LG KF750 Secret - user opinions and reviews
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8.5
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8.3
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8.3
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- pixelat0r
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The perfect phone doesn't exist and I hope it never does. The little niggles give a phone character. I tend to remember most fondly the cars I have that had odd quirks provided they were built to last, and that's how I feel about the Secret. With so much plastic around I'd pay the money for a quality, glass-screened executive phone that just made calls, throwing in a great camera, carbon fibre back, more video trickery than I know what to do with, semi-touch-screen functions. Look at Nokia's attempts to make a solid phone with a little prestige then look at the ridiculous price tags. £600+ for an 8800, yeah that's good value). LG have tried to make a phone that lasts and looks good and for this I take off my hat to them, and what a great waypoint for the next black label handset.
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- 2008-07-24 01:19
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- Igor
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Well just went and replaced my secret today with just another secret. (The reason was malfunctions of the 3 buttons under the neons and top neons not working.) I was thinking i could have got either new Ericsson or Samsung Soul... both phones like this one boast 5meg cameras and pretty much same specs, although i bet ericssons battery will last 4-5 days not 2-3 like on Secret. Signal is rubbish half the time on secret but someone told me a little trick of paper which u put at the back in top right conner over a goldie looking pin next to the sim. It increases signal by around 10% basically like me now i get 2-3 bars in places where i had no signal at all.. Havent got a clue how paper does anything apart from maybe some how it disperses the signal abit.. but really no idea..but it works! and its second phone now to do this.. so it does work for me anyway.
Another annoying thing is "Delivery report has been arrived" or something on the lines of that, u get after each message.. dont they have anyone who speaks decent english? Come on who ever designed this phone or its software must have been paid thousands.. at that level u would expect at least decent english!
As for battery out of last phone i managed to squize out 2 days, i will see if by charging this one properly and than let it go dead and charging up again will increase the battery life like it did on the old phones.. Some suggested to use auto brightness which is switched off by standard, i tried that a night and its not as bright.. so its like power save thing.. but i like my phone (since its soo stylish and flash) nice and bright and clear. Just adds that little peace in mind that its all nice and quality not just outside but inside too... And if something goes wrong i will still just look on its style and forget the rest.
Talking about going wrong, just about every review of the phone had people saying that somethings goes wrong.. be it glitch with txt where u try deleting text but instead it just switches off.. or neons keep coming on and off as they please with some (as said below) going off completely. The phone probably be never as reliable as nokia n95, but its certainly is the best looking phone in the market today and probably will be until LG or someone else will managed to come up with something nicer. But originality and the aura of quality will be in the phone for many month to come.
As been said the glass is virtually unscratchable, but i noticed that carbon fibre at the back can be scratched so watch that.. and it gets dusty in tight but noticeble places too.. which i recon eventully be just dirty. So i personally gonna see if i can buy that armani phone bag on ebay.Its basically a little back that goes around the armani phone and protects it from scratches etc.. comes with every armani phone, but i am not sure if u can just buy them.
Overall phone is brilliant, camera is great and one of the best currently, will match n95s during the day, but the flash could be bit better.. (but u cant have everything right?) But the aura of quality, the slim but heavy feel, little wii like games will always make up for any of the glitches it has.
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- 2008-07-23 19:45
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- dave
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to all the doubters out there, even tho ive had a few little probs with my secret, slightly loose slide being one of them, and ive already left 2 reviews slightly negative, i would highly recommend this phone. and thats coming from someone who on monday took delivery of a 3G iphone. planned on keeping it but within a day i realised how little it can do underneath that exquisite interface. especially when someone texts you a joke and you cant forward it on.
now has a happy new home thanks to ebay.
as for the secret, yes the buttons do all light up blue, even the 3 keys at bottom. my top neon touch pad dot has gone on mine but i use the ring setting so you dont notice.
easy to use
easy to carry
and the battery life is really good. i dont use 3G that much, who does, but realisticly theres no hardship in charging your phone for an hour at night or in the morning.
get one and enjoy...plus if yr a bloke it wont knock you in the knackers if you have it in yr jeans..its so slim. (try putting an iphone in yr jeans)
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- 2008-07-23 15:34
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You can drill with a drilling machine on the display without scraching the surface. Trust me I tried it. Got a very shallow mark that you don't even see if your not really concentrating.
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- 2008-07-23 13:18
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> In reply to SECRET Lover @ 2008-07-16 10:26 from P}v4Even though using diamond oso no problem!!!
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- 2008-07-23 05:47
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Hey Rich,
You need to get a new orrifice to talk through. All phones take a little while to lock back on to a signal once lost. This is because to try and get a lock ten times a second when you might be out of range for possibly hours or even days (on holiday perhaps) would kill your battery.
As for the Secret putting you off EVERY future LG phone, how childish is that? Every manufacturer has a turkey to their name, that doesn't mean the next handset won't be fantastic. You're confusing an open mind with an empty one. I've never been an LG fan until the Secret came along and I now think it's one of the best handsets on the market. Fanastic build quality, excellent camera (read the manual, this gives me superior shots to my K810 in daylight), no problems at all with signal strength, battery lasts three days on average(with 3G turned off in the menu) and more.
On the minus side screen could be better in sunlight, needs a lip to slide it open without hitting neon touch buttons and the call, C and end call buttons feel a bit vague (they're backlit blue on mine by the way for the person who asked), but nothing so far has convinced me there's anything better on the market righ now.
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- 2008-07-23 01:46
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-17 16:32 from q23gMe too, pal.
But when I got involved I knew that:
video (QCIF) means 176 X 144 resolution
normally 12 fr/s
video (QVGA) means 320 X 240 resolution
normally 10 to 12 fr/s other than that they specify, i.e. @15 fr/s or @30 fr/s
video (VGA) means 640 X 480 resolution and the frame rate issue is the same as in QVGA.
hope it help.
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- 2008-07-22 23:06
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one more thing.. while glass is scratchless... the fibre at the back can be scratched with a nail lol.. and with a few in same place u will notice em when looking on fibre in the sun :)
but it looks just amazing! if anyone could just tell me if 3 buttons (call, C, hang up) ment to have a blue light in centre or not, would be great!
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- 2008-07-22 23:04
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Phone is brilliant only issues i got are.. bad battery (mmm but can live with it.. if it will last a day til night with heavy use, be brilliant)
internet browser not working.. although google pack that uses internet does? gonna go shop ask
and are those 3 buttons like call, C and hang up ment to have blue light like on the picturess????? mine dont light at all! can someone check if theirss doess?
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- 2008-07-22 23:00
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the body of the fone is just superub appart from the features.the best part is his camera .
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- 2008-07-22 20:57
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- Nic
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> In reply to J @ 2008-07-22 02:56 from LxK3basically, it can survive falls from about 1metre (or more). I have drop it (accidentally of course) many times.. but everything still working fine. The scratches are minimal.
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- 2008-07-22 15:07
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what happens if this phone falls? im thinking of getting it, but i am afraid what the damage will be if it falls... plz let me kno...
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- 2008-07-22 02:56
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The tempered glass screen is absolutely brilliant!! My and the guys at work in our T-mobile store spent 10-15 mins combined trying to damage/scratch the screen using a stanley knife, corners of surfaces and keys.... not one left even the smallest of marks.
An ideal phone for women who just chuck their phone in to their handbags with keys and many other items in there! You won't get a scratch.. excellent.
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- 2008-07-19 23:56
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I own this phone and I thinks it great. I have had it for a few months now and have had no problems what so ever.
Im sure most people who seem to right these reviews on here set out to break there phones. Battery life is good. Takes a day or two to get used to the touch sensitiveness of the phone but great phone. 5*
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- 2008-07-19 20:55
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i did...and it didnt have that information in there, hence me asking...but thanks anyway. does anyone have else know?
thanks
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- 2008-07-19 19:11
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-18 20:36 from n}fkkindly read the manual.. the shortcuts & techniques are found there. i want you to explore it.. just try.. c" )
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- 2008-07-19 17:46
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Hi, few questions;
can u make it so when u shut the slide it returns to the home page?
and can u turn the camera shutter sound off?
ive looked about and i cant do either, but im sure there must be a way...cheers to anyone who can help and explain.
and does anyone have a problem when u take a picture vertically and look at it in the media album it is rotated? but if u then go to rotate it bk in edit it is the correct way up?! really frustrating! it happens sometimes but not others.
Thank You
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- 2008-07-18 20:36
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- Rich
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This is without a doubt the worst phone that I have ever had the misfortune of owning!!! Yes it looks cool, but thats as good as it gets...
It includes an awful battery which i needed to charge sometimes twice a day, a terrible internal antenna, once the signal goes, the phone needs to be turned off and back on for it to regain signal! The "Touch Media" is a pointless gimmick, i doesnt allow you to do anything more, just a stupid processor and battery draining gimmick!!! The camera is poor even though its a 5mp one, face recognition doesnt actually work properly!
All in all... steer very well clear of this phone, infact, I have been put off so much by this phone that I shall be steering clear of LG mobile's from now on!
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- 2008-07-18 14:58
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