LG GW520 Overview

The LG GW520 is a slide phone with a touch screen.  One of the best features of the LG GW520 is the slide keyboard.  The keys are spread evenly to reduce the possibility of typing incorrectly.  The arrow keys are a useful feature for scrolling through messages.

The touch screen is not as sensitive as that of some other models, but the phone features Livesquare which is accessed from the main screen.  This displays contacts as avatars.  The home screen can be personalised so you can easily access the functions that you use the most, such as email or the alarm clock.

The phone has a three megapixel camera but viewing on the phone is not easy as the screen is only 2.8 inches, which may seem cramped for internet viewing.

There are a number of features of the phone which do not stand up well against similar types of handsets.  The keyboard can be slow to start and the quality of the pictures taken using the camera is not the best.  The phone also does not allow the addition of extra applications meaning the Facebook application cannot be changed for Twitter or another social networking connection.

This limits the market somewhat for the phone, as does its inability to run applications in the background.  Whatever is being used must be kept open which limits the usage of the phone.

The LG GW520 falls into the mid-price range but for a handset with such limited usage buyers may be better off with a lower priced mobile phone.