LG Crystal GD900 Mobile Phone with 8 MP Camera with Transparent Touchpad

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Introduction

The wide range of LG mobile phones can be seen in the portfolio with interesting features associated with the latest technology available, for example, the LG Crystal GD900 phone, that comes for a market price of just 360 - € (without contract). Optically closed state acts in the Crystal with a normal slider function in silver color with chrome elements. A transparent keyboard (touchpad) with blue light appears when it is opened. The equipment includes some interesting features like for example, enables HSDPA and an 8 MP camera with LED flash, video recording with 720x480 pixels. This LG is designed for DivX playback and Dolby Mobile that has a sound-enhancing feature when using the phone in connection with the headset. The 3D S-Class has a comfortable user interface and fast operation. How has the LG GD900 performed in everyday life and what else is in it, shows our review.

LG Crystal GD900 Mobile Phone with 8 MP camera and transparent touchpad

Processing Features

1. First optical impression / special features to support the design - Elegant, silver look with chrome designed.

2. Housing material / surface quality - Scratch resistant, tempered glass, transparent plastic with metal design.

3. Housing dimensions - With a weight of 120g and dimensions of 105 x 52.8 x 13.5 mm , it sits perfectly good in the hand and easily fits in any pocket.

4. Precision of the touch screen - Evenly, but still minimal delayed in part.

5. Quality (sharpness / resolution) of the display - 3 inch TFT display with 16 million colors and a resolution of 480x800 WVGA pixels. Brilliant color and clear presentation with richer black reproduction.

6. Implementation of the folding or sliding mechanism - Pretty solid shift acting mechanism, which gets even after several times.

7. Quality of the battery compartment cover - The battery compartment cover is made of transparent plastic, can be easily opened, closed, and fits perfectly.

8. Quality and scope of the supplied items - Manual, headset, charger, USB cable, software, carrying case.

9. Processing Result - The modern LG Crystal GD900 mobile phone is mostly made up of plastic, which is combined with a highly polished metal frame. With its dimensions and the acceptable weight, it sits well in the hand. The touch-screen operation runs smoothly and precisely, although some minimal time delays can be noticed. 16 million colors are brilliant on the screen. The transparent plastic battery cover sits precisely and also scores for the GD900. Even the included accessories is standard and is not to be criticized.

The battery compartment cover is made up of sturdy, transparent plastic that sits perfectly


Back of the LG Crystal GD900 Mobile Phone


Volume control buttons and Camera shutter button are fitted elegantly


The Micro SD card slot is located under the battery compartment cover

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Business Features

1. Supported networks - Quad band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, GPRS Class 10.

2. Data transmission - Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2, UMTS 01.02.

3. Reception and voice quality - The GD900 phone is sufficient in a network coverage area giving a good reception quality. The voice playback at normal volume sounds quite pleasant, but low overcast.

4. Voice quality of the speaker - Even at minimum volume, the voice reproduction is fairly well understood. The tone of the voice is raised at extreme. At medium and high volume it sounds too bright.

5. Battery life (with normal use) - Max. 3 days.

6. Storage capabilities of Contacts - Save to: Telephone: Add a picture, first name, last name, number, email address, a member of: family, friends, colleagues, school, VIP, a new group, not a group; Extras: Ringing, Home, home address, company name, position, company address , added birth / birth date, anniversary date / anniversary / to calendar, notepad, SIM: name, number, email address, a member of.

7. Profile - Normal, Silent, Outdoor, flight mode, all profiles are matched and can be easily adjusted to your own needs. It is also possible to create personal profiles and to store them.

8. Calendar settings - Monthly, weekly, daily schedule, list, all tasks; New Appointment: Category: Date: Subject, Location, Start Date, Start, End, Ends, set reminder, Subject, Location, Start Date, Start time, End, Ends, memory set : no memory, 0 min before, 15 min before, 30 min before, 1 h before, 1 day before, 3 days before, 1 week in advance; Anniversary: ​​Name, Start Date, Start time, End, Ends, Setting a Reminder: no memory, 0 min before, 15 min before, 30 min before, 1 h before, 1 day before, 3 days before, 1 week in advance, set Repeat: Do not repeat Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Annually, Custom, Birthday: Name, Start Date, Start time, set reminders, memory settings, repeat setting, like anniversary and date, end set, a new task: Low; as a holiday setting means, Priority: High, date, notes set ; Go to date, date calculator, from date to date, target date, delete dates: all dates; tasks deleting the previous events: completed tasks, all tasks; Delete all; settings: Standard View: Calendar, weekly, daily schedule, list, all tasks ; start of the day: 1:00 bis 12:00 clock; beginning of the week: Monday, Sunday, memory status: calendars, tasks, calendar and tasks to restore: other, memory card, calendar functions via Bluetooth to send &; & Tasks secure calendar: appointments and tasks, 500 dates and 150 tasks possible.

9. Notes feature - T9: on / off, character, Abc, abc, ABC, notes: send edit: Message, Email, Bluetooth, delete, English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, etc. , 1000 characters per note are to be praised.

10. Built-in voice recorder (Dictaphone) - Memory: Phone, memory card, shooting mode: general, MMS, pause, resume, stop, Voice: New, clear playback, use as: Voice ringtone, Video ringtone, message; New Folder: Email: Message, Email, Bluetooth, move, copy, Favorites define, delete, delete all, order by, rename the current folder: date, type, name, favorite, memory status: Multimedia storage, memory card, folder information: name, date, files, folders, the playback of the recording is to be commended definitely. Voices have substance, and sound natural in the background with only minimal noise heard.

11. E-mail functionality - Connection Type: POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP. The email account is set in just a few steps. Emails can be retrieved quickly and are clearly presented.

12. Internet functionality - Loading web pages takes very little time to complete. Also complex designed sites is viewed in the LG Crystal with no difficulties. The GD900 always presents a very sharp, clear view.

13. PC synchronization - The needed USB cable and software are included. The synchronization is done after installing the software.

14. Other features - World time, calculator, Extras: Converter, M-Toy: Tepong, Roulette fever, Flying Cube, Bubble Breeze, Mellow Candle, darts, fishing, Homerun Derby, and golf; applications: Google Maps and Google to create, film, stop watch, video call, alarm clock.

15. Business Result - This quad-band mobile phone has EDGE, 3G HSDPA and Bluetooth. So it will take much time for data transmission. Up to 3 days battery life for a mobile phone of this category is still acceptable. Calendar, profiles and contacts are to the usual standard, and not to be criticized. Even if the functional failure of the notes is rather sparse, 1000 characters per note is to be praised. The recordings of dictation in the background have scarcely audible noise, and therefore provides useful results. The email account is set within a short time and also to retrieve the mail is done very quickly. Also, finding and opening the selected web sites is not a problem in LG GD900, it is very clear and easy to read. The stylish mobile phone has M Toy for entertainment and other useful features, such as creating movies or Google Maps, which enhance the LG Crystal GD900 addiction.

USB, charger and headset connection integrated into the side of the mobile phone

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Multimedia Features

1. Camera Equipment - 8 MP; Change to: Video camera, camera inside, Image size: 8M (3264x2448), 5M (2560x1920), 3 MP (2048x1536), 2 MP (1600x1200), 1 MP (1280x960), VGA 640x480, background, QVGA 320x240, MMS, contacts, Color Effect: Off, Sepia, Mono, Negative, Relief, White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Fine, lightweight, Cloudy, Timer: Off, 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec; shooting mode: normal, continuous shooting; ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, image quality: Super Fine, Fine, Normal, location: Phone, Memory Card; Hide icons: Automatic, Manual, Image Stabilization: On / Off, AF: Spot, Manual, Face recognition; Shutter : Ton1, Ton2, ton3, Ton4; Grid view: off, 2x2 grid, 3x3 grid, reset, change camera, flash: Auto, Always off, Always on, recording: automatic, macro, Brightness: -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, gallery, post-processing options: edit: Pen (color), text (text box color, text color), frames, stamps, undo, image: rotate, resize: original, 640x480, 320x240, background size, contact photo, color accent, turning , frames, color replacement, filter: original, Beautify, negative, black and white, sepia, blur, sharpness, mosaic effect, water colors, oil paintings, sketch, emboss, Solarize, lively, moonlight, Antique; values: Auto Saturation, Auto- Brightness, brightness, saturation, auto color, auto exposure, contrast, hue, white balance, Save in: original file, new file, send: Message, Email, Bluetooth, Blogger, Use as: home screen, keypad, contact photo, inset, Outgoing Call, Incoming Call Printing: Bluetooth, PictBridge, rename, slide show, file info: file name, file size, date, resolution, type, location, protection.

2. Camera quality - Under normal lighting conditions, the camera of the LG Crystal GD900 scores with good results. Colors and shapes are displayed clearly and realistically. At night, the camera can is also provable. However, extending the coloring and the result also works with minimal light, which is rather blurred. Also photos, for example with a digital camera with much higher megapixel number made and stored on a memory card, is shown brilliantly on the display of the LG Crystal GD900.

3. Video Camera Equipment - Supported video formats: 3GP, H263, H264, MPEG4, WMV, AVI, DIVX, XVID, D1 / decoding, MP4, change to: camera, camera inside, video size: 720x480 (D1), 640x480, 320x240, 176x144, Picture Mode: auto, night mode, Color Effect: Off, Sepia, Mono, Negative, Relief, White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Sunny, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Video quality: Super Fine, Fine, Normal, duration: normal, MMS, location: the phone memory, memory card, Language: Mute, Beep; Focus: From External focus, internal focus; Hide icons: Automatic, Manual, Reset: attitudes; light: on / off, Recording Speed: Slow, Normal, Fast, Brightness: -2, -1, 0, + , +2, 1 : post-processing options to: Message, Email, Bluetooth, YouTube, use as: Voice ringtone, Video ringtone, rename, slide show, file information: name, size, date, duration, resolution, type, frames, bit rate, protection, film Create: Add, preview, reset, to this album, Style: Cascade, flies, age film, painting, moving, beams, snow, splashes, wedding, classifier, sound, order: Random, image sequence, Stored in: phone, outside, use : for storage, for MMS.

4. Video Quality - In daylight and normal lighting conditions like in rooms, colors and shapes are represented - authentic and spicy. In the darkness it cannot, despite night mode, unless one focuses on the subject or object close enough. Then also, colors and shapes also played great. With a bit of light results useful results are achieved. Zooming noise during playback of the recording are not heard and pixel clouds are barely visible. All in all, the result of the video camera gives a positive surprise. Also, it was able to adjust quickly to different lighting conditions (indoors, outdoors, shade).

5. Facilities to the built in music player - Supported audio formats: MP3, WMA, AMR, MIDI, AAC, AAC +, e-AAC +, AC3, WAV, 3GP, forward, rewind, pause, stop, all songs, favorite artists, albums, genres, search, Equalizer: Off Bobcat Mobile, Dolby Mobile, Acoustic; New Playlist, Add new playlist, send: Message, Email, Bluetooth, set delete favorites, delete all; Visualizer; Sort by: ABC, date, repeat: all, one, no , shuffle, volume.

6. Sound quality of the music player - The speaker is positioned on the front and can play the selected song perfectly. Clear and strong song sounds are presented. The middle and low frequency sounds fine. In tweeter and bass songs, with too much activity, you must not expect any loss of sound. The Crystal also allows you to narrow your songs with special programs such as Bobcat Mobile EQ, Dolby Mobile and Acoustic. If you use the headphones, convincing sound can be heard,, thanks to the Dolby Mobile function.

7. Radio present yes / no, sound quality of Radio - 30 station sites, minimize, auto search, Station Info / off, reset all the channels, channel store, hearing about cable headset, speaker, volume, channel names cannot be added. The facilities of radio is also quite poor, but what you really need more? The sound of the radio is quite scratch-and noise-free if it is positioned in good alignment of the antenna.

8. Memory Storage Capacity - 1.3 GB internal - expandable with micro SD card up to 32 GB.

9. Multimedia Result - The camera equipment is simple and easy to use and has useful additional settings. The results of the 8 MP camera is good but not outstanding. The built-in MP3 player is easy to use and sounds great ,thanks to the positioning of the speaker, which is on the front of the mobile phone. Playlists are created quickly and easily. A radio with 30 station presets is also integrated in the GD900 too. The mobile phone has an internal memory of 1.3 GB. This is still readily expandable to up to 32 GB.

8 MP camera with LED flash


Headset with good sound

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Handling / Menus

1. One-hand operation for key functions possible - Yes, partially.

2. Call execute (with menu "contacts") - Contact information is found quickly and call is also executed quickly.

3. Adding / Creating / editing contacts - Adding new or editing existing contacts can be done in the GD900 with no problems.

4. Readability of the display - Under normal lighting conditions, day and night, the readability of the display has no fault. In direct sunlight or exposure to light, due to the reflective display, it is very difficult to see menu items.

5. Precision of the touch screen - Generally accurate, but from time to time slightly delayed.

6. Handling the navigation elements to prospect the menus - The transparent touchpad can be used for navigation. It also recognizes handwriting. The entire operation via touch screen is relatively easy and fast.

7. Clarity of the menu - The menu has easily recognizable symbols. The design is just about clear.

8. Scope of the menus - The menu has plenty of scope menu sub-items and is divided in sense. More it should not be.

9. The design of the menus - Beautiful graphic design with easily identifiable menu symbols.

10. Opportunity for the assignment of shortcut keys - The shortcut button can be used quickly for multimedia, setting contacts, widgets or links to their own wishes.

11. Message Handling - Input, output, sent, draft, grouped, archive, delete new message, archive: move, select all, deselect, delete all, Filter: All SMS, MMS, MMS notifications; New Message: Insert: SMS templates MMS templates, emoticons, name & number, new page, subject, signature, Inbox, Annex, favorites, contacts, T9: on / off, 28 input languages; entry: Abc, abc, 123, ABC, characters.

12. Operation of photo and video camera - The 8 MP camera can be operated easily and smoothly, the additional settings are also easily found and easily adjusted.

13. Operation of music player - The entire menu of the MP3 player is easy to see and the operation is intuitive. Playlists are created much faster.

14. Reading from memory cards - The reading of Micro SD cards of various sizes up to max. 32 GB is done quickly and reliably by the LG GD900 Crystal. It represents the existing data very easily, where the format and file type are possible. The larger the capacity of Micro SD and how much data is stored on the card, the more time is required for the GD900 to represent the existing data.

15. File Management - Creating your own folders and moving data runs smoothly.

16. Results - The GD900 Crystal is not an entry-phone, but after a short familiarization it is easy to operate the mobile phone with ease. The handling of contacts, and the brilliant display, speak for the LG. The touch screen works properly, though sometimes a bit delayed. The beautifully designed menu has a reasonable and completely sufficient extent. The simple operation of the 8 MP camera and MP3 player are further plus points. The handling of the message posting runs with good grace. In addition, the modern LG, reads memory cards quickly and easily and the data reflect the extent of the file type and format easily. Depending on memory card capacity, it has its difficulties in the speed for opening data when an SD card Max. Size was used. Moving data goes smoothly.

Answer, Menu and End key


Illuminated touch pad for use or a keyboard to navigate

Overall Conclusion

The LG GD900 Crystal is a successful equipment at the given reasonable market price. The front color in silver has a timeless and beautiful design, but the reverse appears as a fashionable mobile which is not quite as elegant as the rest of the mobile phones. Also, the touchpad is transparent, although innovative, distributed but only partially noble. Otherwise, we can give very satisfactory results mainly on the record. The internal music player scores with respectable sound. The speaker was positioned conveniently on the front, which makes for a natural and clear sound reproduction. If you use the supplied headphones, there are further advantages to bear. Clearly hear the difference between Dolby Mobile over conventional equalizer programs. The radio can score with 30 station presets, with scratch-and noise-free playback, even if it has only a sparse menu. The loading of web pages takes little time to complete, thanks to HSDPA 7.2. Complex pages render correctly. Emails will also need some time to download. The entire data exchange runs smoothly and quickly. The precision of the touch screen is smooth, though sometimes delayed. Overall, the LG GD900 Crystal mobile phone could be declared as a good companion.

The LG Crystal GD900 Mobile Phone - rich functionality in a stylish shell