) resides underneath the external color LCD. Since Cingular doesn't yet have a music store to compete with the likes of Sprint and Verizon, the LG CU500 is a better bet for those who like to load their own tracks. The phone is equipped with stereo Bluetooth. One very cool music feature is MusicID, an application that lets the consumer to hold the LG CU500 up to nearby speakers while a song is playing to identify the artist and track.
This handset is provided with great features that leads to choose from other Cell Phones. It is provided with 72 voice polyphonic ringtones, high-speed video, streaming TV, Messaging support for all of the major IM systems is included in the device, 3D stereo sound, rotating 1.3 magapixel camera, and it also support for MMS and SMS. The web pages are loaded within three to five seconds and video streaming started in less than ten seconds. Both Cingular Video and MobiTV are devoid of the usual color splotchiness and digital artifacts that often mar both Sprint Power Vision TV and Verizon V Cast video content.
The LG CU500 mobile provides fast and easy access to Cingular Video and a variety of other multimedia and messaging capabilities. Offering a full- featured music player, external music keys and optional Bluetooth Stereo headset make easy way to listen the music. This handset is enhanced with a music recognition service and customers can identify an artist's name and song being played on the radio, TV, or at a club with MusicID. One of the unique benefits of HSDPA technology versus EV-DO is that the former can support simultaneous voice and data sessions. LG started watching a CNN video update and could accept a call mid-playback.