LG KT610 review: Communicator wannabe

KT610 is LG's way of saying the communicator class isn't reserved for insanely expensive high end devices. Packing a large full-QWERTY keyboard and neat and simple looks, the S60 Symbian handset spells business. It might have a few features missing but a frown at the spec sheet may as well melt into a smile at the price tag. Economy class is good enough as long as it gets you there. One particularly exciting thing about LG KT610 is the stark contrast between the touchingly old-school front and the serious stuff inside. So let's open it up and see what we say.

  
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 

LG KT610 is a blessing for heavy texters who do appreciate the Symbian way of handling messaging. The dream texting skills however come at a price - the multimedia handling has suffered. In addition, cutting corners on cost has affected the preloaded content, which is rather scarce.