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Reviewer: Amylee - Stonehouse, UK
Date: 16th May 2008

I have had this phone I think it's great I never had any problems with it, for the people that say it has rubbish memory well I didn't mine was great.

Overall this phone it brilliant.

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Reviewer: Vicky Locke - Newport, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

This phone is FANTASTIC! I got it the other day & I absolutely love it. It certainly turns heads! Everyone get this phone!

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Reviewer: Hannah - UK
Date: 11th May 2008

Well for my birthday I got a Prada phone it was so cool but when I went swimming I left in the changing rooms & when I got out of the pool someone had stolen it WHICH made me angry & now I have got a Sony Ericsson w220i which is rubbish.

It is GREAT I LOVE IT SO cool.

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 4th May 2008

A totally agree with josh! Just a complete waste of money so don't get it any one am warning you!

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Reviewer: Bobin - Pakistan
Date: 4th May 2008

A think it's a dead good phone it' just it hasn't got very good memory. A bought a 2GB memory card & it would only let is put 2 songs on & the man in the shop even put it in for is.

LG is rubbish as I got a Prada phone for Christmas & after 10 days of having it had to send it away & that was in January this year & still have not received it!

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Reviewer: Josh - UK
Date: 9th Apr 2008

I loved this phone for the first month or so but the novelty wears off very quickly. With the hefty price tag you would expect quality materials but the entire phone is made out of plastic & has a very cheap feel to it. It is the worst phone I have ever had for durability. Even when it's kept in the leather case it scratches very easily & you cannot touch the phone without putting a large smudge down the screen. The camera is also very disappointing.

Overall, I would not recommend this phone to anyone, it's put me off touch screen devices for life.

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Reviewer: Alex - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 5th Mar 2008

Great Phone!

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Reviewer: Chumissy - New Zealand
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

First off I saw this phone. Wasn't too sure, then I actually started to play around with it. When the sales person charged it up & what you know. I really loved it!

It's got great features & my best yet. It has got to be voice recording when I am talking to someone. It's useful when I don't have to write down directions & ask them to say it. & replay it over again if I need to hear it.

But not just that. Graphic quality is great. & MP3 sound on this phone is perfect. The battery life is better than I expected to be. Considering I talk & text a lot. Over 1200 text a month & YES! When you get use to texting it's very easy. At first I was like UHHH! & then after a week or so. I am so used to it.

I really love this phone. This is the longest time I kept a phone. Usually I change it every 1 month. Sold my Nokia 6600 slider & Sony p1i.

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Reviewer: Suzib - Midlands, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

Loved this phone but the novelty soon wore off. Think long & hard before getting a touch screen phone because you can't text one handed! However it's lovely & very easy to use but lacking in features. If you really want this, I'd now go for the viewty or the htc touch instead, seems like it has better features! Nice while the novelty lasted though.

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Reviewer: Antony - Norwich, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2008

Give this phone a week & then you'll be able to fly through all the controls. I find it simple to text, even when drunk.

- It has got Bluetooth.
- You can select numbers while on a call to a company.
- You can change how many times it rings before voicemail.
- I've had no worries with battery life either.

A nice feature is that you can set the alarm to come on at the same time on Mon to Fri or Mon to Sat so you don't have to turn it off at the weekend. Shame you can't add text message tones, but I accept the argument that this phone should never have crazy frog.

I like this phone several months into my contract. No regrets.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Manchester, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

Does this phone have FM radio on it?

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Reviewer: Kara Louise - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2008

I have only had this phone for 3 weeks & I love it.

It has everything I would expect a Prada phone to have
- Bluetooth.
- Touchscreen.
- Camera.
- Video recorded.
- MP3.
- Voice recorder.
- Games.

You name it, it's got it! The touch screen is a little hard to get used to but in the end you forget about the troubles you had with it. Many people ask if its colour.

Yes, it is. The reason why you may ask that is because most pictures of the phone are pictures with it on the menu which is in black & white. This is only because of the theme place on it at the time which is the original Prada theme. On other themes, the menu & everything else is colour.

I am very hard to please with my phones & had the iPhone previously which I feel is rubbish compared to the Prada. If this is your first time buying a touch screen phone I recommend you try it out first just to make sure you like it as if you don't, it is a lot of money to waste.

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Reviewer: Becky - Stockholm, Sweden
Date: 15th Jan 2008

Definitely Prada LG, is fab but when it comes to sending messages, let's face it, I was in UK & I changed my from my tele2 to a T-mobile number & that means I had to use Pay as you go, buy credit blah, blah & you are asked to dial 150 & there comes options like to dial 1 for hearing your voicemails, 2 if you want to upgrade your credit & all that stuff means that you have to press those numbers & that couldn't happen. I tried several times to touch the screen to press e.g. 1 & all that I could hear was that I had not made any option. It was frustrating. So LG PRADA work on that please.

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Reviewer: Lucy - Birmingham, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2008

I currently have the W610i. I purchased this at the start of December, however I wish I brought the LG Prada instead as it's a lot more stylish. But the W610i is good.

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Reviewer: Paris Diamond - Blackwood, UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

This phone is very good, easy to use when you get used to it. People who can't you must have fat fingers or something, only thing is the camera is a little shocking. But other than that I would.

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Reviewer: M Adamson - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

At first I thought this phone was going to be the best yet, how wrong was I!

It looks good but that's clearly all, I find myself having to charge the battery near enough every day which is a huge pain. Also my alarm has just stopped working, I have tried absolutely everything to fix it & this problem has caused me to be late for meetings at work, it worked perfectly before Christmas, didn't use it for 2 weeks & now it's like it has just died!

This phone is a complete dud, even starting to hate the look of it now.

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Reviewer: Heather C - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

OK, phone had it for about 6 months now.

Parts Disliked.
- How it gets extremely dirty.
- Hard to work out at first.
- Can freeze up regularly.

Parts Liked:
- Leatherette case.
- Buttons on the side easy to use.

After that I guess I dislike the LG Prada, & I have told people who have told me, they like it that you should wait 2 years time for a perfect touch screen phone to come out! All the best for your Phone Choices, Heather x.

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Reviewer: Liam - Essex, UK
Date: 7th Jan 2008

I had this phone for just under a year & I have now upgraded to the LG viewty but this phone is great & is therefore why I upgraded to such a similar phone. When I first got it I was very impressed how simple & flowing the phone was to use. It is also extremely light at only 85 grams. The camera was better than I expected for 2 megapixels & it comes with some great accessories.

INCLUDED IN BOX, LG PRADA PHONE, LG PRADA EARPHONES & 3.5MM ADAPTOR, 256MB MICRO SD MEMORY CARD, POLISHING CLOTH & INSTRUCTION MANUAL.

BEST DEAL, the BEST DEAL CURRENTLY ON THIS PHONE IS FROM VIRGIN OFFERING IT ON PAY AS YOU GO FOR £149.99 & £40 FREE CREDIT.

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Reviewer: Kate - Swansea, UK
Date: 1st Jan 2008

Okay. I love this phone & simply could not live without it. The camera is good. If you want a good camera go buy a good camera. It looks nice. The touchscreen is very good. It is the best phone I have had & there was no contract.

It would take some getting used to or most people. But I was almost used to it already. I had the LG Chocolate previously so navigation was not an issue.

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Reviewer: Kamran - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

I am not complaining because I have a Samsung e900 I'd just like to say a person down the page says it has no Bluetooth, it does so.

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Reviewer: Declan - Bristol, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2007

BUY IT NOW ITS the BEST phone I have EVER HAD. This touch screen Prada phone is the best phone ever is has everything.

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Reviewer: Humza - Birmingham, UK
Date: 24th Dec 2007

This phone is a worse version of the LG KU990 Viewty! The camera is a 2MP & the Viewty is 5.1MP.

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Reviewer: Shaan - London, UK
Date: 13th Dec 2007

Well I've now had this phone since May & what a disappointment. I've always stuck with Samsungs but l decided to take a risk & go for looks. But substance is more important. Texting on this phone is a mission. The reaction on the touch screen has slowed down. My screen has scratches all over it & the Prada logo itself has faded. I am a heavy user of the phone & it does not step up to the task. The camera is also very disappointing & having used when first bought l have not used it since.

I sincerely hope that LG look at the touch screen & improve this. Also increase the memory capacity & do something to protect the screen from scratches.

But it still looks a heck of a lot better then a lot of phones.

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Reviewer: Athar - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 5th Dec 2007

Yes Prada has amazing design & also good features. I have bought & enjoying my new ke850 PRADA. I recommend to everyone to buy this handset.

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Reviewer: Emma - Liverpool, UK
Date: 4th Dec 2007

I like this phone a lot. It looks sleek. It's cool to use & the features are great. Also, the games are cool. This is more of a woman's phone. It's like a fashion phone, but it also works well. The touch screen takes a little bit of time to get used to, but other than that, no flaws. I would recommend it. It's on offer from Virgin at half price!

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Reviewer: Dave - Brighton, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

This phone is a nightmare to text on if you've had a few drinks. Made me want to cry. Not sure if I am going to give it to my Girlfriend, or sell it on eBay to some poor person. If you text even a small amount don't get this phone.

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Reviewer: Phoenix - UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

Disappointed. I actually went back to using my old Samsung D500 (which is far superior in terms of features & build quality even though it doesn't have the looks) & that was only 1 week after taking the PRADA out of its sophisticated looking box. But that's just it. It's a phone for the fashion conscious, nothing more. Just as fashion tends to go out of fashion very quickly, so will this phone, because it doesn't do anything my D500 or any other phone before it, cannot. OK so it has touch screen, but once you look past the cosmetic aspect of this phone, you don't really have much else left. The worst thing about this phone is the leather look cover that comes with it. It is meant to protect the phone, but after having removed the cover & then having to slide it back on, after several attempts, you will notice that the cover actually scratches the big screen & just ruins it. So what you end up with is a very ordinary, scratched, communication device. Not very good for a phone which will be sold mainly because of the way that it looks.

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Reviewer: Lanine Walker - Australia
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

This phone is really bad do not get it. It is only selling because it is a touch screen Prada phone. It is pretty but it has no good features. It has a 2MP camera which was a good camera 3 years age. It has no Bluetooth it is rubbish. Do not get it. Get the LG KU990 Viewty instead it has everything!

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Reviewer: Ernie - UK
Date: 31st Oct 2007

Prada. Great Phone. The best phone ever. But get a plactic screen protector it only costed £5.

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Reviewer: Liam Lockett - Essex, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

Think this phone is great it was the World's first fully touch screen NON-Smartphone & has some great features. The phone has most the basics a normal phone would have a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth & MP3 Player but it's in a super slim & sleek case with a huge 3 inch glass touch screen on the front & looks great. If your after a phone which is simply to show off as a fashion statement here we go this is the one but maybe if you are looking for something similar to this but with better specs such as Wi-Fi I suggest you go for the iPhone although the Prada definitely beats it on price as its available for £249 & the iPhone is £269 & you have to add on a £35 a month 02 contract.

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Reviewer: Georgia - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

This phone is absolutely mint as! A don't know what I would do with out it, it takes a little bit of getting used to but after that it's the best thing ever!

Don't bother listening to the others this phone is fab & I would totally recommend it 100%.

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Reviewer: Alli - Kent, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2007

I think it's the best phone I've have ever, I think it looks better than the iphone & is overall a really easy phone to use. Although sometimes it takes a while to figure out how to transfer files, it's a good phone with state of the art technology as well as looking amazing. It's all there!

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Reviewer: Liam Lockett - Essex, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2007

I think this phone is great it was the World's first fully touch screen NON-Smartphone & has some great features. The phone has most the basics a normal phone would have a 2megapixel camera, Bluetooth & MP3 Player but it's in a super slim & sleek case with a huge 3 inch glass touch screen on the front & looks great. If your after a phone which is simply to show off as a fashion statement here we go this is the one but maybe if you are looking for something similar to this but with better specs such as Wi-Fi I suggest you go for the iphone although the Prada definitely beats it on price as its available for £249 & the iphone is £269 & you have to add on a £35 a month 02 contract.

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Reviewer: Matty - Wales, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

This phone is ace. Buy it.

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Reviewer: Anon - Kazakhstan
Date: 28th Sep 2007

ARE you BEING SERIOUS THIS PHONE IS FOR GIRLS, SERIOUSLY THESE REVIEWS ARE all WRONG! HAVE you SEEN THIS PHONE ITS JUST A BIG MAKE-UP CASE! N95 & K800i & W810i & EVEN the Nokia 3310 is BETTER THAN the PRADA.

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Reviewer: Liz - London, UK
Date: 19th Sep 2007

Love the design - very sleek! Touch screen feature is fabulous, once you get the hang of it.

A few flaws:

- Internal memory is dismal. It's worth getting a 1GB/2GB memory card.
- Texting does take much longer due to slow 'touch screen' reaction & those fiddly 'arrow' options when you want to move around the 'text' page! The 'image' folder under the 'insert' menu, does not have great icons. Some are pretty pointless!
- Too many submenus to do one simple task!
- When you're on a call & if you've gone through an automated system, the only way you can access the 'keypad' is via the 'profile' key, at the left hand side of the phone), which can be a pain, especially if you're still not used to the functions!

My very honest opinion, the usability functions should have been more defined. It should run more smoothly. When viewing images (your photos), you get a choice of 'standard' or 'full' view options, the latter is the best one. You can also view your images as a 'slide show' or if one prefers, flick through manually. I think this is more of a 'fun' phone oppose to it being taken seriously for business purposes.

Otherwise, I am loving it, especially when it comes to the media features. I love the way how the music (after transferring from a PC), is automatically sectioned into 'album' folder (s) rather than a 'mixed-up' list. Bottom line, if you are patient enough, you will love this phone.

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Reviewer: Conor Graham - Dumbarton, Cambodia
Date: 17th Sep 2007

This phone is an embarrassment to society, do not buy it.

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Reviewer: TS - Australia
Date: 17th Sep 2007

I am moving house & have managed to somehow lose my manual. Still figuring out how to use the phone - Does anyone know where I can get another copy or can download a softcopy version (English)?

If anyone has a softcopy version can you please send I to me?

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Reviewer: Jimbobfred - Antarctica
Date: 16th Sep 2007

This phone is rubbish. It cost me a fortune & I wouldn't recommend it. Don't know why they made it because it is terrible, really bad. It has a rubbish memory & they brake so easily.

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Reviewer: Rahim - London, UK
Date: 30th Aug 2007

Prada. Great Phone. The best phone ever.

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Reviewer: Jazzo - US
Date: 29th Aug 2007

This is a rubbish phone. Don't buy.

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Reviewer: Kiramax - Oslo, Norway
Date: 29th Aug 2007

I've had the LG Prada for about a month now, & I like it more & more every day.

In the beginning this is a very unusual phone to operate. The touchscreen is great. It responds incredibly good, & it surprised me in many ways. The texting seemed impossible in the beginning, but after only a few days with texting you get very used to it. Now I write in the same tempo as with my previous phone with normal buttons. It's just a completely different way of operating a phone.

It just takes some days to get used to since you can't feel the buttons. You need to get used to how & where to touch the screen, especially when texting. However with a positive attitude it will work just fine, & now I actually feel that I use this phone faster than any other.

It's a very smooth phone to use, & you feel great when using it. Just the simple touches on the menus instead of using power to push buttons. Fantastic! Not because of the label Prada on top, but because the menus & everything is so stylish & smooth. The phone is also very easy to understand without reading the manual, & I keep experiencing new things every day.

Some features like how to connect a picture to a contact took me some time to figure out, but that's what it's like with all new phones & there might be a lack of ring tones, & especially that you can't download your own alert sound for messages. But hey. That's just fine with me. Congratulations to Prada by making a Phone that doesn't encourage people to download tacky ringtones & alert sounds. I've never in my life downloaded a single ring tone or anything, & I don't understand people spending money on it. As long as I hear the phone ringing I am very happy. & I suppose that is the reason why Prada has restricted this option.

It also looks very good. OK. It's a bit plastic, but the weight of the thing is like nothing & that's also a good reason for buying it. If they were to use metal it would be much heavier. Still. Even though it is very plastic it looks great.

The only negative thing is that it gets greasy very fast, & that may be a bit annoying. It's not especially the touch screen, but the back of the phone which is entirely black like piano paint gets very greasy. I spend some time cleaning it with my shirts or trouser. That's the only negative thing. & scratches show, but I think that is more like when you have your first car for the first month. You notice it so well because it's a precious item. After a while you won't notice. However it might be smart to use the leather box included when putting the phone in your purse or in a pocket together with coins & keys. I only leave the leather box if I put it in pockets without anything else.

If you want a lot of technical stuff, lot's of features which most people never use, & need to download ringtones & such. Then don't buy this phone!

If you like a phone that is easy to carry around, weigh like nothing, easy to use, looks great & makes you feel great. Then buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Charlotte - New York, US
Date: 28th Aug 2007

Great phone, very practical.

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Reviewer: Nickd - UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Had the phone nearly a week now & while it does take a bit of getting used to it is no where near as complicated as some reviewers seem to say.

The phone looks AWESOME. I debated over getting one as I was a bit concerned it was a little bit to girlie for me, a proper guy.

I am glad I did, I love it. The are a few annoying quirks that disappoint me.

Limited text alert etc etc, however I suspect that this is Prada's doing rather than LG's & I for one can certainly understand that Prada don't want to be associated with Crazy Frog ring tones & all other manor of silly ring/message tones.

It takes a little while to get used to the touch screen but after a day or so you realise that the quicker & more positive you are with the phone the better you are at using it, like I say I am not a dainty lady with tiny fingers I have normal 'bloke' hands & I get by fine.
The menu's are really intuitive & easy to use & the discreet soft keys on the side of the phone are very useful for scrolling done your contacts list etc etc.

It could have more features, but you're not buying a 'smartphone' your buying a fashion phone & for a fashion phone the features are great.

The camera is great (once you turn 'auto focus' off). The battery life is a little disappointing but hey look at that whopping great screen, don't moan buy a car charger.

In conclusion if you want to be a little different & to stand out from the 'oh so common' Nokia & Samsung crowd in order to get something that looks & feels great & you don't mind a few quirky features then get the Prada phone by LG.

If you are obsessed by battery life & 'real keys' you're going to have to slum it with the rest of the crowd.

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Reviewer: Zara - London, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

This phone is fab, fab, fab! I absolutely love it :-) just don't know how to save photos next to numbers. Is there a way?

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Reviewer: Lauren Lanson - UK
Date: 13th Aug 2007

I would like to take this opportunity to warn all you folks considering getting a new mobile phone not to get the LG Prada. It is rubbish (& yes, that is the technical word!).

Whilst it is undeniably incredibly sleek, & you will look oh-so-very-cool casually fishing it out of your bag or pocket, you will rapidly loose that air of sophistication as you bite your lip in an attempt to hold in the expletives that spontaneously spring to mind whilst trying to actually use the thing!

It is the worst phone I have ever had (& given my track record with losing phones, I have had a lot of phones).

It's all touch screens (with the exception of a few hard buttons on the very bottom & the side) & again it seems very cool on first impressions. However, you'll quickly find that the buttons are slow to respond & are too close together if you have fingers any bigger than those of a 5 year old.

It also has a tendency to freeze & not let you do anything at all. Highly annoying!

However, the worst feature by far is the way that the keys to which the letters are assigned change depending what you are trying to do. When composing a text message, a b & c will be where key 2 is. The same as every other phone. Very sensible. Well done LG.

But when you come to search through your phonebook by typing in the name, the keys have all miraculously reassigned themselves so that they aren't where you'd expect them to be! ABC are now where key 1 would normally be. This has caused me to suffer a disproportionate amount of phone rage! Not helped by the fact that when you try to correct the inevitable mistake & press the key which normally will only delete one letter, you find yourself promptly back at the home screen.

The battery life also leaves something to be desired, so that on those rare occasions when you manage (either through an inordinate amount of concentration or sheer luck) to call someone, you can't talk for long before it begins to die on you!

In conclusion, this phone is awful & in order to avoid becoming the victim of severe phone rage & ending up wasting time ranting about it (like I am in this note), I suggest you choose another phone!

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Reviewer: Harper - Cleveleys, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2007

PROS

- Massive screen with respectable resolution.
- Look & feel of user interface is good.
- Touch screen does actually work.
- USB cable enables easy file 'drag-&-drop' functionality.
- MP3 player sounds great if used with headphones.
- Camera & video recorder functions are excellent.

CONS

- Phone-to-PC software doesn't work with my laptop (for uploading the contacts list) & there is no manual or help facility to get connected.
- TOUCH TONES are limited to four annoying sounds & these cannot be added to, or customised.
- INCOMING TEXT ALERT TONES are limited to four annoying sounds & these cannot be added to, or customised.
- The RINGING volume is stuck on ascending when using your own downloaded ringtones. There is no way to alter this & considering the phone diverts to answer phone after three rings, you end up missing most of your calls. Incidentally, you cannot change how long the phone should ring for before switching to answer phone.
- Some screens, especially the calendar, require child sized fingers to operate effectively.
- The protective jacket actually scratches the screen!

SUMMARY

Although this phone looks the part, you feel let down by its basic functionality & lack of customisable features. Within a week of purchase you will begin to realise that you are stuck with a gimmick. A white elephant. Once the novelty wears off (which it will, very quickly) you will find yourself seeking the place where you so casually discarded your old Nokia just days before.

ADVICE

Try before you buy. I wish I did.

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Reviewer: Lozza - UK
Date: 9th Aug 2007

I luv this phone. But does anyone know when your texting, how to get rid of the T9 so you can just put in your own words? Please write, thanks Lozza.

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Reviewer: Andrew Von Moeller - Sheffield, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2007

I was a bit concerned about going for this phone over the Nokia N95, but in the end decided on the Prada & what a best choice I've made! I went for it in the end for its design & the touch screen technology that you don't see in any other phones. Texting, people have moaned about it but after a few go's you get used to it & the T9 predictive text is very easy to use!

Some people have moaned about the poor battery life & as discussed if you put it on power saving mode it is better. To make it even better buy a battery from eBay with 1000mAh, the phone comes with a battery with 800mAh, therefore the 1000mAh holds more charge & therefore lasts longer. Ignore all the bad reviews, this is a great phone with a great camera, MP3 player & is just cool to look at & use!

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Reviewer: Paul - Worcester, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2007

I have had this phone for a few days & so far really enjoying it. Nice & simple to use (agree the manual doesn't help you to figure that out) & looks great. Love having a full screen to display pictures on!

Only problems so far is that it won't let me put a picture against a contact (it tells me it's not supported ) & when connecting it to a Mac, when you eject the phone it automatically reconnects so you have to be real quick!

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Reviewer: Billy - Truro, UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

Got this phone on 30/07/07. Am on my second one as the 1st just kept shutting off, the second one seems good so far. Just found out about the T9 'trick' (Volume buttons to change) so that has cheered me up! I don't really know if I am going to keep this yet as I am not 100% sure on how good the touch screen is. Still wanted one since they came out so kind of happy :-)

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Reviewer: Rosie - UK
Date: 1st Aug 2007

Basically it takes some getting used to but once you got it is pretty simple to use & totally sleek looking! I would definitely recommend buying a plastic screen protector, I bought one for £5.00 & it's really good!

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Reviewer: Eugene - Netherlands
Date: 1st Aug 2007

The Prada has a very bad manual, in which it is difficult (nearly impossible) to find an answer to some question.

- Does anyone know how to go to a new line when making an SMS instead of lots of spaces?
- If I have missed a call, the phone does not give after some minutes a second signal. How can I adjust this?
- When working with T9 for an SMS you have to type the WHOLE word. Can this be changed so it can give some options for the word after several letters?

After one week my phone completely crashed: the clock stopped & no buttons on the screen were working anymore & also the 'real' button to switch off the phone didn't work. The only solution was to remove the battery.

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Reviewer: Jo - London, UK
Date: 31st Jul 2007

I really like this sleek phone. I am having trouble using the key pad function while on a call however - one of the reason I got a contract phone so I could dial international from a mobile calling card service. Anyone know if it is something to do with my settings or do I have to press something after selecting the new number? It's a bit different than a call centre number as its not prompted by just one number recognition & it wants me to save the new (long international) number I have put in. My Mum would love to hear from me so I would love the help!

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Reviewer: Arnold - Lancaster, US
Date: 29th Jul 2007

Where in the hell do you buy this flipping phone! I mean I've been online looking for my entire vacation & all I've found is press releases I want the phone but I can't travel to the UK to get it. Plus it shows accessories but where do you get those. Therefore I am getting the iPhone at least I can find that thing!

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Reviewer: Kaff - Derby, UK
Date: 29th Jul 2007

I have had this phone for 2 months now on contract. I have always put it back in the case after using it & I found that the case puts massive grooves & scratches in the screen! Not happy. Sending this back tomorrow!

Try to avoid using the case.

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Reviewer: Adrian - London, UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

Nice phone but SOO let down by the LG Sync software! It is utterly depressing to use. After 2 weeks on & off I managed today to get my PC to recognise the phone. Tried importing phone CSV details from PC, only imported one line. SO, start again. Oh look, PC cannot connect to phone. So my shiny Prada goes back in the box to gather more dust.

It is a lovely phone, but 100% let down by poor management software. Help screens completely useless, & poorly written English. The whole thing seems like a rush job to get the phone itself to market ahead of iPhone. Very sad.

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Reviewer: Deemax - UK
Date: 26th Jul 2007

Had this handset for 2 days now, & love it. It's all a little bit tricky at first but when you get used to it, it's great. So different from anything else.

One thing, I am using this alongside my old handset for a few days until my number swaps (network swap).

Has anyone else noticed the signal reception is quite poor on the prada?

I know the two networks I am dealing with use the same transmitters (or whatever they use :-) ) In this area. & the prada picks up signal in the house in the same places as my old handset. Only weaker?

Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on this?

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Reviewer: Harvey - Wolves, UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

Had the phone about 2 weeks now. Overall impressed with it. Battery life is poor: have to charge it every day or every other day. Even on power saving settings. Don't like the plasticity silver around the phone. Looks & feels cheap. You have to keep cleaning the phone everyday! MP3 player is good. Haven't tried the camera yet.

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Reviewer: Cathy - US
Date: 24th Jul 2007

Mine didn't come with a USB cable. But I had a cable from my LG chocolate & the ports seem to look/be the same but my laptop will not recognize the Prada phone. Also, where is the Bluetooth option?

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Reviewer: Gareth - UK
Date: 21st Jul 2007

I have had the Prada LG KE850 for a month & have had no problems with it at all, easy to use great features. Worth getting & well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Diana - India
Date: 20th Jul 2007

High-resolution & 50 videos can be saved? Can anyone please comment on this for me please? Bye.

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Reviewer: Dave - Birmingham, UK
Date: 19th Jul 2007

When calling an automated call centre after the keypad has disapeared press the speaker button on the right & it comes back on.

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Reviewer: Madhu - Cardiff, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Hi, I got the phone 3 days back. So far so good. The USB is not recognised by my Toshiba laptop. Neither the Bluetooth connectivity is good? Anybody else has same problem?

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Reviewer: Ravs - Preston, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2007

Great looking accessory but if you want a phone then buy something else! Unusable if you have fingers bigger than a matchstick then forget using the 'touch friendly screen'.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2007

I have had this phone a couple of days & it's perfect, it looks good, it's the easiest touch screen phone I have ever used (I have had all the Sony Ericsson P Series phones & some XDA's). The only people that I have seen complain are the people that should not have got it in the first place I.E heavy texters or people expecting a pda. My only advice to buyers is to check the specs properly before buying it.

A couple of answers to questions below,

Reviewer: Neil - Nottingham, UK - Plug it into the PC with the USB lead supplied, you then create the folders via the PC.
Reviewer: Lilly C - Derby, UK - Press the volume button on the side of the phone to make the keypad visible.

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Reviewer: Rebecca - Plymouth, UK
Date: 16th Jul 2007

I have had this phone for about three months. Texting was annoying at first but have got used to that now (especially now I realise the T9 does work, when you select the up or down arrows to select a different word - the manual did not explain this! ) I still find the fact that if you want to add a new word into the T9 dictionary, you cannot correct it - you have to come out of that screen & go back in again, annoying. Or is there something I am missing here?

The radio & MP3 work well. Camera good - lots of onscreen options which will take me a while to understand. I have never had a problem with ringtone volume, or the volume of the caller. Battery life is not good & this phone has to be charged a lot more than my Sony Ericsson.

One thing I would like to know, is anyone's else's phone screen 'freezing' I.E not reacting to any touch after a being on a while (battery is still showing enough life? ) My phone is doing this intermittently & the only way to get around it seems to be turning it off & then on again. I keep it in its case & try to keep it clean with the cloth so don't understand why this is?

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Reviewer: Michael - Tunbridge Wells, UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

Looks great, yes, but has the worst manual I have ever come across. You can't see the icons they are so small, the print is tiny & it is difficult to understand.

I am persevering with the phone, but thinking of changing it because looks, which are its main assets, are not the end of the world.

Also, agree with the rubbish ringtones & lack of volume. Would appreciate someone telling me how to solve the problem of answering: mine rings off after three rings & goes straight on to Vodafone voicemail.

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Reviewer: Dave - Birmingham, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2007

Just had this phone on an upgrade from t-mobile was a bit dubious about having it after reading all the mixed reviews on here but I am so glad I did.

PROS:
Great looking design & a head turner, loads of people asking me what it is & how it works, the hard leather case protects it really well I haven't got a mark on it anywhere yet (!) I used to have a Samsung e900 but couldn't get on with it at all but as soon as I got the prada just got on great with it, texting was funny at first but now I am used to it can text like a 'normal' buttoned phone. The running gear is easy to use all the menus say what they mean & the MP3 player sounds like a dream.

CONS:
Don't like the plastic silver trim all around the phone - other than that completely happy with this phone!

Battery life is good, accessories are spot on! GET THIS PHONE IF YOU WANT IT you will regret it if you don't.

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Reviewer: Killer - Azerbaijan
Date: 7th Jul 2007

The prada is not a good phone.

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Reviewer: Lilly C - Derby, UK
Date: 5th Jul 2007

I have had my prada now for just over 2 days, I LOVE IT! I have had a couple of issues though already which if you were an impatient person then you would probably get really annoyed with the phone, but cuz I love the style so much I needed to stick with it & I am glad I did.

Downsides:

It is a bit annoying that you can only use the phones default message tones, but you could on the chocolate which is the phone I had before so I am used to that, plus the you've got mail tone is WICKED!

The ringtones with the phone are RUBBISH so get your MP3's on these as soon as you get the phone, this is made easier with the memory card (which the chocolate didn't have) just slip into your PC & drag the songs from your itunes folder into the sounds folder, EASY.

When ringing a big company & you have to press a number for the option you want, the keypad has already disappeared so it makes it really hard to get through, I am sure there must be a way of doing this that I have to look into.

Texting is a tad hard at first & I have really dainty skinny fingers & I am still getting used to it.

When you have an MP3 as a ringtone it is quieter than the phones default tones, so turn up your volume to max, & maybe add the vibrate!

OK now GOOD things:

It looks amazing.

The camera is actually really good quality & loads easier to use than the chocolate.

Downloading your stuff onto it is easy peasy.

You can have different ringtones for different people (which again you couldn't on the chocolate).

Actually EVERYTHING is good about this phone apart from the points above, but they are all things you can get over for having such a sleek phone!

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Reviewer: Mahim - Cardiff, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2007

Help Required Please. When ever I make a call to the call centre I cannot get through to them even after using key pad. I don't whether it is a handset problem or network provider problem. I am on O2. So somebody help.

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Reviewer: Louis - UK
Date: 27th Jun 2007

Hello I am getting this phone next month although there does seem some downsides but I want to get the shield for it.

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Reviewer: Nicola T - Liverpool, UK
Date: 27th Jun 2007

Upgraded to the LG Prada after waiting a great deal of time for the release & I wouldn't even think of changing the phone for a second. Love it, so stylish & easy to use. I don't agree with the comments about the texting, I text a great deal & it feels much easier than my old Samsung d600. I couldn't go back to my old phone after having this.

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Reviewer: Adam - Chatham, UK
Date: 25th Jun 2007

A nice phone to look at & good to use in the most part. I am a bit miffed about only being able to use phone tones for text messages but never mind its a nice tone to use 'you've got mail'.

Touch screen hard to use at first but am getting to grips with it now, someone before put in something about predictive text its called T9 on the Prada & to change words you use the up down arrows on the side of the phone (real buttons).

Other than that nice phone really a bit expensive if your buying a phone but if you can get it free with your contract (like I did ) go for it.

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Reviewer: Meeming - UK
Date: 24th Jun 2007

The phone is really an attention grabber. Apart from the fact that it has got a PRADA logo on top, the silver & black makes it look elegant. The leather case. Made it more impressive.

I found it difficult to use at first but eventually, I got used to it & loved it.

Wish it had bigger memory, longer battery life & more user friendly.

If you're the type of person who prefers looks than features, then in my opinion, go for the LG PRADA.

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Reviewer: Sian - Blackpool, UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

I've Had 2 Prada Phones, the First 1 I Had Stolen After 2 Days. Anyway, I Got A New One After That. I Love the Phone! I Can Get All My New & Good Songs On It. I Get A Bit Frustrated With It When It Slows Down & Its Scratched A Bit, But Thats Only Cos I Drop Everything. The Texting Is A Bit Difficult, You Should See My Friends With It Ha Ha Ha, Very Funny.

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Reviewer: Lloyd - Bhutan
Date: 21st Jun 2007

Its so good.