LG KT610 review: Communicator wannabe

Gsmarena have posted their review of the LG KT610. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final conclusion.

Key features:
Full QWERTY keyboard
2.4" 262K-color QVGA display inside
1.45" 262K-color secondary display
Symbian OS v9.2 with S60 rel. 3.1 UI
3G with HSDPA
Compact dimensions for a communicator
2 megapixel fixed-focus camera
Built-in GPS receiver with excellent sensitivity
More affordable than other communicators
Bluetooth and USB v2.0
64MB of internal memory and microSD card slot

Main disadvantages:
No Wi-Fi
Mediocre camera
No image geotagging
Tiny external display of little usability
Unimpressive battery life
No A-GPS
No document editor out-of-the-box
No PDF reader or ZIP manager preinstalled

As a whole LG KT610 is a no-nonsense, neat performer. It has its shortfalls here and there but, having in mind the price gap to the next best thing in the class, those are understandable. Still the handset is simply ticking quick and neat, plus ergonomics are commendable.

The KT610 is a somewhat eccentric attempt by LG to enter the relatively small communicator niche. We can see the point of throwing in an unpredictable and rather low-key contender, instead of trying to beat the giants in their own game. We find LG KT610 quite well equipped for the campaign, save for one key absence: Wi-Fi. We would've gladly swapped it for the fishy GPS (brilliant chip, but questionable in-car usability).

So at this stage, we hope LG KT610 puts up a good fight for the favor of the almighty user. It's not about communicator top dogs feeling threatened but a neat performer finding a hard-earned spot of its own.